S03:E13 - Lindsey Strickland | What Do You Really Know about Surrogacy?

Think surrogacy is just a fancy way to skip the line? Think again! Today, we're diving into real-life stories of LGBTQ surrogates, unexpected family ties, and the magic moments that make this journey so uniquely human and humanizing.

In this episode:

• The inspiring story of Lindsay, a surrogate with a heart as big as her city of North Carolina
• How LGBTQ families redefine heroism and parenthood by choice, not chance
• The importance of agency, support, and honesty in surrogacy journeys
• Behind-the-scenes of a birth involving intended parents, surrogates, and emotional choreography
• How open communication creates a family in and out of hospital walls
• The role of agencies that treat surrogates like humans, not checkboxes
• Kids’ hilarious (and adorable) take on how families are "baked"
• Surrogacy as a tool for education, acceptance, and community building

Resources & Links:

• Surrogacy Is Agency | A supporter of inclusivity and surrogates’ well-being
• Amazon - Surrogacy and Family Building Books

Connect with Lindsay:

• Instagram - L Strickland 1026
• TikTok - NCMama and Surrogate

Closing thoughts:

Surrogacy isn’t just about creating a family, it’s about rewriting what family looks like more love, more diversity, and more stories that inspire smile-inducing, tear-jerking, "Wow, that’s real life" moments. Buckle up, and let’s celebrate the human side of making families one extraordinary journey at a time.