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 64: Handling Insensitive Questions with Chani Ziggy-Hasis
Chani Ziggy-Hasis, joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about all the crazy things people ask you and what you can say back to them, her marriage and three year old son, and the comments that just keep coming and coming.
Episode 63: My Story of Loss with Rabbi Idit Solomon
Rabbi Idit Solomon, joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about her own story of infertility and loss, how she founded Hasidah while still in her fertility years, with the mission of helping people financially with their treatments and her organization, which provides awareness and advocacy, emotional and spiritual care, in addition to the funding.
Episode 61: My Stillbirth Story with Chaya Hott
Chaya Hott, joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about a clot diagnosed in her teens, dealing with osteoporosis in her twenties, being mismanaged by multiple medical providers and her story of heartbreak with her stillbirth.
Episode 59: A Story of Infertility and Loss with Monica Bivas
Monica Bivas, joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about her journey with IVF, stillbirth, suicidal thoughts, miscarriage and being on the brink of a divorce, her time as a Mindset and Holistic Fertility Coach and her remarkable story about her fertility and personal struggles.
Episode 58: How to Buy a Baby with Wendy Litner
Wendy Litner, joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about her fertility journey, what led her to embark on a writing career, and how she turned to adoption.
Episode 57: International Adoption with Cynthia Darrison
Cynthia Darrison, joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about the hurdles to adopt a baby girl from China, how her community accepted her daughter, Rachel, and what advice she gives to would-be singles and couples wanting to adopt.
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.
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