Episode 132: Sarrah Strimel Bentley - Breast Cancer Survivor, Fertility and Surrogacy Champion with her One Chance

A weekly conversation between (mostly) women about all the different ways to be a mother (or not) with your host Daniella Rabbani. ALL ARE WELCOME. About This Week’s Guest: Sarrah believes in “joy mining,” AKA “choosing the joy” in the journey. Despite being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2020, she maintained her vision of becoming a mom and in December 2023, welcomed her first child via surrogacy. Now four years in remission, the former broadway showgirl created “A Chance For Life,” a nonprofit that helps women have babies after breast cancer. “Never stop believing that you will make it through this storm,” she says. “There is a beautiful life waiting for you on the other side.” Follow Sarrah on Instagram @sarrahstrimelbentley. And Our Hostess: Daniella Rabbani (@daniellarabbani) is an award winning storyteller and mother of two. Daniella has been hailed as "sympathetic and utterly alive" (New York Observer), "hilarious" (Wall Street Journal) and "will leave you twirling in the streets" (New York Times). TV credits: Amazon's The Better Sister, HBO’s Scenes from a Marriage, CBS’ God Friended Me, FX’s The Americans, Fox’s Laughs. Films: Oceans 8, Appropriate Behavior and her award winning directorial debut OMA (Available on Amazon Prime Video) and more. In motherhood, Daniella has an emerged as a community leader and a voice for mothers. Always advocating for a more inclusive and harmonious world starting with each and every one of us. Join the Conversation: * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/momcurious/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices