This week on The Burnout Club, I sit down with Lisa Levey — a longtime documentary producer and co-founder of The Otherhood Collective, a storytelling platform for people navigating nontraditional paths to fulfillment and family. Lisa opens up about her own journey through infertility, the grief that followed, and how she’s redefining what a “full life” looks like outside the narrow boxes of parent or non-parent. We talk about friendship, purpose, and what it means to build community around stories that often go untold — the ones sitting quietly behind closed doors.
If you’ve ever felt on the outside of someone else’s version of “having it all,” this one’s for you. Listen in, take a breath, and maybe see yourself in a new light.
About the Guest
Lisa Levey is the co-founder of The Otherhood Collective, a digital storytelling platform that creates space for honest and layered conversations around nontraditional paths to parenthood. Whether you're childless by choice, circumstance, or simply feeling a sense of otherness within the context of family and societal norms, this is a place where our complex stories aren't just shared, but celebrated.
Lisa is also a freelance Executive and Consulting Producer specializing in documentary and unscripted television — bringing decades of experience in human-centered storytelling to every project she touches.
When asked what she most wants people to know, Lisa says: “Why we started The Otherhood Collective.”
Connect with Lisa & The Otherhood Collective
Website: theotherhoodcollective.com
YouTube: @TheOtherhoodCollective
Instagram: @theotherhoodcollective
TikTok: @theotherhoodcollective
LinkedIn: The Otherhood Collective
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