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Infertile and Childless. So Now What? is a Substack about creating a life you love without the children you always dreamed of.
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Saying Yes Again (opens the original)
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After years of infertility, saying yes to plans can feel harder than it should.You may be out of treatment, but still find yourself hesitating to book the trip, commit to the weekend away, or make plans months ahead. Sometimes, the reasons aren’t obvious until you slow down and ask yourself what you’re really afraid of.In this episode, I talk about learning to say yes again—and what might be underneath the no.In this episode, I talk about:Why saying no can become a habit after years of fertility
Feeling in Alignment (opens the original)
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After infertility changes the life you thought you were going to have, finding your way back to yourself can take time.You may be functioning. You may even be grateful for the life you have. But that doesn’t always mean you feel connected to who you are or excited about the life you’re living.In this episode, I talk about what it means to feel more in alignment with yourself after infertility, and how noticing what feels off can be the beginning of creating a life that feels more like your own a
Do You Have Kids? (opens the original)
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There are some questions that seem completely ordinary to other people but can feel surprisingly heavy after infertility.“Do you have kids?”For women who are childless not by choice, those four words can bring up grief, discomfort, shame, or the feeling that you suddenly have to explain a deeply personal part of your life to someone you barely know.In this episode, I talk about the different ways we can respond to that question while protecting our emotional boundaries and, most importantly, rem
The Best Day of Your Life (opens the original)
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For so long, I believed the best day of my life would be the day I became a mom.When I learned that motherhood was no longer going to be part of my story, I also wondered if my best days were behind me. I had so much gratitude for the life I still had, but somehow I had convinced myself that gratitude was supposed to be enough.Then, while I was in Colorado, a simple question during a stretching class made me stop and think:What if today is the best day of your life?I realized I had spent so much
Infertility Can Have You Feeling Disconnected (opens the original)
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Connection doesn’t always begin with finding the right people. Sometimes, it begins with finding your way back to yourself.Have you ever been surrounded by people and still felt completely alone?After infertility, it can be easy to feel like you don’t quite belong anymore. Your life looks different. Your experiences are different. And sometimes, it can feel like everyone around you is moving through a world that you no longer know how to fit into.But disconnection isn’t always about the people a
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