Surrogacy Mentor #NormalizeSurrogacy Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Send us a text Join Marelle Schuberth, 3x surrogate and Inake Manager for  Surrogacy Mentor and Modern Parent Mentor , along with special guest Lesa Slaughter, Esq. of Slaughter Law Group.  Listen as they discuss: The complexities of birthright citizenship as it pertains to surrogacy The current legal landscape and the implications of potential changes to citizenship laws The impo...

Send us Fan Mail Join Marielle Schuberth, Intake Manager and Surrogate Mentor for Surrogacy Mentor and Modern Parent Mentor, along with special guest, first-time surrogate Brittany Pavin. Listen as they discuss: • · Introduction to Surrogacy and Personal Journeys • · Brittany's Surrogacy Experience and Relationship with Intended Parents • · Navigating Challenges During Pregnancy and Birth • ·...

Send us Fan Mail Join Carey Flamer-Powell, Founder and Director of Surrogacy Mentor and Modern Parent Mentor , along with special guests, Broadway actors and now Broadway Husbands - Bret Shuford and Stephen Hanna.  Listen as they discuss: Creating Broadway Husbands Starting Their Surrogacy Journey The Surrogacy Process and Finding the Right Surrogate Overcoming Challenges in Surrogacy Their Birth...

Send us Fan Mail Join Marielle Schuberth, Surrogate Mentor and Intake Manager of Surrogacy Mentor and Modern Parent Mentor , along with special guest, experienced surrogate, Amanda. Listen as they discuss: Amanda's 1st surrogacy experience The emotional toll of failed transfers Seeking new opportunities in Surrogacy The rollercoaster of Beta results Advice for Surrogates and Intended Parents...

Send us Fan Mail Join Carey Flamer-Powell, Founder and Director of Surrogacy Mentor and Modern Parent Mentor , along with special guest, Award Winning Journalist and Author, Ginanne Brownell . Listen as they discuss: The Michigan Family Protection Act Advocacy and Legislative Efforts in Surrogacy  Empowering Surrogates and Parents in Michigan  Changing the Narrative around Surrogacy Follow Surroga...

Send us Fan Mail Join Marielle Schuberth, Surrogate Mentor and Intake Manager of Surrogacy Mentor , along with  surrogate, Stormy as they talk about her 4 amazing surrogate journeys.   Listen as they discuss:   Stormy's Personal Journey into Surrogacy  Navigating conversations with partners Unexpected challenges during delivery Understanding the legal complexities of surrogacy Advice for aspi...

Send us Fan Mail Join Carey Flamer-Powell, Founder and Director of Surrogacy Mentor and Modern Parent Mentor , along with special guest, family and marriage therapist, Rachel Goldberg of Rachel Goldberg Therapy Listen as they discuss: The Intended Parent perspective on surrogacy Some of the many reasons people choose surrogacy  Why it's so important to have mental health support for both side...

Send us Fan Mail Join Carey Flamer-Powell, Founder and CEO of Surrogacy Mentor , for the next episode in our Nightmare Cases in Surrogacy series. Today's special guest is Maria Valencia, Founder and Owner of International Surrogacy Center .   Listen as they discuss:   Some of the nightmare cases Maria has had to face in her agency How the matching process is so important in helping to prevent...

Send us Fan Mail Join Carey Flamer-Powell, Founder and CEO of Surrogacy Mentor , for the next episode in our Nightmare Cases in Surrogacy series. Today's focus is on mental health with special guest, Marriage and Family Therapist, Carole Lieber-Wilkins of LA Family Building. Listen as they discuss: Some of the nightmare cases Carole has had to face in her career Why mental health screenings a...

Send us Fan Mail Join Carey Flamer-Powell, Founder and CEO of Surrogacy Mentor , for the third episode in our Nightmare Cases in Surrogacy series. Today's focus is coming from the fertility clinic perspective with special guest host Angela Hartshorn of It's Time Surrogacy. Listen as they discuss: Some of Angela's worst cases at the clinic level Why gut feelings are usually right Wha...

Send us Fan Mail Join Carey Flamer-Powell, Founder and CEO of Surrogacy Mentor , for the second episode in our Nightmare Cases in Surrogacy series. Today's focus is on escrow nightmares with special guest Kaitlyn Oberley , Senior Partner Success Director for SeedTrust Escrow . Listen as they discuss: What a third-party escrow agent does A few of Kaitlyn's nightmare cases Why the legal co...

Send us Fan Mail Join Carey Flamer-Powell, Founder and CEO of Surrogacy Mentor , with special guest Rachel Loftspring, attorney and partner at The Family Law and Fertility Law Group . Listen as they discuss:  A general overview and first steps of the surrogacy legal process from the surrogate's perspective.  The 2 major tasks accomplished during the legal phase How your contract works as a ro...

