Infertility

When Your Story Doesn’t Go as Planned

 

You probably never imagined it would be this way. You thought getting pregnant would be natural, maybe even joyful. Instead, it’s been months — maybe years — of waiting, hoping, and quietly grieving each cycle that passes.

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Infertility has a way of making you feel like you’re living in a story you didn’t sign up for. Everyone else seems to be moving forward — announcing pregnancies, planning baby showers, posting first-day-of-school photos — while you’re stuck in a chapter you never wanted.

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And in the silence, hard feelings build:

• “Why me?”

• “What’s wrong with my body?”

• “Will I ever feel like myself again?”

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It’s not just about the doctor’s visits, the lab results, or the medications. It’s the invisible weight you carry into every room. It’s the baby aisles you avoid, the awkward questions you dodge, and the smile you paste on when you hear someone else’s good news.

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Here’s the part that often gets left out: you don’t have to carry this alone. Therapy can be a place to set down the heaviness of this story. A place where you can say the things you’re too tired to explain to anyone else. A place where your grief, your anger, your hope, and your longing can exist without judgment.

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You deserve a space where your story is heard — not rushed, not minimized, not compared — just honored. Because even though this chapter looks nothing like you imagined, your story isn’t over. Therapy can help you find steadiness in the middle of uncertainty, meaning in the waiting, and even new language for hope.

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If you’re walking through infertility and it feels too heavy to carry on your own, I’d be honored to sit with you in it. Together, we can make sense of the story you’re living — and help you find strength for the chapters ahead.  When you share your story in therapy, you begin to process the pain rather than carry it alone. Studies show that telling your story in supportive spaces can reduce symptoms of depression and increase feelings of connection and hope.

 

Your journey matters — and your story deserves to be heard.

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