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 66: Ask Me Anything Solo Episode Aimee Baron, MD
Aimee Baron, MD goes solo to answer some of your most asked questions. She talks about how to handle a baby shower if you’re dealing with primary infertility, how to be a supportive mother/mother-in-law and how to suggest to people that they might want to check out this page/nonprofit.
Episode 65: How To Survive Purim with Dr. Romy Shulman
Dr. Romy Shulman, joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about how to survive Purim, going to a smaller megilla reading with fewer kids, and giving gifts of food to people who have supported you during your journey, rather than giving to everyone you know.
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 62: In It Together with Rabbi Yosef Shapiro
Rabbi Yosef Shapiro, joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about his journey through infertility, what led him to write the book “In It Together”, and why he wants to aid other struggling families.
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 60: The Creation of GoStork with Eran Amir
Eran Amir, joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about he process of combing Google to find an IVF clinic, egg donor and surrogate to have his first child, his realization that there must be a better way and ow he created a way to help other intended parents avoid the complexity and confusion he experienced.
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 55: Impacting the Fertility World with Zoe Clark-Coates
Zoe Clark-Coates, joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about her heartbreaking fertility journey, her role in one of the most successful campaigns to change government policy around these issues and the four books she has written for those who are grieving.
Episode 54: Your Most Asked Questions with Dr. Dan Nayot
Dr. Dan Nayot, joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about reopening post-COVID-19 shutdown, getting second opinions, what unexplained infertility really means and day 3 vs day 5 transfers.
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 51: Options for Male Infertility with Michael Werner, MD
Dr. Michael Werner, joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about medical options for male infertility patients, ESSM, sperm mapping, Azoospermia and how those with this diagnosis actually do have viable sperm that can be found through various techniques.
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 48: Friendships in the Fertility Years with Kat Vellos
Kat Vellos, joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about tips and suggestions as to how to make and keep meaningful friendships in our lives, her book “We Should Get Together” and how to maintain your friendships with those who knew you “before”.
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.
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