I Have to Get Pregnant Naturally!!
Do you tell yourself that getting pregnant absolutely has to be natural? Do you scream at yourself that your body MUST work. You may berate yourself in frustration that this is what a woman is put on …
Use Both/And To Find Perspective to Cope with Infertility and Covid-19
As I write this blog post, many of you are as mad as hornets about your fertility clinics closing due to shock, despair, fear of losing time, infuriated, blocked, lacking control. You literally cannot …
Mother’s Day Dreams Unfulfilled
There are many mothers you have not met on this Mother’s Day. You may not know who they are or the ways in which they suffer on this day, this celebration of mothering that is so easy and happy for …
Stop Hating On Yourself About Infertility
Every day I meet with women who hate on themselves for the medical problem of infertility. Unfair, I say, so unfair! Why are you treating a human being whom I care about in this terrible way? STOP. …
Pregnancy Loss and Awareness Day, October 15th
October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month and October 15th is designated as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day. The pain of stillbirth and miscarriage are not something to “get …
Planners and Control Freaks in the World of Infertility Treatment
Infertility turns your life on its head. This is especially true of people who label themselves as control freaks or planners. Unfortunately, there seem to be a lot of control freaks and planners in …
Let’s Beat Infertility Shame Together
You know what infertility shame is. Suffering in silence. Keeping your head down. Not telling other people in your life about the fertility struggles you are having because you are embarrassed. …
Listen Up! It’s National Infertility Awareness Week.
We humans do best when we have a purpose and take action. Listen Up! Take action! It’s National Infertility Awareness Week. #NIAW
5 Tips for Living with the Mystery of the Unexplained
Many of you live with the unexplained every day. There are no answers for the infertility diagnosis that you live with. Your baby has died unexpectedly and nothing makes sense about anything. You or …