I’m so happy to be here.I’m going to start by saying that, even though the next thing I say will undoubtedly make someone believe that I’m contradicting it.And that is, that for the past 24 weeks, I’ve had multiple battles of emotion where…
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Heart Attack.
Everything that I believed about myself has been called into question as I walk through this.But I’ve said all this before. So why am I sharing it right now?Quite simply, because someone needs to hear it…
Trauma. Speaking Out For Infertility and Depression #DayOfLight
Today, I stand with other bloggers for the #DayOfLight campaign to shed light on depression. Infertility is a quiet force within the African American community, and so is depression and mental wellness. Let’s turn the lights on…
Dear Preggo…STFU. Signed, Mgmt.
I don’t know that pregnant women understand the work that goes into trying to be genuinely happy for them sometimes. We stifle all our feelings and sadness trying to do our best to put on a happy face and think about the bigger picture. Then they go and %$& it…
Who I am and Who Infertility has Tried to Make Me
The hardest thing about advocacy is knowing that underneath all of your fighting and pushing for others…you still have your own heart to contend with. It still yearns for you to pay attention to it, and create change internally. Your own desires can…
Who is this thing about?
So, my husband and I have tiptoed through “the talk”. The adoption/fostering/childless by choice talk that most reproductively challenged families eventually gauge during their journey. I didn’t want to have the talk. Seriously. I have always wanted to give a home to a child in foster care…