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120. 7 Things You're Doing That Makes Your Guests Uncomfortable with Tzipora Grodko
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 and how people are treated when they are a guest in someone’s home.
119. My Surrogacy Story with Elisheva Levitt
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 and 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.
118. Surrogacy Panel with Aliza Konig, Reena Bloom and Chana Shaffer
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 and how Reena and Chana had previous pregnancies, and surrogacy was chosen as a miraculous way they could grow their families.
117. A Roundtable on Breast/Ovarian Cancer and Fertility
Dr. Sahar Wertheimer, Peggy Cottrell and Rachel Sentchuk join Aimee Baron, MD to talk about breast cancer, ovarian cancer, and infertility.
116. Breast Cancer and Infertility with Abby Brody
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 and how cancer has affected her ability to have more children right now.
115. My Journey as a Surrogate with Carrie Bornstein
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, the agency she worked with, the legal process, and the matching that takes place.
110. Creating a Haven with Keren Ohr
Rabbi Shmuli Falk, Chana Falk, and Yehonatan Palmer join Aimee Baron, MD to talk about creating Keren Ohr, the infertility journey of the Falks and the Palmers and how hashgacha pratis (divine providence) led them to one another.
108. Stillbirth as a Comedy with Liz Glazer
Liz Glazer joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about the moment when everything changed, when her daughter, Leo Pearl, was stillborn and the aftermath, and growing up not knowing if she was ever going to be able to have a family.
107. Secondary Infertility In The Public Eye with Cantor Lucy Fishbein
Cantor Lucy Fishbein, joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about how she gets comfort from the fertility stories of the matriarchs and how they suffered, her multiple miscarriages, rounds of IVF cycles and transfers and how she doesn’t have a happy ending and may never have one.
106. Resilience and Pregnancy After Loss with Chaya Hott
Chaya Hott joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about strategies on how she got through the crippling anxiety of that pregnancy, how rainbow babies don’t “fix” grief and how to hold joy and grief at the same time (especially in light of the war in Israel).
105. Surrogacy: From Empty Womb to Full Heart with Rabbi Dr. Erin Leib Smokler
Rabbi Dr. Erin Leib Smokler, joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about her surrogacy story filled with laughs, pain, and everything in between and the guilt that came along with not being able to carry her own child.
104. Compatible with Life with Dr. Devorah Schendler
Dr. Devorah Schendler joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about her losses before and after Netanel's birth, Netanel's pregnancy and when they got the diagnosis of Trisomy 13 and how she coped with having a terminal child and the anger, grief, pain and guilt that went along with that.
102. The Emotions of Secondary Infertility with Shoshana Greenwald
Shoshana Greenwald joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about the ambivalence of getting pregnant quickly with her first, the pangs she felt when others got pregnant while she was struggling to have a second child, and the guilt over wanting more children, when she had three already.
101. My PCOS Story with Shaina Glick
Shaina Glick joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about her two children and the very different fertility journey that she had to take to have each of them, the first one that was “relatively” easy, and the other, which was much more difficult, and the years of treatments she went through and a miscarriage.
98. The Emotions of Egg Freezing with Nasya Miller
Nasya Miller joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about her egg freezing story and all the emotions she experienced during the process, how she started considering freezing her eggs in her early thirties, and her feelings of shame as she started grappling with the idea.
97. I Can Buy Myself Flowers - Mother’s Day with Gail Miller, MD
Gail Miller, MD joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about her journey in to becoming a life coach, how she handled working with babies and children and what situations were triggering for her, and the experience of grief.
96. My Passover Miscarriage
Aimee Baron, MD talks about her first second trimester miscarriage, while away from home on a Passover Program, the anxiety that overcomes you after a loss, and the way her feelings around Pesach time changed moving forward.
94. Talking Genetic Testing with Shaindy Siegel
Shaindy Siegel joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about her oldest child that was born with a rare genetic disorder for which both she and her husband are carriers, raising awareness for genetic testing and the shame that still exists in pockets of the Jewish community.
92. I Was Supposed To Be A Grandmother with Peri Lyman
Peri Lyman joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about the many challenges in her life, including a disabled child, a broken marriage, and no grandchildren, what it is like being in this stage of life and how she navigates all the “Chanis” and “Cathys” who ask impertinent questions.
85. Wrestling with G-d, Religion and Spirituality Part 1
Chaya Hott joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about her anger at G-d, how that’s not something negative or forbidden, but a demonstration of a her relationship with Him, and how she views loss.
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