The Surrogate Podcast

Guests: Debbie Howe- British Infertility Counselling Association and Melissa Hallam- UK SurrogateWelcome to The Surrogate Podcast. The first UK podcast dedicated to hearing the voices and perspectives of surrogates and exploring the journey of surrogacy from our perspective.Welcome to Episode 12 of The Surrogate Podcast Today. Today is our final episode in Season 1 of the podcast and we have had some amazing conversations with our guests over the last few weeks. Today we have the opportunity to talk about a very important aspect to the journey of surrogacy as we discuss counselling and support. HostsKay King – My Surrogacy Journey Foundation Director and a UK surrogate, currently unmatched after a year of fertility treatment to support a set of Intended Parents.Hayley Aldis- a 2 x Gestational Surrogate, and Surrogate Coordinator for My Surrogacy Journey.Our Season 1 SponsorSeason 1 of The Surrogacy Podcast is sponsored by The Mindful Birth Group®. Their award-winning Mindful Natal® courses are endorsed by midwives and fully inclusive of all paths to parenthood. When anyone signs up to a Mindful Natal® course, they can be sure that they will be equipped for all aspects of pregnancy, birth and postnatal recovery for their own unique journey. For more information on their brilliant services head to their website which is www.themindfulbirthgroup.com and follow them on Instagram and TikTok by simply searching The Mindful Birth Group.My Surrogacy JourneyIf this episode touched you and you want to find out more about My Surrogacy Journey and our completely unique surrogate membership, then please head over to our website www.mysurrogacyjourney.com or find us on Instagram @officialmysurrogacyjourney.Available wherever you get your podcasts. The Surrogate Podcast is a Talulah and The Duke Production and is recorded in our studio in the Mailbox Birmingham. Please contact My Surrogacy Journey to enquire about hiring our studio Sound Engineer: Steven AdkinsSound Producer: Steve Randall

Guests: Debbie Howe- British Infertility Counselling Association and Melissa Hallam- UK SurrogateWelcome to The Surrogate Podcast. The first UK podcast dedicated to hearing the voices and perspectives of surrogates and exploring the journey of surrogacy from our perspective.In Episode 12 of The Surrogate Podcast - our final episode in Season 1 - out this Friday we have the opportunity to talk about a very important aspect to the journey of surrogacy as we discuss counselling and support. HostsKay King – My Surrogacy Journey Foundation Director and a UK surrogate, currently unmatched after a year of fertility treatment to support a set of Intended Parents.Hayley Aldis- a 2 x Gestational Surrogate, and Surrogate Coordinator for My Surrogacy Journey.Our Season 1 SponsorSeason 1 of The Surrogacy Podcast is sponsored by The Mindful Birth Group®. Their award-winning Mindful Natal® courses are endorsed by midwives and fully inclusive of all paths to parenthood. When anyone signs up to a Mindful Natal® course, they can be sure that they will be equipped for all aspects of pregnancy, birth and postnatal recovery for their own unique journey. For more information on their brilliant services head to their website which is www.themindfulbirthgroup.com and follow them on Instagram and TikTok by simply searching The Mindful Birth Group.My Surrogacy JourneyIf this episode touched you and you want to find out more about My Surrogacy Journey and our completely unique surrogate membership, then please head over to our website www.mysurrogacyjourney.com or find us on Instagram @officialmysurrogacyjourney.Available wherever you get your podcasts. The Surrogate Podcast is a Talulah and The Duke Production and is recorded in our studio in the Mailbox Birmingham. Please contact My Surrogacy Journey to enquire about hiring our studio Sound Engineer: Steven AdkinsSound Producer: Steve Randall

Guests: Debbie Evans- Clinical & Compliance Director at My Surrogacy Journey and Kim, The Travelling SurrogateWelcome to The Surrogate Podcast. The first UK podcast dedicated to hearing the voices and perspectives of surrogates and exploring the journey of surrogacy from our perspective.Welcome to Episode 11 of The Surrogate Podcast. We are really pleased to have you with us. In today’s episode we are going to be talking about Sex and Embryo transfers. Whist we all know that sex is an important part of our pleasure and reproductive lives we don’t often get the chance to talk about how surrogacy impacts on both. What do we need to consider as surrogates in relation to our sex lives and how do clinical procedures such as embryo transfers impact on our sexual activity. HostsKay King – My Surrogacy Journey Foundation Director and a UK surrogate, currently unmatched after a year of fertility treatment to support a set of Intended Parents.Hayley Aldis- a 2 x Gestational Surrogate, and Surrogate Coordinator for My Surrogacy Journey.Our Season 1 SponsorSeason 1 of The Surrogacy Podcast is sponsored by The Mindful Birth Group®. Their award-winning Mindful Natal® courses are endorsed by midwives and fully inclusive of all paths to parenthood. When anyone signs up to a Mindful Natal® course, they can be sure that they will be equipped for all aspects of pregnancy, birth and postnatal recovery for their own unique journey. For more information on their brilliant services head to their website which is www.themindfulbirthgroup.com and follow them on Instagram and TikTok by simply searching The Mindful Birth Group.My Surrogacy JourneyIf this episode touched you and you want to find out more about My Surrogacy Journey and our completely unique surrogate membership, then please head over to our website www.mysurrogacyjourney.com or find us on Instagram @officialmysurrogacyjourney.Available wherever you get your podcasts. The Surrogate Podcast is a Talulah and The Duke Production and is recorded in our studio in the Mailbox Birmingham. Please contact My Surrogacy Journey to enquire about hiring our studio Sound Engineer: Steven AdkinsSound Producer: Steve Randall

