Lisa Schuman

About

Lisa Schuman, LCSW, has been working as a licensed therapist for three decades and is currently the director of The Center for Family Building, co-author of Building Your Family: The Complete Guide to Donor Conception, and the host of the Building Your Family podcast. She is the former director of mental health services for Illume Fertility (formerly Reproductive Medicine Associates of Connecticut) and Gay Parents to Be. Ms. Schuman was the only therapist chosen to testify to the State Senate Judiciary Committee on the subject of legalizing compensated surrogacy in New York. As the principal investigator for research on oocyte cryopreservation, reproductive support services, and LGBTQIA+ issues, Ms. Schuman has produced several abstracts for presentation at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine and the Pacific Coast Reproductive Society, and has won awards for her research.

Books by Lisa Schuman

Recent Posts

4 Steps to Creating a Story for Your Donor-Conceived Child

4 Steps to Creating a Story for Your Donor Conceived Child offers a blueprint for crafting a narrative that will be meaningful to you and your child

Helping Couples and Families Cope with Infertility

A five-step process to help fertility patients identify their feelings and more effectively resolve differences with their partners and others.

Separate Infertility From Your Child’s Donor Story

Deciding to pursue parenting with donor conception can be a difficult process for many. It is important not to bring feelings of grief and loss into the child's story.

Sharing Your Egg or Sperm Donor Story with Others...Or Not

Embracing donor conception and the way your family is built should not be conflated with privacy, especially when it aligns with your family's needs and values.

Openness in Donor Conception is Essential

Donor conception is coming out of the shadows and into the mainstream. A helpful understanding of the importance of disclosure to children needs to become common knowedge as well.