By aidanwould
The podcast currently has 15 episodes available.
In 1984, a new counselor began practicing marriage and family therapy. That same year, she received an infertility diagnosis. That year was the start of a decades-long journey through parenthood and advocacy. Carole LieberWilkins is recognized as one of the first mental health professionals to actively teach parents about the importance of talking to their children about how their family was created, a task that stems from her own experience as a mom and a professional.
To learn more about Let's Talk About Egg Donation, check out their website, letstalkabouteggdonation.com.
To buy the book, click here to be directed to their Amazon page!
Carole's professional website
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If you have a story about donor conception or nontraditional families that you would like to share, or if you have any questions, contact the show through email at [email protected] or on Twitter or Facebook @diblingpodcast. If you want to leave a voicemail for the show, call (714) 202-6401 and leave a message after the tone. Your voicemail will be featured on the next episode!
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Check out my other podcast, The Conservationist Conversationalist, for casual discussion of environmental issues and current events! Available on all major podcasting apps.
I host collaborative solves of the New York Times crossword puzzles three times a week on Twitch. If you like crosswords, come hang out! All experience levels welcome! I also play indie games, talk about politics, and occasionally even edit THIS PODCAST live on stream! You can find me at https://www.twitch.tv/aidanwould
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Art by Charlie Nagelhout, @MarleyCatts
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Music from https://filmmusic.io:
"District Four" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
A eugenicist's sperm bank, a troubled family reunion, the destruction of medical records, and a ray of hope that comes out of it all.
Leave a comment on Nick's Citizen's Petition to the FDA here!
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If you have a story about donor conception or nontraditional families that you would like to share, or if you have any questions, contact the show through email at [email protected] or on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram @diblingpodcast. If you want to leave a voicemail for the show, call (714) 202-6401 and leave a message after the tone. Your voicemail will be featured on the next episode!
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Check out my other podcast, The Conservationist Conversationalist, for casual discussion of environmental issues and current events! Available on all major podcasting apps.
I host collaborative solves of the New York Times crossword puzzles three times a week on Twitch. If you like crosswords, come hang out! All experience levels welcome! I also play indie games, talk about politics, and occasionally even edit THIS PODCAST live on stream! You can find me at https://www.twitch.tv/aidanwould
Looking for a podcast editor? Email me at [email protected]
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Art by Charlie Nagelhout, @MarleyCatts
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Music from https://filmmusic.io:
"District Four" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
In 1983, The Sperm Bank of California pioneered an Identity Release program that would forever shape the sperm donation industry. The bank's Executive Director, Alice Ruby, answered some questions I had about the work TSBC does, the research it has published, and the fertility industry as a whole.
Just a warning: As someone who was conceived via The Sperm Bank of California, I struggled (and ultimately failed) to separate my personal emotions related to the sperm bank from what I felt was my duty as a podcaster to be non-biased and critical. In retrospect, I should have owned my feelings and experiences from the start. Regardless of my personal bias, I think the interview was informative and valuable in many ways. Please contact me if you have any concerns.
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If you have a story about donor conception or nontraditional families that you would like to share, or if you have any questions, contact the show through email at [email protected] or on Twitter or Facebook @diblingpodcast. If you want to leave a voicemail for the show, call (714) 202-6401 and leave a message after the tone. Your voicemail will be featured on the next episode!
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Check out my other podcast, The Conservationist Conversationalist, for casual discussion of environmental issues and current events! Available on all major podcasting apps.
I host collaborative solves of the New York Times crossword puzzles three times a week on Twitch. If you like crosswords, come hang out! All experience levels welcome! I also play indie games, talk about politics, and occasionally even edit THIS PODCAST live on stream! You can find me at https://www.twitch.tv/aidanwould
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Art by Charlie Nagelhout, @MarleyCatts
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Music from https://filmmusic.io:
"District Four" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/diblingpodcast)
Last January, a 28 year old donor conceived woman named Ally discovered the truth about her genetic origins after taking an Ancestry DNA test. Just a few weeks later, she started a podcast called Half of Me to process her emotions, and in doing so, she began a journey that has changed her life.
You can find Half of Me on every major podcasting platform, and at halfofmepodcast.com
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If you have a story about donor conception or nontraditional families that you would like to share, or if you have any questions, contact the show through email at [email protected] or on Twitter @diblingpodcast. If you want to leave a voicemail for the show, call (714) 202-6401 and leave a message after the tone. Your voicemail will be featured on the next episode!
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Check out my other podcast, The Conservationist Conversationalist, for casual discussion of environmental issues and current events! Available on all major podcasting apps.
I host collaborative solves of the New York Times crossword puzzles three times a week on Twitch. If you like crosswords, come hang out! All experience levels welcome! I also play indie games, talk about politics, and occasionally even edit THIS PODCAST live on stream! You can find me at twitch.tv/aidanwould
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Art by Charlie Nagelhout, @MarleyCatts
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Music from https://filmmusic.io:
"District Four" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
You may have heard this story: a person finds out they're donor conceived through a DNA test, and they go to confront their parents and demand an explanation. But what if that person went to their parents, and their parents were also surprised to discover their child was donor conceived? How does that even happen?
