Infertile AF: Infertility and Modern Family Building through ART
Episodes
The Roe V. Wade Episode
08 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
HOW WILL OVERTURNING ROE V. WADE IMPACT IVF PATIENTS AND THE INFERTILITY COMMUNITY AT LARGE?On today's special bonus episode, Ali is joined by Dr....
Monica @waitingforbabywunder
07 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ali's friend Monica tells us all about her infertility journey, including how she discovered she has uterus didelphys, a rare congenital...
Jaime B: A Covid Story
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today's show, Jaime shares her infertility journey, including how she lost her baby girl, Emily, at 23 weeks gestation in December 2020 due to...
E! News Host and Style Expert Lilliana Vazquez
22 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ali is talking to Lilliana Vazquez, host of E! News, style expert and founder of The LV Guide, about the six years she spent battling infert...
Meg @creating.crawfords
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today's show, Meg, aka @creating.crawfords, tells us all about her infertility journey, her heart condition, and the spinal injury she endured...
Jade
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today Ali is talking to Jade, an amazing friend she met through Fertility Rally, and who works as a school counselor. Jade explains her entire inferti...
Taylor @infertileandimpatient
02 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today Ali is talking to her very dear friend Taylor, who you might know from IG as @infertileandimpatient, and who Ali met when she joined Fertility R...
ICYMI: Mathilde Froustey, Principal Dancer, San Francisco Ballet
26 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mathilde Froustey is a principal dancer at the San Francisco Ballet and one of the best dancers in the world. Born in Bordeaux, France, Mathilde start...
Jaycee Gossett of The Class
18 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ali is talking to Jaycee Gossett, a founding teacher and VP of training at The Class. The Class is a workout that strengthens your physical, ...
Samantha Busch Returns
11 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ali's badass friend Samantha Busch @samanthabusch returns! It's been over two years since we did our first podcast episode, in March...
John Smothers
06 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
John Smothers is 71-year-old businessman, and today he's telling us about the difficulties he and his wife had building their family in the late ...
Maiclaire Smith
29 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ali is talking to her good friend and the very FIRST Fertility Rally member, Maiclaire Smith, about the long and winding road she took to get t...
Emma K. Belle
21 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Emma K. Belle is a life coach and mentor with a focus on Mental Health Recovery, Trauma Recovery and Emotional Awareness Learning. She's also a ...
Jess L.
15 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today Ali is talking to her friend and Fertility Rally member Jess L. about the infertility journey she and her wife, Ann, have been on so far. "...
Dani Wade
07 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ali chats with Colorado lifestyle blogger Dani Wade, aka @dwbella. Dani fills Ali in on the four years she has spent so far battling infertili...
Melissa R.
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ali is talking to True Warrior Jewelry founder Melissa Randazzo about her long and complicated battle with infertility and endometriosis. Meli...
Sara Walsh, Emmy-Winning NFL Reporter
23 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Ali talks to Emmy Award-winning journalist and NFL Network reporter Sara Walsh about her infertility journey and what finally led to ...
Bre
17 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Ali talks to fellow infertility warrior Bre, about her "roller coaster" infertility ride. Bre talks about what happened when ...
Dani Repsch
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ali is talking to proudAF egg donor mama Dani Repsch, who chronicles her infertility journey from IUIs to medicated cycles to donor eggs and be...
Nidhi
03 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nidhi is an IVF and Surrogacy Warrior, and today she tells Ali the long, complicated story of having her three babies under the age of four. Nidhi tal...
Dr. Loree Johnson
24 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ali is talking to Dr. Loree Johnson, @drloreejohnson, a therapist specializing in reproductive health, grief, infertility and pregnancy loss....
Alex Slate
17 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What an episode! On today's show, Ali and her dear friend Alex Slate, aka @rockabyemaybe about her years-long journey to finally becoming pregnan...
Kate K.
10 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ali is talking to her good friend Kate Knapton, founder of Jojii And Co., about her infertility journey, which ultimately led to having her two...
Ceire
03 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ali is talking to IVF mama and fertility coach Ceire about her dream of always having four kids—and how, of course, that dream did not go as...
