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Ep. 46 | Military Family Building with Ellen Gustafson &amp; Katy Bell Hendrickson   Episode Summary  Today on the Fertility Café podcast, Eloise gets to talk with Ellen Gustafson &amp; Katy Bell Hendrickson about fertility for military families. They share their journey that led them to be activists for change to help military service members and their spouse receive the fertility services they need. Ellen Gustafson is a social entrepreneur, author, activist, and, most importantly, Mom and Military Spouse. She is the Co-Founder of FEED and the FEED Foundation, and the Co-Director of the Summit Institute since 2016. She is the Mom of three miracle toddlers and lives with them and her husband in “just seasonal enough” Virginia Beach, VA. Her personal experiences inspired her to find ways to support active-duty service members to build the families they want regardless of deployment schedules, fertility challenges, or financial situation.   Katy Bell Hendrickson is a Military Spouse to a retired career Naval Special Warfare officer and mother of five children. She and her husband have experience with adoption, assisted reproduction and third party reproduction. Katy was the Reserve Flag Spouse Advisor for the Command Spouse Leadership School at NLEC in Naval Station Newport, Flag Spouse Advisor for CORE San Diego, and an Advisor to Naval Services FamilyLine in Washington DC. Katy has been active in the Warrior and Family Support Group at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado as a Senior Peer Mentor and has led multiple workshops on Family Building covering the topics of ART and Adoption. Katy is currently on the Women's Committee for the National Museum of Women in the Arts and lives in Washington DC with her husband, youngest son, and twin daughters. Ellen and Katy are the co-Founders of the Military Family Building Coalition—an organization on a mission to help active military members build their families.  This episode, Eloise, Ellen and Katy share:   That 15 to 20% of surrogate babies nationwide are carried by military wives, even though the military makes up less than 1% of the US population TRICARE, US Military Health Care, does not cover many types of reproductive assistance or adoption for military families The unique fertility struggles that military families face Their personal stories that led them to co-found Military Family Building Coalition    Resources Learn more about Ellen &amp; Katy’s Military Family Building Coalition: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and on their site Learn more about our podcast: Fertility Cafe Learn more about our surrogacy and egg donation agency: Family Inceptions Learn more about independent surrogacy: Surrogacy Roadmap On the blog:  Us Surrogacy Map On the blog:  A Beginner’s Guide to Fertility Acronyms   Rate, Review, and Subscribe!  We would be honored if you took the time to rate and review our podcast on  iTunes! And of course, don’t forget to hit that Subscribe button to have new episodes delivered straight to your feed!

Ep. 46 | Military Family Building with Ellen Gustafson &amp; Katy Bell Hendrickson Episode Summary  Today on the Fertility Café podcast, Eloise gets to talk with Ellen Gustafson &amp; Katy Bell Hendrickson about fertility for military families. They share their journey that led them to be activists for change to help military service members and their spouse receive the fertility services they need. Ellen Gustafson is a social entrepreneur, author, activist, and, most importantly, Mom and Military Spouse. She is the Co-Founder of FEED and the FEED Foundation, and the Co-Director of the Summit Institute since 2016. She is the Mom of three miracle toddlers and lives with them and her husband in “just seasonal enough” Virginia Beach, VA. Her personal experiences inspired her to find ways to support active-duty service members to build the families they want regardless of deployment schedules, fertility challenges, or financial situation.   Katy Bell Hendrickson is a Military Spouse to a retired career Naval Special Warfare officer and mother of five children. She and her husband have experience with adoption, assisted reproduction and third party reproduction. Katy was the Reserve Flag Spouse Advisor for the Command Spouse Leadership School at NLEC in Naval Station Newport, Flag Spouse Advisor for CORE San Diego, and an Advisor to Naval Services FamilyLine in Washington DC. Katy has been active in the Warrior and Family Support Group at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado as a Senior Peer Mentor and has led multiple workshops on Family Building covering the topics of ART and Adoption. Katy is currently on the Women's Committee for the National Museum of Women in the Arts and lives in Washington DC with her husband, youngest son, and twin daughters. Ellen and Katy are the co-Founders of the Military Family Building Coalition—an organization on a mission to help active military members build their families.  This episode, Eloise, Ellen and Katy share:  <ul> <li>That 15 to 20% of surrogate babies nationwide are carried by military wives, even though the military makes up less than 1% of the US population</li> <li>TRICARE, US Military Health Care, does not cover many types of reproductive assistance or adoption for military families</li> <li>The unique fertility struggles that military families face</li> <li>Their personal stories that led them to co-found Military Family Building Coalition</li> </ul> Resources Learn more about Ellen &amp; Katy’s Military Family Building Coalition: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/buildingmilfams/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/buildingmilfams" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/buildingmilfams" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and on <a href="https://www.militaryfamilybuilding.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">their site</a> Learn more about our podcast: <a href="https://familyinceptions.com/fertility-cafe/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fertility Cafe</a> Learn more about our surrogacy and egg donation agency: <a href="http://familyinceptions.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Family Inceptions</a> Learn more about independent surrogacy: <a href="https://surrogacyroadmap.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Surrogacy Roadmap</a> On the blog: <a href="https://familyinceptions.com/new-2020-interactive-us-surrogacy-law-map/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Us Surrogacy Map</a> On the blog: <a href="https://familyinceptions.com/a-beginners-guide-to-fertility-acronyms/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> A Beginner’s Guide to Fertility Acronyms</a> Rate, Review, and Subscribe!  We would be honored if you took the time to rate and review our podcast on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fertility-cafe/id1497045909" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> iTunes</a>! And of course, don’t forget to hit that Subscribe button to have new episodes delivered straight to your feed!

