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Mama Making Podcast
The Mama Making Podcast is a space for moms making impact - in their communities, in their work, and in the everyday spaces that shape the world.
Hosted by Jessica Lamb, this show features honest conversations with women building, leading, creating, and mothering in ways that ripple outward. Each week brings a mix of solo reflections, expert interviews, and real stories from moms navigating growth in every season — from pregnancy and postpartum to leadership, entrepreneurship, advocacy, and beyond.
Because motherhood doesn’t pause growth. It often reshapes it.
Mama Making Podcast
Alison Beder Solway | The Miles We Run: Infertility, Surrogacy & Finding Strength in the Stride
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Episode Description:
What if the same resilience it takes to run a marathon is the exact strength you need to navigate infertility, pregnancy complications, and surrogacy?
In this episode, Jessica sits down with Alison Beder Solway—author of The Miles We Run, fitness expert, and founder of ABS Fitness—to explore her deeply personal journey through high-risk pregnancy, genetic diagnosis, and surrogacy after being told she couldn’t carry more children. Alison shares how marathon training became the unexpected metaphor for her motherhood story and why resilience is a muscle we can all build.
From advocating for your body to trusting others with your dream, this conversation covers the emotional highs and lows of fertility, family building, and finding your strength—on the trail and in life.
Main Topics Covered:
- Alison’s high-risk pregnancy and HHT diagnosis
- Navigating infertility and the emotional journey to surrogacy
- The surrogacy process: what people don’t realize
- Building trust, advocating for yourself, and finding the right surrogate
- Resilience through IVF setbacks and loss
- Training for the NYC Marathon in her 50s
- The surprising connection between long-distance running and family building
- Why resilience is a muscle—and how you build it one mile at a time
Resources Mentioned:
How to Connect with Alison:
- Website: themileswerun.com
- Fitness Platform: absfitness.ca
- Instagram: @themileswerun
- Book: The Miles We Run — available wherever books are sold
This episode is sponsored by Collabs Creative - a digital marketing company supporting makers, creatives, and small business owners with all things digital and design.
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