In todays episode I speak to Melissa from the United States Donor Conceived Council.
Melissa was conceived using anonymous egg donation and her parents told her and her brother when she was 21.
Melissa is part of the US Donor Conceived Council, which is a nonprofit organization run by and for Donor Conceived People. They connect with other DCP, recipient parents, donors, industry professionals, and the general public to increase awareness of issues that impact DCP and promote change that advances their health, welfare, and human rights."
In this episode we cover:
- The important topics that the United States Door Conceived Council are fighting for
- The feeling of burden that can be felt by DCP trying to find family members
- Some of the challenges with worldwide donor limits
- The differences in experiences of a RP and a DCP
- How societys view of what makes a family, might impact our thoughts about the term 'parent'
- The importance of not making the subject of donor conception taboo for our kids
- Why we should try not to take criticisms of the industry personally
....and much much more.
Connect with Donor Conceived Council
To connect with the US Donor Conceived Council you can follow them on Instagram
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/donorconceivedcouncil/
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About Mel Johnson
Hi! I'm Mel, The Solo Parenthood Coach and following my own journey to solo parenthood, I created The Stork and I to support others going through the same journey.
I'm also on a mission to change the narrative around solo parenthood
Learn more about me and the coaching I offer at www.thestorkandi.com
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S6: E9 Solo parenting abroad with Jess
S6: E8 Solo parenting with Talia
S6: E7 All things Solo Parenting with @Claire_Needs_Coffee
S6: E6 Deciding on the ethnicity of your sperm donor
S6: E5 Solo Parenting Twins When One Has a Complex Heart Condition
S6: E4 Making the decision to use double donation and to have 2 children solo
S6: E3 When the hardest part of the journey isn’t the decision to start
S6: E2 Solo Parent and Doula, Amelie
S6:E1 No Need For Prince Charming
S5; E10 Chatting to donor conceived Skyler who was raised by a solo mum
S5: E9 Being connected to donor siblings families as a baby
S5: E8 Hearing from donor conceived Natasha who was raised by a solo mum
S5: E7 Being donor conceived and using donor conception to conceive
S5: E6 Julianne Boutaleb, Perinatal Psychologist
S5: E5 Finding out you’re donor conceived in your teens
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