123 episodes
Talking Away the Taboo with Dr. Aimee Baron Dr. Aimee Baron
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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.
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121. How to Make Passover A Little Easier with Shira Collings MS, NCC, LPC
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
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-Email her at shira@iwassupposedtohaveababy.org
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7 Things You're Doing That Makes Your Guests Uncomfortable with Tzipora Grodko
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
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-Follow her on Instagram
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My Surrogacy Story with Elisheva Levitt
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
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Surrogacy Panel with Aliza Konig, Reena Bloom and Chana Shaffer
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
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A Roundtable on Breast/Ovarian Cancer and Fertility
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
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Breast Cancer and Infertility with Abby Brody
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.”
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-Follow and message her on Instagram
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Customer Reviews
Bringing light to dark corners
So important to share these stories, these journeys, these resources. The experience of infertility is painful enough — going through it in isolation just makes it worse. Thanks for building community around this common experience and for sensitizing all of us to what the journey is like.
Like a hug from a true friend
This whole series is incredibly genuine, heartfelt, informative, and supportive. the speakers bring a wide range of experience and knowledge making for a rich listen. Aimee (the host) does a fantastic job of bringing it all home and making everyone feel supported.
A gift to all of us, no matter what our struggle
Dr. Friedman Baron’s gift is her ability to hold and create space, with her words and her presence. These podcasts are the kind of opportunity to open up a place in our hearts and minds for a new kind of listening and hearing, and I can only hope that those who listen are changed by them and share them as widely as possible. I am one of those who is changed.