Ep. 46 | Military Family Building with Ellen Gustafson & Katy Hendrickson

Katy Bell Hendrickson

Ellen Gustafson is a social entrepreneur, author, activists, and, most importantly, Mom and Military Spouse.  She has done extensive work toward food system change (Authoring “We the Eaters: If We Can Change Dinner, We Can Change the World”, Co-Founding Food Tank: the food think tank, giving 4 four TEDx Talks on food system change and advising big food businesses like Barilla and start-ups like Food Stand).  She is the Co-Founder of FEED and the FEED Foundation, an early give-back fashion brand that has helped provide over 100 million school meals to children around the world, has been the Co-Director of the Summit Institute since 2016, which applies creative solutions to the world’s biggest challenges and has helped create diversity, inclusion, and anti-harassment programs at multiple conference companies. She is the Mom of three miracle toddlers and lives with them and her husband in “just seasonal enough” Virginia Beach, VA.Katy Bell Hendrickson is a Military Spouse to a retired career Naval Special Warfare officer and mother of five children. She and her husband have experience with adoption, assisted reproduction and third party reproduction. Katy was the Reserve Flag Spouse Advisor for the Command Spouse Leadership School at NLEC in Naval Station Newport, Flag Spouse Advisor for CORE San Diego, and an Advisor to Naval Services FamilyLine in Washington DC. Katy has been active in the Warrior and Family Support Group at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado as a Senior Peer Mentor and has led multiple workshops on Family Building covering the topics of ART and Adoption. In her spare time, she is an architect by education and training - having spent the last decade working mainly in residential design and historic preservation. She is a former Board of Director for the Coronado Historical Association, Chairperson for the Heritage Committee, Chairwoman for the Coronado Historical Home Tour 2017-2019 and the recipient of the Cobb McCarty Preservation Award. Katy is currently on the Women's Committee for the National Museum of Women in the Arts and lives in Washington DC with her husband, youngest son, and twin daughters.Listen to Katy and Ellen as they discuss with (the other) Ellen and Jenn:•	How they came about forming the Military Family Building Coalition. •	Ellen’s background and infertility journey in the military healthcare system. •	Katy’s journey and how she got involved. •	The current status of fertility coverage in the military healthcare system. •	What MFBC is doing to help families. •	How you can help and support MFBC.Want to share your story or ask a question? Call and leave us a message on our hotline: 303-997-1903.Learn more about our podcast: https://iwanttoputababyinyou.com/ Learn more about our surrogacy agencies: https://www.brightfuturesfamilies.com/ Get your IWTPABIY merch here! https://iwanttoputababyinyou.com/merch Learn more about Ellen’s law firm: http://trachmanlawcenter.com/ Learn more about Military Family Building Coalition: https://www.militaryfamilybuilding.org/

