Join Carey Flamer-Powell, Founder and Director of Surrogacy Mentor, as she speaks with Alex Kornswiet, known as @ourbeautifulsurprise on social media and mom of three and founder of The Empowered Space.

Listen as they discuss:

1. Alex's personal journey through infertility, recurrent pregnancy loss, and surrogacy, and how these experiences shaped her approach to motherhood and her professional life.
2. Why Alex developed her company, The Empowered Space, and its exclusive, one-on-one program for intended parents aiming to ease their transition into parenthood.
3. The importance of finding acceptance, joy, and connection in the path to parenthood, and how personalized support can make a significant difference.
4. How sharing personal stories and educational resources can play a part in normalizing diverse pathways to family building.

Tune in for an inspiring conversation that explores resilience, empowerment, and the beauty of diverse family structures. Alex has also provided a free guide for our listeners, available at: https://theempowered.space/intendedparents/.

Let's normalize surrogacy through education and open discussion!

• Follow Surrogacy Mentor on Instagram , Facebook, YouTube and TikTok
• Take our easy 2 minute surrogacy quiz to see if you qualify!
• Share this podcast with the hashtag #NormalizeSurrogacy
• Contact us with questions or comments at hello@surrogacymentor.com

Join Carey Flamer-Powell, Founder and Director of Surrogacy Mentor and Modern Parent Mentor, along with author, educator, and consultant Rachel Ginocchio, MPH.

Listen as they discuss:

• Sex education in schools today and the need for assisted reproduction, including insemination, IVF, donor conception, and surrogacy to all be included in classroom instruction.
• Why Rachel wrote her book: Roads to Family: All The Ways We Come To Be (and how our founder, Carey, was able to contribute her surrogacy story to it!)
• Why it's important to expand our definition of reproduction and family building in sexual education.
• How sex-ed can play a part in normalizing all family structures.

Let's normalize surrogacy through education and open discussion!

• Follow Surrogacy Mentor on Instagram , Facebook, YouTube and TikTok
• Take our easy 2 minute surrogacy quiz to see if you qualify!
• Share this podcast with the hashtag #NormalizeSurrogacy
• Contact us with questions or comments at hello@surrogacymentor.com

Join Carey Flamer-Powell, Founder and Director of Surrogacy Mentor and Modern Parent Mentor, along with Tawni Boedeker, experienced surrogate and Coordination Manager for All Families Surrogacy.
Listen as they discuss:

• Tawni's experience with a late term termination as a surrogate in her first surrogacy journey.
• How she and her intended parents leaned on each other to honor the hard choices that needed to be made in their situation.
• How this experience shaped Tawni into the coordinator she is today.

Let's normalize surrogacy through education and open discussion!

• Follow Surrogacy Mentor on Instagram , Facebook, YouTube and TikTok
• Take our easy 2 minute surrogacy quiz to see if you qualify!
• Share this podcast with the hashtag #NormalizeSurrogacy
• Contact us with questions or comments at hello@surrogacymentor.com