Sarah's Laughter Infertility Podcast

Beth talks with foster mom Bailey Hughes about her misadventures searching for a diagnosis ("Our infertility story started on our wedding night"), the emotional landscape of fostering ("My pain is worth it if they can gain the love of a family"), and her advice for anyone considering becoming a foster parent. Bailey's blog: https://whichevershoefits.wordpress.com/ Bailey's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whichevershoefits/ -- For more about Sarah’s Laughter, please visit our website at sarahs-laughter.com. Our podcast-only site is podcast.sarahs-laughter.com. You can follow us on social media linked here: Sarah’s Laughter on Facebook & Instagram, and @sarahs_laughter & @jasonforbus on Twitter. Sarah’s Laughter also holds the Baby Steps Fun Run, where we give away a $10,000 grant for expenses related to either adoption or fertility treatment. We also partner with local SART-listed fertility clinics to give away IVFs at the event. Check babystepsfunrun.com for details and schedule. *** Sarah’s Lau

Beth talks with blogger & speaker Ashley Mitchell about the birth mom's perspective on abortion, adoption, and what birth moms really think about your vacation pictures. "I would rather face God at judgment with an abortion than society in an unplanned pregnancy." This is probably the most raw interview we've ever done, and it may provoke some emotions, but we consider it a must-listen—especially if adoption has touched your life in any way, or if you are considering adoption. Ashley has graciously offered to connect our listeners with resources surrounding adoption, including post-placement counseling. You can reach her at hi@bigtoughgirl.org. -- For more about Sarah’s Laughter, please visit our website at sarahs-laughter.com. Our podcast-only site is podcast.sarahs-laughter.com. You can follow us on social media linked here: Sarah’s Laughter on Facebook & Instagram, and @sarahs_laughter & @jasonforbus on Twitter. Sarah’s Laughter also holds the Baby Steps Fun Run, where we give away a $10,000 g

Episode 35: Small is the New Big. Chance meetings, Divine appointments, timely texts, small gestures of kindness—Beth and Mary Claire talk about the power of story, the big impact of little words, and the qualifications needed to comfort and encourage.  -- For more about Sarah’s Laughter, please visit our website at sarahs-laughter.com. Our podcast-only site is podcast.sarahs-laughter.com. You can follow us on social media linked here: Sarah’s Laughter on Facebook & Instagram, and @sarahs_laughter & @jasonforbus on Twitter. Sarah’s Laughter also holds the Baby Steps Fun Run, where we give away a $10,000 grant for expenses related to either adoption or fertility treatment. We also partner with local SART-listed fertility clinics to give away IVFs at the event. Check babystepsfunrun.com for details and schedule. *** Sarah’s Laughter is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit 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 shar

Episode 34: Lauren Citro was a young newlywed living a carefree life, convinced that her blessings were confirmation of God's goodness and love for her.  And then came infertility. This is her story. "The fertility community is full of moms who don't have babies."  Lauren also discusses the beautiful way she honors the lives of her embabies, and shares her experience at choosing a reproductive endocrinologist.   Lauren's blog: growmyfamily.com -- For more about Sarah’s Laughter, please visit our website at sarahs-laughter.com. Our podcast-only site is podcast.sarahs-laughter.com. You can follow us on social media linked here: Sarah’s Laughter on Facebook & Instagram, and @sarahs_laughter & @jasonforbus on Twitter. Sarah’s Laughter also holds the Baby Steps Fun Run, where we give away a $10,000 grant for expenses related to either adoption or fertility treatment. We also partner with local SART-listed fertility clinics to give away IVFs at the event. Check babystepsfunrun.com for details and schedule

  Episode 33: Fruitfully Barren. Tricia Schnoor had served in Youth ministry and as a missionary to Thailand, but a series of cruel ironies in her infertility journey rattled her faith. Then one day she decided to list all the lies she believed. This is her story. Tricia's blog: Strides for Schnoorlets -- For more about Sarah’s Laughter, please visit our website at sarahs-laughter.com. Our podcast-only site is podcast.sarahs-laughter.com. You can follow us on social media linked here: Sarah’s Laughter on Facebook & Instagram, and @sarahs_laughter & @jasonforbus on Twitter. Sarah’s Laughter also holds the Baby Steps Fun Run, where we give away a $10,000 grant for expenses related to either adoption or fertility treatment. We also partner with local SART-listed fertility clinics to give away IVFs at the event. Check babystepsfunrun.com for details and schedule. *** Sarah’s Laughter is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity. If you’d like to help support what we do, including this podcast, please visit s

