Mothers in Arms

@cryobank

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Eres Buena Candidata Para Ser Una Donante?

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 09:00:00 -0400

Alicia Galindo Núñez trabaja para Extraordinary Conceptions, una agencia internacional que conecta donantes de óvulos y madres gestantes, con quienes necesitan servicios reproductivos assistidos.Nos explica paso a paso el proceso de ayudar como donante. Hablamos de que importante es, que las latinas también podamos dar ese apoyo en esta comunidad. Socials:IG - @extraordinaryconceptions IG - @mothersinarms.pod TikTok - @mothersinarms.pod Resources:https://www.extraconceptions.com/ https://seedsethics.org/ @californiafertilitypartners @cryobank @cedarssinai Credits: @headspace @dantepascuzzo Pretty Easy Podcasts

IG - @extraordinaryconceptions

IG - @mothersinarms.pod

TikTok - @mothersinarms.pod

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extraconceptions.com

seedsethics.org

@cryobank

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Quarterbacking the Next Generation of Surrogacy

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 09:00:00 -0400

Founder of Simple Steps Fertility, Tina Sarkisyan, on setting up your "first date" and game plan to making your dream of a family come true. She has an extensive nurse's background with over 20 years of experience in the field of surrogacy and gamut donors.Tina is third generation of women helping women with their birth plans. She advocates for education, ethical standards and putting out fires before they start.

IG - @mothersinarms.pod

TikTok - @mothersinarms.pod

@simplestepsfertility

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@cryobank

https://simplestepsfertility.com/

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Protecting Your Rights - Tsong Law Group

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 09:00:00 -0400

President & CEO of the Tsong Law Group, Ralph Tsong. has a practice that bring unmatched authority and care to family-building journeys.

Ensuring his clients rights are protected from every possibility - this fertility super lawyer is even ready to tackle what we have NOT yet seen. Inspired by a family journey of his own, Ralph's practices continues to educate and support his clients in 6 states. The firm even offers probono assistance for those in need of financial assistance through a program called SeedCoach.

@tsonglawgroup

IG - @mothersinarms.pod

TikTok - @mothersinarms.pod

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@cryobank

https://tsonglaw.fertilityfinancialguidance.com/

https://www.tsonglaw.com/

https://www.newsweek.com/surrogate-keeps-baby-debate-1843420

https://adoption.com/

https://adoptionart.org/

https://www.acal.org/

https://www.superlawyers.com/

https://www.iaealliance.org/

https://www.get-carrot.com/

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Protect Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself

Sat, 27 Dec 2025 09:00:00 -0400

Seedtrust Escrow has been empowering families with peace of mind, security & transparency for the last 10 years. Founded by Adam Winder, who's extensive background and passion in financial services, has led him to becoming a key advocate for reducing unnecssary risk in escrow services within third party reproduction.

He believes Intended parents should focus on what matters most - building and growing their families.

IG - @seedtrustescrow

IG - @mothersinarms.pod

TikTok - @mothersinarms.pod

Resources:

@cryobank

https://seedtrustescrow.com/

https://abc7.com/post/hope-heartbreak-families-allege-surrogacy-escrow-company-stole-millions/15126930/.

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@extraordinaryconceptions

The Dedicated and Caring Souls at Extraordinary Conceptions

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 09:00:00 -0400

Analu works as a Travel Case Coordinator for Extraordinary Conceptions, an International agency that matches egg donors and gestational carriers to anyone needing third party reproductive services. She breaks down what it took her to become an egg donor and the conversartions she had with the loved ones around her. Analu advocates and educates other young women to consider becoming egg donors, in order to bring life to anyone suffering from various forms of infertility.

https://www.extraconceptions.com/

TikTok - @mothersinarms.pod

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https://child.tcu.edu/about-us/tbri/#sthash.Ht1hDMxb.dpbs

YET Marriage and Family Therapy Founder Anna Hornbostel - There is No Set Way to Address Grief and Loss

Sat, 01 Nov 2025 12:00:00 -0400

In conversation with Anna Hornbostel, founder of YET Licensed Marriage and Family Therapy on how infertility continues to impact her family and their dream of having children together. We get into the meaning of prolonged grief disorder and how infertility does not mean one's life has to stop. Anna talks about how trauma can impact adopted and foster children in similar ways it does to grown ups. How resilience, TBRI and animal assisted therapy, are all a part of her passions in helping others. We bond on the need to share our stories and explain Child-Less is not Child-Free.

