Real Connections

Nettie talks about her 11 year journey with infertility and multiple miscarriages she has been through.  She talks about how she miraculously found a woman who willingly offered to be her baby's surrogate mother (carry her baby) and the special relationship they have.  When the interview takes place, the surrogate mother is 32 weeks pregnant with Nettie's baby girl.

Hillary continues to talk about specific things she does in her own life to cope with the loss of her father.  She shares her own struggles with depression and suicidal ideation and what she does to combat it.  Comes listen about her thoughts regarding self worth and what forgiveness has done for her.

Hilary describes what it was like to lose her dad to suicide when she was 19 years old.  She talks about the good and the bad of their relationship and the impact her dad's death has had on her life.

Jami and Keri continue talking about their difficulties in coming out as gay in a Christian culture.  They discuss advice they would give to someone struggling with wanting to come out as gay, and the concept that words and how you treat others - whatever their life choices may be - matter a lot.  They talk about some difficult things they have personally experienced, and how their families reconcile their them being gay and being a member of a Christian faith.

Jami and Keri talk about what it was like growing up Christian and knowing they were gay.  They talk about coming out and their different experiences and difficulties in that process.  Come listen as they discuss how they make their relationships with their families work, despite them leaving their LDS faith, and their families continuing to be faithful members.

Aleisha continues sharing her experience after the birth of her son, Kai, and the impact that the amniotic band syndrome had on her personally, as well as on her family.  Come listen as she shares how she coped with her experience through writing Kai's story and how doing so helped women across the world in her similar situation.

Aleisha tells her story of going to her OB to find out the gender of her first baby and leaving with the knowledge that her baby had a rare condition that could leave him with several limbs missing at birth.  She tells of the miracles that happened to get her to a specialist in the country who was experimenting with in utero surgery for babies with the rare condition, and how she had no choice but to try it.

My husband, Brandon, continues to interview me about my dad's death in a plane crash and how people's kindness has helped so much through my grief.  Come listen to what I've learned from this experience and how it has changed my view of life.

My husband, Brandon, interviews me about my dad's sudden death on a plane crash that happened when I was 9 years old.  We wanted to share my story because it is a large reason why I started this podcast and the lessons I've learned from my own difficult journey.

In part two of Kara's story, she talks about her long road to recovery and the humbling experience of not being able to take care of her newborn baby. She describes the help she received and how that service continues to bless her life.