Carrying for Others: Cori

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, Katie sits down with Cori — nurse-midwife, gestational carrier, and quite possibly the most interesting person you'll meet this week. Cori has spent her career advocating for better birth experiences after her own traumatic deliveries pushed her away from obstetrics and toward midwifery. But her story doesn't stop at the delivery room door.Cori opens up about the deeply personal decision to become a gestational carrier and what it's like to navigate that journey when you actually know what all the consent forms mean.  From unpacking the ethics surrounding gestational carrying to the medicine and the emotions behind carrying a pregnancy that is someone else's, Cori keeps this conversation unfiltered and fascinating.  She also shares how her late mother's memory has quietly shown up at every milestone: in a tattooed handprint, a cherished nightgown, and a calling that started long before nursing school. Cori's story is truly one of the most layered conversations this podcast has had.This episode pairs best with a mango smoothie!