Show Notes, References, and Resources:

https://www.yet.care/

https://resolve.org/

https://www.asrm.org/

https://www.psychotherapy.net/article/grief/trauma-and-the-reproductive-story#section-trauma-and-the-reproductive-story

TikTok - @mothersinarms.pod

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https://www.overtherainbow.net

In Conversation with Surrogacy Agency Owner Megan Gutman

Wed, 01 Oct 2025 07:00:00 -0400

Megan's personal journey with years of struggling with IVF, loss and a gestational carrier journey, that eventually led to her having twins, is what inspired her to found her boutique surrogacy agency. Over the Rainbow, aims to provide a smooth, kind and thoughtful experience to the delicate slippery slope of third party reproduction.

@overtherainbowsurrogacy

TikTok - @mothersinarms.pod

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https://www.counselingwithjoey.com/

In Conversation with Counseling with Joey

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 13:00:00 -0400

Founder of Counseling with Joey, licensed marriage and family therapist in multiple states, Joey Guzman-Kuffel talks about the importance of feeling supported on the joys and challenges in third party reproductions, for both those that want to help others as well as intended parents. We get into the challenges he faced with medical benefits as an LGBTQ military family and the hoops he and his husband had to go through.

Show Notes & Links:

https://www.asrm.org/

https://menhavingbabies.org/

https://seedsethics.org/

https://resolve.org/

https://www.sdfertility.com/

Socials:

IG - @mothersinarms.pod

TikTok - @mothersinarms.pod

Resources:

@californiafertilitypartners

@cryobank

@cedarssinai

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@headspace

@dantepascuzzo

Pretty Easy Podcasts

TikTok - @mothersinarms.pod

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There’s a Predator in My Family

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 09:00:00 -0400

My sister cousin, Virna Hernandez, educator and mom of four, shares the space in talking about the history of sexual assaults in our family. We discuss when my eldest sister X, as a teenager, was a victim of a priest, and how it affected our entire family. We get into not repeating the non-communication cycle that has caused pain and standing up against an existing predator.

IG & TikTok - @Virna95

TikTok - @mothersinarms.pod

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In Conversation with Dr Sadaf Sahibzada

Fri, 15 Aug 2025 09:00:00 -0400

Clinical Psychologist Dr. Sadaf Sahibzada is also a licensed marriage and family therapist, as well as the founder of Embra Health. Dr Sadaf joins the show to discuss her passion for the meaningful role mental health plays in family-building, and committed to making sure it’s treated as a vital part of the process.

TikTok - @mothersinarms.pod

@embrahealth

@dr.sadafs

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https://www.nsvrc.org/find-help https://rainn.org/

In Conversation with Hollis Wilder Part 2

Thu, 07 Aug 2025 06:00:00 -0400

Creator of Battered Brilliance and three time Cupcake Wars Champion, Hollis Wilder opens up about her experience of being abused as a toddler and the way predators can hide behind denial.

Relevant Links:

https://www.nationalchildrensalliance.org/media-room/national-statistics-on-child-abuse/

https://www.batteredbrilliance.com/ https://www.amazon.com/Savory-Bites-Meals-Make-Cupcake/dp/1617690198?

https://www.yelp.com/biz/david-j-radis-law-offices-los-angeles?uid=gWvAd4-dVmzEPrIscICH2Q&utm_campaign=www_business_share_popup&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=(direct)

Socials:

TikTok - @mothersinarms.pod

IG - @batteredbrilliance

TikTok - @hollis_elizabeth_wilder_

FB - SweetByHolly

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https://www.batteredbrilliance.com/

In Conversation with Hollis Wilder Part 1

Thu, 07 Aug 2025 06:00:00 -0400

Creator of Battered Brilliance, Hollis Wilder shares how her bipolar wellness way of living helps her accept the mixture that makes her in order to find her brilliance. She believes that not being ashamed of her diagnosis but instead owning her condition is what allows her to love herself. Hollis talks about her two year process to adopting her two children, Georgia and Whitman.