Episode 32: Anna believed that because God was good, He would give her a baby. And then... He didn't. This is her story.  Anna's blog: yet-life.com -- For more about Sarah’s Laughter, please visit our website at sarahs-laughter.com. Our podcast-only site is podcast.sarahs-laughter.com. You can follow us on social media linked here: Sarah’s Laughter on Facebook & Instagram, and @sarahs_laughter & @jasonforbus on Twitter. Sarah’s Laughter also holds the Baby Steps Fun Run, where we give away a $10,000 grant for expenses related to either adoption or fertility treatment. We also partner with local SART-listed fertility clinics to give away IVFs at the event. Check babystepsfunrun.com for details and schedule. *** Sarah’s Laughter is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit 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

Episode 31: Redemption. Alycia had an abortion. Now she works with women in crisis pregnancies. For years, she thought her miscarriages were punishments from God. This is her story. Alycia's blog: Built in the Fire -- For more about Sarah’s Laughter, please visit our website at sarahs-laughter.com. Our podcast-only site is podcast.sarahs-laughter.com. You can follow us on social media linked here: Sarah’s Laughter on Facebook & Instagram, and @sarahs_laughter & @jasonforbus on Twitter. Sarah’s Laughter also holds the Baby Steps Fun Run, where we give away a $10,000 grant for expenses related to either adoption or fertility treatment. We also partner with local SART-listed fertility clinics to give away IVFs at the event. Check babystepsfunrun.com for details and schedule. *** Sarah’s Laughter is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit 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 podcas

Episode 30: Peace, Patience, and Trust. Author and blogger Alison England met a girl with a broken arm in her daughter's kindergarten class. Before Alison could finish the 20-mile drive home, her life had changed. This is her story. How to contact Alison: Blog: http://tandemadoption.com/ Link to Tandem book on Amazon: http://a.co/5wwPqD6 Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/AdoptionDevo/ Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/riding.tandem/ -- For more about Sarah’s Laughter, please visit our website at sarahs-laughter.com. Our podcast-only site is podcast.sarahs-laughter.com. You can follow us on social media linked here: Sarah’s Laughter on Facebook & Instagram, and @sarahs_laughter & @jasonforbus on Twitter. Sarah’s Laughter also holds the Baby Steps Fun Run, where we give away a $10,000 grant for expenses related to either adoption or fertility treatment. We also partner with local SART-listed fertility clinics to give away IVFs at the event. Check babystepsfunrun.com for details and schedu

Episode 29: Wait & Hurry Up (Brian & Chipley). We interviewed Chipley in episode 6, and Brian in episode 17, but we have them together for this episode. They open up about the strain infertility placed on their marriage. They also talk about how their infertility story intertwined and crisscrossed, across time and across the planet, including a child with leukemia in 1980s Louisiana and a warrior with a life-changing moment in 21st century Afghanistan. And... they have a surprise for us. -- For more about Sarah’s Laughter, please visit our website at sarahs-laughter.com. Our podcast-only site is podcast.sarahs-laughter.com. You can follow us on social media linked here: Sarah’s Laughter on Facebook & Instagram, and @sarahs_laughter & @jasonforbus on Twitter. Sarah’s Laughter also holds the Baby Steps Fun Run, where we give away a $10,000 grant for expenses related to either adoption or fertility treatment. We also partner with local SART-listed fertility clinics to give away IVFs at the event

For National Infertility Awareness Week, we asked several women across our groups what infertility means to them. So, #ListenUp! -- For more about Sarah’s Laughter, please visit our website at sarahs-laughter.com. Our podcast-only site is podcast.sarahs-laughter.com. You can follow us on social media linked here: Sarah’s Laughter on Facebook & Instagram, and @sarahs_laughter & @jasonforbus on Twitter. Sarah’s Laughter also holds the Baby Steps Fun Run, where we give away a $10,000 grant for expenses related to either adoption or fertility treatment. We also partner with local SART-listed fertility clinics to give away IVFs at the event. Check babystepsfunrun.com for details and schedule. *** Sarah’s Laughter is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit 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