Introducing: Baby or Bust with Dr. Lora Shahine
28 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 1: Laughing Through Infertility with Karen Jeffries from Hilariously InfertileIt's said that laughter is the best medicine, but does that...
Jamie B., Glitter Enthusiast
28 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ali is talking to Jamie B., a.k.a. Glitter Enthusiast, about the long and winding infertility journey to having her twin boys. Jamie talks abou...
Amanda Knox
21 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Season Four Premiere! Today, Ali is talking to Amanda Knox, who, as many of you know, is the American who spent almost four years in an...
Chelsea F.
12 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chelsea and her wife have been trying to grow their family since January 2020. LIke so many others, they were derailed by COVID, and today, she tells ...
Christa K.
06 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today's story talks about stillbirth. It's not an easy one, but it's real. And Ali is forever grateful to her guest, Christa, for sharing...
Marly
29 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ali talks to licensed individual and couples therapist Marly Steinman about her four-year-long infertility journey, including many early losses...
Aaron & MJ
23 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ali talks Aaron and MJ, who are married and also co-authored the book, "Men and Miscarriage: A Dad's Guide to Grief, Relationships and ...
Sheinelle Jones
19 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ali talks to the Today Show's Sheinelle Jones about her own fertility journey and her devastating miscarriage—and her new documentary, &#...
Jody
15 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Not all of these stories end with babies. And this is one of those stories. Today, Ali talks to Jody, @childless_and_confident, who, after being diagn...
Stephanie L.
08 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today's guest, Stephanie, has been through it all during her infertility journey, including unexplained infertility, a daughter who ended up in ...
Raquel Horn
02 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ali talks to entrepreneur, creative director of Poppington, author (of the children's book, "Dusko Goes to Space") and infertility ...
Jacqueline
24 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Jacqueline, who has always wanted to tell her story on a fertility podcast, is checking that goal off her list. She starts by telling Ali about...
Tara B.
18 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tara Brandner is a nurse practitioner, an infertility warrior and a full-time fertility coach. Like so many of you, she's endured a long road thro...
Katie & Emily
11 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is the story of two sisters who each have their own infertility journeys—but they are also very much intertwined. Both Emily and Katie had one...
Nicole Chang
05 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ali talks to Nicole, who is still in the middle of what she calls her "infertility puzzle," -- with no baby yet. Nicole shares what she...
Ashley G.
28 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ashley has been a surrogate to three babies and has three kiddos of her own, and today, she talks to Ali about what it's really like to be a surro...
Sophie
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Ali talks to her friend and InCircle Fertility co-founder Sophie about navigating the "maze" of infertility. Sophie explains...
Michelle L.
14 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ali talks to Michelle, who went through IVF in the late Nineties, about how much things have changed between now and then. At 31, Michelle was ...
Rachel B.
07 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ali hears all about Rachel's long and winding road to motherhood, including her diagnosis of Asherman's Syndrome and the "missed m...
Nicola
29 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nicola Salmon is a self-proclaimed "Fat-positive fertility coach, a Fat Activist and Author of, "The Person’s Guide to Getting Pregnant.”...
Becky
22 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Becky Fawcett is a mama of two via adoption, an #infertilitywarrior, a three time #miscarriage survivor and the founder of @helpusadopt — which...
Jon
15 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Ali is talking to Jon Waldman, author of the book, "Swimming Aimlessly," which takes a deep dive into the six year infertilit...
Dacia
10 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dacia James Lewis is a Hollywood choreographer and author of the book, "The Game of Life: Releasing the Weight When God Says Wait." Today, she...
Elizabeth
01 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today Ali is talking to her friend Elizabeth King, who she met through Instagram, and who is a Certified Fertility Health Coach, Birth & Bereaveme...
Stephanie G.
25 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ali talks to cult-fave jewelry designer Stephanie Gottlieb @stephaniegottlieb about the journey to having her two babies, which includes marr...
Nicole C.
18 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ali talks to Nicole about dealing with cancer and infertility at the same time. Nicole explains how she went to a chiropractor who found a bu...
