Surrogacy Mentor #NormalizeSurrogacy Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Join Carey Flamer-Powell, Founder and Director of Surrogacy Mentor and Modern Parent Mentor , along with Licensed Clinical Social Worker and PMH-C,  Karyn Rosenberg.   Listen as they discuss: The stigma behind a psychological evaluation, and why it shouldn't feel intimidating. Why Karyn refers to them as psychoeducational screenings over psychological evaluations. What you ca...

Send us Fan Mail Join Marielle Schuberth, 3-time surrogate and Intake Manager for Surrogacy Mentor and Modern Parent Mentor , along with experienced GC, IVF Mom of 2 and Certified Life and Fertility Coach, Alison as they discuss discuss:  Alison's personal struggle with infertility. How that struggle led her to gestational surrogacy and starting a career as a Certified Life and Fertility Coac...

Send us Fan Mail Join Carey Flamer-Powell, Founder and Director of Surrogacy Mentor and Modern Parent Mentor , along with SEEDS panel member and GS Moms Surrogacy Agency Owner Lisa Stark Hughes. Listen as they discuss: The history of surrogacy in religion. How different religions view surrogacy.  How religion played a big part in the new Alabama Supreme Court ruling on IVF . Why personal and relig...

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: Why medical screening is so important for a GC. Dr. Park's take on transferring more than one embryo at a time. Why there is no such thing...

Send us Fan Mail Join Carey Flamer-Powell, Founder and Director of Surrogacy Mentor and Modern Parent Mentor , along with current SEEDS President and International Fertility Law Group partner Molly O'Brien, Esq.   Listen as they discuss: How Molly plans to implement change in the surrogacy industry with her new role as the President of SEEDS . How Molly's job in film production led her t...

Send us Fan Mail Join Marielle Schuberth, 3-time surrogate and Intake Manager for Surrogacy Mentor and Modern Parent Mentor , along with special guest current gestational surrogate, Raya, as they discuss:  What first interested her in gestational surrogacy ? The complexities involved with IP/GC relationships. Why she feels it is important to be educated and committed to the surrogacy process. How...

Send us Fan Mail Join Carey Flamer-Powell, Founder and Director of Surrogacy Mentor and Modern Parent Mentor , along with Brownstone Surrogacy Founder and Executive Director Jarret Zafran, and Director of Surrogate Services Yesenia Lemus.    Listen as they discuss: Brownstone's perspective on the surrogacy process and the surrogacy industry How Jarret's own road to parenthood inspired hi...

Send us Fan Mail Join Marielle Schuberth, 3-time surrogate and Intake Manager for Surrogacy Mentor and Modern Parent Mentor , along with special guest gestational surrogate, Samantha, as they discuss:  What first interested her in gestational surrogacy ? What it was like navigating a surrogacy journey with an unexpected twin pregnancy. Why she feels it is important to be educated and committed to...

Send us Fan Mail Join Marielle Schuberth, 3-time surrogate and Intake Manager for Surrogacy Mentor and Modern Parent Mentor , along with special guest gestational surrogate, birth doula, and Surrogacy Admissions Manager Jennifer, as they discuss:  What first interested her in gestational surrogacy ? What being a birth doula specializing in surrogacy births is like. What she feels are the biggest d...

Send us Fan Mail Join Marielle Schuberth, 3-time surrogate and Intake Manager for Surrogacy Mentor and Modern Parent Mentor , along with special guest gestational surrogate, Lindsay, as they discuss:  What first interested her in gestational surrogacy ? What it was like navigating a surrogacy journey with a high risk pregnancy What was the matching process like with her Intended Parents? Why she f...

Send us Fan Mail Join Marielle Schuberth, 3-time surrogate and Intake Manager for Surrogacy Mentor and Modern Parent Mentor , along with special guest gestational surrogate, Portia, as they discuss:  What first interested her in gestational surrogacy ? What is was like being a surrogate in New York before and after surrogacy laws were passed in that state . What was the matching process like with...

Send us Fan Mail Join Marielle Schuberth, 3-time surrogate and Intake Manager for Surrogacy Mentor and Modern Parent Mentor , along with special guest gestational surrogate, Savannah, as they discuss:  What first interested her in gestational surrogacy ? What was the matching process like with her Intended Parents? Why she feels it is important to be educated and committed to the surrogacy process...

Send us Fan Mail Join Carey Flamer-Powell, Founder and Director of Surrogacy Mentor and Modern Parent Mentor , along with author and National Book Award finalist Adele Griffin , as they discuss her newest novel, The Favor , as well as: Adele's personal journey through infertility and surrogacy Why she chose to write about surrogacy How she created the characters in the book How she hopes the...

