S1 EP14 - How Do You Define Family? A Special Edition Episode Featuring Season One Guests

S1 EP5 - Create Your Own Rules with Christian and Jamie: A polyamorous love story: Jamie and Christian are a polyamorous couple. Together, they share what polyamory means to them and confront common misconceptions about their relationship. They discuss defining their rules according to what makes them happy as a couple, rather than... by Stork'd

37 min listen

S2 EP12 - "Why is this Laminated?" with Filmmaker Tom Webb: A Fertility Journey and Exploration of Masculinity: When we hear about fertility issues, we often hear stories from the female’s perspective. In the middle of his own family building process, Director Tom Webb realized that he didn’t often hear the male’s point of view as a couple battles... by Stork'd

43 min listen

S1 EP6 - A Return on Hope with Suman: maintaining hope through an 8 year fertility journey: Suman and his wife’s family building journey started in 2012 and they’re finally expecting twins! Having gone through 8 years of trying to conceive, including experiencing three IVF processes, his wife’s fibroid surgery, and deep consideration... by Stork'd

36 min listen

S1 EP13 - Beyond my Wildest Dreams with Mia - the magic of things working out following divorce, PCOS, and miscarriage: Mia is 39 and pregnant with her first child after becoming diagnosed with PCOS and having a few miscarriages along her fertility journey. She joins Julia on this episode of Stork’d to speak on the challenges of being divorced in her mid-thirties and... by Stork'd

39 min listen

S1 EP12 - Made with Love Part 2, Raven's success with at home insemination: Raven and her wife are expecting their first child, due any day now! In this episode,we follow Raven through her fertility journey, including the decision to try for a baby, creative ways of finding and choosing a sperm donor, and how she and... by Stork'd

34 min listen

S1 EP9 - Staying Positive on Your Journey with Coach Keren Eldad: Conversations with a life coach: Are you ready to get clear on your vision? Keren Eldad is here to help us get over our mental roadblocks. Keren Eldad encourages us to let go of the template, stop thinking that your life needs to look a certain way, and accept the many... by Stork'd

31 min listen

S1 EP7 - Learning to Grieve with Brooke James, Host of the Grief Coach: After Brooke's father's death, she realized that no one knew how to speak to her about grief. Most people are uncomfortable with the topic, which is why she started The Grief Coach Podcast. Grief, love, and pain can be hard to talk about and... by Stork'd

39 min listen

S3 EP9 - I Didn’t Think It Was Possible Part 2 With Tammy - Becoming a Solo Parent at 52 Through an Embryo Donation From a Friend: With Tammy by Stork'd

45 min listen

Trailer - Stork'd Season 1: Julia Karol Introduces Season 1 of Stork'd: What is family? by Stork'd

2 min listen

S1 EP1 - Journey to Stork'd, Host Julia Karol shares her journey to build a family and a podcast: Julia has been exploring new ways of building a family since her last relationship ended when she was 34. Grieving the loss of a relationship and the loss of the path she expected for herself drove her into a period of healing and self-discovery. She... by Stork'd

19 min listen

S1 EP2 - The Detour is Where the Juice is with Molly: creating a blended family: After having two kids with her first husband, Molly realized she wasn’t in a fulfilling relationship. In this episode, we discuss the process of self-reflection that led her to this realization, how she stepped away from her first marriage and met... by Stork'd

40 min listen

S1 EP8 - Through the Belly of the whale with David Vendetti - a story of adoption, yoga, and belonging: David Vendetti has learned to be resilient and reflective through transitions, having been adopted, married twice, and the owner of a yoga studio that recently closed its doors due to COVID-19. As an adopted child, David lacked a sense of belonging.... by Stork'd

40 min listen

S1 EP4 - The Missing Piece with Arden O'Connor: Solving the puzzle with egg donor, sperm donor and surrogate: Arden O’Connor learned early on in her adult life that she wasn’t going to be taking a traditional path towards having children. In her twenties, Arden had leukemia, which left her unable to conceive a baby naturally. Now 42 and single, she is... by Stork'd

41 min listen

S1 EP14 - How Do You Define Family? A Special Edition Episode Featuring Season One Guests: This special edition episode is a compilation of 11 special guests from Season 1 answering the question, “What Does Family Mean To You?” This compilation is pulled from informative interviews with a range of everyday friends, family, neighbors,... by Stork'd

