Jason &amp; Jen have a heart for the vulnerable. That's led them to explore both foster care/adoption and embryo adoption. In fact, they're doing both at the same time! Here's their journey, which gives real hope to those of you who may feel called to both, but wonder if you have the capacity to handle it all. Below are some helpful timestamps::36 Jason &amp; Jen on the six children they’ve fostered (three of whom they’ve adopted) 2:10 How their faith informs their heart for orphan care &amp; adoption 5:15 Learning to handle the difficult emotional aspects of fostering children 8:14 How embryo adoption came onto their radar and why they wanted to do it11:11 How Jen’s pregnancy is going 13:57 Were they ever worried they couldn’t handle foster care &amp; embryo adoption? What would they say to others with that concern? 16:22 Similarities in the ways foster care &amp; embryo adoption spoke to their hearts 19:54 What does the future look like for them in terms of adoption?

Jason &amp; Jen have a heart for the vulnerable. That's led them to explore both foster care/adoption and embryo adoption. In fact, they're doing both at the same time! Here's their journey, which gives real hope to those of you who may feel called to both, but wonder if you have the capacity to handle it all. Below are some helpful timestamps: :36 Jason &amp; Jen on the six children they’ve fostered (three of whom they’ve adopted) 2:10 How their faith informs their heart for orphan care &amp; adoption 5:15 Learning to handle the difficult emotional aspects of fostering children 8:14 How embryo adoption came onto their radar and why they wanted to do it 11:11 How Jen’s pregnancy is going 13:57 Were they ever worried they couldn’t handle foster care &amp; embryo adoption? What would they say to others with that concern? 16:22 Similarities in the ways foster care &amp; embryo adoption spoke to their hearts 19:54 What does the future look like for them in terms of adoption?

Episode 10: Both At Once: Embryo Adoption & Foster Care

Open embryo adoption can be a beautiful thing. This episode gives you a firsthand glimpse from embryo recipients David &amp; Laura George and their embryo donors Gerard &amp; Nicole Straka. Below are some helpful timestamps:2:00-3:51   What factors were important to adopters David &amp; Laura in the donor selection process 4:04-5:28  How donors Nicole &amp; Gerard’s fertility journey played out 5:51-10:33  Nicole &amp; Gerard on how they agonized over what to do with their frozen embryos, and how a canceled credit card saved their embryos’ chances at life outside the womb. 11:27-16:39  What the mediation process was like for the open adoption 17:20-18:00  What it was like for the donors to see their embryos results in babies born 18:42-22:33  How David &amp; Laura felt when their children were born 23:20-29:15  What their open relationship looks like today 29:53-30:40  What Colt, the donors’ teenage son, thinks of the open adoption relationship

Open embryo adoption can be a beautiful thing. This episode gives you a firsthand glimpse from embryo recipients David &amp; Laura George and their embryo donors Gerard &amp; Nicole Straka. Below are some helpful timestamps: 2:00-3:51   What factors were important to adopters David &amp; Laura in the donor selection process 4:04-5:28  How donors Nicole &amp; Gerard’s fertility journey played out 5:51-10:33  Nicole &amp; Gerard on how they agonized over what to do with their frozen embryos, and how a canceled credit card saved their embryos’ chances at life outside the womb. 11:27-16:39  What the mediation process was like for the open adoption 17:20-18:00  What it was like for the donors to see their embryos results in babies born 18:42-22:33  How David &amp; Laura felt when their children were born 23:20-29:15  What their open relationship looks like today 29:53-30:40  What Colt, the donors’ teenage son, thinks of the open adoption relationship

Episode 9: Open Embryo Adoption Can Be Amazing!

If you choose to do an open embryo adoption through the National Embryo Donation Center, how do you work out contact with the family on the other end of the match? The answer: Through something called an Open Donation Agreement, or ODA. Here's your chance to learn all about that. Plus: Why do adopting NEDC families need to have their home studies reviewed? Lauren Wilson and Amy Ferguson from our partners at Flourish Consulting LLC are giving detailed insight into these parts of the process in this episode of The Embryo Adoption Podcast. 

If you choose to do an open embryo adoption through the National Embryo Donation Center, how do you work out contact with the family on the other end of the match? The answer: Through something called an Open Donation Agreement, or ODA. Here's your chance to learn all about that. Plus: Why do adopting NEDC families need to have their home studies reviewed? Lauren Wilson and Amy Ferguson from our partners at Flourish Consulting LLC are giving detailed insight into these parts of the process in this episode of The Embryo Adoption Podcast.

Episode 8: How Do We Work Out Contact in an Open Adoption?

Ben and Nazli wish they would have learned about embryo adoption a decade earlier than they did. It could've saved them a lot of heartache. But they've accepted that God had His reasons for letting the timing of their journey work out as it did. In this episode, meet them and their miracle baby Kavi, and benefit from their takeaways about finding hope, wholeness and strength amid the turmoil of infertility.

