Talking Away the Taboo with Dr. Aimee Baron
Government
Talking Away the Taboo is the podcast for anyone in the Jewish community struggling to have a child and is 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 to teach everyone else to be more sensitive. Each week, Dr. Aimee Baron and her guests will be talking away the taboo of infertility, pregnancy loss, infant loss, surrogacy, adoption and more. Your best friend just had a stillbirth and you don’t know what to say? This is the space for you. 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. Follow I Was Supposed To Have A Baby on Instagram and TikTok at @iwassupposedtohaveababy. To find out more about I Was Supposed To Have A Baby, visit our website at iwassupposedtohaveababy.org
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United States
Description:
Talking Away the Taboo is the podcast for anyone in the Jewish community struggling to have a child and is 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 to teach everyone else to be more sensitive. Each week, Dr. Aimee Baron and her guests will be talking away the taboo of infertility, pregnancy loss, infant loss, surrogacy, adoption and more. Your best friend just had a stillbirth and you don’t know what to say? This is the space for you. 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. Follow I Was Supposed To Have A Baby on Instagram and TikTok at @iwassupposedtohaveababy. To find out more about I Was Supposed To Have A Baby, visit our website at iwassupposedtohaveababy.org
Language:
English
Episodes
121. How to Make Passover A Little Easier with Shira Collings MS, NCC, LPC
4/19/2024
On this episode of Talking Away The Taboo, Shira Collings MS, NCC, LPC joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about...
-eating disorders, body image, and fertility journeys
-how each of them, separately or together, can make Passover challenging
-giving yourself grace to engage with the eating restrictions as little or as much as you want
-setting boundaries on conversation topics or triggers
-leaning into ritual to make the holiday meaningful for you
Connect with Shira:
-Email her at shira@iwassupposedtohaveababy.org
Connect with us:
-Check out our Website
- Follow us on Instagram and send us a message
-Watch our TikToks
-Follow us on Facebook
-Watch us on YouTube
Duration:00:29:33
120. 7 Things You're Doing That Makes Your Guests Uncomfortable with Tzipora Grodko
4/12/2024
On this episode of Talking Away The Taboo, Tzipora Grodko joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about...
-7 pain points people in the singles and fertility community feel as when they are hosted by family or friends for the holidays
-the heaviness in your heart when you are struggling with infertility
-how people are treated when they are a guest in someone’s home
-what people can do to create a safe space for all their guests
Connect with Tzipora:
-Follow her on Instagram
Connect with us:
-Check out our Website
- Follow us on Instagram and send us a message
-Watch our TikToks
-Follow us on Facebook
-Watch us on YouTube
Duration:00:55:40
119. My Surrogacy Story with Elisheva Levitt
3/14/2024
On this episode of Talking Away The Taboo, Elisheva Levitt joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about...
-the surrogacy story of her twins, who were born after three heartbreaking pregnancy losses and years of searching for a surrogate
-the pregnancy of her first child that left her with a blood incompatibility and her body attacked any subsequent attempts to try to bring another baby into this world
-how she and her husband began researching surrogacy as their last resort to try to build the family
-how she got through all her losses, the miraculous story of finding her surrogate, about the pregnancy, and how she told her children about their birth story
Connect with Elisheva:
-Follow her on Instagram
Connect with us:
-Check out our Website
- Follow us on Instagram and send us a message
-Watch our TikToks
-Follow us on Facebook
-Watch us on YouTube
Duration:01:01:59
118. Surrogacy Panel with Aliza Konig, Reena Bloom and Chana Shaffer
3/11/2024
On this episode of Talking Away The Taboo, Aliza Konig, Reena Bloom and Chana Shaffer join Aimee Baron, MD to talk about...
