Empowerment

Reclaim your power with tools to advocate for your own healthcare and family-building decisions. Take charge of your infertility and become your own best patient advocate.

Why does the government hate women so much?

Feb. 23, 2011 by Keiko Zoll

Hi. Did you at one time or do you currently have one of these? Adorbs, right? Buy it here.Oh, you don't? From left: Rep. Phil Jensen (R-SD), Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Rep. Bobby Franklin (R-GA).Then please stop trying to govern mine.If you have lady bits or know … Read More »

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks & The IVF Connection

Feb. 16, 2011 by Keiko Zoll

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2010).Her name was Henrietta Lacks.She is known to most scientists simply as HeLa. In fact, she's known on an even simpler scale: she is not a person to most modern researchers, rather, she is an "immortal" line of cultured cells. The … Read More »

This one’s for M.

Feb. 7, 2011 by Keiko Zoll

I'm sitting in the hotel lobby at my conference, because amazingly, in this day and age, I'm expected to actually pay for internet in my room. Come on Marriott, I get the money game you're playing here, but come on. We're already paying out the nose for the room... you could … Read More »

Dear Media: You’re Not Helping

Jan. 21, 2011 by Keiko Zoll

Warning: ranty post ahead.The media has never really been kind to infertility. Then you get movies like Baby Momma and the ever horrifying The Backup Plan that kind of muck things up once in awhile. Only recently have we started seeing more empowering coverage such as Self … Read More »

Anyone else feeling that holiday funk?

Dec. 15, 2010 by Keiko Zoll

At first I thought it was just me, but a friend on Facebook posted a link that shed some light on the situation.I blame Mercury.Professor Trelawney would agree.Mercury is in retrograde right now (trust me, I'm sure). In a nutshell, Mercury is the planet of communications, the … Read More »

11% Towards My Goal!

Nov. 22, 2010 by Keiko Zoll

So far I've raised $180* for my Fall Fertile Fundraiser for RESOLVE of New England - I'm 11% of the way there! I'd love to double or even triple that by Thanksgiving - think I can do it?I think so! (Especially with your help!)$2000 still seems like a long way off, but that's only … Read More »

Fill in the Blank

Nov. 17, 2010 by Keiko Zoll

I've got a project brewing, and I need your help. Sorry to be cryptic, but that's all I can say for now. Help me finish this sentence:"Infertility is ___________."It can be a word, a phrase, or even a few sentences. The only thing I care about is that it's honest and comes from … Read More »

Reminder: Fertile Fall Fundraiser is still going on!

Nov. 16, 2010 by Keiko Zoll

So far I've raised $35 for my Fertile Fall Fundraiser for RESOLVE of New England. I've still got a long way to go, but I'm confident we can make it. I've decided to extend my fundraiser until December 30, 2010 - that's a month and a half from now. $1965 in a month and a half? … Read More »

Conference Tomorrow!

Nov. 5, 2010 by Keiko Zoll

Woot! Annual Conference time.I am WAY late to posting this today... took a sick day (serious tummy troubles) so I'm finally up and productive, now that I have to go to bed in an hour to get up early for the RESOLVE of New England Fertility Treatment, Donor Choices, and Adoption … Read More »

In the Red Tent Temple

Nov. 3, 2010 by Keiko Zoll

...I feel beautiful, vibrant, awakened, sexy, stress-free. I welcome the new moon with an open heart and a grateful smile."Welcome Woman, this place is made sacred with your presence."In the Red Tent Temple, we are all Goddesses.. . .Last night, our Red Tent Temple was filmed for … Read More »