09/23/2026
๐๏ธ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐: ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ ๐๐ฟ๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป
Independent surrogacy and donor journeys can offer families greater flexibility and control, but โindependentโ doesnโt mean navigating the process alone.
In this episode of ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ, Kim Surratt sits down with ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ ๐๐ฟ๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป and ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐, founders of ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ, to explore a more organized and transparent approach to independent family building.
Andrea brings more than 30 years of experience supporting individuals and families through third-party reproduction. In addition to her work with KinVara, she is Founder and CEO of ๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต, a nationwide reproductive mental health practice. Her career has been devoted to helping intended parents and professionals navigate a fertility landscape that can often feel complicated and fragmented.
But there is also a very personal side to the woman behind that work. Andrea shares that the person who inspires her most is her ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ด๐ต๐๐ฒ๐ฟ, and when it comes to the stories that have stayed with her, her favorite book is ๐ด๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐๐.
That human perspective carries naturally into a conversation centered on making family-building journeys easier to understand and navigate.
Together, Kim, Andrea, and Virginia discuss how intended parents can approach important steps such as legal review, psychological screening, background checks, insurance, medical records, escrow, and professional referrals in a more logical order. They also explain why the sequence of those steps matters - and how doing things too early, too late, or not at all can create unnecessary expense and complications.
The conversation also takes a closer look at journeys involving a trusted friend or family member as a surrogate or donor. Even when the relationship already exists, experienced legal, medical, psychological, and financial professionals still play an important role in protecting everyone involved.
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๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ:
๐ KinVara Fertility Network: www.kinvarafertility.com
๐ Thallo Health: http://www.thallohealth.com
๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ผ๐ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ & ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ:
LinkedIn - Andrea Bryman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreabryman/
LinkedIn - Thallo Health: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thallo-health
LinkedIn - KinVara Fertility: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kinvara-fertility
Facebook - Thallo Health: https://www.facebook.com/ThalloHealth
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๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ:
Surrogacy Warrior explores the legal, emotional, and practical realities of surrogacy and assisted reproduction through conversations with the families and professionals who know these journeys firsthand.
๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ:
Surratt Lawโs website: https://www.lawyersforfamilies.com
Surratt Lawโs YouTube: /
