Infertility Feelings

Infertility is life-changing, let’s talk about what that feels like!From physical changes in your body to emotional changes in your sense of purpose, infertility can MESS with YOUR LIFE.  For many the first step in figuring all this out is going to a Fertility Doctor!  So in this episode, Jesse and Doug are joined by Dr. Lora Shahine Dr. Lora Shahine is a fertility doctor, author, and speaker who shatters stigmas about miscarriages and fertility. She is double board-certified in reproductive endocrinology and infertility as well as obstetrics and gynecology. She is a leading voice in the infertility community.Together we explore what it's like to struggle with the life change of infertility from the perspective of patient and doctor.  Follow Dr. Lora Shahine on Instagram HEREGet connected with Dr. Lora Shahine by visiting her website drlorashahine.comUniquely Knitted is a registered Non-Profit Organization dedicated to providing emotional support for people suffering from infertility, miscarriage, and loss. We believe that infertility doesn't have to feel this way forever, together we can change the experience of infertility for ourselves and others! Learn more at uniquelyknitted.orgJoin a Process Group uniquelyknitted.org/programs/process-groupsSupport the Podcast and Our Work uniquelyknitted.org/donate

Infertility can be an incredibly lonely and isolating experience. The pain and anxiety of struggling to get pregnant can isolate even the most connected person. The loneliness can become unbearable, it's so hard to know what to do.You add in the isolating nature of Covid, a culture of independence, and an epidemic of loneliness, it can be overwhelming. In this episode Jesse and Doug are talking all about it! If you have ever felt like infertility is lonely this episode is for you. Uniquely Knitted is a Non-Profit Organization serving all who are emotionally affected by infertility. We are on a mission to bring healing to the traumas of infertility and end the isolation that comes with struggling to grow your family.Learn more and find support at  https://uniquelyknitted.org

What does the grief of infertility feel like?In this episode Jesse and Doug explore the difficult topic of grief. They look at the unique nature of grieving infertility, and how share how they each approach grief in different ways. They look at how Doug overly avoids grief and Jesse dives to deep into grief. If you have ever grieved infertility, this episode is for you. Uniquely Knitted is a Non-Profit Organization serving all who are emotionally affected by infertility. We are on a mission to bring healing to the traumas of infertility and end the isolation that comes with struggling to grow your family.Learn more at https://uniquelyknitted.org

If you ever wondered about the ethical issues within infertility and reproductive technologies then this episode is for you!In this episode Doug and Jesse dive straight into the ethical issues someone might face during infertility. They look at some simple (this is sarcasm) questions like: What are ethical issues? Does someone even face ethical issues when they use reproductive technologies? What are the different thoughts about when life begins?One special note! This episode is not arguing any one view point, but instead, it is a tour though the different ethical thoughts about infertility and reproductive technologies. Uniquely Knitted is a Non-Profit Organization serving all who are emotionally affected by infertility. We are on a mission to bring healing to the traumas of infertility and end the isolation that comes with struggling to grow your family.Learn more at https://uniquelyknitted.org

Infertility is profoundly sad, so what does it feel like when positivity is forced on you? What does it feel like to be force-fed Toxic Positivity?It sucks...If you feel like you have ever had to deal with toxic positivity then this episode is for you! In this episode, we explore the specific emotions we experience when encountering Toxic Positivity and what we can do to cope with it. Uniquely Knitted is a Research-Backed Non-Profit Organization serving all who are emotionally affected by infertility. We are on a mission to bring healing to the traumas of infertility and end the isolation that comes with struggling to grow your family.Our Evidence-Based Process Groups have helped thousands of people find resilience and process their experience with infertility. If you are ready to talk about infertility these groups are a safe place to start. Learn more at https://uniquelyknitted.org

How can we get to a place where we feel our lives have worked out when everything during infertility feels like it doesn't work out? Even more... What if things don't work out? Will I be ok? Will I work out?In this special episode, we dive into the story of Aven Kane and her long experience of infertility. We look at how you can find life after years of things "not working out."Uniquely Knitted is a Non-Profit Organization serving all who are emotionally affected by infertility. We are on a mission to bring healing to the traumas of infertility and end the isolation that comes with struggling to grow your family.Learn more at https://uniquelyknitted.org

