Hope Works - A Surrogacy Podcast

Today, on the season finale of Hope Works, we’re wrapping up the season by introducing you to two of the proudest parents we know, Ashley and Dave. When we first met Ashley and Dave, they’d already been through some of the toughest days of their lives. They’d hit mountain after mountain on their journey to becoming parents, and it never seemed to get easier. They tried doctor after doctor. They flew from state to state meeting new fertility teams, trying new treatments. It was terribly hard, but they never lost hope. They’re now the incredible parents of a beautiful boy. With all that they went through, how did they stay hopeful? And what was it like to finally welcome their son into the world? Press play and let them tell you! Hope Works is brought to you by SeedTrust. Whether you are an intended parent, gestational carrier, egg donor, or surrogacy agency, SeedTrust focuses on establishing trust, building personal relationships, and maintaining total transparency throughout the entire collaborative reproductive process. On time. Online. Worry free. www.seedtrustescrow.com Thanks for listening! If you’d like to know more about becoming a surrogate, go to www.hopesurrogacy.com/surrogates. If you have questions or would like to talk with someone about this episode, we'd love to chat! Contact us at www.hopesurrogacy.com/contact.

On a brand new episode of Hope Works, we are so excited to introduce you to Margaret and Eric, a New York couple who reflect on their surrogacy journey a decade after their son was born. Before Margaret met Eric, she’d already been through a difficult fertility journey, facing obstacles that threatened her dreams of becoming a mother. After they married, they weren’t sure how they’d bring a baby into the world. But they knew they had to try. Their surrogacy journey surprised them, humbled them and brought them more love than they could have imagined. Their son is now 9 years old, and in this episode they look back at the journey, at everything that happened and how it changed their lives. Press play now to hear Margaret and Eric share their story! Hope Works is brought to you by SeedTrust. Whether you are an intended parent, gestational carrier, egg donor, or surrogacy agency, SeedTrust focuses on establishing trust, building personal relationships, and maintaining total transparency throughout the entire collaborative reproductive process. On time. Online. Worry free. www.seedtrustescrow.com Thanks for listening! If you’d like to know more about becoming a surrogate, go to www.hopesurrogacy.com/surrogates. If you have questions or would like to talk with someone about this episode, we'd love to chat! Contact us at www.hopesurrogacy.com/contact.

Remember last season's episode with Chelsie, a surrogate in Wisconsin? Today, on a brand new episode of Hope Works, we are thrilled to introduce you to Michal, one of the dads who Chelsie helped to become a father. Michal is a dad from the Czech Republic who flew overseas with his husband, David, to meet their surrogate, Chelsie, over five years ago. Today, thanks to help from Chelsie, Michal and his husband are the proud dads of two beautiful twin girls. Michal always knew he wanted to be a dad, but before he met David, he had no idea how he’d become a father. And he certainly didn’t know that a mom in Wisconsin would totally change their lives forever. What was it like to build a family with help from across the ocean? Press play to hear Michal share his story! You can follow Michal and his husband David on Instagram at @dvatatove where they share their growing family. And listen to Chelsie's episode to hear her side of the story! Thank you so much, Michal, for sharing your incredible story! We're so proud to be part of your journey! Hope Works is brought to you by SeedTrust. Whether you are an intended parent, gestational carrier, egg donor, or surrogacy agency, SeedTrust focuses on establishing trust, building personal relationships, and maintaining total transparency throughout the entire collaborative reproductive process. On time. Online. Worry free. www.seedtrustescrow.com Thanks for listening! If you’d like to know more about becoming a surrogate, go to www.hopesurrogacy.com/surrogates. If you have questions or would like to talk with someone about this episode, we'd love to chat! Contact us at www.hopesurrogacy.com/contact.

"Laura was in tears, and our surrogate was in tears. Seeing both of them as mothers and seeing him, that was very special to me. Not only that Briggs was here, but our surrogate was able to help us... And how willing she was to help us." Today, on a brand new episode of Hope Works, we are proud to introduce you to Laura and Chad, brave parents who never gave up hope and, with the help of a surrogate, welcomed their son into the world. Laura and Chad always knew they wanted to be parents, but they had no idea how difficult their journey would be on the road to building their family. Everything changed when they met their surrogate. Now their youngest son is two years old, and today they look back at the hard road behind them, full of gratitude for the future ahead. Listen now to Laura and Chad as they share their surrogacy journey. Just press play below! Thank you so much, Laura and Chad, for sharing your incredible story! We're so proud to be part of your journey! Hope Works is brought to you by SeedTrust. Whether you are an intended parent, gestational carrier, egg donor, or surrogacy agency, SeedTrust focuses on establishing trust, building personal relationships, and maintaining total transparency throughout the entire collaborative reproductive process. On time. Online. Worry free. www.seedtrustescrow.com Thanks for listening! If you’d like to know more about becoming a surrogate, go to www.hopesurrogacy.com/surrogates. If you have questions or would like to talk with someone about this episode, we'd love to chat! Contact us at www.hopesurrogacy.com/contact.