Send us Fan Mail Join Carey Flamer-Powell, Founder and CEO of Surrogacy Mentor , for the first episode in our Nightmare Cases in Surrogacy series. Today's focus is on legal nightmares with special guest Joni Franklin, attorney and owner of Franklin Law . Listen as they discuss:  The basics of a surrogacy contract Joni's top two nightmare surrogacy cases Why having QUALIFIED legal represe...

Send us Fan Mail Join Carey Flamer-Powell, Founder and Director of Surrogacy Mentor and Modern Parent Mentor , along with Marielle Schuberth, 3 Time Surrogate and Intake Manager for Surrogacy Mentor and Modern Parent Mentor Listen as they discuss: Why surrogates can't be heavily reliant on government assistance Legal coercion  How timing is everything in a surrogacy journey Let's normali...

Send us Fan Mail Join Marielle Schuberth, 3 time experienced surrogate and Intake Manager for Surrogacy Mentor and Modern Parent Mentor , along with Mya- 1 time experienced surrogate and Administrative Coordinator for Surrogacy Mentor Listen as they discuss: Why Mya decided to become a surrogate  How her friends and family reacted to the news Why she thinks educating yourself on the process before...

Send us Fan Mail Join Carey Flamer-Powell, Founder and Director of Surrogacy Mentor and Modern Parent Mentor , along with Marielle Schuberth, 3 Time Surrrogate and Intake Manager for Surrogacy Mentor and Modern Parent Mentor Listen as they discuss: Some of the wild things people have said to surrogates  Drop some truths behind some common misconceptions in surrogacy How to respond when peoples com...

Send us Fan Mail Join Marielle Schuberth, 3 time experienced surrogate and Intake Manager for Surrogacy Mentor and Modern Parent Mentor , along with experienced twin Surrogate Caitlin-  Listen as they discuss: How Caitlin's journey was one of patience and commitment What a twin pregnancy looked like in a small town  How things got complicated leading up to and during her twin delivery  Caitli...

Send us Fan Mail Join Carey Flamer-Powell, Founder and Director of Surrogacy Mentor and Modern Parent Mentor , along with Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Specialist Dr. Susanna Park of the San Diego Fertility Center.     Listen as they discuss: The screening criteria for an egg donor from the clinic perspective. Dr. Park explains how the egg retrieval process works and what those medica...

Send us Fan Mail Join Marielle Schuberth, 3 time experienced surrogate and Intake Manager for Surrogacy Mentor and Modern Parent Mentor , along with Sammi- 2 time experienced surrogate Listen as they discuss: How Sammi's single embryo transfer ended up with a triplet pregnancy and a twin delivery.  How Sammi navigated a selective reduction with her IPs Why she chose to become a surrogate agai...

Send us Fan Mail Join Carey Flamer-Powell, Founder and Director of Surrogacy Mentor and Modern Parent Mentor , along with Dr. Guy Ringler of California Fertility Partners . Listen as they discuss: Dr. Ringler's important part in the history of LGBT family building and how he has seen it change over the last 25 years.  How we can improve the family building process for LGBTQIA+ individuals. Dr...

Send us Fan Mail Join Marielle Schuberth, 3 time experienced surrogate and Intake Manager for Surrogacy Mentor and Modern Parent Mentor , along with Donnye Sabo- 2 time experienced surrogate and Director of Operations for Fertility and Family . Listen as they discuss: Donnye's 2 twin surrogacy journeys.  How Donnye's experience has led her to advocate against DETs. Why education about th...

Send us Fan Mail Join Carey Flamer-Powell, Founder and Director of Surrogacy Mentor and Modern Parent Mentor , along with her former Intended Mother, Nicole. Listen as they discuss: What brought Nicole and her partner Molly to surrogacy.  How Nicole, Molly and Carey found each other without an agency. Each of their perspectives on navigating their independent surrogacy journey. What their relation...

Send us Fan Mail Join Carey Flamer-Powell, Founder and Director of Surrogacy Mentor , as she speaks with Alex Kornswiet, known as @ourbeautifulsurprise on social media and mom of three and founder of The Empowered Space. Listen as they discuss: Alex's personal journey through infertility , recurrent pregnancy loss, and surrogacy, and how these experiences shaped her approach to motherhood and...

Send us Fan Mail Join Carey Flamer-Powell, Founder and Director of Surrogacy Mentor and Modern Parent Mentor , along with author, educator, and consultant Rachel Ginocchio , MPH. Listen as they discuss: Sex education in schools today and the need for assisted reproduction, including insemination, IVF, donor conception, and surrogacy to all be included in classroom instruction. Why Rachel wrote her...

Send us Fan Mail Join Carey Flamer-Powell, Founder and Director of Surrogacy Mentor and Modern Parent Mentor , along with Tawni Boedeker , experienced surrogate and Coordination Manager for All Families Surrogacy .  Listen as they discuss: Tawni's experience with a late term termination as a surrogate in her first surrogacy journey. How she and her intended parents leaned on each other to hon...