Ellen Gustafson is a social entrepreneur, author, activists, and, most importantly, Mom and Military Spouse. She has done extensive work toward food system change (Authoring “We the Eaters: If We Can Change Dinner, We Can Change the World”, Co-Founding Food Tank: the food think tank, giving 4 four TEDx Talks on food system change and advising big food businesses like Barilla and start-ups like Food Stand). She is the Co-Founder of FEED and the FEED Foundation, an early give-back fashion brand that has helped provide over 100 million school meals to children around the world, has been the Co-Director of the Summit Institute since 2016, which applies creative solutions to the world’s biggest challenges and has helped create diversity, inclusion, and anti-harassment programs at multiple conference companies. She is the Mom of three miracle toddlers and lives with them and her husband in “just seasonal enough” Virginia Beach, VA. Katy Bell Hendrickson is a Military Spouse to a retired career Naval Special Warfare officer and mother of five children. She and her husband have experience with adoption, assisted reproduction and third party reproduction. Katy was the Reserve Flag Spouse Advisor for the Command Spouse Leadership School at NLEC in Naval Station Newport, Flag Spouse Advisor for CORE San Diego, and an Advisor to Naval Services FamilyLine in Washington DC. Katy has been active in the Warrior and Family Support Group at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado as a Senior Peer Mentor and has led multiple workshops on Family Building covering the topics of ART and Adoption. In her spare time, she is an architect by education and training - having spent the last decade working mainly in residential design and historic preservation. She is a former Board of Director for the Coronado Historical Association, Chairperson for the Heritage Committee, Chairwoman for the Coronado Historical Home Tour 2017-2019 and the recipient of the Cobb McCarty Preservation Award. Katy is currently on the Women's Committee for the National Museum of Women in the Arts and lives in Washington DC with her husband, youngest son, and twin daughters. Listen to Katy and Ellen as they discuss with (the other) Ellen and Jenn: •	How they came about forming the Military Family Building Coalition. •	Ellen’s background and infertility journey in the military healthcare system. •	Katy’s journey and how she got involved. •	The current status of fertility coverage in the military healthcare system. •	What MFBC is doing to help families. •	How you can help and support MFBC. Want to share your story or ask a question? Call and leave us a message on our hotline: 303-997-1903. Learn more about our podcast: <a href="https://iwanttoputababyinyou.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://iwanttoputababyinyou.com/</a> Learn more about our surrogacy agencies: <a href="https://www.brightfuturesfamilies.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.brightfuturesfamilies.com/</a> Get your IWTPABIY merch here! <a href="https://iwanttoputababyinyou.com/merch" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://iwanttoputababyinyou.com/merch</a> Learn more about Ellen’s law firm: <a href="http://trachmanlawcenter.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://trachmanlawcenter.com/</a> Learn more about Military Family Building Coalition: <a href="https://www.militaryfamilybuilding.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.militaryfamilybuilding.org/</a>

Episode 115: Military Family Building Coalition - Katy Bell Hendrickson and Ellen Gustafson

Food is essential to the lives of every person - and it intersects with climate change, education, health, infrastructure and more. In 2020, there were more than 50 million food insecure Americans, creating an unprecedented need for solutions to our food economy.  This week Emily is sitting down with Ellen Gustafson, co-founder of FEED Projects and The 30 Project to talk about what policies the Biden-Harris administration can implement to create wrap-around solutions for the issues that exist in America’s food economy today. Your Political Playlist connects you with diverse and unfiltered conversations with inspiring women who are making waves in politics. Host, Emily Tisch Sussman brings her decades of experience at the progressive forefront to her thoughtful conversations with women at the seat of power and activism. Every week, Emily sits down to talk about new policy ideas and what women want to see from the Biden-Harris administration. Building on the activism from previous seasons Emily is continuing to bring changemakers to the table to show listeners how they can have an impact in politics. Be a part of the conversation by following us on Instagram @YourPoliticalPlaylist.

Food is essential to the lives of every person - and it intersects with climate change, education, health, infrastructure and more. In 2020, there were more than 50 million food insecure Americans, creating an unprecedented need for solutions to our food economy. This week Emily is sitting down with Ellen Gustafson, co-founder of FEED Projects and The 30 Project to talk about what policies the Biden-Harris administration can implement to create wrap-around solutions for the issues that exist in America’s food economy today. Your Political Playlist connects you with diverse and unfiltered conversations with inspiring women who are making waves in politics. Host, Emily Tisch Sussman brings her decades of experience at the progressive forefront to her thoughtful conversations with women at the seat of power and activism. Every week, Emily sits down to talk about new policy ideas and what women want to see from the Biden-Harris administration. Building on the activism from previous seasons Emily is continuing to bring changemakers to the table to show listeners how they can have an impact in politics. Be a part of the conversation by following us on Instagram @YourPoliticalPlaylist.