Relevant Links:

https://www.amazon.com/Savory-Bites-Meals-Make-Cupcake/dp/1617690198fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAafdGDkcT0ejIc92eqr3C040UOKpaJySxm2XaF_AGB05RWt8l1lkTHmicSkoQw_aem_YBs7cVs8nie8mY1CovQ6Xw

https://www.yelp.com/biz/david-j-radis-law-offices-los-angeles?uid=gWvAd4dVmzEPrIscICH2Q&utm_campaign=www_business_share_popup&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=(direct)

Socials:

TikTok - @mothersinarms.pod

IG: @batteredbrilliance

TikTok: @hollis_elizabeth_wilder_

FB: SweetByHolly

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LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/arsiakvartenian_hello-linkedin-im-arsiak-yes-this-activity-7295142682664820737-jliO?

In Conversation with Arsiak Vartenian - Part 2

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 09:00:00 -0400

Real Estate Entrepreneur, Founder & Host of Smart is the New Sexy - Arsiak Vartenian talks about the importance of mental health support during a surrogacy journey and being aware of your reproductive fertility health.

Arsiak's Links and Socials:

Website - https://www.arsiak.com/about

YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@arsiakV

Referenced Surrogacy Agency - https://www.conceiveabilities.com/

TikTok - @arsiak

TikTok - @mothersinarms.pod

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LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/arsiakvartenian_hello-linkedin-im-arsiak-yes-this-activity-7295142682664820737-jliO?

In Conversation with Arsiak Vartenian - Part 1

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 09:00:00 -0400

Founder & Host of Smart is the New Sexy, Real Estate Entrepreneur, Investor and Mama to a Toddler - Arsiak Vartenian, talks about processing a devasting loss, how to always look at your options and becoming a mom in her 40's via surrogacy.

Arsiak's Links and Socials:

Website - https://www.arsiak.com/about

YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@arsiakV

Referenced Surrogacy Agency - https://www.conceiveabilities.com/

TikTok - @arsiak

TikTok - @mothersinarms.pod

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In Conversation with Wendy Ruiz

Sun, 08 Jun 2025 09:00:00 -0400

Co-Founder of Pathways to Surrogacy Wendy Ruiz, educates and guides women considering becoming gestational carriers. She gets candid about the highs and lows of her own journeys, the taboos in surrogacy and the need for these ways of thinking needing to be dismantled.

TikTok - @mothersinarms.pod

TikTok - @pathwaystosurrogacy

Resources:

@cryobank

https://www.betterhelporg.com/

https://healthy.kaiserpermanente.org/

health-wellness/mental-health

https://confidentialnursingcare.com/

https://store.happymammoth.com/collections/all

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Topics Covered:

surrogacy journey, gestational carrier, becoming a surrogate, IVF and surrogacy, fertility journeys, surrogate mother stories, surrogacy education, Pathways to Surrogacy, Wendy Ruiz surrogacy, fertility support, surrogacy taboos, ethical surrogacy, emotional side of surrogacy, surrogacy myths, gestational surrogacy process, intended parents and surrogates, women supporting women fertility, surrogacy community, real surrogate experiences, breaking surrogacy stigma

In Conversation with Alysa Conger

Mon, 05 May 2025 09:00:00 -0400

Intuition Guide, Psychic Medium and Model, Alysa Conger talks to us about her journeys as an egg donor.

TikTok - @mothersinarms.pod

Guest: @alysamconger on IG & TikTok

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https://www.hellowhosaidthat.com/

https://www.hot8yoga.com/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clomifene

https://resolve.org/

Intuition Guide, Psychic Medium and Model, Alysa Conger talks to us about her journeys as an egg donor.

