Maria Menounos Talks Surrogacy With FMC Founder Stephanie Levich

Maria Menounos and Stephanie Levich Talk Surrogacy

In an episode of Heal Squad, Maria Menounos sat down with Family Match Consulting founder Stephanie Levich for an open conversation about surrogacy. At the time, Menounos and her husband, Keven Undergaro, were in the process of building their family through surrogacy.

Together, Menounos and Levich discussed what the surrogacy process really looks like, from finding the right surrogate and navigating the relationship to some of the misconceptions that continue to surround this path to parenthood.

A More Honest Conversation About Surrogacy

Throughout the episode, Menounos shares her perspective as an intended parent while Levich draws on more than two decades of experience working with families and surrogates.

Their conversation touches on the importance of finding the right match, building a relationship rooted in trust and mutual respect, and recognizing the many milestones along the way. They also discuss how intended parents can approach conversations with their children about their birth stories with openness while still honoring the privacy of everyone involved.

Levich also addresses some of the most persistent misconceptions about surrogacy, including assumptions about why intended parents choose this path and what motivates women to become surrogates. While compensation is an important and appropriate part of surrogacy, the women who choose to become surrogates are often motivated by something much bigger: the desire to help another person or couple experience parenthood.

A Conversation Worth Watching

Menounos and Levich offer two different perspectives on the same experience: one from an intended parent going through the process herself, and the other from a professional who has spent decades helping families navigate it.

The result is a candid conversation about the realities of surrogacy, the relationships at the heart of it, and the extraordinary people who come together to help create families.