Ben and Nazli wish they would have learned about embryo adoption a decade earlier than they did. It could've saved them a lot of heartache. But they've accepted that God had His reasons for letting the timing of their journey work out as it did. In this episode, meet them and their miracle baby Kavi, and benefit from their takeaways about finding hope, wholeness and strength amid the turmoil of infertility.

Episode 7: Why Didn't Fertility Doctors Tell Us About This?

If you've experienced the trauma of infertility, pregnancy loss, or the loss of a child, Blessed Brokenness is a tremendous resource that could prove to be a great source of comfort and support. In this episode, meet the co-founder as well as an NEDC embryo adoption couple helping lead the ministry.

If you've experienced the trauma of infertility, pregnancy loss, or the loss of a child, Blessed Brokenness is a tremendous resource that could prove to be a great source of comfort and support. In this episode, meet the co-founder as well as an NEDC embryo adoption couple helping lead the ministry.

Episode 6: Broken Yet Blessed Through Infertility & Loss

As they walk the road of embryo adoption, Todd and Glory are being very intentional about selecting embryos less likely to be picked. Learn more about the different types of special consideration embryos available through the National Embryo Donation Center, along with the factors that helped this family make its choice. Glory, who grew up in a missionary family, also explains how this desire to help the most vulnerable took root through the deep impressions formed by what she saw in an overseas orphanage.

As they walk the road of embryo adoption, Todd and Glory are being very intentional about selecting embryos less likely to be picked. Learn more about the different types of special consideration embryos available through the National Embryo Donation Center, along with the factors that helped this family make its choice. Glory, who grew up in a missionary family, also explains how this desire to help the most vulnerable took root through the deep impressions formed by what she saw in an overseas orphanage.

Episode 5: We're Adopting Special Consideration Embryos 

NEDC Family, we're inviting your personalized prayers for embryo adoption couple Ken &amp; Yuliya and their extended family in Ukraine. Ken &amp; Yuliya join Mark to share how the war in Ukraine is affecting them and their relatives in this special edition of The Embryo Adoption Podcast. 

NEDC Family, we're inviting your personalized prayers for embryo adoption couple Ken &amp; Yuliya and their extended family in Ukraine. Ken &amp; Yuliya join Mark to share how the war in Ukraine is affecting them and their relatives in this special edition of The Embryo Adoption Podcast.

Episode 4: Praying for Family in Ukraine as we Adopt Embryos

In this episode, Casey unpacks how a Google search led her to embryo adoption, describes the process of transferring a "clump of cells" that are now her 8-year-old son, and shares how her infertility journey has moved her to help lead a mentoring program for women going through crisis pregnancies.

In this episode, Casey unpacks how a Google search led her to embryo adoption, describes the process of transferring a "clump of cells" that are now her 8-year-old son, and shares how her infertility journey has moved her to help lead a mentoring program for women going through crisis pregnancies.

Episode 3: "Every Teeny Tiny Thing It Takes to Create Life"

Jeremiah &amp; Carrie felt their hearts being pulled toward embryo adoption. But before taking the leap, they wisely sought counsel from trusted voices who'd already walked the path. In this episode, Jeremiah &amp; Carrie unpack their journey, including some of the unique challenges and blessings of adopting embryos as Asian Americans. Plus they have some exciting news to share!

Jeremiah &amp; Carrie felt their hearts being pulled toward embryo adoption. But before taking the leap, they wisely sought counsel from trusted voices who'd already walked the path. In this episode, Jeremiah &amp; Carrie unpack their journey, including some of the unique challenges and blessings of adopting embryos as Asian Americans. Plus they have some exciting news to share!

Episode 2: Adopting Asian Embryos, Finding Trusted Voices

Embryo adoption is not just an infertility treatment. It's a calling. In this episode, you'll meet Alex and Candice. They chose embryo adoption through the National Embryo Donation Center even though they already had several children and never encountered fertility problems. It's an excellent window into the missional mindset that motivates many of the large, fertile families who choose to do embryo adoption.

Embryo adoption is not just an infertility treatment. It's a calling. In this episode, you'll meet Alex and Candice. They chose embryo adoption through the National Embryo Donation Center even though they already had several children and never encountered fertility problems. It's an excellent window into the missional mindset that motivates many of the large, fertile families who choose to do embryo adoption.

Episode 1: 4 Kids. No Infertility. But Why Not Me?

A podcast exploring the blessing of embryo adoption and embryo donation from all angles. Embryo adoption is an answer for so many families who thought they could never become pregnant. Learn more about it on this podcast.

In this Season One finale of The Embryo Adoption Podcast, you'll meet Chloe, adopted as an embryo and now 15.5 years old. Find out how she feels about how she came into the world, her advice to other young people adopted as embryos, what she believes her parents did well, and how adoption bonds her with her siblings. Plus Chloe offers a little insight into everyday teenage life and talks about her possible future career plans. You'll love this inspiring and insightful conversation with one of the "older" NEDC kids!

In this Season One finale of The Embryo Adoption Podcast, you'll meet Chloe, adopted as an embryo and now 15.5 years old. Find out how she feels about how she came into the world, her advice to other young people adopted as embryos, what she believes her parents did well, and how adoption bonds her with her siblings. Plus Chloe offers a little insight into everyday teenage life and talks about her possible future career plans. You'll love this inspiring and insightful conversation with one of the "older" NEDC kids!

