Guest Post by Jessica Burgess When you are trying to conceive, the two-week wait between ovulation and menstruation can seem like forever. Especially if conception is taking longer than you expected, waiting can be mentally taxing and emotionally draining. You can't change … Read More »
Healing
Move toward mindful living and coping via cathartic expression and emotional validation. May you find peace, joy, comfort, and light – wherever you are on your journey.
Birth Mothers Day and The Open-Hearted Way to Open Adoption
Last week I had the unique privilege and honor to profile Lori Holden, author of the new book The Open-Hearted Way to Open Adoption: Helping Your Child Grow Up Whole. You may know her from her ever-amazing blog, LavenderLuz.com (formerly Write Mind, Open Heart) and her fantastic, … Read More »
Join the Movement for #NIAW
It's National Infertility Awareness Week and RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association wants all of us to join the movement. If you asked me four years ago if I would ever join a movement for infertility, I would have laughed heartily at the suggestion. But the truth is: it's … Read More »
What IF: Three Years Later
This was me three years ago: I's funny to go back and watch this video, to think about all the things that are different in my life now. The fact that we own a home instead of living in student housing where this was filmed. The three pairs of glasses I've gone through … Read More »
The Untethered Boat of Pregnancy and Parenting After Infertility
If you're here from BlogHer, welcome!Find out how you can join the movement for National Infertility Awareness Week. Yesterday, I talked about how I'm battling prenatal depression. Today, I want to talk a little more broadly about the liminal space of pregnancy after … Read More »
Where the Hell Have I Been Lately?
Snarky, short answer: right here, silly. Longer, more convoluted answer: it's complicated. I haven't posted here since late February and that's no good. Spam comments have begun piling up in my Akismet queue. Pageviews are down. I can practically see the virtual tumbleweeds … Read More »
Infertility Ink
I do not have a tattoo. You might think that this is because I'm Jewish and that Jews with tattoos can't be buried in Jewish cemeteries. Turns out, that's actually Jewish urban legend. Still, the Torah technically forbids that Jews get tattoos. But that doesn't mean I don't … Read More »
Love, Sex and Rock n’ Roll: Happy Valentine’s Day.
We're not usually big celebrators of Valentine's Day in our house. For several years when Larry and I were dating, I was often performing in a production of The Vagina Monologues. Since getting married, our anniversary (five years this year, folks!) falls at the end of January … Read More »
The Guilt of Joy
There's been a bit of talk about pain within the infertility experience in the ALI blogosphere of late. Jessica seems to kick things off talking about this concept of The Pain Olympics, which triggered a historical overview of the Pain Olympics over the years from Mel over at … Read More »
Infertility is the Most Painful Journey of Self-Discovery You’ll Ever Take
I was selfish, fickle, flighty and distracted four years ago. I still am, but the difference today, four years later, is that I recognize these qualities about myself now. I am also brave, strong, bold and empowered. If you told me four years ago I would one day say that … Read More »
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