Sister. Missionary. Prayer Warrior. Paulette Delaney of Heart Hidden International Skyped in this week to talk about the power of prayer to strengthen our most important relationship during infertility.  You can find out more about her ministry on these Facebook pages: Main page: https://www.facebook.com/HeartHiddenInternational  Used shoe drives: https://www.facebook.com/hearthiddenusedshoedrive/  -- For more about Sarah’s Laughter, please visit our website at sarahs-laughter.com. Our podcast-only site is podcast.sarahs-laughter.com. You can follow us on social media linked here: Sarah’s Laughter on Facebook & Instagram, and @sarahs_laughter & @jasonforbus on Twitter. Sarah’s Laughter also holds the Baby Steps Fun Run, where we give away a $10,000 grant for expenses related to either adoption or fertility treatment. We also partner with local SART-listed fertility clinics to give away IVFs at the event. Check babystepsfunrun.com for details and schedule. *** Sarah’s Laughter is a 501(c)(3) nonprof

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. -- For more about Sarah’s Laughter, please visit our website at sarahs-laughter.com. Our podcast-only site is podcast.sarahs-laughter.com. You can follow us on social media linked here: Sarah’s Laughter on Facebook & Instagram, and @sarahs_laughter & @jasonforbus on Twitter. Sarah’s Laughter also holds the Baby Steps Fun Run, where we give away a $10,000 grant for expenses related to either adoption or fertility treatment. We also partner with local SART-listed fertility clinics to give away IVFs at the event. Check babystepsfunrun.com for details and schedule. *** Sarah’s Laughter is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit 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 medical facts were clear: it was impossible for Emma & Andrew to have a biological child. But they clung to the belief that God promised them a child and even told them its name. “If we are praying for something, we need to be ready for answered prayers.” Their struggle between faith and facts continued through heartbreak, hardships, and devastating diagnoses. And the rugged truth that emerged would shock everyone, including Emma. This is her story. Emma Bustard (rhymes with mustard) lives in Northern Ireland. -- For more about Sarah’s Laughter, please visit our website at sarahs-laughter.com. Our podcast-only site is podcast.sarahs-laughter.com. You can follow us on social media linked here: Sarah’s Laughter on Facebook & Instagram, and @sarahs_laughter & @jasonforbus on Twitter. Sarah’s Laughter also holds the Baby Steps Fun Run, where we give away a $10,000 grant for expenses related to either adoption or fertility treatment. We also partner with local SART-listed fertility clinics to gi

When Kimberly & her husband, Jacob, couldn't conceive, tests revealed that Kimberly had polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and Jacob had a zero sperm count. But that wasn't the end of their story—or their diagnoses. "It was like the world stopped." Kimberly shares it all here. -- You might remember Kimberly from Episode 21: Pregnancy After Infertility or Loss (PAIL). You can access that episode by clicking here. -- For more about Sarah’s Laughter, please visit our website at sarahs-laughter.com. Our podcast-only site is podcast.sarahs-laughter.com. You can follow us on social media linked here: Sarah’s Laughter on Facebook & Instagram, and @sarahs_laughter & @jasonforbus on Twitter. Sarah’s Laughter also holds the Baby Steps Fun Run, where we give away a $10,000 grant for expenses related to either adoption or fertility treatment. We also partner with local SART-listed fertility clinics to give away IVFs at the event. Check babystepsfunrun.com for details and schedule.  *** Sarah’s Laughter is a

Adoption doesn't cure infertility, but it's a beautiful way to grow a family. For Tyler & Cary, the sting of infertility was still there after adoption. "The desire is still there. And I also know that without infertility, we wouldn't have our children." This is their story. -- Tyler's blog: http://theadventuresofbabyk.blogspot.com Adoption Strong: http://www.adoptionstrong.com The wonderful adoption video released by the Hamilton Tiger Cats: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jDY5uhlBVQ  --  For more about Sarah’s Laughter, please visit our website at sarahs-laughter.com. Our podcast-only site is podcast.sarahs-laughter.com. You can follow us on social media linked here: Sarah’s Laughter on Facebook & Instagram, and @sarahs_laughter & @jasonforbus on Twitter. Sarah’s Laughter also holds the Baby Steps Fun Run, where we give away a $10,000 grant for expenses related to either adoption or fertility treatment. We also partner with local SART-listed fertility clinics to give away IVFs at the event. Ch