-what brought them to surrogacy
-how they navigated that journey
-how they managed their family and friends during the process
-how Reena and Chana had previous pregnancies, and surrogacy was chosen as a miraculous way they could grow their families
-the time spent raising awareness and sensitivity about surrogacy
-helping others navigate this process
Connect with the guests:
-Email info@iwassupposedtohaveababy.org
Connect with us:
-Check out our Website
-Follow us on Instagram and send us a message
-Watch our TikToks
-Follow us on Facebook
-Watch us on YouTube
Duration:00:52:41
117. A Roundtable on Breast/Ovarian Cancer and Fertility
3/3/2024
On this episode of Talking Away The Taboo, Dr. Sahar Wertheimer, Peggy Cottrell and Rachel Sentchuk join Aimee Baron, MD to talk about...
-Rachel's story about testing positive for BRCA1 at 21 and then taking control of her health and her future with testing and egg freezing at 25
-Dr. Wertheimer's advice on the options a patient with a gene mutation or cancer diagnosis has in terms of fertility treatments, and the “numbers funnel” of egg freezing
-Peggy's advocacy on the importance of giving people information about testing and choices to intervene as they might learn about a cancer diagnosis in themselves or family member
-Peggy's experience as a genetic counselor with @sharsheretofficial and how she supports people in the decisions they make regarding their health and fertility, and how she connects patients with peers to get more support
Connect with us:
-Check out our Website
- Follow us on Instagram and send us a message
-Watch our TikToks
-Follow us on Facebook
-Watch us on YouTube
Duration:00:54:16
116. Breast Cancer and Infertility with Abby Brody
2/29/2024
On this episode of Talking Away The Taboo, Abby Brody joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about...
-her experience being thrust into the world of breast cancer
-how that diagnosis was complicated by the fact that she was pregnant
-how cancer has affected her ability to have more children right now
-the challenging process of freezing embryos
-the pain that ensues when people ask when she’s going to have more children
-advice for people who want to help and what organizations helped her along the journey @boneiolam, @atimeheart and @livestrong and the WhatsApp group “wonder women.”
Connect with Abby:
-Follow and message her on Instagram
Connect with us:
-Check out our Website
- Follow us on Instagram and send us a message
-Watch our TikToks
-Follow us on Facebook
-Watch us on YouTube
Duration:00:47:14
115. My Journey as a Surrogate with Carrie Bornstein
2/28/2024
On this episode of Talking Away The Taboo, Carrie Bornstein joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about...
-Her experiences as a surrogate
-The thoughts and feelings that led to her decision to become a surrogate
-Her decisionmaking in telling her children about her surrogacy journey
-The agency she worked with, the legal process, and the matching that takes place
Connect with us:
-Check out our Website
- Follow us on Instagram and send us a message
-Watch our TikToks
-Follow us on Facebook
-Watch us on YouTube
-Email us at info@iwassupposedtohaveababy.org
Duration:00:49:06
114. Trusting your Inner Guidance with Ariella Azaraf, LCSW
2/22/2024
On this episode of Talking Away The Taboo, Ariella Azaraf, LCSW joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about...
-what you can do to unlock your inner voice and not be afraid of what it is saying
-what gets in the way of trusting yourself
-how to create boundaries with people/environment that make you doubt yourself
-how to get to know the real “you” and how to access your intuition
Connect with Ariella:
-Follow her on Instagram
-Check out her Website
Connect with us:
-Check out our Website
- Follow us on Instagram and send us a message
-Watch our TikToks
-Follow us on Facebook
-Watch us on YouTube
Duration:00:40:03
113. Healing Together with Eli Weinstein, LCSW
2/20/2024
On this episode of Talking Away The Taboo, Eli Weinstein, LCSW joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about...
-different kinds of difficulties that couples can experience when trying to have a baby and how they can overcome them
-what the common issues are that cause relationships to falter
-how guilt and shame factor in, along with the “I didn’t sign up for this” emotion
-how to change the dynamic and foster better communication
Connect with Eli:
-Follow him on Instagram
-Listen to his Podcast
-Check out his Website
Connect with us:
-Check out our Website
- Follow us on Instagram and send us a message
-Watch our TikToks
-Follow us on Facebook
-Watch us on YouTube
-Email us at info@iwassupposedtohaveababy.org
Duration:00:41:06
112. Niddah, Mikvah and Fertility Challenges with Beth Moskovic
2/16/2024
On this episode of Talking Away The Taboo, Beth Moskovic joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about...
