In this deeply honest and hope-restoring episode, Dr. Danica Thornberry sits down with former patient and SEED Fertility Masterclass alum Carly Joseph, who shares her multi-year fertility journey marked by IVF failure, endometriosis, grief, surrogacy, and ultimately motherhood.

Carly and her husband began trying to conceive in 2020 during the height of COVID. What they expected to be a straightforward IVF path quickly became years of setbacks—poor embryo development, multiple failed transfers, a chemical pregnancy, and a diagnosis of endometriosis that required surgery. As her fertility journey unfolded, Carly was also navigating the devastating loss of her mother, compounding emotional and physical stress.

After years of retrievals and transfers, Carly made the difficult decision to pursue gestational surrogacy. Even then, the journey tested her resilience: miscarriages with a proven carrier, emotional burnout, and moments of deep surrender. In a remarkable turning point, Carly’s eighth retrieval resulted in nine genetically normal embryos, leading to two successful surrogate pregnancies and the birth of two babies just 17 weeks apart.

Now on the other side, Carly reflects on the lessons of patience, surrender, and self-compassion—and how this experience inspired her to create a concierge-style support service to help other women and couples navigate fertility and surrogacy with empathy and clarity.

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