Sarah's Laughter Infertility Podcast

After Melissa resolved in her heart that she wouldn’t have a baby, she began to re-grieve the babies she lost to miscarriage. This is her story. Want Beth to speak at your event? Contact us here. For more about Sarah’s Laughter, please visit our website at sarahs-laughter.com. You can follow us on social media linked here: Sarah’s Laughter on Facebook & Instagram, and @sarahs_laughter on Twitter. Sarah’s Laughter is a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity. If you’d like to help support what we do, including this podcast, please visit sarahs-laughter.com/give. Thank you. Want to share your infertility story on this podcast? Email us at podcast@sarahs-laughter.com

Beth talks with Jenn Hesse & Kelley Ramsey about their new book, Waiting in Hope: 31 Reflections for Walking with God Through Infertility. It’s available everywhere April 11, 2023. For more about Waiting in Hope Infertility Ministry, please visit waitinginhopeinfertility.com. Want Beth to speak at your event? Contact us here. For more about Sarah’s Laughter, please visit our website at sarahs-laughter.com. You can follow us on social media linked here: Sarah’s Laughter on Facebook & Instagram, and @sarahs_laughter on Twitter. Sarah’s Laughter is a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity. If you’d like to help support what we do, including this podcast, please visit sarahs-laughter.com/give. Thank you. Want to share your infertility story on this podcast? Email us at podcast@sarahs-laughter.com

Bridgette and Madison were best friends. Then sisters-in-law. One conceived. The other didn’t. Both were in for surprises. This is their story. The Baby Steps Infertility Awareness Fun Run is back—with an IVF giveaway plus family-building grants! Join us in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on November 12, 2022. Registration is open now at babystepsfunrun.com Want Beth to speak at your event? Contact us here. For more about Sarah’s Laughter, please visit our website at sarahs-laughter.com. You can follow us on social media linked here: Sarah’s Laughter on Facebook & Instagram, and @sarahs_laughter on Twitter. Sarah’s Laughter is a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity. If you’d like to help support what we do, including this podcast, please visit sarahs-laughter.com/give. Thank you. Want to share your infertility story on this podcast? Email us at podcast@sarahs-laughter.com

The facts made it impossible for Emma & Andrew to have a biological child. But they had faith that God promised them a child by name. Their struggle between faith and facts resolved in a way that shocked everyone, including Emma. This is her story. The Baby Steps Infertility Awareness Fun Run is back—with an IVF giveaway plus family-building grants! Join us in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on November 12, 2022. Registration is open now at babystepsfunrun.com Want Beth to speak at your event? Contact us here. For more about Sarah’s Laughter, please visit our website at sarahs-laughter.com. You can follow us on social media linked here: Sarah’s Laughter on Facebook & Instagram, and @sarahs_laughter on Twitter. Sarah’s Laughter is a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity. If you’d like to help support what we do, including this podcast, please visit sarahs-laughter.com/give. Thank you. Want to share your infertility story on this podcast? Email us at podcast@sarahs-laughter.com

Katie & Hunter shine a light on the dark places of their infertility journey. “I never imagined that walking into a Sunday school with smiling friends and happy babies would feel like walking into battle.” This is their story. Katie’s support group info: visit fbcw.org/wednesdays Scroll down & click “Co-Ed Classes” look for “Wonderfully Made” The Baby Steps Infertility Awareness Fun Run is back—with an IVF giveaway plus family-building grants! Join us in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on November 12, 2022. Registration is open now at babystepsfunrun.com Want Beth to speak at your event? Contact us here. For more about Sarah’s Laughter, please visit our website at sarahs-laughter.com. You can follow us on social media linked here: Sarah’s Laughter on Facebook & Instagram, and @sarahs_laughter on Twitter. Sarah’s Laughter is a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity. If you’d like to help support what we do, including this podcast, please visit sarahs-laughter.com/give. Thank you. Want to share your infe

Between ages 12 & 30, Linley had 17 D & Cs or laparoscopies to remove endometriosis and cysts. “When you’re having to literally pass your children, and your mom is having to hold you up so you can… I hit rock bottom.” This is her story. The Baby Steps Infertility Awareness Fun Run is back—with an IVF giveaway and multiple family-building grants! Join us in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on November 12, 2022. Registration is open now at babystepsfunrun.com For more about Sarah’s Laughter, please visit our website at sarahs-laughter.com. You can follow us on social media linked here: Sarah’s Laughter on Facebook & Instagram, and @sarahs_laughter on Twitter. Sarah’s Laughter is a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity. If you’d like to help support what we do, including this podcast, please visit sarahs-laughter.com/give. Thank you. Want to share your infertility story on this podcast? Email us at podcast@sarahs-laughter.com

