In this episode, IWSTHAB’s Surrogacy Support Consultant Aliza Abrams Konig sits down with Andrea Syrtash, a relationship expert and founder of Pregnantish, and her cousin Elana Syrtash-Ochs, an early childhood educator, to discuss their shared journey through gestational surrogacy. The conversation explores the profound emotional shift that occurs when a family member steps in after years of infertility, loss, and the heartbreak of being ghosted by a previous surrogate.

In this two-part conversation, we return to Sarah Guigue’s fertility journey with honesty, vulnerability, and deep intention. In November 2025 Sarah made the brave choice to speak in the middle of her pregnancy, because she wanted to capture the raw intensity of her journey after loss. The fear. The hope. The constant calculations. The way joy and terror lived side by side.

In this episode of Talking Away the Taboo, Aimee sits down with Shira Sussi, a registered dietitian nutritionist specializing in pregnancy and postpartum nutrition, for an honest conversation about pregnancy loss, the challenges of returning to work afterward, and her journey of building a family while holding joy and grief simultaneously.

In this episode, Aimee sits down with Amanda Bryk, a new IWSTHAB board member, to talk honestly about miscarriage, anxiety, and the complicated reality of building a family after loss.

In this episode, Tamar and Giddy share their story - how they met, fell in love, and built a marriage shaped by multiple losses, 11 rounds of IVF, and the constant waiting that comes with not knowing what’s next.

In this episode, Danielle Mizrahi shares her unique fertility journey — one that challenges our assumptions about what “fertility struggles” look like. From the joy of welcoming her third child to the unexpected trauma that followed, Danielle opens up about grief that doesn’t come with a funeral, the profound loss of her ability to have more children, and the moments when her pain felt invisible.

Briana Felsen’s path to motherhood was anything but straightforward. When she learned she was a BRCA carrier, everything changed—her sense of time, her plans for the future, and her relationship with her own body.

In his first-ever podcast conversation, Aimee sits down with Rabbi Elon Soniker, author of Uriel’s Light, to talk about faith, family, and finding meaning after unimaginable loss. Rabbi Soniker shares the story of his son, Uriel, his brief but powerful life, and the light that continues to shine through his memory.

In this episode, I sit down with Jami Nelson, a mother, grandmother, and lifelong nurturer who has spent more than three decades living with the loss of her son, Dov Ber, who passed away of SIDS as an infant.

Rachel Honeyman, Tzipora Grodko, and Peri Lyman, join Aimee Baron, MD to talk about their deeply personal experiences of waiting, grieving, and finding meaning in places they never expected

Taliya Corbett, joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about the complicated road to pregnancy, having a stillbirth, and her path to healing

Aleeza Ben Shalom, Jewish matchmaker, joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about egg freezing, when (or if) to bring it up in the dating process, and what real support looks like from friends and family

An anonymous woman joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about diagnostic testing, endless waiting and pain, maternal love, and medical complexities

A therapist and mom of three, Julia Makowsky, joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about antenatal depression, grieving the loss of future fertility after receiving a BRCA+ diagnosis, and how her view of G-d and faith has shifted

Sarah Guigue joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about her stillbirth story, emotions around medical visits during pregnancy, becoming a mother after childhood parentification

Bianca Jade joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about surrendering to uncertainty and what it means to take control, egg freezing in her late 30s, experiencing two miscarriages, and connecting to spirituality  

Michael Neuman, LCSW joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about his own personal fertility journey, his clinical work, and what it’s like for men to carry invisible grief, societal pressure, and silence—all while being expected to "be strong."

Shirel Korobkin, joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about her deeply personal fertility journey, the stillbirth she experienced four years ago, a recent miscarriage, and the ongoing pain and resilience that define life after loss and the powerful parallels between her own struggles and the journey of the Jewish people in Egypt.

Chaya Hott joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about grief, resilience, and the power of turning personal tragedy into a source of healing for others and her experience navigating secondary infertility, a devastating stillbirth, and an early loss.

Hadassah Shemtov, the cofounder of the “Batsheva Learning Center” joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about a number of the sources that discuss infertility and pregnancy loss, her hope that having this knowledge could help shape the way people process and relate to some of the difficult experiences that they are having on their journey, and the concept of being “busy with” Pe’ru U’revu (being fruitful and multiply) versus “fulfilling” the mitzvah (commandment) of Pe’ru U’revu.