Category: Slow Swimmers & Fried Eggs

Cheers, dear readers, Hello wonderful community! I received some great feedback from last week’s post “Are you doing more than your fair share of “Emotional Labor”. I wanted to take a moment again to thank you for your comments, engaging in the conversation, and sharing your thoughts. This community is for you, not for us… Continue reading “Emotional Labor” Community Conversation Continues…

Cheers, dear readers, As I sit at home with the flu today as I write this blog post, I am reminded how much I love the healing and comforting nature of our dwelling. This April will mark six years that we have lived here at our current residence (that we hope to stay at until… Continue reading Our home as our healing sanctuary

Cheers, dear readers,   I am so proud and happy to share that my husband and I recently celebrated the thirteenth anniversary of the day we first met – July 4th – a day full of fireworks, jubilation and much fanfare celebrating the birth of our nation, the U.S. We however spent it with my… Continue reading Life’s beauty in light and in darkness

  February 2020 marks 20 years since my husband and I first met. It’s always so strange for me to think of how that one that fateful day and a great conversation about interesting worldviews and common interests led to what it has. When people discover long we’ve know one another and the fact that… Continue reading Nurturing Your Relationship During Infertility

Hi everybody!  Eric here again, and today I’d like to talk about the one great big horkin’ scary question that was always on our minds during IVF, the one that we never wanted to talk about.  It was like a whisper that we didn’t want to say aloud for fear that, like some ancient curse… Continue reading Silver linings, greener grass and the fertility question no one wants to ask

Cheers, dear readers,   A friend recently showed me an article that I would like to share with you here. It really struck a chord with me and also gave me a chuckle in what can often times feel like a humorless journey – dealing with infertility. I have found throughout my own life that… Continue reading Couple Creates “Infertility Announcements” to Illustrate Their Struggle

Cheers, dear readers, As we enter the holiday season here in America, I find myself reflecting on the concept of family, togetherness, and the various ways that we all create our sense of family in our lives. Family bonds are so important in feeling a sense of belonging, support and unconditional love. But what about… Continue reading Motherhood, Fatherhood and “Supposed To” Pressure

I’ve had a stark realisation this week, that we’ve basically run out of funds.   The fertility bank balance has officially dried up and now that I’m out of a job we’re basically having to hedge all our bets on the two little embryos that are hopefully growing inside me right now.   Obviously, we… Continue reading The fertility bank balance

There is so much noise around mental health at the moment, which is a great thing, as for so long mental health has been regarded as a second class citizen to physical health.   The focus on our minds and wellbeing is crucial as suicide rates continue to increase. In the US alone the rate… Continue reading The pressure of depression during infertility

Cheers, dear readers,   This past weekend, my husband Eric and I sent out an invitation for our tenth wedding anniversary celebration. Wow! I am having a hard with the realization that ten years ago this October, we said our vows we wrote together in front of our loved ones, creating at that time our… Continue reading Surviving Trauma and the Healing Power of Love