Socials:

IG - @mothersinarms.pod

TikTok - @mothersinarms.pod

@alysamconger on IG & TikTok

Resources:

@californiafertilitypartners

@cryobank

@cedarssinai

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@headspace

@dantepascuzzo

Pretty Easy Podcasts

Topics: surrogacy,fertility issues,mothers in arms,adoption,infertility,IVF,egg donation,sperm donation,surrogacy stories,fertility treatments,pregnancy loss,miscarriage,infertility support groups,fertility clinics,surrogacy contracts,surrogacy agencies,surrogacy laws,surrogacy success stories,fertility challenges,surrogacy costs

In Conversation with Entrepreneur Sydney Holland

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 09:00:00 -0400

Founder, Producer and Mommy of three Sydney Holland talks about her independent surrogacy journeys with two different agencies. In her 30's, she discovered she had a rare blood clotting disease which didn't allow her to carry children. She didn't let that stop her. She discusses the importance of vetting the companies you choose, building your community, making genuine connections and the rest will all fall into place.

Show Notes, Socials, and Links:

@sydneyHolland

@thirteenlune

@theurbanandthemystic

@drkellybaek

https://www.unapologeticallysydney.com/

https://thirteenlune.com/

https://theurbanandthemystic.com/

https://www.lajollaivf.com/

https://www.scripps.org/physicians/5374-david-smotrich

https://www.californiafertilitypartners.com/

https://www.pumpstation.com/

https://babygroup.me/

https://resolve.org/

https://a.co/d/clXPrP5 for The Conscious Parenting Book: Transforming Ourselves, Empowering Our Children

#SurrogacyPodcast

#Emotions

#parentingtips

TikTok - @mothersinarms.pod

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Mr & Mrs Collins

Sat, 29 Mar 2025 09:00:00 -0400

My surrogacy team and I reminisce on how we navigated covid as we had a baby in the oven. Mellisa and Brian talk about this unique third surrogacy journey together with their children.

https://bryanjcollins.kw.com

TikTok - @mothersinarms.pod

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Ode to my Spine

Wed, 19 Mar 2025 09:30:00 -0400

Simple to access Level I pilates based tools you can do anywhere. Spine Twist & Spine Roll Down. Dedicated to my family and friends continued recovery from the CA wildfires.

TikTok - @mothersinarms.pod

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Unearthed

Wed, 19 Mar 2025 09:00:00 -0400

I take the plunge.

TikTok - @mothersinarms.pod

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Stretching Through and Replant

Mon, 03 Mar 2025 12:00:00 -0400

Simple to access Level I pilates based tools you can do anywhere. Sitting Spine Stretch & Tree Pose. This episode is inspried by the Eaton Fire victims and survivors.

TikTok - @mothersinarms.pod

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Where is My Empathy?

Mon, 03 Mar 2025 12:00:00 -0400

Dr. Louize Carroll, a psychologist & the creator of Wisely Attached, shows us how to heal wounds, master triggers and tools for how we can transform our relationships.

IG - @mothersinarms.pod

TikTok - @mothersinarms.pod

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@cryobank

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Roll to Release

Fri, 06 Dec 2024 09:00:00 -0400

Pilates based exercises where using your breath will release the stress from your pelvis and neck. These are two areas where we hold a lot of emotions.

TikTok - @mothersinarms.pod

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Childfree and Childless

Thu, 07 Nov 2024 09:00:00 -0400

Can we look at how we support and acknowledge the friends and family in our lives who do not have children? Is it by choice or do we need to support them in other ways?

TikTok - @mothersinarms.pod

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Edited by Pretty Easy Podcasts

Ribcage Breathing

Thu, 17 Oct 2024 17:30:00 -0400

A ribcage breathing exercise to help ground yourself into the now.

TikTok - @mothersinarms.pod

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@cryobank

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Music by @dantepascuzzo

Logo by Logo by @mstrburnes

Edited by Pretty Easy Podcasts

Letting Lena Go

Mon, 16 Sep 2024 09:00:00 -0400

On this first edition of Mothers in Arms, Leslie Lopez opens up about her deeply personal journey of pregnancy and loss. Learn why Leslie decided to start the podcast as she shares the story of the sudden medical crisis that led to the heartbreaking loss of her daughter, Lena.

TikTok - @mothersinarms.pod

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