Infertility Feelings

Infertility is a life changing experience. The outcome of this time of our life will lead us down many different paths, and for some that may include adoption. So let's talk about how it feels to adopt after infertility! In this 3 part series Jesse and Doug are going through their journey of moving from infertility to adoption. In this first part we explore the difficult task of "moving...

Going through infertility can be difficult on our relationships. As we go through the many challenges and changes of struggling to grow our family, our closest relationships can hurt on so many levels. Join Jesse and Doug for Season Two of The Infertility Feelings Podcast with a conversation about how infertility affected their relationship and about how they found hope in the midst if their strug...

It is tempting to think that we can mentally tough it out during infertility. However, emotionally toughing it out rarely leads to health. So what can we do during our infertility journeys to stay mentally strong? We asked Dr. Andrea Ganahl to explain what true resilience looks like and how we can get it! Join us for our season finale of The Infertility Feelings Podcast. We are so honored to join...

Our journey of infertility was incredibly painful and life changing. But our lives were not the only ones that changed. We were not the only ones who felt the pain of infertility. Our parents, and families joined us on this journey and felt so many things themselves. On this episode I am interviewing MY MOM! We are going to figure out exactly what it felt like to have a child go through infertilit...

What does it feel like to be a man and struggle with infertility? This week we find out! We are so excited to sit down with Matt Barnes and talk about the experiences we had throughout our separate infertility journeys. Matt's story is exceptional, and his perspective is an important one for anyone struggling through infertility. This Podcast is for ANYONE, but if you have a man in your life...

Struggling with infertility means struggling with hundreds of life changing decisions. Here is a PERFECT example of how difficult and life changing these decisions can actually be. Erin has been through so much and gives us a really important window into what it feels like to struggle with infertility for years. Erin is an INSPIRATION, a true infertility warrior. We were inspired by our conversati...

What does it feel like to be struggling with your own story of infertility while helping others move beyond the traumas of infertility as a therapist? Well this week we find out! Dr. Loree Johnson is here to talk about it all! In this weeks episode we are talking about how , even therapists, who know all the ways to care for themselves still feel the weight of infertility. The grief of struggling...

Infertility can be a life changing experience. There are so many emotional ups and downs. Have you ever wondered what it feels like to wake up everyday and walk people through such an emotional experience? On todays podcast we find out! Join us as we talk with Dr. Lauren Rubal about what it feels like to be a Infertility Specialist & Reproductive Endocrinologist. Dr. Lauren Rubal, MD, is a fel...

Struggling to get pregnant can be stressful, infertility treatments can be overwhelming, but does infertility ever become a traumatic experience? In this episode of the Infertility Feelings Podcast we join up with Anxiety Specialist, Dr. Andrea Ganahl to cover all things infertility and Trauma. ________________________________________________________________ Uniquely Knitted is a Non-Profit Organi...

For many, infertility is scary. We fear that the thing we want most in life we will not get. We fear that we might loose ourselves in the journey to grow our families. We fear that our relationships will suffer, and that our lives will change. We fear ALL the what if's.  That is why WE NEED to talk about Fear and Infertility. In this episode of the Infertility Feelings Podcast we are breaking...

1 in 4 pregnancies end in miscarriage, but no one can prepare you for the sudden loss of a pregnancy. The pain is unbearable, and for many it leads to isolation and a hidden grief. We are SO GRATEFUL to Carrie Hauskens for walking us through exactly what it feels like to have a miscarriage at 8 months . Her journey is an inspiration and an education for us all. October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss...

In our first episode we are talking about what infertility feels like? Yes, it's overwhelming and stressful. Is that normal?! What do we do with all these feelings? For many the feelings of infertility are too much to handle. We avoid them, or shove them away. For others, they become flooded with emotions, making life very difficult to live.  How can we understand our feelings during these ti...