When IVF Brings Guilt, Shame, and Loss
Going through IVF or fertility treatment is often described in clinical terms, timelines, protocols, outcomes. But emotionally, it is something very different. It can feel like a constant state of waiting, hoping, bracing, and trying to hold yourself together in between. There is the physical toll, the appointments, the medications, the uncertainty. And then there […]
Setting Boundaries During Fertility Treatment and IVF
Going through fertility treatment can be some of the most emotionally complex experiences a person or couple can go through. There is hope, fear, confusion, anticipation, disappointment, and often grief that sits alongside the medical process. At the same time, fertility treatment tends to unfold in a very public world. Friends ask questions. Family members […]