Category: Ask A Therapist

Ask a Therapist: How Much Donor Information is Enough?

A recipient parent wonders how much information about the donor will be enough for her donor conceived child.

January 12, 2026Ask A Therapist, egg donation, embryo donation, genetic identity, guides and resources: parents, identity release, known donor, medical history, open ID at 18, siblings, single parent by choice, smbc, sperm donation

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Ask a Therapist: Dealing with Disclosure vs. Cultural Values

A recipient parent asks about how to navigate cultural differences when it comes to disclosure.

December 1, 2025Ask A Therapist, anonymity, culture, disclosure, early disclosure, egg donation, embryo donation, ethnicity, genetic identity, guides and resources: parents, info and guides, late disclosure, siblings, sperm donation

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Ask A Therapist: Connection to Other Families In Your Pod

I have a question about how to connect to another donor sibling family if the other family has yet to share with their preschool-aged child that they are donor conceived. The mother is shocked that […]

July 11, 2025Uncategorized, Ask A Therapist, disclosure, early disclosure, offspring, single parent by choice

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Ask A Therapist: Healing Long-Term DCP Anger

A donor conceived person struggles with ongoing feelings of anger over their parents' decision to use an anonymous donor.

March 17, 2025Ask A Therapist

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Ask a Therapist: Dealing with Unknown Donor Health History

A donor conceived person wonders how to deal with unknown donor health history.

February 7, 2025resources: donor conceived persons, anonymity, Ask A Therapist, egg donation, embryo donation, info and guides, medical history, offspring, sperm donation

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Ask a Therapist: Withholding a Known Donor’s Identity until Child is 16

An intended parent wonders about the impact of withholding their known donor's identity until the child turns 16.

January 16, 2025Ask A Therapist, anonymity, disclosure, early disclosure, education, egg donation, embryo donation, genetic identity, grief, guides and resources: parents, identity release, known donor, late disclosure, lgbtq, lgbtqia+, medical history, mental health, offspring, open ID at 18, single parent by choice, smbc, sperm donation

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Ask A Therapist: Struggling with Donor Conceived Son’s Boundaries

A recipient parent struggles with the boundaries his donor conceived son has created around sharing information about siblings and the donor.

December 16, 2024Ask A Therapist, disclosure, early disclosure, education, egg donation, embryo donation, genetic identity, grief, guides and resources: parents, identity release, late disclosure, lgbtq, lgbtqia+, mental health, offspring, open ID at 18, siblings, single parent by choice, smbc, sperm donation, Uncategorized

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Ask a Therapist: Seeking Advice to Support a Single Mom by Choice

A concerned friend wants to know how best to support a single mom by choice who has a strained relationship with her adult donor conceived daughter.

December 2, 2024Ask A Therapist, disclosure, early disclosure, education, genetic identity, grief, identity release, late disclosure, lgbtq, lgbtqia+, mental health, offspring, open ID at 18, siblings, single parent by choice, smbc, sperm donation

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Ask a Therapist: Feeling Attracted to a Donor Conceived Sibling

A donor conceived person struggles with feeling attracted to a newly discovered sibling.

October 11, 2024Ask A Therapist, egg donation, embryo donation, genetic identity, mental health, offspring, resources: donor conceived persons, siblings, sperm donation

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Ask a Therapist: Known Donor Considers Meeting His Donor Conceived Children

A known sperm donor considers meeting his minor donor conceived offspring.

October 4, 2024Ask A Therapist, disclosure, early disclosure, genetic identity, guides and resources: donors, identity release, known donor, lgbtq, lgbtqia+, mental health, offspring, siblings, single parent by choice, smbc, sperm donation

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