For more information on Dr. Pancoast's experiment and the historical ethical issues with artificial insemination, check out this article from The Atlantic: "The First Artificial Insemination Was an Ethical Nightmare"
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If you have a story about donor conception or nontraditional families that you would like to share, or if you have any questions, contact the show through email at [email protected] or on Twitter @diblingpodcast. If you want to leave a voicemail for the show, call (714) 202-6401 and leave a message after the tone. Your voicemail will be featured on the next episode!
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Check out my other podcast, The Conservationist Conversationalist, for casual discussion of environmental issues and current events! Available on all major podcasting apps.
I host collaborative solves of the New York Times crossword puzzles three times a week on Twitch. If you like crosswords, come hang out! All experience levels welcome! I also play indie games, talk about politics, and occasionally even edit THIS PODCAST live on stream! You can find me at twitch.tv/aidanwould
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Art by Charlie Nagelhout, @MarleyCatts
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Music from https://filmmusic.io:
"District Four" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/diblingpodcast)
Danny J is a motivational speaker and fitness guru who, from the outside, looks like she has her life completely put together. But a deeper look into her past reveals a wild and tumultuous story that has shaped who she is today and taught her valuable lessons about choosing happiness even amidst chaos.
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23andMe documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjQCmMg8Ftk
The Best Life Podcast is available on all major podcasting platforms!
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If you have a story about donor conception or nontraditional families that you would like to share, or if you have any questions, contact the show through email at [email protected] or on Twitter @diblingpodcast. If you want to leave a voicemail for the show, call (714) 202-6401 and leave a message after the tone. Your voicemail will be featured on the next episode!
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Art by Charlie Nagelhout, @MarleyCatts
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Music from https://filmmusic.io:
"District Four" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/diblingpodcast)
Catt, a donor conceived woman and mother of four, shares her story of love, connection, and perseverance in an often uncertain family life.
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If you have a story about donor conception or nontraditional families that you would like to share, or if you have any questions, contact the show through email at [email protected] or on Twitter @diblingpodcast. If you want to leave a voicemail for the show, call (714) 202-6401 and leave a message after the tone. Your voicemail will be featured on the next episode!
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Art by Charlie Nagelhout, @MarleyCatts
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Music from https://filmmusic.io:
"District Four" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Is it ethical for sperm banks to withhold the identity of donors from families and donor conceived people? Wendy Kramer argues for abolishing the existing system of donor anonymity, and a woman named Lynette shares a story of what can happen when unregulated sperm banks act as a middleman between families and donors.
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Links:
Donors Not Anonymous
Which Sperm Bank?
My Twitch stream - twitch.tv/aidanwould
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If you have a story about donor conception or nontraditional families that you would like to share, or if you have any questions, contact the show through email at [email protected] or on Twitter @diblingpodcast. If you want to leave a voicemail for the show, call (714) 202-6401 and leave a message after the tone. Your voicemail will be featured on the next episode!
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Art by Charlie Nagelhout, @MarleyCatts
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Music from https://filmmusic.io:
"District Four" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
The Donor Sibling Registry (DSR) is a network in which people conceived via sperm or egg donation can enter information about which donor they used, and get matched to their biological half-siblings and their donor. Over the past two decades, the DSR has grown from a small group of people looking to connect, to one of the foremost advocates for donor conceived people worldwide. I talk with co-founder Wendy Kramer about the founding of the organization, the issues the donor conceived community face, and the advocacy work the Registry does on behalf of donor conceived people.
If you'd like to donate to the DSR, you can learn how at https://www.donorsiblingregistry.com/donate
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If you have a story about donor conception or nontraditional families that you would like to share, or if you have any questions, contact the show through email at [email protected] or on Twitter @diblingpodcast. If you want to leave a voicemail for the show, call (714) 202-6401 and leave a message after the tone. Your voicemail will be featured on the next episode!
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Art by Charlie Nagelhout, @MarleyCatts
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Music from https://filmmusic.io:
"District Four" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
This show is named after the word "diblings", a portmanteau of the phrase "donor sibling". As a lovemanteau (a lover of portmanteau), I adore this word, and my donor siblings and I use it regularly to describe our relationships. But not everyone likes it, and some people hate it outright.
The compilation of opinions on the word "dibling" referenced in the episode can be found on the DSR blog: https://www.donorsiblingregistry.com/blog/dibling-dumpling/
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If you have opinions on the word "dibling", a story about donor conception or nontraditional families that you would like to share, or if you have any questions, contact the show through email at [email protected] or on Twitter @diblingpodcast. If you want to leave a voicemail for the show, call (714) 202-6401 and leave a message after the tone. Your voicemail will be featured on the next episode!
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Art by Charlie Nagelhout, @MarleyCatts
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Music from https://filmmusic.io:
"District Four" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
The podcast currently has 15 episodes available.