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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- Adoption 5
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- Body Image 11
- Childless Not By Choice 1
- Donor Conception 3
- Egg Freezing 3
- Genetics 6
- Grief 19
- Holidays 11
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- IVF 6
- Infertility 19
- Influencers 22
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- Loss 29
- Medical Health Professionals 16
- Men's Resources 14
- Mental Health Professionals 25
- Miscarriage 2
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- Personal Stories 87
- Relationships 15
- Religion and Faith 1
- Secondary Infertility 3
- Singledom 4
- Surrogacy 10
- Termination for Medical Reasons 1
Episode 36: Catalogue Baby with Myriam Steinberg
Myriam Steinberg, joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about her path to motherhood through many twists and turns, starting the fertility journey and her new book, Catalogue Baby.
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 31: Making Mikvah Meaningful with Dr. Naomi Marmon Grumet
Dr. Naomi Marmon Grumet, joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about practical tools and suggestions to use when dealing with fertility challenges, thinking about each dip with a different focus (past, present, future) and bringing a comforting friend with you.
Episode 30: I Had a Miscarriage with Dr. Jessica Zucker
Dr. Jessica Zucker, joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about her traumatic personal story of miscarriage, the intersection of her clinical work and her pregnancy loss and her new book, “I Had a Miscarriage: A Memoir, A Movement”
Bonus Episode: Third Party Halachos with Rabbi Segelman
Rabbi Segelman from PUAH, joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about the history behind the laws regarding infertility, the general basics of egg donation, sperm donation, and surrogacy, and questions from viewers.
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 28: Mayyim Hayyim with Carrie Bornstein
Carrie Bornstein, joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about finding personal meaning in immersion ceremonies and practices, becoming a gestational carrier and why one would seek out a mikveh.
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 25: Priya with Caryn Peiser
Caryn Peiser, joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about her work funding fertility treatments for those who are struggling to have a child, donations they have given thus far, and more about the organization.
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 22: Stillbirth Support with Chumi Friedman
Chumi Friedman joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about different aspects of stillbirth support, in relation to Jewish law, decisions and choices that a couple grapples with from the moment they receive the bad news and more.
Episode 21: Egg Freezing with Dr. Bat-Sheva Lerner Maslow
Dr. Bat-Sheva Lerner Maslow joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about infertility, egg freezing, the right time to freeze eggs and more.
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 19: NechamaComfort with Reva Judas
Reva Judas, joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about her fertility journey, how and why she started the organization, and programs and services they offer.
Episode 18: Infertility Isolation with Dvora Entin, LCSW, PMH-C
Dvora Entin joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about the isolation of infertility and loss, how to be helpful when someone is suffering, and the unique pain of secondary infertility.
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