Embra Health

SEEDS Atlanta was a ✅ for me.

This conference covered it all, from ethical evaluations to AI in third party. Aside from getting food poisoning night 1 (less than ideal), so many highlights to note:

▫️meeting my clinical operations manager in real life (after knowing her for two years)

▫️reconnecting with over yummy guac and learning about her incredible rebrand and services

▫️hugging my marketing guru with gratitude for all the hard work she is doing for Embra

▫️speaking on a panel about ethics and best practices related to third party evaluations with some of the greats .backhaus.3

▫️hosting a roundtable about spotting and addressing psychological risk in surrogacy matches with fun flags and spicy debate

▫️catching up with our favorite third party attorney who is lovelier every time I see her.

And then coming home to hug my babies 💛. Working mom life is challenging, but when you find the sweet spot of both parts, it’s pretty amazing.

Hold what is yours this Sunday.

Did you know it is also Le***an Visibility Week?

Le***an and q***r women are often left out of how we talk about infertility.

Their jourey is often labeled as the “easier” path to parenthood. It’s not.

You don’t need a diagnosis to experience infertility. Social infertility comes with real stress, real decisions, and real emotional complexity.

Experiences of le***an and q***r women always belong in this conversation of family building.

***anvisibilityweek

And the conference season continues…

I love this one. An energetic of gathering of incredible humans learning about all their options to pursue their family dreams. The q***r community often has the harder hill to climb when it comes to family building, and orgs like this make education, resourcing, and financial access within reach.

Not to mention all the amazing agencies and clinic that support with discounts and pro bono services. Embra Health is proud to be a GPAP II and is currently supporting two journeys pro bono.

Okay favorite memories from this weekend:

Hearing the funniest story about Christy’s international shenanigans from

Getting to hug Allie in real life

Complaining to Ashley about how her hair tutorial didn’t work for me

Reuniting with my first agency partnership and sweetest friend Ivy from

Pretending my shoes were not giving me monstrous blisters all day (last photo)

Now, off to Disney. ✌🏼

PCRS - Conference 2026

First time at this conference, and what a cozy and intimate experience. Being in the desert, doctors in flip flops, the casual calmness everyone held… I like work like this.

My favorite part about conferences are seeing your community in real life. I loved having REAL face time with the colleagues and peers I work with and alongside in this wonderful world of family-building. Key memories:

Hearing about upcoming nuptials (YAY) and the incredible idea she’s brought to fruition with .inc

Meeting Amanjot in person (best storyteller ever) and catching up about our partnership with

Hugging my dear friend

Discovering the ball of fun that is and her incredible hair

Party-hopping with all night

Thank you for the vibes Palm Springs. 🌴

Surrogacy is complex. IVF is complex. Family building through third party reproduction is complex. As a therapist in this space, I see how much emotional weight intended parents carry quietly.

Mental health support is not extra nor unnecessary. It is fundamental, and part of doing this responsibly.