Claire
11 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ali talks to Claire, who reached out via email, about her roller coaster infertility journey. Included: Four IUIs, IVf, how it all took a toll ...
Sarah and Cody
04 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah and Cody met freshman year in high school and have been dating since they were 14. Today, they're telling us all about their family building...
Bailey
28 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ali talks to Bailey, who is in her mid-20s, and who says, "I don't see a lot of women out there who are going through exactly what I&#...
Susan
22 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ali talks to Susan Ruediger, Founder and CEO of The CMT Research Foundation, about her family building journey. Susan was diagnosed with CMT...
Amy R.
14 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ali talks today to fellow journalist and Brookyn mom Amy Gallo Ryan about her long and painful infertility journey, which includes IUIs, feeling brus...
Melissa and Erik
08 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ali is talking to Melissa and Erik, aka on IG @livechildfree. Four years after making the decision to live childless, Melissa and Erik tell Al...
Arden
01 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, Ali talks to her friend Arden Cartrette, bereavement doula & trauma support specialist, about everything she went through t...
Hannah
24 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
TODAY, Ali is talking to Hannah Johnson, Chief Strategy Officer at VIOS and mom of two, about her "reverse infertility journey," starting wit...
Alex
17 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today Ali is talking to her incredible friend Alex Fain, who is the guy behind @pursuingfatherhood on IG. Alex is one of the few very vocal guys in t...
Lindsey
10 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ali is talking to Lindsey Halliday, who is sharing her story about the infertility journey that she and her partner, Bea, who is transgender, a...
Elena
03 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ali is talking to Elena Ridley, a proud Donor Egg Mama and one of the OG members of the infertility Instagram community. Elena tells Ali her en...
Dodgeball and Gone Girl Actress Missi Pyle
26 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ali is talking to a phenomenal woman who you will no doubt recognize from her various TV and movie roles. Her name is Missi Pyle, and she has a...
Venus
19 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this Season Three Finale, Ali talks to Venus Morris Griffin, mother of seven, six of whom were conceived via artificial insemination. Venus tells A...
Heidy
12 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ali talks to her friend Heidy Best, a fellow Chicagoan and Fertility Rally member, about her four miscarriages, genetic testing, battling secon...
Sunita
06 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Sunita Osborn is a clinical psychologist and the author of two books on miscarriage, "The Miscarriage Map: What To Expect When You're No L...
Amber
28 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Amber Bailey is a brilliant environmental scientist, a dear friend of Ali's through Instagram and Fertility Rally, and an #infertilitywarrior. Tod...
Stephanie
21 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stephanie Cartin is the badass CEO of Entreprenista, the Co-Founder of Socialfly and an Infertility Warrior who is dedicated to sharing her story to s...
Allie
14 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Ali is talking to Allie Egan, the founder and CEO of skincare line Veracity and former CEO of women's fashion brand Cynthia Rowl...
Kellee
07 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kellee Stewart is a powerhouse in so many ways—she's an an actor, a writer, a producer and an advocate for proactive fertility health and knowl...
Sarah K
31 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ali talks to Sarah Kuhn, the badass founder of Juna, an app that provides nutrition and workouts for women in TTC, pregnancy and motherhood. Sa...
Lindsay
24 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lindsay Fischer is the best-selling author of "The House on Sunset" and "The Two Week Wait Challenge," and today, she's telling Al...
Dr. Roohi Jeelani
17 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ali is talking to Roohi Jeelani, MD, FACOG at Vios Fertility Institute. Roohi is a superwoman: An icon in the infertility community, a rep...
Rachel
10 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A few years ago, Rachel went to the hospital with a terrible stomach bug, though she was going into surgery for a laparoscopy, and possible appendicit...
Kimberly and Mark
04 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kimberly and Mark, aka @bombprooffamily have been through a lot since they first got together via Match.com. Today, Ali welcomes her first couple on ...
Abbe
24 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Abbe Feder is an actress, an infertility advocate, creator of the podcast "Maculate Conception," and co-founder of InCircle Fertility (@incirc...