"I'll never forget that feeling, that rush..." Today on a brand new episode of Hope Works, we’re thrilled to introduce you to Amy, a mom who’s dream of parenthood became a reality thanks to the help of two amazing surrogates. In this episode, you’ll hear how Amy’s journey began with her childhood dreams of motherhood. As a teenager, Amy received a diagnosis that changed her world, but it never changed her dreams. When she finally arrived at the surrogacy journey, she was more than ready. Press play now to hear Amy tell her story! Hope Works is brought to you by SeedTrust. Whether you are an intended parent, gestational carrier, egg donor, or surrogacy agency, SeedTrust focuses on establishing trust, building personal relationships, and maintaining total transparency throughout the entire collaborative reproductive process. On time. Online. Worry free. www.seedtrustescrow.com Thanks for listening! If you’d like to know more about becoming a surrogate, go to www.hopesurrogacy.com/surrogates. If you have questions or would like to talk with someone about this episode, we'd love to chat! Contact us at www.hopesurrogacy.com/contact. Thank you so much, Amy, for sharing your incredible story! We're so proud to be part of your journey!

"Our surrogate chose us, too." In this episode of Hope Works, we are proud to introduce François and Jérôme, two dads in Paris who had twins with the help of a surrogate in Wisconsin nearly a decade ago. Press play now to hear them reflect on their surrogacy journey. They share what their lives are like today, and why the time they spent going through surrogacy is still the greatest adventure they’ve ever been on. Why are they still talking about their incredible journey nearly 10 years later? Press play and listen! If you'd like to know more about their journey, and see a trailer for the documentary we talk about in this episode head to hopesurrogacy.com/francois-jerome-two-dads-france-share-journey

"That's one of my biggest fears... I hope our surrogate likes us... " In a brand new episode of Hope Works, we are thrilled to introduce Kiran and Kumar, two parents who have faced incredible challenges to become parents. Press play now to hear Kiran and Kumar describe the events that brought them to surrogacy and how their own childhoods have helped them stay positive. Because they are in the very beginning of their surrogacy journey, this couple shares how they stay hopeful in uncertainty. What do they wish for in a relationship with their surrogate? Press play and listen! Hope Works is brought to you by SeedTrust. Whether you are an intended parent, gestational carrier, egg donor, or surrogacy agency, SeedTrust focuses on establishing trust, building personal relationships, and maintaining total transparency throughout the entire collaborative reproductive process. On time. Online. Worry free. www.seedtrustescrow.com Thanks for listening! If you’d like to know more about becoming a surrogate, go to www.hopesurrogacy.com/surrogates. If you have questions or would like to talk with someone about this episode, we'd love to chat! Contact us at www.hopesurrogacy.com/contact. Thank you so much, Kiran and Kumar! We're so proud to be on this journey with you!

“What a privilege and an honor it will be for me to share this story with our daughter one day, to tell her about the strong, grace-filled woman who brought her into this world.” We’re back with a brand new season of Hope Works. This week we sit down with Annie and Eric. Annie and Eric are the proud parents of a daughter born through surrogacy, and at the time of this recording their surrogate was pregnant with their second child. Annie and Eric shared the emotional journey that brought them to surrogacy. They relive the day they met their surrogate, and they talk about what it felt like on delivery day to welcome their child into their family. Annie even shares the first time, moments after delivery, when someone finally called her ‘Mom’. Hope Works is brought to you by SeedTrust. Whether you are an intended parent, gestational carrier, egg donor, or surrogacy agency, SeedTrust focuses on establishing trust, building personal relationships, and maintaining total transparency throughout the entire collaborative reproductive process. On time. Online. Worry free. www.seedtrustescrow.com Thanks for listening! If you’d like to know more about becoming a surrogate, go to www.hopesurrogacy.com/surrogates. If you have questions or would like to talk with someone about this episode, we'd love to chat! Contact us at www.hopesurrogacy.com/contact. Thank you so much, Annie and Eric, for sharing your incredible story! We're so proud to be part of your journey!

Join us for once-in-a-lifetime conversations as surrogates and intended parents tell THEIR stories. This season on Hope Works you’ll hear from intended parents as they share what brought them to surrogacy, what it was like to go on the journey with their surrogate (or surrogates), and how they felt when the baby of their dreams was finally with them in their arms. Plus, catch up on every episode of Season One! In each episode of our first season, surrogates share their stories of what it was like to carry beautiful babies for other parents-to-be. Hope Works is a podcast hosted by Brent Love and created by Hope Surrogacy. Make sure to subscribe so you don’t miss a minute! Thanks for listening! If you’d like to know more about becoming a surrogate, go to www.hopesurrogacy.com/surrogates. If you have questions or would like someone to talk to about this episode, contact us at www.hopesurrogacy.com/contact.

