While I'm happy to take the microphone and do all the talking, I'm stepping off the stage today to shine some light on someone who deserves just as much attention and credit: my fantastic husband, Larry. I'm blessed to have found my soulmate and to have someone who dives head and … Read More »
Life Before and After Infertility
Mel has a great post this week busting a myth about infertility, about crossing the divide between those who have and those who have not yet resolved their infertility. It's a brilliant post and she describes how we often can mark the moment at which our lives changed … Read More »
What IF: One Year Later
365 days.33,760 plays.359,858 loads.I can't believe it's been a year since I released my What IF video.So much has happened in the past year that's it's crazy to think it's only been just a year; in other ways, it feels like it was just yesterday; I still remember going out … Read More »
Bust An Infertility Myth: I Am Not A Broken Woman.
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 »
National Infertility Awareness Week 2011: What’s Happening Around the Blogosphere
APRIL 24 - 30, 2011National Infertility Awareness Week is literally just around the corner! NIAW stands for so many things in our community: support, empowerment, awareness-raising, hope. In many ways, NIAW is about community and how we strengthen each other in our journeys by … Read More »
What I Learned from PETA & Why This Mattered
What a week folks, what a week.It's official: all references to NIAW have been removed from the PETA website, including on that directing Features page that would take you to the contest page itself. Again: thanks, PETA - much appreciated.I've had some time now to finally get … Read More »
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 »
PETA Update #5: An Email from PETA President Ingrid Newkirk
Knock me over with a feather this morning when I actually got an email from Ms. Ingrid Newkirk herself:FROM: "Ingrid Newkirk" [IngridN@peta.org]TO: MeDATE: Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 7:48 AMSUBJECT: Thank You.mailed-bypeta.orgThanks, we will look at that right away.Also, thank you very … Read More »
A 2nd Open Letter to PETA: Thank You
TO: "Ingrid Newkirk" [IngridN@peta.org]CC: "Carrie Snider" [CarrieS@peta.org], "HollyAnne Dame" [HollyAnneD@petaf.org], "Tracy Reiman" [TracyR@peta.org], "Dan Mathews" [DanM@peta.org], "Lisa Lange" [LisaL@peta.org] SUBJECT: A 2nd Open Letter to PETA re: Win a Vasectomy - Thank … Read More »
PETA Update #4: Victory!
We did it, folks!PETA has removed all references to National Infertility Awareness Week from their "Win a Vasectomy" campaign. I've closed the petition and we've come in at just over 2,200 signatures in just 3 days. This is an incredible victory for the infertility … Read More »