Welcome to the Surrogacy Podcast, sharing stories from intended parents and surrogates from around Australia.
You can listen to Surrogacy Podcast episodes with intended parents, surrogates, the partners of surrogates, and interviews with surrogacy counsellor Katrina Hale. You can scroll through, or search for episodes based on particular topics or keywords in the drop down menus below. Or, start at the beginning and work your way through!
If you would like to find out more about surrogacy and donor conception in Australia, be sure to download the free Surrogacy Handbook and check out the Blog for more information.
I have written a book that you can purchase, More Than Just a Baby: A Guide to Surrogacy for Intended Parents and Surrogates, the only guide to surrogacy in Australia.
You can also book in for a consult with me and check out the legal services I provide.
The Surrogacy Podcast Episode 59: Marian
The Surrogacy Podcast Episode 59: Marian is an intended parent in South Australia and became a mum, via surrogacy, to Hugo in 2017. You might recall hearing about Hugo [...]
The Surrogacy Podcast Episode 60: Dr Lynn Burmeister
The Surrogacy Podcast Episode 60: Dr Lynn Burmeister of No. 1 Fertility. Dr Lynn Burmeister was gracious enough to talk to me about fertility and infertility, and what we [...]
The Surrogacy Podcast Episode 61: Cass & Claire
The Surrogacy Podcast Episode 60: Claire and Cassandra. My sister Claire, and her wife Cass, welcomed their daughter Aria earlier this year, with the help of a friend who [...]
The Surrogacy Podcast Episode 62: The Third Trimester with Katrina Hale
The Australian Surrogacy Podcast Episode 62: The Third Trimester with Katrina Hale. The third trimester, or 'the pointy end' of pregnancy, is hormone-fuelled and can be raw, emotional, challenging [...]
The Surrogacy Podcast Episode 63: Raya
The Australian Surrogacy Podcast Episode 63: Raya Raya is an intended mother in Melbourne and is due to meet her new baby in the next week! Her lovely sister-in-law, [...]
The Surrogacy Podcast Episode 64: Birth Planning with Katrina Hale
The Australian Surrogacy Podcast Episode 64: Birth Planning with Katrina Hale. In this episode, Katrina and I spoke about the importance of planning ahead with your surrogacy birth. You [...]
The Surrogacy Podcast Episode 65: Birth Education & Support with Sheridon Byrne
The Australian Surrogacy Podcast Episode 65: Birth Education and Support with Sheridon Byrne. In this episode, I spoke with Sheridon Byrne about the importance of birth education and support [...]
The Surrogacy Podcast Episode 66: The Fourth Trimester with Katrina Hale
The Australian Surrogacy Podcast Episode 66: The Fourth Trimester with Katrina Hale. You might like to listen to our episodes on the Third Trimester and Birth Planning. In this [...]
The Surrogacy Podcast Episode 67: Lara
The Australian Surrogacy Podcast Episode 67: Lara. Lara was a gestational surrogate for her brother, and her sister-in-law Raya, who appeared in episode 63. Lara gave birth only three [...]
The Surrogacy Podcast Episode 68: Jessica
The Australian Surrogacy Podcast Episode 68: Jessica. Jessica was a gestational surrogate for friends living nearby in regional Victoria, and delivered a baby in November. She's right at the [...]
The Surrogacy Podcast Episode 69: Henry and Lisa
You may remember Henry and Lisa from episode 14, when they were patiently waiting on the birth of their son via surrogate, Emmy (episode 31). Now, in a 'where [...]
The Surrogacy Podcast Episode 70: Michelle
The Australian Surrogacy Podcast Episode 70: Michelle. Michelle is an egg donor and surrogate in New South Wales, and delivered a baby for two dads in 2019. She's married [...]
The Surrogacy Podcast Episode 71: Ric
The Australian Surrogacy Podcast Episode 71: Ric. Ric is a single man pursuing surrogacy in Western Australia to grow his family. Unfortunately, the surrogacy laws in Western Australia prohibit [...]
The Surrogacy Podcast Episode 72: Amber, Jake & Aaron
The Australian Surrogacy Podcast Episode 72: Amber, Jake and Aaron. This team is a traditional surrogacy team in South Australia. This team broke new ground, becoming the first team [...]
The Surrogacy Podcast Episode 73: Martin and Paul
Martin and Paul are gay dads in Australia and recently welcomed their son Zac through a surrogacy arrangement with a surrogate, Crystal, in Queensland. They found their egg donor [...]