The Politics Behind Your Food with Ellen Gustafson

The Journey of "Trying" to Start a Family &amp; An Exposé on Fertility: If you’re like me and your "Why Not Now?" is to start a family or if you’re trying to decide when would be the best time, this episode can provide powerful information to you. Ellen Gustafson and I take a critical look at the topic of fertility, the current state of the industry, the science and research that’s been done, and hasn’t been done, and the powerful (and sometimes misleading conversations) around fertility.    Personally, this isn’t something I’ve talked about before but after my experience over the past few years and listening to many other’s like my friend Ellen Gustafson, who’s shares her mind-boggling story in this episode, I thought it would be helpful. As I approach 39 years old, I've had two miscarriages and this conversation is very timely.    Ellen, who you’ll hear from, has an unprecedented experience over the course of four years that’s so hard to believe it feels like a movie script. One of my biggest takeaways is that Ellen realized her doctors simply didn’t know enough so she and her mother (who wrote hand written letters to any physicians they thought could help) took things into their own hands and uncovered answers that some of the best fertility doctors in the world hadn’t been able to find.    If you were to go online right now and start googling certain questions relative to fertility, you will find mixed answers and mixed signals from credible sources who have done scientific research! Also, we have the conversation around women choosing their careers or motherhood.   As the New York Times has reported: When women have their first child between age 25 and 35, their pay never recovers, relative to that of their husbands. Yet women who have their first baby either before 25 or after 35 — before their careers get started or once they’re established — eventually close the pay gap with their husbands. Age 25-35 prime career building years and also the time when most women want to have children. This leaves many questions and complexities.   For me, this episode is another Why Not Now? And that’s Why Not Now? open up a little more and share a glimpse into areas of my life that I haven’t shared before. I asked myself, what’s the worst thing that can happen and I couldn’t come up with a strong enough answer to not share. If this episode helps one person or couple, then it’s worth it.   About Ellen Gustafson: She’s the Co-Director of the Summit Institute, co-founder of FEED, co-founder of Food Tank and author of “We the Eaters”. She’s currently working on her second book, “Trying”.  She’s a proud Navy wife and equally proud mom.   Follow Ellen through her next book's website, (Trying), Instagram &amp; LinkedIn Follow Ellen: https://www.instagram.com/ellengustafson1/   To learn more about monday dot com, and for a free trial, go to http://hey.monday.com/amyjomartin   To learn more about the Renegade Accelerator, go to http://renegadeaccelerator.com   Get Amy Jo’s newsletter: https://amyjomartin.activehosted.com/f/21   Join the Why Not Now? Private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/whynotnowpodcast/   Follow Amy Jo… FB: http://www.facebook.com/amyjomartin Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/amyjomartin Why Not Now? Insta: http://www.instagram.com/whynotnow   Buy Amy Jo’s Book:  https://amyjomartin.shop/collections/frontpage/products/renegades

The Journey of "Trying" to Start a Family &amp; An Exposé on Fertility: If you’re like me and your "Why Not Now?" is to start a family or if you’re trying to decide when would be the best time, this episode can provide powerful information to you. Ellen Gustafson and I take a critical look at the topic of fertility, the current state of the industry, the science and research that’s been done, and hasn’t been done, and the powerful (and sometimes misleading conversations) around fertility.    Personally, this isn’t something I’ve talked about before but after my experience over the past few years and listening to many other’s like my friend <a href="https://tryingbook.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ellen Gustafson</a>, who’s shares her mind-boggling story in this episode, I thought it would be helpful. As I approach 39 years old, I've had two miscarriages and this conversation is very timely.    Ellen, who you’ll hear from, has an unprecedented experience over the course of four years that’s so hard to believe it feels like a movie script. One of my biggest takeaways is that Ellen realized her doctors simply didn’t know enough so she and her mother (who wrote hand written letters to any physicians they thought could help) took things into their own hands and uncovered answers that some of the best fertility doctors in the world hadn’t been able to find.    If you were to go online right now and start googling certain questions relative to fertility, you will find mixed answers and mixed signals from credible sources who have done scientific research! Also, we have the conversation around women choosing their careers or motherhood.   As the New York Times has reported: When women have their first child between age 25 and 35, their pay never recovers, relative to that of their husbands. Yet women who have their first baby either before 25 or after 35 — before their careers get started or once they’re established — eventually close the pay gap with their husbands. Age 25-35 prime career building years and also the time when most women want to have children. This leaves many questions and complexities.   For me, this episode is another Why Not Now? And that’s Why Not Now? open up a little more and share a glimpse into areas of my life that I haven’t shared before. I asked myself, what’s the worst thing that can happen and I couldn’t come up with a strong enough answer to not share. If this episode helps one person or couple, then it’s worth it.   About Ellen Gustafson: She’s the Co-Director of the Summit Institute, co-founder of FEED, co-founder of Food Tank and author of “We the Eaters”. She’s currently working on her <a href="https://tryingbook.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">second book, “Trying”</a>.  She’s a proud Navy wife and equally proud mom.   Follow Ellen through her next book's <a href="https://tryingbook.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">website</a>, (Trying), <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ellengustafson1/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellen-gustafson-6988561b/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn </a>Follow Ellen: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ellengustafson1/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/ellengustafson1/</a> To learn more about monday dot com, and for a free trial, go to <a href="http://hey.monday.com/amyjomartin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://hey.monday.com/amyjomartin</a> To learn more about the Renegade Accelerator, go to <a href="http://renegadeaccelerator.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://renegadeaccelerator.com</a> Get Amy Jo’s newsletter: <a href="https://amyjomartin.activehosted.com/f/21" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://amyjomartin.activehosted.com/f/21</a> Join the Why Not Now? Private Facebook Group: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/whynotnowpodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/whynotnowpodcast/</a> Follow Amy Jo… FB: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/amyjomartin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/amyjomartin</a> Twitter: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/amyjomartin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.twitter.com/amyjomartin</a> Why Not Now? Insta: <a href="http://www.instagram.com/whynotnow" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.instagram.com/whynotnow</a> Buy Amy Jo’s Book: <a href="https://amyjomartin.shop/collections/frontpage/products/renegades" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://amyjomartin.shop/collections/frontpage/products/renegades</a>

