Create A Happy Family

Who knew it could take more than two people to have a baby? Create A Happy Family is a weekly podcast for anyone exploring surrogacy or egg donation — hopeful parents, surrogates, and egg donors alike. This show brings you real stories, expert insights, and honest conversations from people who’ve lived it. Hosted by Whitney Hall — a two-time surrogate and surrogacy coordinator with Egg Donor & Surrogate Solutions — each episode offers the clarity, transparency, and support you need to explore your family-building options with confidence. You’ll hear from intended parents, surrogates, egg donors, and professionals, each sharing their unique perspective to help guide yours. Whether you’re just beginning or deep in the decision-making process, Create A Happy Family will equip you with the knowledge, encouragement, and reassurance to move forward — feeling truly informed and supported. 💫 Creating Happy Families via Egg Donation & Surrogacy, one relationship at a time.Please cli

Create A Happy Family is a kids podcast hosted by Egg Donor & Surrogate Solutions, with 148 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Egg Donor & Surrogate Solutions hosts Create A Happy Family, a kids show with 148 episodes published.

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  Episode #42

  Why Do Infertility Stories Matter?

  Sep 30, 202640 minS4

  Why do our family-building stories matter, even before we know how they'll end? In this episode of Create A Happy Family, Whitney sits down with award-winning journalist, author, and host of the Infertile AF podcast Alison Prato to talk about the stories we tell about infertility, IVF, loss, and the many different ways families are built. Ali shares how her own experience with secondary infertility and recurrent pregnancy loss led her to start sharing her story, and why, nearly 400 episodes of Infertile AF later, she continues making space for others to share theirs. That belief in the importance of seeing our experiences represented extends to the stories we tell children, too. Whitney and Ali talk about her Work of ART book series and Petri Dish Princess, Ali's new book with Elizabeth Carr, the first person born through IVF in the United States, and what it means to bring a piece of IVF history to a new generation. In this episode, we discuss: Ali's experience with secondary infertility, pregnancy loss, and IVF The story behind Infertile AF Why family-building stories don't all need the same ending Representation in family-building stories Petri Dish Princess and Elizabeth Carr's IVF story #Infertility #infertileaf #ivf #familybuilding #petridishprincess CONNECT WITH INFERTILE AF https://www.infertileafgroup.com/ CONNECT WITH EGG DONOR & SURROGATE SOLUTIONS https://createahappyfamily.com/ @createahappyfamily

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  Episode #41

  What Should You Know Before Becoming an Egg Donor?

  Sep 23, 20261h 4mS4

  Egg donation may begin with a decision someone makes today but what could that decision mean years from now? In this episode of Create A Happy Family, psychotherapists Kristin Maljean and Leslee Murphy join Whitney to talk about preparing egg donors for both the process in front of them and the future implications of their decision. What does it mean to know there may be a person in the world who shares your genetics? What happens if that person wants contact someday? What might you tell a future partner or your own children? And in a world of consumer DNA testing, what does "anonymous" donation even mean anymore? Kristin also shares her perspective as an intended parent who built her family through egg donation and why the donor's story can become a meaningful part of a child's own story. In this episode, we discuss: What happens during an egg donor psychological evaluation Informed consent and donor readiness Genetic and mental health history Future contact and donor-conceived people The changing meaning of anonymous egg donation Talking with partners, family, and future children about donating What intended parents should know about donor screening Subscribe for more conversations about egg donation, donor conception, IVF, surrogacy, and family building. #EggDonation #EggDonor #DonorConceived #DonorConception #FamilyBuilding CONNECT WITH MEMORIAL WELLNESS & COUNSELING https://memorialwell.com/ CONNECT WITH EGG DONOR & SURROGATE SOLUTIONS https://createahappyfamily.com/ @createahappyfamily

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  Episode #39

  What Happens When Surrogacy Makes The Headlines?

  Sep 9, 202649 minS4

  What does ethical surrogacy actually look like, especially when something goes wrong? Recent conversations surrounding the Baby Rumi case have raised difficult questions about surrogacy: Who protects the surrogate? Who protects the intended parents? And what happens when people disagree after a pregnancy has already begun? In this episode of Create A Happy Family, Whitney is joined by Katy Encalade, President & CEO of Egg Donor & Surrogate Solutions, and Crystal Chaing, Vice President of Surrogacy Program & Client Content Development. But before leading and supporting families through surrogacy professionally, Katy was a surrogate herself, and Crystal built her own family as an intended parent through surrogacy. Together, they move beyond one headline to explore what ethical surrogacy looks like in practice, and the safeguards that should be in place before a journey ever begins. Because ethical surrogacy isn't defined by what happens when everything goes according to plan. It's revealed in what happens when it doesn't. In this episode, we discuss: - What ethical surrogacy actually means - Thoughtful matching and hard conversations before pregnancy - Surrogate autonomy and intended parent rights - Independent legal counsel, screening, and professional support - What happens when surrogates and intended parents disagree - The role of an agency when a journey becomes complicated - Red flags to look for when choosing a surrogacy agency Subscribe for more conversations about surrogacy, IVF, egg donation, intended parenthood, and family building. #EthicalSurrogacy #Surrogacy #GestationalSurrogacy #IntendedParents #FamilyBuilding CONNECT WITH EGG DONOR & SURROGATE SOLUTIONS https://createahappyfamily.com/ @createahappyfamily

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  Episode #37

  When Should You Tell Your Donor-Conceived Child?

  Aug 26, 202642 minS4

  When should you tell your donor-conceived child their story? Not "if," but "when." In today's world, donor conception is no longer something families can, or should, keep secret. More importantly, experts and donor-conceived adults agree that children benefit from growing up knowing their story. In this episode of Create A Happy Family, reproductive endocrinologist Dr. Danny Shapiro and donor-conceived adult Josh McLaurin share why early disclosure matters, how it shapes identity, and why DNA isn't destiny. Together, they offer practical guidance and reassurance for parents navigating donor conception with honesty, love, and confidence. In this episode, we discuss: When to tell your donor-conceived child Why early disclosure matters Identity and donor conception Meeting your biological donor as an adult Common concerns intended parents have Why DNA doesn't define a family Subscribe for more conversations about donor conception, IVF, egg donation, surrogacy, and family building. #donorconception #ivf #eggdonation #familybuilding #intendedparents CONNECT WITH EGG DONOR & SURROGATE SOLUTIONS https://createahappyfamily.com/ @createahappyfamily

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  Episode #36

  When I Couldn't Be a Surrogate Anymore

  Aug 19, 202620 minS4

  What happens when a surrogacy journey doesn’t go the way you hoped? In this episode, our host Whitney Hall gets vulnerable and shares the part of her story she rarely talks about: her third surrogacy journey ending after two failed transfers and the emotions that followed. After two successful journeys, Whitney never expected how much her identity had become tied to being a “successful surrogate” until that role suddenly changed. What followed was a complicated mix of grief, anger, loss, and questioning where she still fit within a space that had once felt so deeply connected to her purpose. This conversation explores: * the emotional impact of failed transfers in surrogacy * how identity can become tied to outcomes * unnamed grief and loss after a journey ends * what happens when hope no longer feels certain * learning to hold both heartbreak and meaning at the same time * why support matters even when a journey doesn’t move forward This episode is an honest reflection on surrogacy, loss, identity, and the quieter parts of this work that often go unseen. And for anyone navigating disappointment, grief, or an unexpected ending in this space, this conversation is a reminder that your story, your effort, and the hope you carried still matter.

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