Guests: Debbie Evans- Clinical & Compliance Director at My Surrogacy Journey and Kim, The Travelling SurrogateWelcome to The Surrogate Podcast. The first UK podcast dedicated to hearing the voices and perspectives of surrogates and exploring the journey of surrogacy from our perspective.In Episode 11 of The Surrogate Podcast - out this Friday - we are going to be talking about Sex and Embryo transfers. Whist we all know that sex is an important part of our pleasure and reproductive lives we don’t often get the chance to talk about how surrogacy impacts on both. What do we need to consider as surrogates in relation to our sex lives and how do clinical procedures such as embryo transfers impact on our sexual activity. HostsKay King – My Surrogacy Journey Foundation Director and a UK surrogate, currently unmatched after a year of fertility treatment to support a set of Intended Parents.Hayley Aldis- a 2 x Gestational Surrogate, and Surrogate Coordinator for My Surrogacy Journey.Our Season 1 SponsorSeason 1 of The Surrogacy Podcast is sponsored by The Mindful Birth Group®. Their award-winning Mindful Natal® courses are endorsed by midwives and fully inclusive of all paths to parenthood. When anyone signs up to a Mindful Natal® course, they can be sure that they will be equipped for all aspects of pregnancy, birth and postnatal recovery for their own unique journey. For more information on their brilliant services head to their website which is www.themindfulbirthgroup.com and follow them on Instagram and TikTok by simply searching The Mindful Birth Group.My Surrogacy JourneyIf this episode touched you and you want to find out more about My Surrogacy Journey and our completely unique surrogate membership, then please head over to our website www.mysurrogacyjourney.com or find us on Instagram @officialmysurrogacyjourney.Available wherever you get your podcasts. The Surrogate Podcast is a Talulah and The Duke Production and is recorded in our studio in the Mailbox Birmingham. Please contact My Surrogacy Journey to enquire about hiring our studio Sound Engineer: Steven AdkinsSound Producer: Steve Randall

Guests: Debbie Evans- Clinical & Compliance Director at My Surrogacy JourneyWelcome to The Surrogate Podcast. The first UK podcast dedicated to hearing the voices and perspectives of surrogates and exploring the journey of surrogacy from our perspective.Welcome to Episode 10 of The Surrogate Podcast. We are really pleased to have you with us. Today we are all about timescales and talking through the impact of timings on surrogacy journeys. Often we might think of a surrogacy journey as a year long process, getting pregnant and having a baby for our IP’s and then our recovery after birth but in fact there are many things that can have an impact on the timescales for a surrogate and the family they are working to build. Today we get to talk through some of the thing that impact on those timescales and we are delighted to have this conversation with our guest today.HostsKay King – My Surrogacy Journey Foundation Director and a UK surrogate, currently unmatched after a year of fertility treatment to support a set of Intended Parents.Hayley Aldis- a 2 x Gestational Surrogate, and Surrogate Coordinator for My Surrogacy Journey.Our Season 1 SponsorSeason 1 of The Surrogacy Podcast is sponsored by The Mindful Birth Group®. Their award-winning Mindful Natal® courses are endorsed by midwives and fully inclusive of all paths to parenthood. When anyone signs up to a Mindful Natal® course, they can be sure that they will be equipped for all aspects of pregnancy, birth and postnatal recovery for their own unique journey. For more information on their brilliant services head to their website which is www.themindfulbirthgroup.com and follow them on Instagram and TikTok by simply searching The Mindful Birth Group.My Surrogacy JourneyIf this episode touched you and you want to find out more about My Surrogacy Journey and our completely unique surrogate membership, then please head over to our website www.mysurrogacyjourney.com or find us on Instagram @officialmysurrogacyjourney.Available wherever you get your podcasts. The Surrogate Podcast is a Talulah and The Duke Production and is recorded in our studio in the Mailbox Birmingham. Please contact My Surrogacy Journey to enquire about hiring our studio Sound Engineer: Steven AdkinsSound Producer: Steve Randall

