On this episode of Talking Away The Taboo, Chani Melamed joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about...

-getting married at 26 years old

-her 14 year marriage to her husband without children

-how she has been able to remain positive and have a zest for life despite her challenges with fertility

-how she chooses to enjoy life each and every day through her "go-getter" attitude

-how she remains hopeful after all this time

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On this episode of Talking Away The Taboo, Shira Collings MS, NCC, LPC joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about...

-eating disorders, body image, and fertility journeys

-how each of them, separately or together, can make Passover challenging

-giving yourself grace to engage with the eating restrictions as little or as much as you want

-setting boundaries on conversation topics or triggers

-leaning into ritual to make the holiday meaningful for you

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On this episode of Talking Away The Taboo, Tzipora Grodko joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about...

-7 pain points people in the singles and fertility community feel as when they are hosted by family or friends for the holidays

-the heaviness in your heart when you are struggling with infertility

-how people are treated when they are a guest in someone’s home

-what people can do to create a safe space for all their guests

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On this episode of Talking Away The Taboo, Elisheva Levitt joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about...

-the surrogacy story of her twins, who were born after three heartbreaking pregnancy losses and years of searching for a surrogate

-the pregnancy of her first child that left her with a blood incompatibility and her body attacked any subsequent attempts to try to bring another baby into this world

-how she and her husband began researching surrogacy as their last resort to try to build the family

-how she got through all her losses, the miraculous story of finding her surrogate, about the pregnancy, and how she told her children about their birth story

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On this episode of Talking Away The Taboo, Aliza Konig, Reena Bloom and Chana Shaffer join Aimee Baron, MD to talk about...

-what brought them to surrogacy

-how they navigated that journey

-how they managed their family and friends during the process

-how Reena and Chana had previous pregnancies, and surrogacy was chosen as a miraculous way they could grow their families

-the time spent raising awareness and sensitivity about surrogacy

-helping others navigate this process

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On this episode of Talking Away The Taboo, Dr. Sahar Wertheimer, Peggy Cottrell and Rachel Sentchuk join Aimee Baron, MD to talk about...

-Rachel's story about testing positive for BRCA1 at 21 and then taking control of her health and her future with testing and egg freezing at 25 -Dr. Wertheimer's advice on the options a patient with a gene mutation or cancer diagnosis has in terms of fertility treatments, and the “numbers funnel” of egg freezing -Peggy's advocacy on the importance of giving people information about testing and choices to intervene as they might learn about a cancer diagnosis in themselves or family member

-Peggy's experience as a genetic counselor with @sharsheretofficial and how she supports people in the decisions they make regarding their health and fertility, and how she connects patients with peers to get more support

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On this episode of Talking Away The Taboo, Abby Brody joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about...

-her experience being thrust into the world of breast cancer

-how that diagnosis was complicated by the fact that she was pregnant

-how cancer has affected her ability to have more children right now

-the challenging process of freezing embryos

-the pain that ensues when people ask when she’s going to have more children -advice for people who want to help and what organizations helped her along the journey @boneiolam, @atimeheart and @livestrong and the WhatsApp group “wonder women.”

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On this episode of Talking Away The Taboo, Carrie Bornstein joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about...

-Her experiences as a surrogate 

-The thoughts and feelings that led to her decision to become a surrogate

-Her decisionmaking in telling her children about her surrogacy journey

-The agency she worked with, the legal process, and the matching that takes place

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On this episode of Talking Away The Taboo, Ariella Azaraf, LCSW joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about...

-what you can do to unlock your inner voice and not be afraid of what it is saying

-what gets in the way of trusting yourself

-how to create boundaries with people/environment that make you doubt yourself

-how to get to know the real “you” and how to access your intuition

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On this episode of Talking Away The Taboo, Eli Weinstein, LCSW joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about...

-different kinds of difficulties that couples can experience when trying to have a baby and how they can overcome them

-what the common issues are that cause relationships to falter

-how guilt and shame factor in, along with the “I didn’t sign up for this” emotion

-how to change the dynamic and foster better communication

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