https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-efxwj-cbf3d1 Conversation at holiday family gatherings can trigger unexpected emotions, especially if you’ve been trying to conceive.Aunt Alice asks you when you’re going to have a baby or your pregnant cousin, Amanda, joke-brags about how she gets pregnant by just looking at…
read morehttps://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-eqzyf-cbb53a Ally discovered she was donor conceived in January 2019. Since then, she has discovered over a dozen half-siblings and is still coming to terms with her new reality. Ally discusses the complexities of discovering and managing relationships with multiple half-siblings and…
read morehttps://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-bq5fg-cad4fe Thirty years ago, Fran’s fertility doctor told to keep her donor conception a secret. She headed that advice against her intuition but when her daughter found out the truth as an adult, she regretted not being honest with her from the…
read morehttps://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-ap9qj-c78538 What happens when 100 people collaborate to express their experiences around miscarriage? Listen to this epi to find out. Infertility grief isn’t widely recognized or understood by the public. Learn about the grieving process and why miscarriage after infertility is a…
read morehttps://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-yzxfb-c70da3 Therapy helped Brittney accept that her and her husband’s baby would not share DNA with her. She shares how she had to let go of the fantasy children that she wouldn’t have, so she could accept the baby that was coming….
read moreSchool is officially back in full swing for us. My daughter is starting a new high school this year and for the first time it hasn’t crossed my mind that she will have to answer questions about her family. For the first…
read moreAfter 21 years of providing information and support in the field, on Friday 3rd May 2019 the National Gamete Donation Trust re-launches as the SEED Trust (Sperm, Egg and Embryo Donation Trust). The charity has worked tirelessly over the years to provide…
read moreI began counseling couples going through the International adoption process. Even though domestic adoptions were becoming more open in the US, international adoptions were still inherently closed. When international adoptions declined drastically in the mid-2000s to improve child trafficking regulations, I switched…
read more//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/8492972/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/backward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/0d8474/ “Are you trying to get your head around using a donor or processing the idea of adopting? ‘Three Make Baby’ which is a brilliant guide and workbook to help you process the crazy range of complex emotions you have going on.” –…
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