Our guest today, Alice Swain, hails from Cheshire County England. Get ready to be encouraged–and possibly shed a tear or two. “My value isn’t in being a mother. It isn’t in being a wife. But it’s being a daughter of God.” This is her story. Alice’s Support Group Alice’s blog Alice’s book Interview with Beth & Alice’s mutual friend Emma Bustard, episode 25 The Baby Steps Infertility Awareness Fun Run is back—with an IVF giveaway and multiple family-building grants! Join us in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on November 12, 2022. Registration is open now at babystepsfunrun.com For more about Sarah’s Laughter, please visit our website at sarahs-laughter.com. You can follow us on social media linked here: Sarah’s Laughter on Facebook & Instagram, and @sarahs_laughter on Twitter. Sarah’s Laughter is a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity. If you’d like to help support what we do, including this podcast, please visit sarahs-laughter.com/give. Thank you. Want to share your infertility story on this podcast? E

Hannah Smith talks about the win-win of embryo adoption, and how unaddressed issues surrounding infertility affected her marriage. “When you don’t take the garbage out, it starts to stink.” This is her story. The Baby Steps Infertility Awareness Fun Run is back—with an IVF giveaway and multiple family-building grants! Join us in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on November 12, 2022. Registration is open now at babystepsfunrun.com For more about Sarah’s Laughter, please visit our website at sarahs-laughter.com. You can follow us on social media linked here: Sarah’s Laughter on Facebook & Instagram, and @sarahs_laughter on Twitter. Sarah’s Laughter is a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity. If you’d like to help support what we do, including this podcast, please visit sarahs-laughter.com/give. Thank you. Want to share your infertility story on this podcast? Email us at podcast@sarahs-laughter.com

From the time she was a twelve-year-old babysitting in Brazil, Kim knew she wanted to be a mom. At 30, she was still waiting. This is her story. You can find out more about Kim—including her book and her podcast—by visiting kimpatton.com. The Baby Steps Infertility Awareness Fun Run is back—with an IVF giveaway and multiple family-building grants! Join us in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on November 12, 2022. Registration is open now at babystepsfunrun.com For more about Sarah’s Laughter, please visit our website at sarahs-laughter.com. You can follow us on social media linked here: Sarah’s Laughter on Facebook & Instagram, and @sarahs_laughter on Twitter. Sarah’s Laughter is a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity. If you’d like to help support what we do, including this podcast, please visit sarahs-laughter.com/give. Thank you. Want to share your infertility story on this podcast? Email us at podcast@sarahs-laughter.com

We’re excited to welcome the effervescent Alisha J to the podcast. She shares the challenges of infertility when looking for a husband. “What man will want me if I can’t give him children?” You don’t want to miss her riff on Boaz. This is her story. You can find out more about Alisha J—including her book, her foundation, and all her social media—by visiting allthingsalishaj.com. The Baby Steps Infertility Awareness Fun Run is back—with an IVF giveaway! Join us in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on November 12, 2022. Registration is open now at babystepsfunrun.com For more about Sarah’s Laughter, please visit our website at sarahs-laughter.com. You can follow us on social media linked here: Sarah’s Laughter on Facebook & Instagram, and @sarahs_laughter on Twitter. Sarah’s Laughter is a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity. If you’d like to help support what we do, including this podcast, please visit sarahs-laughter.com/give. Thank you. Want to share your infertility story on this podcast? Email us at podcast@s

Since Alyse had suffered with debilitating pain from age 10, she never imagined that her husband Jonathan might also have a fertility issue. This is their story. The Baby Steps Infertility Awareness Fun Run is back—with an IVF giveaway! Join us in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on November 12, 2022. Registration is open now at babystepsfunrun.com For more about Sarah’s Laughter, please visit our website at sarahs-laughter.com. You can follow us on social media linked here: Sarah’s Laughter on Facebook & Instagram, and @sarahs_laughter on Twitter. Sarah’s Laughter is a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity. If you’d like to help support what we do, including this podcast, please visit sarahs-laughter.com/give. Thank you. Want to share your infertility story on this podcast? Email us at podcast@sarahs-laughter.com

We have exciting news: Baby Steps is back with an IVF to give away! We'll gather at Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge on Saturday, November 12, 2022. You can get all the details at babystepsfunrun.com. Registration is open now. We can't wait!

Beth talks to Chelsea Fountain this week. “I have had so many ultrasounds that I just kind of automatically go into a doctors office and undress from the waist down. And that’s gonna make my dentist appointment real awkward next time.” This is her story. For more about Sarah’s Laughter, please visit our website at sarahs-laughter.com. You can follow us on social media linked here: Sarah’s Laughter on Facebook & Instagram, and @sarahs_laughter on Twitter. Sarah’s Laughter is a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity. If you’d like to help support what we do, including this podcast, please visit sarahs-laughter.com/give. Thank you. Want to share your infertility story on this podcast? Email us at podcast@sarahs-laughter.com