Episode 12: From Frozen Embryo to Driving to... Dr.?

How long does the embryo adoption process take? How soon can I get my first appointment? And how long after that until my frozen embryo transfer? We get these questions all the time. In this episode, National Embryo Donation Center team members Christa Carter &amp; Kelley Seymour thoroughly unpack the answers. They also explain variables that can potentially lengthen or shorten the process, and outline some of the factors you can control.

How long does the embryo adoption process take? How soon can I get my first appointment? And how long after that until my frozen embryo transfer? We get these questions all the time. In this episode, National Embryo Donation Center team members Christa Carter &amp; Kelley Seymour thoroughly unpack the answers. They also explain variables that can potentially lengthen or shorten the process, and outline some of the factors you can control.

Episode 11: How Long Does Embryo Adoption Take? Why?

Meet Patrick, who didn't let the potential roadblock of a Hepatitis B-positive blood test stop him and his wife from donating their embryos through the National Embryo Donation Center. This conversation could reshape your thinking about special consideration embryos, whether you're donating or adopting. You're going to love this guy and his heart for life!

Meet Patrick, who didn't let the potential roadblock of a Hepatitis B-positive blood test stop him and his wife from donating their embryos through the National Embryo Donation Center. This conversation could reshape your thinking about special consideration embryos, whether you're donating or adopting. You're going to love this guy and his heart for life!

Episode 10: If There's a Chance for These Three Embryos to Have Life, I'm All on Board.

Like many husbands, Bobby was slower to warm to the idea of embryo adoption than his wife, Michele. But he kept an open heart, and he's glad he did. Here's how they worked through it as a couple, along with how their family ended up taking shape.

Like many husbands, Bobby was slower to warm to the idea of embryo adoption than his wife, Michele. But he kept an open heart, and he's glad he did. Here's how they worked through it as a couple, along with how their family ended up taking shape.

Episode 9: I Wasn't on Board with Embryo Adoption.

Kelly &amp; Jonathan describe the joy and anxiety of going through embryo adoption following a previous miscarriage. It's a conversation you'll find helpful &amp; inspiring, especially if you married and started your family building pursuits later than expected. Plus, you'll meet their son Samuel!

Kelly &amp; Jonathan describe the joy and anxiety of going through embryo adoption following a previous miscarriage. It's a conversation you'll find helpful &amp; inspiring, especially if you married and started your family building pursuits later than expected. Plus, you'll meet their son Samuel!

Episode 8: "It was Fantastic & Terrifying at the Same Time."

We've seen just about everything, but we had never watched an embryo adoption unfold quite like this one! Be amazed -and challenge yourself not to cry- as Perry and Sydney walk you through a journey they describe as "surreal and sublime." You're going to have a new family to add to your prayer list after this episode.

We've seen just about everything, but we had never watched an embryo adoption unfold quite like this one! Be amazed -and challenge yourself not to cry- as Perry and Sydney walk you through a journey they describe as "surreal and sublime." You're going to have a new family to add to your prayer list after this episode.

Episode 7: Do You Believe in Miracles?

Trish and Aaron Clardy's infertility journey was extremely long. At one point, an embryo adoption program even turned them away because they hadn't pursued options that violated their convictions. Yet through it all, they say God was doing the priceless work of shaping their hearts, whether parenthood ever became a reality or not.

Trish and Aaron Clardy's infertility journey was extremely long. At one point, an embryo adoption program even turned them away because they hadn't pursued options that violated their convictions. Yet through it all, they say God was doing the priceless work of shaping their hearts, whether parenthood ever became a reality or not.

Episode 6: They Rejected Us. We Said, "We Will Never Be Hopeless."

Heather and Matthew Reynolds had a deep desire to add children to their home. Battling PCOS, though, they were resigned to the possibility it might never happen. Find out how it did, and meet all three of their kids!

Episode 5: We Were Picking Baby Names on Our Honeymoon. Then Came PCOS.

Premature ovarian failure/ diminished ovarian reserve left Ray and Kat Gade's road to parenthood in limbo. Now, as they get ready to select their embryos, Ray and Kat walk through their long infertility journey, sharing why open embryo adoption was their perfect choice. They also describe what their process with the National Embryo Donation Center has been like so far.

Episode 4: We Never Knew About This Option. Now We're Getting Ready to Choose Our Embryos.

In this episode, you'll meet 18-year-old AJ Hammaker. His parents will soon be delivering AJ's fifth sister, but his first through embryo adoption. Find out how AJ's parents told him about embryo adoption and why he developed such a passion for it, he had to put pen to paper.

Episode 3: I Got So Into Embryo Adoption, I Wrote a Book.

A podcast exploring the blessing of embryo adoption and embryo donation from all angles. Embryo adoption is an answer for so many families who thought they could never become pregnant. Learn more about it on this podcast.

The Embryo Adoption Podcast

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