logo
episode-header-image
Apr 2024
53m 17s

Becoming Fairy Godmother: Egg Donation a...

Feelings & Co.
About this episode
Two years ago Julia Winston was asked to help a gay couple start a family by donating her eggs. At the time, she was 38, single, and had no idea if she’d start her own family. Sometimes that made her feel insecure, so the opportunity to donate her eggs allowed her to help create a family, just not the one she imagined in her head. Since the donation, she’s g ... Show More
Up next
Today
He Was A Mirror Of Me: Trauma, Memories, and Family Myths Changing Lives
Our lives are shaped by our families. Not just our habits, family recipes, and noses – our stories, too. You probably know stories about your great-grandparents, great-great-grandparents, or, if you’re really into Ancestry.com, as far back as five hundred years ago. You might kno ... Show More
46m 21s
Jul 30
Crusty Soul Energy with Elizabeth Kott
On today’s episode, Nora is joined by Elizabeth Kott to renew your hope in humanity and give you your much-needed dose of OK. If you continue to forget the days of the week (Tuesday shouldn’t exist and we are prepared to cut them out of our calendars), find joy in having and usin ... Show More
1h 8m
Jul 28
Help! I Was Dumped By A Widow
People are clumsy when it comes to widows – we’ve made a handful of episodes about just how clumsy we can be. But we don’t often talk about how widows can be clumsy with others, too. In today’s episode, we meet caller Alex, who met her dream man on Hinge. He was emotionally avail ... Show More
1h 37m
Recommended Episodes
Jun 2020
Choosing The One
Freddy meets Louie and Ellie, a transgender man and a cis woman, who are trying to start a family. But navigating fertility treatment as a queer couple isn’t always easy. And then there's the tricky business of choosing a sperm donor…which for Louie and Ellie can only mean one th ... Show More
22m 43s
Jun 2021
EP 301: Release the Responsibility You Feel for Your Family with Julia
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This episode is about changing your role in a chaotic family. Today's caller, Julia, is a highly sensitive person with amazing gifts. She is at a choice point about how she wants to use them. She is looking for permission to pursue her life thro ... Show More
35m 34s
May 2024
#216 Finding Joy & Peace on Your Own with Julia Mazur
In today's episode I'm joined by Julia Mazur, host of the Pretty Much Done Podcast and we talk about Julia's journey through letting go of the societal expectations of needing to find a partner and have kids by a certain age, how she not only found peace in being single, but lear ... Show More
43m 25s
Jul 2023
Donor Daddy
He donated sperm to help a friend start her family. A decade later that gift shattered his own. Esther talks through the consequences of a secret. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
53m 6s
Aug 2023
76. Sweet Baby Queers
Being a parent to a queer child can be nerve racking. Will people accept them? Treat them well? Listener Zoe Gladstone shares that while those worries are present for her, there are also moments of intense gratitude when she realizes how many people out there want to love on her ... Show More
4m 36s
Sep 2024
369. There's No Rules
Julia Winston (the host of the Feelings and Co show Refamulating) joins us today to share some wisdom from one of her favorite guests from Refamulating’s first season. Heidi Clements is a 63-year-old writer and fashion influencer who has AMAZING advice for people in the 20s and 3 ... Show More
5m 27s