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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Episode 56: Adoption with Michele Katz
Michele Katz, joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about her own journey to adopt two children (one as an infant and another at the age of 8), how she immersed them into her own family which includes two biological children and some of the common questions one has about the adoption process.
Episode 53: Adoption Awareness with Yettie Katz
Yettie Katz, joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about her change of heart when debating adoption, the circumstances surrounding each adoption and a window into some of the differences in state laws.
Episode 52: High Holiday Thoughts with Breindy and Tamar
Breindy and Tamar, join Aimee Baron, MD to talk about how to handle the holidays when you’re struggling, how to deal with pregnant family members that you’re spending the holiday with and what to do about those insensitive friends and family members.
Episode 50: My Secondary Infertility with Chaya Halon-Weinberg
Chaya Halon-Weinberg, joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about her experience with secondary infertility, how she dealt with her pain while surrounded by others in her family/community who were popping out babies and the nicest thing that someone did for her during her journey.
Episode 49: Setting Boundaries with Betty Gulko
Betty Gulko, joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about boundaries regarding sharing your fertility journey, how she approaches these discussions in her life and her struggle with endometriosis.
Episode 47: Expectations, Pain, and Adoption with Chavie Bruk
Chavie Bruk, joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about dealing with unmet expectations and how to have a mindset shift, leaning in and feeling the pain and the good and hard things about being an adoptive parent.
Episode 44: Gay Jewish Moms with Sydney and Brit Sharon
Sydney and Brit Sharon, join Aimee Baron, MD to talk about their lives and their journey to build their family, their IUI process, how they picked their donor sperm, and why they loved that process, and the legality of having two moms and what that might mean for their children.
Episode 40: World Down Syndrome Day with Daniela Weiss-Bronstein and Chari Pere
Daniela Weiss-Bronstein and Chari Pere, join Aimee Baron, MD to talk about Chari’s creative process, the emotions and turmoil with Dani, and how she responds when people are mean or inconsiderate of his needs/looks.
Episode 37: My Infertility Journey with Tamar Ben Tzvi
Tamar Ben Tzvi, joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about losing her father at a young age, battling numerous medical challenges and her infertility journey.
Episode 35: Tokophobia with Yehudit Kosowsky
Yehudit Kosowsky, joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about tokophobia (the fear of getting pregnant), how it affected her journey, and her story about overcoming her fears.
Episode 34: My Triplet Pregnancy with Malki Rodal
Malki Rodal, joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about her triplet pregnancy, the death of her twin daughters, and the miraculous birth of her son.
Episode 33: Gratitude Toward Your Body with Dana Sicherman
Dana Sicherman, joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about her journey with PCOS, how she "took back" her life and her outlook about her diagnosis.
Episode 32: That Good Grief with Rachel Reichblum
Rachel Reichblum, joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about her journey through the world of grief, the universality of grief, and how religion affected her thoughts and choices.
Episode 29: Living with Endometriosis with Leah and Michaela
Leah and Michaela, join Aimee Baron, MD to talk about how they were diagnosed with endometriosis, how this illness affected fertility and how they handled the emotional aspects of living with and managing chronic pain.
Episode 27: Single Mother By Choice with Sara Blum
Sara Blum, joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about becoming a single mother to her “delicious son”, her entire story, from the years of being single, to freezing her eggs and beyond and deciding to become a single parent without her parents’ support.
Episode 26: I'm an Adoption Mama of Two with Yettie Katz
Yettie Katz, joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about her 25 years of infertility, her adoption process and the difference between jealousy and envy.
Episode 24: Recurrent Pregnancy Loss with Linny Stone
Linny Stone, joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about how she met her husband, how she advocated for herself to her doctors, and her recurrent pregnancy loss.
Episode 23: My Primary Infertility Struggle with Adelle Bryski
Adelle Bryski, joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about her pain and struggle with primary infertility, a window into what her life is like and her Instagram account.
Episode 20: IVF For Genetic Reasons with Rochel Lazar
Rochel Lazar joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about her personal fertility journey, and how shidduchim (matchmaking) in the Jewish community played a role in the secrecy.
Episode 17: Perspective Taking with Aliza Abrams Konig
Aliza Abrams Konig, joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about her experience getting married as an older single, not being able to have children when she wanted and how to get through rough patches.
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