Dear Braxton Sisters…

The season finale of Braxton Family Values opened with a fertility discussion for Tamar and Vince. The result was a hopeful and honest look at the discussion of fertility issues in a close-knit family. An important discussion and visual representation worthy of note.

By Mrs.Tiye | Nov 9, 2011
Posted in: A.H.A., Advocacy, Celebs, Foundations/Organizations, Friends of BBE, Latest, MrsTiye, The Emotions |

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Do I Want To Be Known For this?

And I was honored. To represent you, him or her, and whomever else. But there was also a part of me that just kept thinking, "Is this what I want to be known for? Do I really want to make my mark based on the fact that my body doesn't do what its supposed to do?" I mean, I'm so much more than my ovaries, aren't I?

By Mrs.Tiye | Oct 20, 2011
Posted in: A.H.A., Advocacy, Celebrity Infertility, Celebs, Choices, Conditions & Diagnosis, Foundations/Organizations, Friends of BBE, Latest |

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What I Wish YOU Knew

This week, I am completely and totally floored by the amazing outreach initive of Redbook Magazine. Through partnerships with Resolve: The National Infertility Association and First Response, Redbook has launched a massive no-shame campaign entitled “The Truth About Trying“. From behind the scenes, I’ve known about this campaign for a couple months now, but even as I got excited and prepared for it, I had no idea how absolutely [...]

By Mrs.Tiye | Nov 4, 2010
Posted in: Advocacy, Celebrity Infertility, Celebrity Letters, Diabetes, Latest, Parenting, Pride, Success Stories |

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Dear Sherri Shepherd,

Dear Sherri, I don't know if you're aware of how important your humor and honesty is for Black women dealing with infertility, but please, let me enlighten you...

By Mrs.Tiye | Nov 1, 2010
Posted in: Advocacy, Celebrity Infertility, Conditions & Diagnosis, Hissues, Latest, Medicines & Treatments |

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Whose Line Is It Anyway?

Congratulations are in order for Mr and Mrs. Cannon, but where does their story fit in the land of infertility? Does it fit at all? Who decides, and who is in charge of sharing these stories? The Egg explores and contemplates.

By Mrs.Tiye | Aug 18, 2010
Posted in: Celebrity Infertility, Celebrity Letters, Parenting, Pride, Race & Infertility, Recurrent Miscarriage, Success Stories, Surrogacy, The Emotions |

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Dear Angela Bassett,

Dear Mrs. Vance, I doubt you know how much your openness about the journey to motherhood means...but I would like to let you know...

By Mrs.Tiye | Jun 25, 2010
Posted in: Latest |

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Biology Makes Babies, Not Parents.

Why We Should All Care about Infertility.

By Mrs.Tiye | May 27, 2010
Posted in: Advocacy, Celebs, Hissues, Latest, Tales From the Darkside, The Emotions |

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Why We Should All Care about Infertility.

The implications of infertility are important to ALL of us, not just those who are dealing with it personally. We EACH have a stake in spreading the word about this topic to help remove the stigmas and taboos that are tied to it.

By Mrs.Tiye | Apr 28, 2010
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Sandra Bullock Adopts from New Orleans

Now that’s an omelette story in the making. And baby Louis’ expression says so. LOL Congrats Sandy!

By Mrs.Tiye | Apr 27, 2010
Posted in: Latest |

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Beyonce, JayZ, and What If It isn’t that easy?

By Mrs.Tiye | Feb 26, 2010
Posted in: Foundations/Organizations |

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Where are the Producers? No Pun Intended.

So, in my email today from RESOLVE (The National Infertility Association), I was surprised to hear that on yesterday’s edition of The View, the ladies dedicated the entire hour of the show to discussing infertility! Yay Barbara WaWa! The show included celebrity couple Bill and Guiliana Rancic, a fertility specialist, and three personal stories from everyday people. Barbara Walters chimed in about her very private three miscarriages that eventually led to her [...]

By Mrs.Tiye | Jan 25, 2010
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Rapper Trina "considers" stepping up to the Philanthropic Parenthood Plate

Though some would not equate her lyrics to that of a mommy, Trina has made a statement that I have not heard from any other black stars in light of the Haitian tragedy, and for that I have to say, I’m pretty proud of her.Ms. Katrina LaVergne Taylor, who recently broke up with NBA star Kenyon Martin, has released this press release through her publicist Krystal Coleman: “With the current [...]