Lauren
17 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Lauren, an #infertilitywarrior who has gone through a ton so far throughout her fertility journey, including a near-fatal pulmonary embolism fro...
Alexie
10 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ali is talking to Alexie, who had her daughter through IUI before tragedy struck at home: When her daughter was 16 months old, Alexie's hu...
Vinny Prato (Ali's Husband!)
03 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the 100th Episode! Today Ali interviews her husband, Vince, about his version of their infertility story. Over some Coors and White Claws, they...
Suzie
27 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Suzie Welsh Devine is a Fertility and IVF Nurse, and the founder and CEO of Binto, and she has dedicated her career to reinventing the way women tak...
Aimee
21 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ali talks to Aimee, the founder of @iwassupposedtohaveababy about Infertility in the Jewish community. Inspired by the questions, "Why i...
Jamie
13 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode features a conversation with Jamie, an Atlanta-based realtor who is in a same sex marriage with Kathy, who is 30 years her senior....
L'Oreal
06 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ali is talking to L'Oreal, a Chicagoan with a journalism background who has written about her infertility in such publications as Self and...
Millie
30 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, Ali is talking to her hilarious friend Millie Brooks, an actress, an infertility warrior and advocate, and an all around stel...
Ellen
23 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ali is talking to Ellen about addiction and infertility. Currently sober for almost four year, Ellen talks about how not being able to "dri...
Ruth Corden
16 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ali talks to Ruth Corden, "Finding the Funny" podcast host, infertility advocate and IVF warrior who is now living Childless Not By Ch...
Amanda W.
09 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today's guest is Amanda Warsavsky, whose infertility story includes her mother's infertility diagnosis (and a sister born through IVF), being ...
Ariel
02 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ali is talking to Ariel Taylor, aka @carried.with.love, about her 4th surrogacy journey, the surrogacy journeys that came before—and why she...
Marilyn
25 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, Ali talks to Marilyn B. Gomez about her six-year-long journey to motherhood, which lasted from 2009 to 2015. Marilyn, who host...
BONUS Episode: Ali, Abbe and Sophie Talk About THAT Lena Dunham Article
23 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Last week, Lena Dunham released an article in Harper's called, "False Labor: Giving Up on Motherhood" -- and it created a shitstorm in the...
Broken Brown Egg founder and infertility warrior Regina Townsend
18 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ali is talking to her good friend Regina Townsend, a librarian, an infertility warrior and the founder of Broken Brown Egg, a blog she sta...
Candace
11 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ali talks to her amazing friend Candace Wohl, who explains how 10 years of marriage, two brain surgeries and a 7 year battle with infertility ...
Caroline
04 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today, on the Season Three Premiere, Ali talks to Caroline, who was diagnosed with cervical cancer at the age of 26. Caroline talks about how she was...
Kela
28 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ali is talking to Kela Smith, creator of the Hormone Puzzle Society, a woman’s health hub for fertility, hormones, and coaching. Kela tells ...
Jaclyn
21 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jaclyn Misch is a former Miss Michigan who competed on the CBS reality show "Survivor" with her now husband, Jon. Today, she talks to Ali abo...
Nora and Ani
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is the first time Ali has interviewed best friends on her show--but she was so smitten by the friendship between Nora and Ani, she couldn't r...
Monica
07 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ali talks to infertility advocate, all around bright light and her dear friend Monica (aka @my_so_called_Ivf) about IUIs, secondary infertility...
Kim
01 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Ali talks to her friend Kim, who she met via Instagram in 2019, right after Kim had given birth to her third child, Meredith Samantha. On her ...
Paige
23 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Paige Dennis is a fashion designer, and an infertility warrior who describes herself as, "If Dolly Parton and Suzanne Sugarbaker had a baby." ...
Ali and Blair Talk About Fertility Rally Live
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Partners-in-biz-and-Claw Ali and Blair Nelson, who started the Fertility Rally membership site on June 1, talk about their latest creation: Fertility ...
Victoria
10 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Victoria Nino, aka @expectinganything, talks to Ali about her long path to mamahood, beginning with a diagnosis of Stage 3 endometriosis. After medic...