Posts in Episodes 26-50
Episode 50: 3 Dads and The Journey To Find The Truth — Eve Wiley & Steve Scholl

Eve Wiley

Eve Wiley, originally from a small rural town in East, Texas, uncovered a life changing family secret about her genetic identity. Becoming a modern day Erin Brockovich, she found purpose for her pain by single handedly lobbying for a fertility fraud bill that passed the Texas House and Senate unanimously and exposed the dark side of the grossly unregulated fertility industry. Eve’s story, documented by ABC’s 20/20, thrust her into an advocacy role for donor conceived rights and women’s reproductive rights. As a licensed professional counselor, she is passionate about the mental health implications of genetic identity family secrets that commercial DNA testing is revealing.

Steven Scholl

Steven Scholl is an independent scholar of Islam and comparative religion. He has lived and traveled extensively in the Middle East after doing his graduate studies in Islamic philosophy and history at McGill University. Steve is the founding publisher of White Cloud Press and is the editor of several books including "The Peace Bible:  Words from the Great Traditions" and "Common Era: Best New Writings on Religion." He writes on religion and culture for newspapers and magazines and is a contributor to the "Encyclopedia of Religion" (ed. by Mircea Eliade). His new book is “Muhammad,” co-written with Sam Deeb.

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Episode 46: Helping Kids Through Family Formation — Kim Kluger-Bell

Kim is the author of The Very Kind Koala and The Pea That Was Me series, amazing children’s books about surrogacy and donor-conception. She’s also written books about dealing with infertility and loss. She’s a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who has a private practice in psychotherapy and also works at Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine (CCRM), one of Colorado’s most well-known fertility clinics.

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Episode 45: 7 Surrogates: A Heartbreaking Tale of Determination — Sherman Taylor

Sherman grew up in Ohio and enjoys a successful career as a chemical engineer. He and his husband longed to be parents. Unfortunately, they experienced more bumps in the road and more heartbreak than any hopeful parents should ever have to endure. Sherman is dedicated to giving back and is now the incoming chair for Men Having Babies, a non-profit dedicated to providing education and support to gay men wishing to become biological parents through surrogacy. 

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Episode 39: The Ocean (And Other Obstacles) Between Intended Parents And Their Babies — Dawn Baker

Dawn Baker is the founder and Director of US Surrogacy LLC. She enjoys her family of three amazing young adult children and traveling with her husband. Dawn brings significant work experience from the legal field, having worked as a legal assistant for 20 years. Prior to her legal career, she served as a Personnel Specialist in the US Army and as Assistant to the Personnel Director on Yokota Air Base, Japan. 

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Episode 31: Changing the Law — Kim Surratt’s Story

Kim Surratt is a force of nature. She sits on the Executive Council as the Vice-Chair for the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Nevada, is a member of the National Family Law Advisory Council for the National Center of Lesbian Rights, a member of the National LGBT Bar Association and Vice President of the Nevada Justice Association. Kim is the chair of the domestic lobbying committee for the Nevada Justice Association and was a leader in the successful movement to have Nevada pass a comprehensive, family-supportive surrogacy law. She has spoken on assisted reproductive technology issues around the world.

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Episode 30: Being Your Own Advocate Through Infertility — Ashlee Hammonds Shares Her Journey

Ashlee is an infertility advocate, former intended parent, mom of twins, and surrogacy agency owner. (In other words, she is a super woman!) She has been featured as an educator for All Things Surrogacy, serves as a Fruitful mentor and is a member of ASRM and SEEDS. She enjoys offering support to those battling infertility, as well as to intended parents and gestational carriers interested in surrogacy. She is the owner and founder of Family Makers Surrogacy. 

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