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In this Episode we go through the process of creating embryos, or as Alex calls them possibabies, and discuss the process with Dr Kiri Beilby

To follow up our previous episode on love, we are talking about loooove with Selma van Diest and psychologist and sex therapist, about how to keep the spark alive after having a child. Light content warning.

In this episode we have a chat about all things love and how it fits into surrogacy with our friend Danni who has been a traditional surrogate in our local community.

In this episode we continue our conversation with Katrina Hale and explore the many vulnerabilities of intended parents, the structure of surrogacy across the globe and discuss a bit further how deeply rooted trauma may appear through a journey to parenthood.

In this episode we chat with Katrina Hale, a psychologist, about the challenges gay Intended Dads might face in the lead up to surrogacy, the new types of relationships that surrogacy creates and the challenges of being in pioneering fertility spaces.

In this episode we get Codie from out friendship networks to explain his story of perseverance and building/finding support in his solo journey to parenthood. Minor language warning.

In this episode we chat about our misadventures in Sydney and how the Growing Families Surrogacy Conference was for us.

In this episode we learn about Sam's overseas surrogacy experience in India, get a bit of advice from a father of 10 year old girls and learn about his non-profit organisation Growing Families (who are having a conference 18-19 June, 2022). 

In this part we discuss the operations and reflections of Christmas as an adult and consider what we might need to figure out as parents.

In this episode we got help to interview our nieces and nephews and discuss all the ribbon wrapping and rough edges that make Christmas. This episode is child-friendly :)

In this episode we chat with Dixon's friend Troy, who had children in a opposite couple and is now part of a happy same-sex marriage. We get advice from him from his experience bringing up his daughters.

In this episode, we discuss some of Guy's experience around short-term fostering, and find ourselves easily distracted... there was more content cut than kept, so enjoy the silliness!