Ep 13 - The Grief of Infertility: Alison Beder Solway on Surrogacy, Resilience & Hope

In this episode, Dr Connie interviews Alison Beder Solway, a debut author and founder of ABS Fitness. Alison shares her profound journey to motherhood through surrogacy, as detailed in her memoir, The Miles We Run. Discussing her challenging health condition, HHT, Alison explains the struggles and learnings during her path to building a family. She draws powerful analogies between her resilience in surrogacy and her training for the New York City Marathon. Alison highlights the importance of hope, resilience, education, and self-advocacy, while offering encouragement to those facing similar challenges.  00:33 Meet Alison02:43 Traumatic Pregnancy and HHT Diagnosis06:48 Hearing You Can’t Carry Again09:18 Surrogacy Realities and Trust12:59 Support Systems and Silence15:51 Journals, Marathon and Meaning20:02 Shame Shifts Into Grief22:56 Talking to Kids About Surrogacy25:03 Helping Others and Legal Nuances29:13 Lessons, Resilience, Advocacy, Intuition35:49 Choosing Hope and Closing Out37:04 Where to Find Alison37:57 Remarkable Woman: Brené Brown ALISON BEDER SOLWAY·      Website: TheMilesWeRun.com GET IN TOUCHJoin the community:@StoriesWithoutShame on InstagramSign up for the Stories Without Shame newsletter to join the movement.