I Thought My Strong Will Was Enough to Survive Infertility — Here’s What I Learned

I thought I could survive infertility on sheer will. I was strong, tough, resilient, a bit punchy when I felt I was being wronged or when I was trying to protect someone I loved. I…

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Why Do We Have to Prove We Tried Everything?

There’s a question that has haunted me for years. A question that echoes in fertility clinics, family gatherings, even in whispered conversations with friends: “But did you try everything?” It’s not asked with cruelty (usually).…

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Childfree Not by Choice: 5 Lessons I Have Learned After Letting Go of Parenthood

What does life look like when the dream of parenthood ends, but your story keeps going? That’s the question I’ve wrestled with—and here are five lessons I’ve learned along the way. For me, the end…

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How to Help Your Friend Struggling with Infertility

My friends didn’t know how to help me when I was struggling with infertility. They didn’t know what to say, and so they said nothing. When I was in the thick of infertility—IVF cycles, miscarriages,…

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Childfree Not by Choice: No Kids, No Shame – A Manifesto

Embracing the Childfree Not by Choice Identity I never imagined I’d be writing publicly about being childfree not by choice. For the last year, I did not even have that phrase. I thought, “I am…

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