6 min listen

S1 EP3 - 8,228 Miles Away: cross continent parenting in COVID-19: This episode is about shaping and reshaping our families. Sometimes the paths that we forge result from external constraints. For Cristin Marona, that constraint was posed by the global COVID 19 Pandemic. As a result of the pandemic, Cristin’s... by Stork'd

37 min listen

S2 EP3 - A Safe Space with @Drunkauntoverseas - a Conversation about Choosing to be Childfree: Childfree by choice is a growing community of people whose definition of family does not include having children. In this episode, we are joined by a woman who runs an Instagram account called Drunk Aunt Overseas. Her mission is to normalize and... by Stork'd

48 min listen

S1 EP11 - Made with Love Part 1, Maureen Brown, CEO of Mosie Baby on How she launched her fertility business: Maureen and her husband experienced unexplained infertility as they were trying to conceive their first born. With fewer support groups and products on the Internet to ease their experience, they felt extremely frustrated and isolated. They created a... by Stork'd

36 min listen

S2 EP5 - You Get to Decide What is Beautiful with Laney: a Transnational, Transracial Adoption Story: For this episode, we are joined by an incredible woman named Laney, who is here to talk about her important journey as a transracial and transnational adoptee. We get a glimpse of her life as she shares her resiliency in trying to find her biological... by Stork'd

49 min listen

S3 EP4 - Love Is a Birthright With Annie Compton - Storytelling and Adoption: With Annie Compton by Stork'd

48 min listen

S2 EP1 - Everyone Deserves a Family: Host Julia Karol Continues Her Journey to Build a Family: Welcome to Season Two of the Stork’d Podcast! In this episode, we revisit host Julia Karol’s family-building journey and learn more about what has transpired in her story since the last season. This episode will also introduce Season 2 and provide... by Stork'd

22 min listen

S3 EP8 - I Didn’t Think It Was Possible Part 1 With Michael Mills - Trailblazing Gay Surrogacy in the UK and Donating an Embryo to a Friend: With Michael Mills by Stork'd

51 min listen

S4 EP13 - An Honest Talk With a Financial Planner About Budgeting Financially and Emotionally for Your Family With Emily Green: Today’s conversation with Emily Green is all about the importance of women taking control of their financial destiny as it relates to family planning. Emily and I chat about balancing the trade-offs between your career and personal goals. We talk... by Stork'd

41 min listen

S2 EP14 - The Special Place With Ashe Hornsby: A Story about Loss, Grief and Rebuilding: They were the perfect family of four. Their life was full of love and Ash and her husband were reaching all of their goals. After the unexpected passing of her husband, Ashe was suddenly a young widow and single mom. In this episode, Ashe Hornsby... by Stork'd

56 min listen

S1 EP10 - More heart, more passion with Ashon Avent: From teen parent to father of five, an entrepreneur shares his story of growth: Ashon Avent’s family building journey started at the age of 16. Now, at 41, with five children, he is the Owner of Main Event Sports & Apparel, as well as I 2 Can Be Healthy LLC, where he helps people who have diabetes and obesity make healthy... by Stork'd

39 min listen

S2 EP6 - Writing a New Story from Crooked Script with Jorge: a Divorce and Blending Story: In this episode, Jorge shares his perspective and experience of going through a divorce and blending two families. He reveals to us his journey in love, relationships, and spirituality. I once opened up to Jorge about a complicated relationship I was... by Stork'd

45 min listen

S3 EP10 - Coming From a Place of Fullness With Ashley Sondergaard - Self Care Through Miscarriage: With Ashley Sondergaard by Stork'd

47 min listen

S3 EP6 - Embracing Worthiness With Tara Krueger - Navigating Epilepsy and Parenting: With Tara Krueger by Stork'd

41 min listen

S4 EP3 - A Sneakerhead's Collection Funded IVF After 8 Miscarriages With Lauren Wynn: In today’s episode, I’m speaking with Lauren Wynn about her 8 miscarriages, emergency surgery and ultimately building her family through IVF. What’s more, Lauren’s husband EJ sold much of his prized and valuable sneaker collection to cover the... by Stork'd

42 min listen

S3 EP2 - More People to Love You With Saundra & Susan - Building a Village Family and Finding a Known Sperm Donor: With Saundra & Susan by Stork'd

50 min listen

S3 EP5 - 135 Days in the Hospital With Aaron Kartchner- A Stay at Home Dad Discusses Parenting and Experiences in the NICU: With Aaron Kartchner by Stork'd

52 min listen

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S1 EP14 - How Do You Define Family? A Special Edition Episode Featuring Season One Guests

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