{"podcast":{"title":"Infertile AF: Infertility and Modern Family Building through ART","slug":"infertile-af-infertility-and-modern-family-building-through-art-206488","podcast_index_feed_id":206488,"rss_url":"https://feeds.redcircle.com/0de6df85-dd92-47bc-acde-76dd6447d1ea","website_url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/infertile-af-infertility-and-modern-family-building-through-art","image_url":"https://media.redcircle.com/images/2024/7/19/21/e5a0e5ee-7c22-4dbd-9c0d-4970df7981ce__4796d451-1a0b-470a-b769-96fb152be1d9_img_0661.jpg","author":"Alison Prato","episode_count":387,"summary":"In this unfiltered podcast about infertility, Brooklyn-based journalist and mom-of-two Ali Prato, who went through secondary infertility and IVF herself, talks to women—and some men—about the messy, frustrating, painful, heartbreaking, absurd and sometimes hilarious journey to have a baby. Or in some cases, to not have a baby. Each episode tells a different story about family building, getting real about miscarriages, egg freezing, sperm and egg donation, IUIs, endometriosis, male factor infertility, adoption, surrogacy, genetic testing, single parenting by choice, LGBTQ+ fertility, living childless not by choice, depression, relationship issues, money issues, jealousy, PTSD, and so much more. Ali covers all of the outcomes in this safe, non-judgement zone: the happy endings, the soul-crushingly sad ones, and the ones still in limbo.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-12T18:18:07.711380+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/infertile-af-infertility-and-modern-family-building-through-art-206488"},"episode":{"title":"Singer-Songwriter Rene Byrd on Freezing Her Eggs, the Retreat That Healed Her and Becoming a Mom, Thanks to IVF, at Age 48","slug":"singer-songwriter-rene-byrd-on-freezing-her-eggs-the-retreat-that-healed-her-and-becoming-a-mom-thanks-to-ivf-at-age-48","published_at":"2025-12-17T17:00:11+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/infertile-af-infertility-and-modern-family-building-through-art-206488/singer-songwriter-rene-byrd-on-freezing-her-eggs-the-retreat-that-healed-her-and-becoming-a-mom-thanks-to-ivf-at-age-48","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/infertile-af-infertility-and-modern-family-building-through-art-206488","url":"https://www.infertileafgroup.com/podcast","audio_url":"https://audio1.redcircle.com/episodes/15cfb8bc-be06-4d9c-817c-a1e6f5f24689/stream.mp3","summary":"Today, Ali is talking to Rene Byrd, a British-born singer, songwriter, and media personality known for her powerful voice, soulful pop and R&B style, and her bold, heartfelt storytelling. On this episode, she tells her deeply personal egg freezing, infertility and family building journey, including giving birth to her son via IVF at age 48. Rene talks about the retreat that changed her life for the better, meeting her future husband in a bar (and how she knew she would build her family with him), and facing backlash when she became a mom in her late forties. She also shares the lessons she's learned regarding advocacy, fertility awareness and maternal wellbeing. Follow on IG: @Renebyrdofficial @Renebyrdofficialglobal EPISODE SPONSORS: THE WORK OF ART BOOK SERIES Ali's Children's Book Series about IVF, IUI and Family Building Through Assisted Reproductive Technology https://www.infertileafgroup.com/books The latest book in the Work of ART series, “You Are a Work of ART,\" is for every kiddo born through ART -- and the people who love them. Order \"Work of ART,\" \"Beautiful Bird\" and \"You Are a Work of ART,\" now at https://www.infertileafgroup.com/books FERTILITY RALLY IG: @fertilityrally www.fertilityrally.com No one should go through infertility alone. Join the Worst Club with the Best Members at fertilityrally.com. We offer 5 to 6 support groups per week, three private Facebook groups, tons of curated IRL and virtual events, and an entire community of more than 500 women available to support you, no matter where you are in your journey. Join today at link in bio on IG @fertilityrally or at www.fertilityrally.com/membership PHERDAL IG: @pherdal_science PherDal is the world’s first and only FDA-cleared, sterile, at-home insemination kit designed to help people build th…","meta_description":"Today, Ali is talking to Rene Byrd, a British-born singer, songwriter, and media personality known for her powerful voice, soulful pop and R&B style,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2641,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/infertile-af-infertility-and-modern-family-building-through-art-206488/episodes/singer-songwriter-rene-byrd-on-freezing-her-eggs-the-retreat-that-healed-her-and-becoming-a-mom-thanks-to-ivf-at-age-48/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/infertile-af-infertility-and-modern-family-building-through-art-206488/singer-songwriter-rene-byrd-on-freezing-her-eggs-the-retreat-that-healed-her-and-becoming-a-mom-thanks-to-ivf-at-age-48.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}