Sheila went from planning a family to wondering if she was going to die. This is her story. For more about Sarah’s Laughter, please visit our website at sarahs-laughter.com. You can follow us on social media linked here: Sarah’s Laughter on Facebook & Instagram, and @sarahs_laughter on Twitter. Sarah’s Laughter is a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity. If you’d like to help support what we do, including this podcast, please visit sarahs-laughter.com/give. Thank you. Want to share your infertility story on this podcast? Email us at podcast@sarahs-laughter.com

Sara Weythman is one of our new support group leaders. This is a special episode—that surely someone needs to hear. First, the interview didn’t record. Later, the (successful) recording was deleted! Then—days later—recovered. This is her story. You can reach Sara at sara@sarahs-laughter.com. Her support group is in Pateros, Washington, which she also refers to as “Patero-dise.” For more information about her group, please visit https://www.sarahs-laughter.com/pateros. For more about Sarah’s Laughter, please visit our website at sarahs-laughter.com. You can follow us on social media linked here: Sarah’s Laughter on Facebook & Instagram, and @sarahs_laughter on Twitter. Sarah’s Laughter is a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity. If you’d like to help support what we do, including this podcast, please visit sarahs-laughter.com/give. Thank you. Want to share your infertility story on this podcast? Email us at podcast@sarahs-laughter.com

Beth’s guest this week is Dr. Rebecca Vavilov, a Board Certified Doctor of Natural Health with a PhD in Natural Medicine. You’ve probably never heard a doctor as excited about reproductive health as Doctor V. You might even “nerd out” & take notes! You can reach Dr. Vavilov at https://www.ovawellness.com. For more about Sarah’s Laughter, please visit our website at sarahs-laughter.com. You can follow us on social media linked here: Sarah’s Laughter on Facebook & Instagram, and @sarahs_laughter on Twitter. Sarah’s Laughter is a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity. If you’d like to help support what we do, including this podcast, please visit sarahs-laughter.com/give. Thank you. Want to share your infertility story on this podcast? Email us at podcast@sarahs-laughter.com

Jessica from the Story Night Podcast is our guest host this week. Beth will return soon. To hear more from Jessica, visit the Calvary Mac Story Night Podcast: Apple Podcast link Browser link The episode where Jessica interviews Beth For more about Sarah’s Laughter, please visit our website at sarahs-laughter.com. You can follow us on social media linked here: Sarah’s Laughter on Facebook & Instagram, and @sarahs_laughter on Twitter. Sarah’s Laughter is a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity. If you’d like to help support what we do, including this podcast, please visit sarahs-laughter.com/give. Thank you. Want to share your infertility story on this podcast? Email us at podcast@sarahs-laughter.com

Jessica from the Story Night Podcast is our guest host this week. Beth will return soon. To hear more from Jessica, visit the Calvary Mac Story Night Podcast: Apple Podcast link Browser link The episode where Jessica interviews Beth For more about Sarah’s Laughter, please visit our website at sarahs-laughter.com. You can follow us on social media linked here: Sarah’s Laughter on Facebook & Instagram, and @sarahs_laughter on Twitter. Sarah’s Laughter is a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity. If you’d like to help support what we do, including this podcast, please visit sarahs-laughter.com/give. Thank you. Want to share your infertility story on this podcast? Email us at podcast@sarahs-laughter.com

We first met Jessica in episode 103. Today she talks about her roller coaster quest for a baby, including her search for a gestational carrier on social media. “It’s a bit like online dating to find a uterus for your child.” This is her story. Sarah’s Laughter Podcast Episode 103 with Jessica. To hear more from Jessica, visit the Calvary Mac Story Night Podcast: Apple Podcast link Browser link The episode where Jessica interviews Beth The Hope Narrative is coming to Jesup, Georgia on April 30, 2022! Visit hopenarrative.org to register. For more about Sarah’s Laughter, please visit our website at sarahs-laughter.com. You can follow us on social media linked here: Sarah’s Laughter on Facebook & Instagram, and @sarahs_laughter on Twitter. Sarah’s Laughter is a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity. If you’d like to help support what we do, including this podcast, please visit sarahs-laughter.com/give. Thank you. Want to share your infertility story on this podcast? Email us at podcast@sarahs-laughter

Shannon Ketchum returns, this time talking about foster care. It’s one of our most transparent interviews yet. Her story doesn’t have a pretty bow on it, and it’s not resolved yet. “The thing you really crave is a kid to call you Mom.” This is her story. Shannon’s previous interview in Episode 62 Shannon’s book on Amazon The Hope Narrative is coming to Jesup, Georgia on April 30, 2022! Visit hopenarrative.org to register. For more about Sarah’s Laughter, please visit our website at sarahs-laughter.com. You can follow us on social media linked here: Sarah’s Laughter on Facebook & Instagram, and @sarahs_laughter on Twitter. Sarah’s Laughter is a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity. If you’d like to help support what we do, including this podcast, please visit sarahs-laughter.com/give. Thank you. Want to share your infertility story on this podcast? Email us at podcast@sarahs-laughter.com