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00: Becoming Fairy Godmother: Egg donation and creating a new kind of family

00: Becoming Fairy Godmother: Egg donation and creating a new kind of family

FromRefamulating


00: Becoming Fairy Godmother: Egg donation and creating a new kind of family

FromRefamulating

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Length:
51 minutes
Released:
Apr 2, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Two years ago Julia Winston was asked to help a gay couple start a family by donating her eggs. At the time, she was 38, single, and had no idea if she’d start her own family. Sometimes that made her feel insecure, so the opportunity to donate her eggs allowed her to help create a family, just not the one she imagined in her head. Since the donation, she’s gone through an emotional transformation that opened her eyes to all the different ways a family can look. 
This episode originally aired on Terrible Thanks for Asking, hosted by Nora McInerny.
The episode transcript can be found here. 
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Tell us how you’re refamulating! If you want to share your family’s story or connect with us, shoot us an email at hello@refamulating.com. 
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Our team 
Host: Julia WinstonExecutive Producer: Claire McInerny Manager of Engagement: Grace BarryAudio Engineer: Josh Gilbert

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Released:
Apr 2, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (8)

Refamulating is a podcast that celebrates different ways to make a family. A generation ago, most Americans were guided by the idea of the nuclear family: a mom, a dad, two kids, and a derpy dog. Many still have a family like this, and that’s great! But the numbers show it doesn't represent the majority of American households. In fact, there is no one-size-fits-all for what a family should look like. We’re collectively reformulating our understanding of what makes a family in today’s world. We call this refamulating, and this show invites us to understand it one story at a time.  On each episode of Refamulating, host Julia Winston delivers emotionally honest stories of real people with nuanced experiences that census data could never tell us. Think queer parents, egg and sperm donors, surrogates, blended families, child-free folks, tales of communal living, and much more.