Category: Slow Swimmers & Fried Eggs

Cheers, dear readers,   This past weekend, I had the great opportunity and privilege to hear the incredible and inspiring Zack Anner speak at the World Domination Summit conference in Portland, Oregon – a conference that focuses on “living a remarkable life in a conventional world”. Zach is the author of the comedic memoir If… Continue reading If at birth you don’t succeed …

Cheers, dear readers,   Recently, I had the pleasure of having lunch with my fantastic new friend Sarah that I met through the Global Sisterhood. We originally met back in Vancouver when six brave childfree-not-by-choice women traveled literally from around the globe to be together. Why did we do such a thing? Why did a… Continue reading The Power of Community

Cheers, dear readers, Last week, my husband Eric and I had quite a scare. We thought that we were going to lose our oldest cat Merrie to cancer or some other feline disease. We thought that we were going to have to make the extremely tough decision to have her put to sleep so that… Continue reading Gratitude: Count your blessings, no matter how small

Hi everyone – Eric here again with another in my series of posts on dealing with some of the challenging emotions of going through IVF. Over my past few posts, I’ve spoken about dealing with fear and dealing with stress. Today I’d like to talk about dealing with a feeling I had a lot during… Continue reading Coping with disappointment during IVF – A simple, three-step guide

  Self-blame. It’s a quiet little voice always lurking somewhere at the back of my mind. I could almost forget about it until it catches me unaware and pounces. Sometimes it surfaces when I see how amazing my husband is with our nieces and nephews, or when I notice how much our friends’ children love… Continue reading Coping With Self-blame During Infertility

Cheers, dear readers, Happy New Year, everyone. We hope that you have enjoyed our introductory, two video-interview blog posts, and that it has helped you get to know Eric and I a little better. It was a bit nerve-wracking to get in front of a camera for the first time to discuss our experiences with… Continue reading So many needles, so little time …

  Video credits Alivia Tagliaferri: Documentary Filmmaker, Director William LeDent: Video Editor, Videographer

Video Credits Alivia Tagliaferri: Documentary Filmmaker, Director William LeDent: Video Editor, Videographer

Cheers, dear readers, The holiday season is upon us here in America with many invitations to holiday parties, family gatherings, and other festivities. It is a time of celebration of the family unit as well as friends. For someone struggling through infertility, the holidays can be a particularly difficult time to cope with, especially if… Continue reading Coping-with-the-Holidays tips

I’ve been thinking about my last post regarding “silver linings,” and I realized yesterday while in a meeting that I missed a big one. In that meeting, someone said “I sympathize with you, I’ve been there myself.” While I am far from a professional grammarian, I stopped and thought to myself, “did they use that… Continue reading Sympathy vs. Empathy, or “How infertility made me a better friend”