In retrospect, it was fitting that my last performance in The Vagina Monologues was reading "I Was There in the Room." It's a haunting, reverant, glorious monologue from Eve Ensler's perspective of watching her adopted son's child being born. She is present in the physical … Read More »
Hope
"Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness." (Desmond Tutu.) Revitalize your energy by focusing on positive, aspirational outcomes on your family building journey.
Reflective thoughts on PETA forthcoming – promise!
Hey folks - I've been meaning to post a nice reflective piece on this whole experience. It has been a whirlwind of a week and weekend, but I'm literally running on empty right now between work and some after work commitments (in addition to getting my house cleaned/organized for … Read More »
Infertility and Raising Awareness
We are more than our infertility. When we think of infertility, sometimes we think about all the things it has taken away from us: our fertility, our sense of control in our lives and of our bodies, sometimes even our hopes and plans. Infertility can make us weary, stressed, … Read More »
Redefinition Day: Celebrating Myself Beyond My Infertility
Today I celebrate myself. (Silly hats optional.)I used to call this day D-Day, for Diagnosis Day. My friend Honeybee has called it my Redefinition Day as I look back at from where I've come in just two years. Two years ago, all I could see was infertility, my life permenently … Read More »
Compassion, Grace, and Courage
Last week, I gave an interview to my college alumni magazine talking about the work I've been doing for the infertility community, and how my one little video exploded on the internet nearly a year ago. I'm excited to see it come out sometime in April or May, as it will be coming … Read More »
What I learned at the aquarium.
While I was in Atlanta I had a day with some downtime, so I stopped by The World of Coca Cola and the Georgia Aquarium, the largest aquarium in the world. I really thought my weekend would be an IF-free zone but the aquarium had different plans for me.Of course I'm already … Read More »
A most wonderful dream
Last night, I had a pretty rad dream:Larry and I were at some random party. The Winkelvoss twins of "The Social Network" and Facebook settlement infamy (and yes, they were also played by Armie Hammer in my dream) were there as well and pulled us aside."We wanted to give you … Read More »
A little kindness and compassion
...can go a long way.Photo by Sarah Murray via Flickr.I sometimes straddle a difficult line with blogging and being public about my identity. Sometimes there are things I am dying to write about here, but I know that even with strategic re-naming of the parties involved, people … Read More »
Cheers to 2011
Photo by Canon in 2D via Flickr.I couldn't end the year on such a downer of a last post. I'm in a very different place this year: last year, 2010 couldn't come fast enough. Going into 2011, I look back at this year of blessing and abundance. We've been very lucky and have had … Read More »
The Infertile’s Manifesto
Infertility is... so many, many things, I have learned.Thank you for such beautiful, moving, thought-provoking responses to yesterday's post, Fill in the Blank. Mum's still the word on where this is headed, but I was so moved last night as I read through all of the responses. … Read More »
