HeyJaredThe Magic Lab
I'm a former actress whose viral essays and books-in-progress explore, question, and challenge the roles women are given to play in real life, and how to break out of them.
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Infertility: A cost breakdown, followed by an emotional breakdown (opens the original)
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Usually at the end of the month, I write a jaunty little newsletter called “Monthly Magic”. I skipped it in August because I was in the thick of working through the mental, financial, and emotional load of understanding how my little family was going to be able to afford a round of IVF after losing insurance.Even though I didn’t expect to discuss my infertility journey publicly, I feel called to write about my experience in case it helps someone out there feel just a little less crazy/broken/alo
Ch 10: The Devil Wears Zara (opens the original)
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Ch 9: Work, Bitch (opens the original)
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Infertility takes a village, too (opens the original)
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My period came on Easter Sunday. After my husband and my first attempt to conceive a baby via Assisted Reproductive Therapy, our IUI had failed. A few days earlier, my friend and next-door neighbor brought home her perfect new baby boy.Moving next door to one of your closest friends can feel like living in a sitcom; you inevitably become part of each other’s routine, and in our case, that extended to family planning. We both began trying to conceive (or TTC for anyone in the online forums) aroun
Ch 8: Roots (opens the original)
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