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The Letter the Clinic Sent Us

Jun. 4, 2014 by Keiko Zoll

This is that part about infertility - parenting afterward or otherwise - that you don't hear so much about. We have enclosed this letter as a reminder that you currently have embryos frozen and stored... It is our hope that you will choose to use these frozen embryos in the … Read More »

These are for you.

May. 10, 2014 by Keiko Zoll

(I hope you like tulips.) According to a 2010 report from the National Retail Federation, Mother's Day is second-most popular holiday for fresh flower purchases, behind Christmas. People will spend $1.9 billion on flowers for Mother's Day. That's billion with a b. If I … Read More »

Infertility & Resolving Beyond Parenting

May. 3, 2014 by Keiko Zoll

For my final "Resolve to Know More..." interview, I'm so pleased to welcome Pamela Mahoney Tsigdinos, author of Silent Sorority. Today's topic is resolving without parenting. I feel like people are quick to write this off as an option, but the truth is, not everyone with … Read More »

Infertility & the Mind/Body Connection

May. 1, 2014 by Keiko Zoll

Welcome to my third "Resolve to Know More About..." interview. Today's topic? The Mind/Body Connection! This one is pretty near and dear to my heart, because I credit a lot of the success with my first and only IVF cycle to the degree to which I tapped ifnto the mind/body … Read More »

Infertility & Open-Hearted Adoption

Apr. 30, 2014 by Keiko Zoll

Thinking about adoption? Does the thought of open adoption strike fear in your heart? Fret not. I'm so honored to welcome Lori Holden for today's interview to talk about not just open adoption, but open-hearted adoption. Lori Holden blogs from Denver at LavenderLuz.com and can … Read More »

Infertility & the Surrogacy Option

Apr. 29, 2014 by Keiko Zoll

Yesterday I talked a little bit about my own IVF journey. Today, we hear from Whitney Anderson, infertility advocate and mom via surrogacy. We've also got a special interview with Kymberli Barney, surrogacy advocate, former surrogate and all-around badass. First, let's hear … Read More »

Welcome to National Infertility Awareness Week 2014!

Apr. 20, 2014 by Keiko Zoll

I can't believe this will be my fifth National Infertility Awareness Week. But for RESOLVE, it's an even bigger milestone: NIAW celebrates its 25th anniversary this year! Here at The Infertility Voice, I have a number of ways that you can get involved this year and help … Read More »

The International Infertility Community and the #RoyalBaby Overload

Jul. 23, 2013 by Guest Blogger

Guest Post by Kimberly Batten I'm Canadian. Anyone who has been around me or my blog for more than 5 minutes can figure that out. Being Canadian, we sort of have floor seats to the "Royal Baby Watch". Technically it should be important to us because this baby will one day … Read More »

He’s here.

May. 13, 2013 by Keiko Zoll

5 weeks early and one HELLUVA tale. More later. Waiting for Larry to get back from Japan. Yeah, it's THAT crazy a story. More this week. We're all okay. Hey Judah. Welcome to the world! Updated: Daddy is back in the US and we're all doing well, just waiting for our son to … Read More »

Birth Mothers Day and The Open-Hearted Way to Open Adoption

May. 6, 2013 by Keiko Zoll

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 »