Episode 84: UpRooted - Jill Wolfe and Naomi Less

I Want to Put a Baby in You!

Naomi Less is an internationally renowned singer, composer, musician, educator and a Founding Ritual Leader of the Lab/Shul community. Aside from touring and leading worship for her Lab/Shul community, Naomi has a national presence as a powerful feminist in the Jewish music world - she hosts her show “Jewish Women Rock show” on Jewish Rock Radio and co-created and co-stars in “TRYmester”, a touring musical performance piece about fertility journeys. She serves as Vice President for Uprooted: A Jewish Response to Fertility Journeys. She is beloved by communities where she’s served as an artist-in-residence both for her performance and her creative spiritual leadership and facilitation. If you want to hear Naomi’s original music, check her out on spotify, on LabShul.org or anywhere you hear or watch music. Jill Wolfe and her husband struggled with unexplained infertility for 4.5 years before having their first child, Eliana, via a gestational surrogate. There were many years of sadness, failed IVFs, and finally elation with the joy of finally becoming a parent. A couple years later their daughter Mia was born via their same surrogate. Jill lives in Minneapolis with her husband, two angels and dog Jojo. Jill has a Master’s in Education and was a bilingual Spanish teacher before having children. Since having children, she has been working in medical sales and is currently working in Biotechnology at Shire specializing in rare disease. Listen to Jill and Naomi as they discuss with Ellen and Jenn: • Naomi and her 7-year fertility journey. • Jill and her journey to, and through, surrogacy. • The rocky road of clomid, multiple failed transfers, and learning of other options. • The joys of learning her surrogate was pregnant and the birth of her daughter. • A second journey. • Naomi discovering the reason for her infertility. • The surprising responses she received for sharing her infertility journey. • Creating vows to get through her infertility journey. • Coming to the realization she needed an egg donor. • Coming up with the funds for the egg donation. • The formation of UpRooted! Want to share your story or ask a question? Call and leave us a message on our hotline: [phone]. Learn more about our podcast: https://iwanttoputababyinyou.com/ Learn more about our surrogacy agencies: https://www.brightfuturesfamilies.com/ Learn more about Ellen’s law firm: http://trachmanlawcenter.com/ Learn more about UpRooted: https://weareuprooted.org/