Happy New Year! In this special bonus episode, the surrogates from Season 1 share what it was like to listen to their episodes of the podcast. And, in honor of the new year, we invited them, their families, and a few more from our community to share what they’re looking forward to in 2019! Plus, we check in with Jehvana who shared in her episode of the podcast that she and her intended parents intend to try again for a second surrogacy pregnancy. Is Jehvana moving forward with a second pregnancy journey? Listen now to find out! Make sure to subscribe here or at hopesurrogacy.com/podcast so you don't miss season 2! And a huge thank you to our friends at Seedtrust who partnered with us to bring you this episode! Whether you are an intended parent, gestational carrier, egg donor, or surrogacy agency, SeedTrust focuses on establishing trust, building personal relationships, and maintaining total transparency throughout the entire collaborative reproductive process. On time. Online. Worry free. Check them out at www.seedtrustescrow.com

Today we’re excited to bring to you a bonus episode of Hope Works! In this episode, Lauren from Episode 2 gives us an update. Did she and her intended parents try again after a failed transfer? Did Lauren become pregnant? Did they keep going or give up? Press play to find out! Also in this episode, Lauren turns the microphone on our host, Brent, and asks him what it's like to be an intended parent and a gay father. Make sure to subscribe here or at https://hopesurrogacy.com/podcast so you don't miss season 2! And a huge thank you to our friends at Seedtrust who partnered with us to bring you this episode! Whether you are an intended parent, gestational carrier, egg donor, or surrogacy agency, SeedTrust focuses on establishing trust, building personal relationships, and maintaining total transparency throughout the entire collaborative reproductive process. On time. Online. Worry free. Check them out at www.seedtrustescrow.com

This is the Season Finale of our very first season! And in this very special episode our host talks with HIS surrogate, Jehvana, who carried his daughter to the day of her birth. Hear how they met, how they faced their biggest surprises, and what they look forward to in the years ahead Hope Works is brought to you by SeedTrust. Whether you are an intended parent, gestational carrier, egg donor, or surrogacy agency, SeedTrust focuses on establishing trust, building personal relationships, and maintaining total transparency throughout the entire collaborative reproductive process. On time. Online. Worry free. www.seedtrustescrow.com Thanks for listening! Make sure you subscribe! If you’d like to know more about becoming a surrogate, go to www.hopesurrogacy.com/surrogates. If you have questions or would like to talk with someone about this episode, we'd love to chat! Contact us at www.hopesurrogacy.com/contact. Thank you, Jehvana, for sharing your humor, your generosity and your memories of your incredible journey!

"I tell people... being a surrogate and giving birth to someone else's baby is magical." This week we're proud to introduce you to Lori! Lori is a mom and surrogate from Wisconsin who sat down with our host, Brent Love, to reflect on her two surrogate pregnancies. Lori first became interested in surrogacy nearly ten years ago, and since then, she has had an incredible, roller coaster of experiences. Through all of it, Lori says that being a surrogate has made her more proud than anything she's ever done in her life. Hope Works is brought to you by SeedTrust. Whether you are an intended parent, gestational carrier, egg donor, or surrogacy agency, SeedTrust focuses on establishing trust, building personal relationships, and maintaining total transparency throughout the entire collaborative reproductive process. On time. Online. Worry free. www.seedtrustescrow.com Thanks for listening! If you’d like to know more about becoming a surrogate, go to www.hopesurrogacy.com/surrogates. If you have questions or would like to talk with someone about this episode, we'd love to chat! Contact us at www.hopesurrogacy.com/contact. And a big thanks to you, Lori, for sharing your incredible story! We're so proud to be part of your journey!

In Episode 5 of Hope Works, we're proud to introduce you to Taylor.Taylor is a mom of three and a surrogate to twin girls for a pair of dads in Paris. She's currently on a second surrogacy journey with the dads hoping to complete a sibling project and bring another beautiful baby into the world. The first journey was smooth, but the second hasn't been as easy. In this episode, Taylor talks about meeting her IPs and how her own uncle was gay and a big inspiration for her incredible journey. Thanks for listening! If you’d like to know more about becoming a surrogate, go to www.hopesurrogacy.com/surrogates. If you have questions or would like to talk with someone about this episode, we'd love to chat! Contact us at www.hopesurrogacy.com/contact. (Thank you, Taylor! Sending you some super sticky thoughts for your next transfer! And until then, sending you lots of love!)

In Episode 4 of Hope Works, we’re are so excited to introduce you to Chelsie. When Chelsie was growing up in a small town in Wisconsin, she had no idea that one day she’d carry twins for gay dads in the Eastern Europe. Her experience as a surrogate was so incredible, she decided to be a surrogate again, this time for a mom and a dad in Wisconsin. When we sat down to talk, Chelsie was pregnant and beaming. Thanks for listening! If you’d like to know more about becoming a surrogate, go to www.hopesurrogacy.com/surrogates. If you have questions or would like to talk with someone about this episode, contact us at www.hopesurrogacy.com/contact. (Thank you, Chelsie! It’s so incredible to hear all the love you’ve added to the world!)