Hello hello! If you're joining me from the REDBOOK Magazine Truth About Trying Facebook Chat - welcome! Happy you've stopped by. Feel free to poke and click around. For the very newest folks to this website, I thought I'd give you a quick primer about me and what you can find … Read More »
What IF: Two Years Later
So I'm on the shuttle headed to Capitol Hill for a day of amazing advocacy with RESOLVE and it just dawned on me that a) I turn 30 in a month and b) it's been two years today since I released my What IF short film. It's kind of crazy how time flies! So to commemorate this … Read More »
Advocating for Infertility on Capitol Hill
Last year, as I walked around wide-eyed and mouth agape at the cathedral ceilings of the Senate buildings, I had this weirdly patriotic sense of pride come over me. I'm not one to wave around tiny American flags, hand-over-fisting apple pie into my face. I am grateful to be an … Read More »
Don’t ignore someone you know.
We could be strangers. We might pass each other on the street. We could be standing in line behind one another at the grocery store. We might even be sitting together in the same doctor's office waiting room. We could be watching the same movie together at the movie … Read More »
I’ll Be at the A Family of My Own Conference on Saturday
Two posts in one day? Madness, I know. I wanted to give a little love to the A Family of My Own Fertility & Adoption Conference happening in Rye Brook, NY tomorrow. It's the Tri-State NY/NJ/CT conference and since I was born a Jersey girl, I have to give some love to my home … Read More »
The Infertility Voice Takes Over REDBOOK for The Truth About Trying on Facebook!
Many of you might remember how I led a special Twitter chat for REDBOOK Magazine last October, #TruthAboutTrying. It tied in with their No Shame Campaign and their powerful article, The Invisible Pain of Infertility. Well, we're back for part two, and this time the … Read More »
NIAW 2012: Raise Awareness on Your Facebook Timeline!
Updated at the bottom! National Infertility Awareness Week (NIAW) is from April 22-28, 2012.It's an important week for the entire infertility community as we gather together to raise awareness for our disease. Founded by Resolve, the National Infertility Association, NIAW is a … Read More »
Speak Up & Be Heard: Infertility Advocacy Day 2012
Speak Up & Be Heard is one of my four guiding principles here at The Infertility Voice. It's one of the aspects of my infertility journey that fuels me and keeps me going. And that's why Advocacy Day 2012 is a perfect extension of Speak Up & Be Heard, because it gives … Read More »