Caroline Harries insists she is not a writer, but through the power of shared stories and shared struggles, she has connected an online infertility network whose members provide support to one another. She talks about it in her book, In Due Time. She's also a popular blogger. Just remember, Caroline insists that she is not a writer. This is her story.  Caroline's blog: http://in-due-time.com  If you purchase her book there, Caroline will sign it for you. Plus, she has generously provided a 15% off coupon code for our listeners: sarahslaughter15.  "Moms in the Making," Caroline's Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/momsinthemaking/ -- For more about Sarah’s Laughter, please visit our website at sarahs-laughter.com. You can follow us on social media linked here: Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. *** Sarah’s Laughter is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity. If you’d like to help support what we do, including this podcast, please visit sarahs-laughter.com/partner. Thank you.

Suppose after trying to conceive—and facing infertility's ups and downs, hopes and hurts—you find out you're pregnant. Joy! Relief! Anxiety? If, alongside your elation, you have a million variations of "Now what?" racing through your heart, this episode is for you. We interview our P.A.I.L. Group leaders, Kimberly and Mary Claire. (P.A.I.L. = Pregnancy After Infertility or Loss.) In our world, pregnancy does not always mean you're going to bring a baby home.    Meet Mary Claire & Kimberly, our P.A.I.L. Group Leaders You can contact Mary Claire & Kimberly at pail@sarahs-laughter.com. The book mentioned in this episode is Prayers That Avail Much by Germaine Copeland. -- For more about Sarah’s Laughter, please visit our website at sarahs-laughter.com. You can follow us on social media linked here: Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. *** Sarah’s Laughter is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity. If you’d like to help support what we do, including this podcast, please visit sarahs-laughter.com/partner. Thank

So, a vacationing student meets a local couple and wants them to adopt her baby. Really. This is Christy's story.  -- Here's some information about Christy, A.B.I.D.E. Ministry, and Sarah's Laughter Austin: A.B.I.D.E. Ministry - http://abideministry.blogspot.com/ A.B.I.D.E. Ministry Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ministryABIDE/?fref=ts Christy's Blog - https://christynueman.wordpress.com/ Christy's Email - christy@sarahs-laughter.com Online Registration for Sarah's Laughter Austin - http://tinyurl.com/HHBCInfertilitySupport -- For more about Sarah’s Laughter, please visit our website at sarahs-laughter.com. You can follow us on social media linked here: Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Please sign up for our weekday devotionals/occasional newsletter here. *** Sarah’s Laughter is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity. If you’d like to help support what we do, including this podcast, please visit sarahs-laughter.com/partner. Thank you.

Tara Baker had so much endometriosis that it took two surgeries to remove it all. She later conceived and had a baby—but still wanted another child. This is her story of secondary infertility. -- For more about Sarah’s Laughter, please visit our website at sarahs-laughter.com. You can follow us on social media linked here: Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.  *** Sarah’s Laughter is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity. If you’d like to help support what we do, including this podcast, please visit sarahs-laughter.com/partner. Thank you.

Lisa Newton is a Christian infertility author and blogger extraordinaire. "I can't quite remove myself from [the infertility community]. I had so much support from the community while I was struggling to conceive, and I want to give back." You can find her amazing, powerful resources (such as 31 Days of Prayer During Infertility and 31 Days of Scripture During Infertility) at amateurnester.com. She is generously offering a 30% discount to our listeners; just use the coupon "Sarah" at checkout. -- For more about Sarah’s Laughter, please visit our website at sarahs-laughter.com. You can follow us on social media linked here: Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Please sign up for our weekday devotionals/occasional newsletter here. *** Sarah’s Laughter is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity. If you’d like to help support what we do, including this podcast, please visit sarahs-laughter.com/partner. Thank you.