Journey to Stork'd, Host Julia Karol shares her journey to build a family and a podcast
Julia has been exploring new ways of building a family since her last relationship ended when she was 34. Grieving the loss of a relationship and the loss of the path she expected for herself drove her into a period of healing and self discovery. She started asking anyone and everyone about how they came to make the decisions they did regarding family life and she reflected on whether that resonated with her or not. She was in awe of the various ways in which someone can create a family, many of which aren’t explicitly shared with the world. There aren’t many ways to hear those stories, so Julia found those stories and created a mechanism that would enable her to share them. This episode introduces the inspiration behind Stork’d and the intentions for it, posing the question that’s begging to be answered: What is family?
Takeaways:
It can be helpful to figure out what family means to you. Does a family mean having kids? Do they have to biologically be your kids?
Children are not from your womb, they’re from your heart. Family is so much more than the biology of it and delivering a child on your own.
The tender moments of hearing someone else’s journey in parenthood is deeply connective and allows us to feel a universal sense of humanness.
You can expect a variety of stories in future episodes from fascinating people who are wrestling with the question: What is family?
In This Episode:
[ 0:00 ] Who is Julia and what inspired her to create this podcast
[ 6:44 ] How Julia’s experience in Colombia impacted her
[ 10:47 ] The intentions and purpose of this Stork’d
[ 11:33 ] The beginning of Julia’s recent fertility journey + Exploring step parenting
[ 12:48 ] Who and what to expect in future episodes
[ 14:47 ] Julia asks that you share and like episodes that you enjoy, reach out if you want to share your story, and sign up for her newsletter
[ 15:02 ] The story of Welcome to Holland and how it’s impacted her life
Links
Welcome to Holland by Emily Perl Kingsley