-her experience as a relationship coach and kallah teacher
-how to make your relationship better, even during times when you are a niddah
-creating points of connection during the day, sharing emotions and longing to help the other feel close and doing things together with your spouse that are light and fun
-how it’s never too late to start making some changes and how even one tiny thing can make a huge difference
Connect with Beth:
-Follow her on Instagram
-Check out her Website
Connect with us:
-Check out our Website
- Follow us on Instagram and send us a message
-Watch our TikToks
-Follow us on Facebook
-Watch us on YouTube
-Email us at info@iwassupposedtohaveababy.org
Duration:00:32:58
111. Navigating Fertility and Mental Well-Being with Rachel Tuchman, LMHC
2/14/2024
On this episode of Talking Away The Taboo, Rachel Tuchman, LMHC joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about...
-the most common emotions that people experience while on a fertility journey
-when you should seek support
-whether medication is safe for fertility treatments and/or pregnancy
-common emotions people go through around Purim/Passover and how to manage them
Connect with Rachel:
-Follow her on Instagram
-Check out her Website
Connect with us:
-Check out our Website
- Follow us on Instagram and send us a message
-Watch our TikToks
-Follow us on Facebook
-Watch us on YouTube
-Email us at info@iwassupposedtohaveababy.org
Duration:00:29:08
110. Creating a Haven with Keren Ohr
1/25/2024
On this episode of Talking Away The Taboo, Rabbi Shmuli Falk, Chana Falk, and Yehonatan Palmer join Aimee Baron, MD to talk about...
-creating Keren Ohr
-the infertility journey of the Falks and the Palmers
-how hashgacha pratis (divine providence) led them to one another
-wanting to trying to enjoy the "journey" as much as possible, while they were waiting for their first child
-how they chose to make the most of their situation, instead of being depressed all the time
-the intentionality of the space(s) they have created for the couple struggling
-wanting it to feel like a respite so that they could reconnect and forget about their pain for a little while
Connect with Keren Ohr:
-Visit their Website
-Send them an Email
Connect with us:
-Check out our Website
- Follow us on Instagram and send us a message
-Watch our TikToks
-Follow us on Facebook
-Watch us on YouTube
Duration:01:01:43
109. A Man’s Perspective on Infertility and Loss with Daniel Landau
1/23/2024
On this episode of Talking Away The Taboo, Daniel Landau joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about...
-his story of needing to do IVF for genetic reasons and all the difficult emotions surrounding that
-when they discovered that their “perfect embryo” was miscarrying
-the difficulty in finding support
-his path to starting an organization for solely to support men, Men's Helpline, which has a podcast, peer-to-peer support network other resources to help males in crisis
Connect with Daniel:
-Follow Men's Helpline on Instagram
-Check out his Website
-Listen to the Men's Helpline Podcast
Connect with us:
-Check out our Website
- Follow us on Instagram and send us a message
-Watch our TikToks
-Follow us on Facebook
-Watch us on YouTube
-Email us at info@iwassupposedtohaveababy.org
Duration:00:38:23
108. Stillbirth as a Comedy? with Liz Glazer
1/18/2024
On this episode of Talking Away The Taboo, Liz Glazer joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about...
-the moment when everything changed
-when her daughter, Leo Pearl, was stillborn and the aftermath
-growing up not knowing if she was ever going to be able to have a family
-meeting her wife and how they decided to start trying
-how she supported, reacted and coped with her loss through her work, journaling, therapy and bereavement groups
Connect with Liz:
-Check out her Instagram
-Listen to "A Very Particular Experience"
Connect with us:
-Check out our Website
- Follow us on Instagram and send us a message
-Watch our TikToks
-Follow us on Facebook
-Watch us on YouTube
-Email us at info@iwassupposedtohaveababy.org
Duration:01:21:25
107. Secondary Infertility In The Public Eye with Cantor Lucy Fishbein
1/11/2024
On this episode of Talking Away The Taboo, Cantor Lucy Fishbein, joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about...
