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"""Coming out publicly about my path to motherhood has opened communication between me and others battling infertility. I speak to women everyday who are at different stages in their journey. This book spoke to my past self as well as my life now as a Donor Conceived Parent. At this stage, so many couples are struggling with disclosure. In Building Your Family, Schuman and Leondires help you navigate your family narrative and provide simple, yet necessary ways to tell your child about their origin story. This book is priceless."" - Camille Guaty, Actress and Donor-Conception advocate ""This book provides the comfort needed when faced with obstacles and the motivation to know donor conception is possible and can be successful. As the CEO of Family Equality, we ensure LGBTQ+ people have the freedom to form their families whichever way they choose, and donor conception is often one of those choices. With the growing number of LGBTQ+ millennials planning to start or grow their families, it is critical we provide them with the resources required to make what can be an arduous journey easier. Lisa Schuman and Dr. Leondires have done this skillfully and with thoughtful representation of our community."" - Stacey Stevenson, CEO, Family Equality ""This is an excellent book, written from the heart, filled with a treasure trove of information, critical to those preparing to build their families with assisted reproduction. A must-read for anyone considering donor conception."" - Richard Paulson, MD, past President, ASRM ""In Building Your Family, Lisa Schuman speaks to the reader with a combination of compassion and expertise. The sections on single motherhood by choice reflect her understanding of this new kind of family and of the joys and challenges which SMCs face on their journey."" - Jane Mattes, founder, Single Mothers by Choice ""This book is a must-have for anyone looking to simplify the complicated journey of family building."" - Broadway Husbands ""I have been a therapist in the infertility field for 35 years and can honestly say that this book is a true gem for all those considering or pursuing building a family through any kind of donor situation. The combination of the authors being a highly experienced therapist and infertility specialist, who both built their families through non-traditional means, brings with it everything an individual or couple needs to know on their family-building journey."" - Alice Domar, PhD, researcher, author of several books and leader in the field of Infertility"

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LISA SCHUMAN, LCSW, is a family building expert, award winning researcher, and therapist. As the founding Director of The Center for Family Building, she guides people around the world to build the families of their dreams. Ms. Schuman lives in Connecticut with her husband and three children. MARK LEONDIRES, MD, is the Founder and Medical Director at Illume Fertility and the Founder of Gay Parents To Be, a leading family-building resource for the LGBTQ+ community. Dr. Leondires resides in Connecticut with his partner and their two children.

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