Episode 78: Ellen Gustafson - The Most Important Why Not Now? You May Ever Face

Patrick Martins

Anna Polonsky

Food Talk with Mike Colameco is brought to you by the following generous underwriters:    This week on Food Talk, Mike has a full house. His first guest, Ellen Gustafson is a food activist and author of the new book, We the Eaters. Mike talks to Ellen about the politics behind why it is difficult to find and eat nutritious food. The two go back and forth regarding possible solutions to the problem, starting with a single item on your dinner plate. Next up, Mike brings in Patrick Martins, Founder and Chairman of Heritage Radio Network as well as the host of The Main Course, to talk about his new book The Carnivore’s Manifesto: Eating Well, Eating Responsibly, and Eating Meat. In the book, Patrick highlights fifty ways to be an enlightened carnivore, while taking better care of our planet and ourselves. For the remainder of the program, Mike welcomes Anna Polonsky, US Director of Le Fooding, to share details on the Le Fooding events happening in NYC this summer, including their Beach Club party going down at Rockaway Beach July 11, 12, and 13. Tune in for a packed program!   “We have this dual problem both related to how we nourish ourselves… American eaters have incredible power in the food system. We have dictated what the world eats. Our diet has spread around the world.” [7:34] —Ellen Gustafson on Food Talk   “Should we be eating less meat? Yes, probably. We should be eating less commodity meats.” [40:03] —Patrick Martins on Food Talk   “Le Fooding, in the meantime, never wanted to put stars or grades, because our interests are more about telling stories.” [56:41] —Anna Polonsky on Food Talk

<h4>Food Talk with Mike Colameco is brought to you by the following generous underwriters:</h4><a href="http://www.cento.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="http://colavita.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="http://www.kingarthurflour.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="www.winesofportugal.info/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> This week on Food Talk, Mike has a full house. His first guest, Ellen Gustafson is a food activist and author of the new book, We the Eaters. Mike talks to Ellen about the politics behind why it is difficult to find and eat nutritious food. The two go back and forth regarding possible solutions to the problem, starting with a single item on your dinner plate. Next up, Mike brings in Patrick Martins, Founder and Chairman of Heritage Radio Network as well as the host of The Main Course, to talk about his new book The Carnivore’s Manifesto: Eating Well, Eating Responsibly, and Eating Meat. In the book, Patrick highlights fifty ways to be an enlightened carnivore, while taking better care of our planet and ourselves. For the remainder of the program, Mike welcomes Anna Polonsky, US Director of Le Fooding, to share details on the Le Fooding events happening in NYC this summer, including their Beach Club party going down at Rockaway Beach July 11, 12, and 13. Tune in for a packed program! “We have this dual problem both related to how we nourish ourselves… American eaters have incredible power in the food system. We have dictated what the world eats. Our diet has spread around the world.” [7:34] —Ellen Gustafson on Food Talk “Should we be eating less meat? Yes, probably. We should be eating less commodity meats.” [40:03] —Patrick Martins on Food Talk “Le Fooding, in the meantime, never wanted to put stars or grades, because our interests are more about telling stories.” [56:41] —Anna Polonsky on Food Talk