-How she gets comfort from the fertility stories of the matriarchs and how they suffered
-Her multiple miscarriages, rounds of IVF cycles and transfers
-How she doesn’t have a happy ending and may never have one
-Who she leaned on when she needed support and how she also asked for what she needed
Connect with us:
Website
Follow us on Instagram and send us a message
TikTok
Facebook
YouTube
Email us at info@iwassupposedtohaveababy.org
Duration:00:51:28
106. Resilience and Pregnancy After Loss with Chaya Hott
1/4/2024
On this episode of Talking Away The Taboo, Chaya Hott joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about...
-Strategies on how she got through the crippling anxiety of that pregnancy
-How rainbow babies don’t “fix” grief
-How to hold joy and grief at the same time (especially in light of the war in Israel)
-Why it’s still painful when people ask her if she’s going to have any more children -how she was able to heal from some of her triggers
Connect with us:
-Check out our Website
- Follow us on Instagram and send us a message
-Watch our TikToks
-Follow us on Facebook
-Watch us on YouTube
-Email us at info@iwassupposedtohaveababy.org
Duration:00:40:03
105. Surrogacy: From Empty Womb to Full Heart with Rabbi Dr. Erin Leib Smokler
12/15/2023
On this episode of Talking Away The Taboo, Rabbi Dr. Erin Leib Smokler, joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about...
-Her surrogacy story filled with laughs, pain, and everything in between
-The guilt that came along with not being able to carry her own child
-Meeting her daughter for the first time and the reactions from the surrogate family during childbirth
-The circle of love surrounding her daughter
To connect with Dr. Smokler, email us at info@iwassupposedtohaveababy.org.
Connect with us:
-Check out our Website
- Follow us on Instagram and send us a message
-Watch our TikToks
-Follow us on Facebook
-Watch us on YouTube
-Email us at info@iwassupposedtohaveababy.org
Duration:00:57:16
104. Compatible with Life with Dr. Devorah Schendler
12/12/2023
On this episode of Talking Away The Taboo, Dr. Devorah Schendler joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about...
-Her losses before and after Netanel's birth
-Netanel's pregnancy and when they got the diagnosis of Trisomy 13
-How she coped with having a terminal child and the anger, grief, pain and guilt that went along with that
-How she told her young children, family and community about Netanel's condition and how got through the shock
-Some insensitive comments doctors and neighbors said and her response
-What life has been like since he died 4 years ago
Connect with Devorah:
-Check out her book
-To contact Devorah email her at dschendler@gmail.com
Connect with us:
-Check out our Website
- Follow us on Instagram and send us a message
-Watch our TikToks
-Follow us on Facebook
-Watch us on YouTube
-Email us at info@iwassupposedtohaveababy.org
Duration:00:51:58
103. Am I Allowed to Be Angry At G-d? with Rachel Tuchman, LMHC
9/29/2023
On this episode of Talking Away The Taboo, Rachel Tuchman, LMHC joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about...
-Being angry at G-d
-What does it mean?
-Is it allowed?
-How can you be angry and still have a relationship with G-d?
-Is your anger something that G-d understands and/or forgives?
Connect with Rachel:
-Follow her on Instagram
-Check out her Website
Connect with us:
-Check out our Website
- Follow us on Instagram and send us a message
-Watch our TikToks
-Follow us on Facebook
-Watch us on YouTube
-Email us at info@iwassupposedtohaveababy.org
Duration:00:30:16
102. The Emotions of Secondary Infertility with Shoshana Greenwald
8/29/2023
On this episode of Talking Away The Taboo, Shoshana Greenwald joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about...
-The ambivalence of getting pregnant quickly with her first
-The pangs she felt when others got pregnant while she was struggling to have a second child
-The guilt over wanting more children, when she had three already
-An honest and raw reflection on secondary infertility
Connect with Shoshana:
-Follow her on Instagram
Connect with us:
-Check out our Website
- Follow us on Instagram and send us a message
-Watch our TikToks
-Follow us on Facebook
-Watch us on YouTube
-Email us at info@iwassupposedtohaveababy.org
Duration:00:37:26