Send us Fan Mail Join Carey Flamer-Powell, Founder and Director of Surrogacy Mentor and Modern Parent Mentor , along with attorney Maya Shulman , as they discuss the expenses involved with surrogacy, what coverages are available and how to finance a journey. Let's normalize surrogacy through education and open discussion! Follow Surrogacy Mentor on Instagram , Facebook , YouTube and TikTok Ta...

Send us Fan Mail Join Carey Flamer-Powell, Founder and Director of Surrogacy Mentor and Modern Parent Mentor , along with 3-time Surrogate Marielle Schuberth , Intake Manager for Surrogacy Mentor, as they share their recent visits with their Intended Parents and SurroBabes! Marielle's recent visit with her Intended Dads from France and their 4 year old son that Marielle delivered Carey's...

Send us Fan Mail Join Carey Flamer-Powell, Founder and Director of Surrogacy Mentor , along with special guest, Abby Helmuth of SeedTrust Escrow , as they discuss:  What is an escrow account? Why is an escrow account so crucial to a surrogacy journey ? How are escrow accounts protected? How does the escrow company make sure funding and payments are made on time and correctly ? How the experienced...

Send us Fan Mail Join Carey Flamer-Powell, Founder and Director of Surrogacy Mentor , along with special guests, gestational surrogate Kayla and intended mother, Kayla, (yes they have the same name!) as they discuss:  How did they first meet? What was it like to carry for a friend, and what was it like to ask a friend to carry a pregnancy for you? How has the pregnancy gone so far and what are the...

Send us Fan Mail Join Carey Flamer-Powell, Founder and Director of Surrogacy Mentor , along with special guest, gestational surrogate for Chrissy Teigen and John Legend, Alexandra Ryan, as they discuss:  What first interested her in gestational surrogacy ? What was it like carrying for a very famous celebrity couple? What is the relationship between her, her family and her intended parents and the...

Send us Fan Mail Join Carey Flamer-Powell, Founder and Director of Surrogacy Mentor , along with special guest, Andrea Bryman , LMFT, as they discuss:  What are the different kinds of losses a surrogate experience? What mental health support is available for surrogates who experience loss? What can surrogacy professionals and intended parents do to support surrogates experiencing loss? Why surroga...

Send us Fan Mail Join Carey Flamer-Powell, Founder and Director of Surrogacy Mentor and Modern Parent Mentor , along with 3-time Surrogate Marielle Schuberth , Intake Manager for Surrogacy Mentor, as they tackle your top surrogacy questions, including: Are Surrogates Related to the Baby? Who Chooses to Become Parents via Surrogacy? Do Intended Parents Also Have to be Screened? How Long Does Surrog...

Send us Fan Mail Join Carey Flamer-Powell, Founder and Director of Surrogacy Mentor , along with special guest, gestational surrogate, Kelsey Wehner, as they discuss:  What first interested her in gestational surrogacy ? How did she handle her first failed matched with Intended Parents? Why she feels it is important to be educated and committed to the surrogacy process. How the experienced surroga...

Send us Fan Mail Join Carey Flamer-Powell, Founder and Director of Surrogacy Mentor , along with special guest, experienced gestational surrogate, CeCe Lindsey, as they discuss:  What first interested her in gestational surrogacy ? How were her 3 journeys different or the same? What is it like being pregnant with someone else's baby ? What is her relationship like with the parents ? How the e...

Send us Fan Mail Join Carey Flamer-Powell, Founder and Director of Surrogacy Mentor , along with special guest, Surrogacy's Mentor's Managing Partner, Lisa Chiya , as they discuss:  Lisa's very personal struggles with fertility, IVF and becoming a parent via surrogacy What led Lisa to the surrogacy industry over 20 years ago Why Lisa chose to come onboard with Surrogacy Mentor as a...

Send us Fan Mail Join Carey Flamer-Powell, Founder and Director of Surrogacy Mentor , along with Marielle Schuberth, Intake Manager for Surrogacy Mentor and 3 time surrogate , as they discuss:  Why surrogate medical records are critical to the screening process What to expect for yourself and your partner during the screening What the common medical disqualifications for surrogates are How the exp...

Send us Fan Mail Join Carey Flamer-Powell, Founder and Director of Surrogacy Mentor , along with special guest, experienced gestational surrogate, Lynsay Case, as they discuss:  What first interested her in gestational surrogacy? What it was like being a single mother as a surrogate What is it like being pregnant with someone else's twin babies? What is her relationship like with the parents...