Guests: Debbie Evans- Clinical & Compliance Director at My Surrogacy JourneyWelcome to The Surrogate Podcast. The first UK podcast dedicated to hearing the voices and perspectives of surrogates and exploring the journey of surrogacy from our perspective.In Episode 10 of The Surrogate Podcast - out this Friday - we are all about timescales and talking through the impact of timings on surrogacy journeys. Often we might think of a surrogacy journey as a year long process, getting pregnant and having a baby for our IP’s and then our recovery after birth but in fact there are many things that can have an impact on the timescales for a surrogate and the family they are working to build. Today we get to talk through some of the thing that impact on those timescales and we are delighted to have this conversation with our guest today.HostsKay King – My Surrogacy Journey Foundation Director and a UK surrogate, currently unmatched after a year of fertility treatment to support a set of Intended Parents.Hayley Aldis- a 2 x Gestational Surrogate, and Surrogate Coordinator for My Surrogacy Journey.Our Season 1 SponsorSeason 1 of The Surrogacy Podcast is sponsored by The Mindful Birth Group®. Their award-winning Mindful Natal® courses are endorsed by midwives and fully inclusive of all paths to parenthood. When anyone signs up to a Mindful Natal® course, they can be sure that they will be equipped for all aspects of pregnancy, birth and postnatal recovery for their own unique journey. For more information on their brilliant services head to their website which is www.themindfulbirthgroup.com and follow them on Instagram and TikTok by simply searching The Mindful Birth Group.My Surrogacy JourneyIf this episode touched you and you want to find out more about My Surrogacy Journey and our completely unique surrogate membership, then please head over to our website www.mysurrogacyjourney.com or find us on Instagram @officialmysurrogacyjourney.Available wherever you get your podcasts. The Surrogate Podcast is a Talulah and The Duke Production and is recorded in our studio in the Mailbox Birmingham. Please contact My Surrogacy Journey to enquire about hiring our studio Sound Engineer: Steven AdkinsSound Producer: Steve Randall

Guests: Carly Dalgliesh- My Surrogacy Journey Membership ManagerWelcome to The Surrogate Podcast. The first UK podcast dedicated to hearing the voices and perspectives of surrogates and exploring the journey of surrogacy from our perspective.Welcome to Episode 9 of The Surrogate Podcast. We are really pleased to have you with us. Today we are delighted to welcome to the studio the perfect person to talk us through today’s topic ‘Setting intentions and creating agreements’ . What do we mean by this and what is the process for ensuring that surrogates and intended parents all reach a shared view on how the journey ahead of them will go.HostsKay King – My Surrogacy Journey Foundation Director and a UK surrogate, currently unmatched after a year of fertility treatment to support a set of Intended Parents.Hayley Aldis- a 2 x Gestational Surrogate, and Surrogate Coordinator for My Surrogacy Journey.Our Season 1 SponsorSeason 1 of The Surrogacy Podcast is sponsored by The Mindful Birth Group®. Their award-winning Mindful Natal® courses are endorsed by midwives and fully inclusive of all paths to parenthood. When anyone signs up to a Mindful Natal® course, they can be sure that they will be equipped for all aspects of pregnancy, birth and postnatal recovery for their own unique journey. For more information on their brilliant services head to their website which is www.themindfulbirthgroup.com and follow them on Instagram and TikTok by simply searching The Mindful Birth Group.My Surrogacy JourneyIf this episode touched you and you want to find out more about My Surrogacy Journey and our completely unique surrogate membership, then please head over to our website www.mysurrogacyjourney.com or find us on Instagram @officialmysurrogacyjourney.Available wherever you get your podcasts. The Surrogate Podcast is a Talulah and The Duke Production and is recorded in our studio in the Mailbox Birmingham. Please contact My Surrogacy Journey to enquire about hiring our studio. Sound Engineer: Steven AdkinsSound Producer: Steve Randall 

Guests: Carly Dalgliesh- My Surrogacy Journey Membership ManagerWelcome to The Surrogate Podcast. The first UK podcast dedicated to hearing the voices and perspectives of surrogates and exploring the journey of surrogacy from our perspective.In Episode 9 of The Surrogate Podcast - out this Friday - we are delighted to welcome to the studio the perfect person to talk us through today’s topic ‘Setting intentions and creating agreements’ . What do we mean by this and what is the process for ensuring that surrogates and intended parents all reach a shared view on how the journey ahead of them will go.HostsKay King – My Surrogacy Journey Foundation Director and a UK surrogate, currently unmatched after a year of fertility treatment to support a set of Intended Parents.Hayley Aldis- a 2 x Gestational Surrogate, and Surrogate Coordinator for My Surrogacy Journey.Our Season 1 SponsorSeason 1 of The Surrogacy Podcast is sponsored by The Mindful Birth Group®. Their award-winning Mindful Natal® courses are endorsed by midwives and fully inclusive of all paths to parenthood. When anyone signs up to a Mindful Natal® course, they can be sure that they will be equipped for all aspects of pregnancy, birth and postnatal recovery for their own unique journey. For more information on their brilliant services head to their website which is www.themindfulbirthgroup.com and follow them on Instagram and TikTok by simply searching The Mindful Birth Group.My Surrogacy JourneyIf this episode touched you and you want to find out more about My Surrogacy Journey and our completely unique surrogate membership, then please head over to our website www.mysurrogacyjourney.com or find us on Instagram @officialmysurrogacyjourney.Available wherever you get your podcasts. The Surrogate Podcast is a Talulah and The Duke Production and is recorded in our studio in the Mailbox Birmingham. Please contact My Surrogacy Journey to enquire about hiring our studio. Sound Engineer: Steven AdkinsSound Producer: Steve Randall