Contributors
Keiko Zoll
Keiko Zoll, a digital storyteller at heart, is Founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Infertility Voice™. She is a News Writer for Romper, a parenting website for millennial women. She makes amazing pancakes, knows too many fonts by sight alone, and is powered almost exclusively by Starbucks Nespresso, English muffin pizzas, and NPR. Keiko lives in the greater Boston area with her husband, son, and two cats.
Melanie E.
Melanie is a working mom to three boys, one on earth, two in heaven, all conceived through fertility treatments as part of a lifelong struggle with PCOS. She and her husband live in rural New Hampshire where they enjoy spending time outdoors and homesteading. Melanie is an avid reader, blogger, and crafter. You can follow her on her blog, Pinterest or Instagram.
Ashley Rittman
Ashley Rittman lives in Southern California with her husband and their three kids. She was diagnosed with PCOS in 2005 and became a mother by way of adoption and fertility treatments. Currently she's working as a photographer; see her work at Ashley Rittman Photo. Ashley also blogs at Feigning Fertility writing about everything from her own experiences living with PCOS and the fallout, thoughts on reproductive issues and this weird thing her cat did. She thinks peanut butter tastes like evil, probably could play piano with her toes if she wanted to, makes small children cry when she sings and is double jointed in her left arm. It looks really gross.
Melissa Miles Carter
Dr. Melissa Miles McCarter is an editor, writer, publisher, and academic who lives in rural Southeast Missouri. She endured 12 years of infertility after the loss of her daughter to SIDS and an ectopic pregnancy. Melissa edited and published an an anthology on motherhood and loss called, Joy, Interrupted, which has a number of contributions about the struggles with infertility. She enjoys spending time with her husband, stepson, three English bulldogs, Boss Hog, Daisy and Roscoe, and their mutt, Little Bit Flash.
Elaine H.
Elaine is the creator of the blog That Thing in September, a blog about the day-to-day adventures of life with her partner Danielle. The couple has been dealing with infertility issues for the past four years, and the blog has been a therapeutic way to document that journey. They are currently the foster moms of two young children and hope to pursue private adoption in the near future.
Heidi Brockmyre
Heidi Brockmyre is a fertility expert, keynote speaker and fertility educator and acupuncturist with a background in Chinese medicine and 10 years of experience helping hundreds of women in her clinic and thousands of women around the world in her online community successfully grow their families. Heidi Brockmyre is a fertility expert, keynote speaker and fertility educator and acupuncturist with a background in Chinese medicine and 10 years of experience helping hundreds of women in her clinic and thousands of women around the world in her online community successfully grow their families. Heidi focuses on preparing the mind, body, and spirit for fertility and pregnancy through her revolutionary virtual fertility self-acupressure program called Total Fertility Wellness™. She loves sharing the wisdom of Chinese medicine and empowering women with tools they can use in the comfort of their homes. Nothing is more rewarding to her than hearing news of another positive pregnancy test from one of her program members.
Kirsten Karchmer
Kirsten Karchmer has been serving women from all over the world with infertility and recurrent pregnancy loss for over 15 years. She is a board-certified reproductive acupuncturist and former president of the American Board of Oriental Reproductive Medicine. Kirsten is a pioneer in integrative reproductive medicine, recurrent pregnancy loss, and the intersection of health and technology. She has been spending the last 4 years translating her successful clinical program into a technology-enabled platform to create highly effective and affordable fertility solutions for all women called Conceivable. Kirsten lectures internationally on integrative medicine and using technology in medicine to better serve patients, providers, and healthcare systems.
Liz Miles
Liz Miles is a 28-year-old from Pittsburgh, PA who shares a home with her husband and pug, Toby.
Alicia Young
Alicia Young is a journalist, speaker, and author of the award-winning Two Eggs, Two Kids: An egg donor’s account of friendship, infertility & secrets. Based in Houston, she has a background in social work counseling and journalism and has volunteered at a leprosy hospital in India. In her spare time, Alicia handles parasols and power tools with equal ease (not really, but she helpfully holds the flashlight when needed). Follow Alicia @AskAnEggDonor and at her blog, Savvy Life. Got questions? Email Alicia at askaneggdonor@hotmail.com. ASK AN EGG DONOR™ content © 2015, Alicia Young
