Talking Away The Taboo
Talking Away the Taboo is the podcast for anyone in the Jewish community struggling to have a child and seeking a place for emotional support and comfort. It is a show that will help you learn while validating your feelings and processing the hardship, and teach everyone else to be more sensitive. Each week, Dr. Aimee Baron and her guests talk away the taboo of infertility, pregnancy loss, infant loss, surrogacy, adoption, and more. We laugh, we cry, and we challenge the Jewish community to think differently about a topic that has for so long been shrouded in secrecy and shame. Join us on the wild, unpredictable, and gut-wrenching journey of creating a family.
More than 4 years and 83,603 downloads later, we’re celebrating 200 episodes!
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195. When the Plan Changes: From Fertility Treatments to Adoption
In this episode, Aimee speaks with “Q” about infertility, identity, and redefining motherhood. She shares her diagnosis of PCOS, the emotional toll of years of fertility treatments, including multiple IUIs and her relationship with prayer during difficult moments.
192. Adoption, Transparency, and Trust: Pamela Krooth’s Story (Part Two)
In this episode of Talking Away the Taboo, Dr. Baron is joined again by Pam Krooth as they pick up right where their first conversation ended, the moment Pam received the call about a little boy available for adoption.
188. The Many Ways to Become a Mother: Pamela’s Story of Infertility, Postpartum Depression, and Adoption
Like so many, Pamela Krooth, LCSW, spent years trying not to get pregnant, only to find herself aching for the thing she once assumed would come easily. What followed was a long, emotional road marked by pain, heartbreak, and the slow, painful shift between expectation and reality.
149. Reimagining Parenthood with Rachel Shanken
Rachel Shanken joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about her journey to becoming an adoptive parent, something she never envisioned herself doing, the heartbreaking conversation as a single woman in her 30s when her doctors said that she may never have biological children and how she got married, but then struggled through the ups and downs of umpteen failed cycles to try to get pregnant.
134. My Journey As A Jew By Choice and an Adoptive Gay Dad with Curt Sechrist
Curt Sechrist joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about his fertility journey, with the backdrop of becoming part of the Jewish community, his experience of being exposed to more of Jewish culture and religion, and how that became an even bigger part of his life when he met his future husband, Adam, why they chose to adopt instead of pursuing surrogacy, and their adoption process and the incredible journey that brought them to their son.
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