{"id":1655,"date":"2025-12-12T05:52:35","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T05:52:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/partsofme.org\/?page_id=1655"},"modified":"2026-03-09T17:10:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T17:10:35","slug":"about_us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/partsofme.org\/about_us\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1655\" class=\"elementor elementor-1655\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-100289e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"100289e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2483ee3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2483ee3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcfe95d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dcfe95d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f5d19c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f5d19c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"color:#a5cebb\">Our<\/span> Origin Story<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aaf1774 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aaf1774\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1aa0903 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1aa0903\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bfa785 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9bfa785\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fa28ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9fa28ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Parts of Me was founded by three people united by a shared frustration: donor conceived people have been nearly invisible in the cultural landscape.<\/p><p>Two of our founders are donor conceived. Growing up, they never saw themselves reflected in the books they read or shows they watched. They didn&#8217;t know another donor conceived person. They has no sense that people like them existed in the world.\u00a0<\/p><p>Our third founder is a parent who used donor conception to build her family. She wanted her children to see characters like them in the media they consumed. She searched for stories featuring donor conceived kids and found almost nothing.<\/p><p>We want something more for this community. We want the full depth and breadth of donor conceived experience represented\u2014 peace, grief, anger, curiosity, joy, ambivalence. We want the full diversity of experience represented\u2014recognizing that donor type, family structure, disclosure timing and method, and countless intersecting identities all shape how people understand and navigate donor conception.<\/p><p>That&#8217;s why Parts of Me exists.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-085608b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"085608b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51237e0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"51237e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cefb0c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3cefb0c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10e0a8f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"10e0a8f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5712d9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e5712d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"256\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/partsofme.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/heart-rate-svgrepo-com.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1668\" alt=\"heart rate svgrepo com\" srcset=\"https:\/\/partsofme.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/heart-rate-svgrepo-com.png 256w, https:\/\/partsofme.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/heart-rate-svgrepo-com-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" title=\"About\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f584f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f584f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Mission<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bee4164 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bee4164\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Parts of Me enhances authentic representation of donor conceived people across all forms of arts, media, and culture.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0849026 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0849026\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0aebde elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a0aebde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"256\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/partsofme.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/eye-3.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1669\" alt=\"eye 3\" srcset=\"https:\/\/partsofme.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/eye-3.png 256w, https:\/\/partsofme.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/eye-3-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" title=\"About\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82b5da5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"82b5da5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Vision<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-542000e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"542000e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A future where donor conceived people see themselves reflected and validated in the cultural landscape.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d2e0af e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d2e0af\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f18671b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f18671b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51abf69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"51abf69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Values<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f977dd elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"8f977dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-certificate\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>Dignity and Respect:<\/strong> We recognize the inherent dignity of every donor conceived person and commit to representation with nuance, authenticity, and respect.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-certificate\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>Truth and Transparency:<\/strong> We value honesty in storytelling and organizational practices, acknowledging the complex realities of donor conception.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-certificate\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>Inclusion and Diversity: <\/strong> We celebrate the diversity of donor conceived people and strive to represent the full spectrum of experiences.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-certificate\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>Autonomy and Agency:<\/strong> We respect the right of donor conceived people to control their own narratives and make informed choices about their identities and relationships.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-certificate\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>Intergenerational Justice:<\/strong> We consider the long-term impacts of our work on future generations of donor conceived people and their families.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0478e3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c0478e3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-251baf7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"251baf7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecd8d42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ecd8d42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our People<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc39d75 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cc39d75\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb72b9d elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"cb72b9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-square-full\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bfb4ef elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7bfb4ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45eeb9c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"45eeb9c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4392a4d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4392a4d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-502ab84 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"502ab84\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15640ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"15640ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"830\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/partsofme.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Karyn-830x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2807\" alt=\"karyn\" srcset=\"https:\/\/partsofme.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Karyn-830x1024.jpg 830w, https:\/\/partsofme.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Karyn-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/partsofme.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Karyn-768x947.jpg 768w, https:\/\/partsofme.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Karyn-1245x1536.jpg 1245w, https:\/\/partsofme.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Karyn-1660x2048.jpg 1660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" title=\"About\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfc9352 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bfc9352\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Karyn Hladik-Brown<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b170947 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b170947\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Karyn, as a donor conceived person, was always disappointed by the lack of books growing up that reflected her lived experience, so she wrote her master&#8217;s thesis about it. Her belief that every child deserves mirrors influences her work as a high school librarian and as a reviewer for <i>School Library Journal<\/i>. Karyn serves as Vice President of the Board of Directors.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3da3231 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3da3231\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3543315 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3543315\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aacac74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aacac74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"926\" src=\"https:\/\/partsofme.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8653-768x926.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3201\" alt=\"img 8653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/partsofme.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8653-768x926.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/partsofme.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8653-249x300.jpeg 249w, https:\/\/partsofme.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8653-850x1024.jpeg 850w, https:\/\/partsofme.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_8653.jpeg 1154w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" title=\"About\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a794b47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a794b47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Taylor Hovish<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be2f136 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be2f136\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Taylor is a donor conceived person and author of &#8220;A Kids Book About Donor Conceived People.\u201d Her expertise in child development and special education drives her passion for equity focused community service. Taylor is excited to establish new avenues to support DCP representation as President of the Board of Directors.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36b3376 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"36b3376\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b4cfbf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8b4cfbf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-325f4b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"325f4b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1152\" height=\"1354\" src=\"https:\/\/partsofme.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/c1b5b579-f95b-4959-a813-a5203b3b6d65-e1766403568156.png\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-2508\" alt=\"c1b5b579 f95b 4959 a813 a5203b3b6d65\" srcset=\"https:\/\/partsofme.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/c1b5b579-f95b-4959-a813-a5203b3b6d65-e1766403568156.png 1152w, https:\/\/partsofme.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/c1b5b579-f95b-4959-a813-a5203b3b6d65-e1766403568156-255x300.png 255w, https:\/\/partsofme.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/c1b5b579-f95b-4959-a813-a5203b3b6d65-e1766403568156-871x1024.png 871w, https:\/\/partsofme.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/c1b5b579-f95b-4959-a813-a5203b3b6d65-e1766403568156-768x903.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" title=\"About\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cef470 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3cef470\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Laura Runnels<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b621817 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b621817\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Laura is a solo parent to two donor conceived children, the aunt of a donor conceived child, and the founder of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dcjournalclub.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donor Conception Journal Club<\/a><\/em>, where she synthesizes and shares research findings. 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