If infertility has ever made you look up into the sky and ask... What does all this mean?This episode is for you. Infertility can deeply impact our sense of meaning in life. This episode explores those feelings. We cover what it feels like to lose your sense of meaning, and how to rebuild the meaning in your life during and after infertility. Uniquely Knitted is a Non-Profit Organization serving all who are emotionally affected by infertility. We are on a mission to bring healing to the traumas of infertility and end the isolation that comes with struggling to grow your family.Learn more at https://uniquelyknitted.org

In this special episode, Jesse and Doug are answering ALL your questions!What is Jesse's favorite cereal? What is the difference between Adoption and Foster Care? What is the nicest event you can wear yoga pants to? How do you know when it's time to move on from treatment?All those questions in more for the last Episode of 2023!Uniquely Knitted is a Non-Profit Organization serving all who are emotionally affected by infertility. We are on a mission to bring healing to the traumas of infertility and end the isolation that comes with struggling to grow your family.Learn more at https://uniquelyknitted.org

How do you grieve something that is so hard to explain? How do you grieve the life of someone who did not get to exist? How are you supposed to feel about the grief of infertility when it is such a unique grief?THESE are the questions that all who deal with infertility must face and THEY are the question we are looking at today! Join Jesse and Doug as they attempt to tackle the difficult idea of processing grief over the idea of someone, or the beginning of someone who did not get to fully exist.Uniquely Knitted is a Non-Profit Organization serving all who are emotionally affected by infertility. We are on a mission to bring healing to the traumas of infertility and end the isolation that comes with struggling to grow your family.Learn more at https://uniquelyknitted.org

Infertility is  not a season of minor inconveniences, is life-altering.When we take infertility seriously, we can see the stories of those who struggle and bring healing to our own lives. In this episode, we welcome Emily and Kyle to walk us through the most defining moments of their season of infertility and explore how and why we should take infertility seriously. Uniquely Knitted is a Non-Profit Organization serving all who are emotionally affected by infertility. We are on a mission to bring healing to the traumas of infertility and end the isolation that comes with struggling to grow your family.Learn more about Uniquely Knitted https://uniquelyknitted.orgJoin the waitlist for Process Groupshttps://uniquelyknitted.org/process-groups/View our Infertility Mental Health Fundraiserhttps://givebutter.com/Xb8zyO

In this special episode, Jesse and Doug invite people into their vision for the infertility community. At Uniquely Knitted (the non-profit that puts on this podcast) we believe that we can change the experience of infertility, and in this podcast, we outline the three ways that we believe we can do this.  Sign up for the Process Group Waitlist Here. https://members.uniquelyknitted.orgJoin our Infertility and Mental Health Fundraiser Here. https://givebutter.com/Xb8zyOTake the Survey for our Groundbreaking Infertility Study Here. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ExperiencesSurveyBP

Infertility brings up lots of feelings, so we brought all those feelings to Dr. Andrea Ganahl! Dr. Anny is a psychologist and therapist specializing in treating anxiety. She is here to answer your questions about the feelings and emotions of Infertility. In this episode, we look at the following questions!How do we go forward with Treatment while still processing a miscarriage?How do we grieve? What does it look like?How do we get our partner to talk about their stress?How do we start processing a life without kids?Uniquely Knitted is a Non-Profit Organization serving all who are emotionally affected by infertility. We are on a mission to bring healing to the traumas of infertility and end the isolation that comes with struggling to grow your family.Learn more at https://uniquelyknitted.org

Infertility is stressful enough by itself... Then you throw life into the mix and it can become absolutely overwhelming. The feelings that go along with it are complicated.How do you stay engaged with your own life, your community, and the world while going through infertility? What does it feel like when you see yourself not being able to interact the same way you used to?In this episode, Jessi and Malcolm are talking all about it!  Uniquely Knitted is a Non-Profit Organization serving all who are emotionally affected by infertility. We are on a mission to bring healing to the traumas of infertility and end the isolation that comes with struggling to grow your family.Learn more at https://uniquelyknitted.org

No seriously, why do bad things happen to good people? Why did infertility happen to me?! What does this mean about the way I view the world? What does this mean for my thoughts on God and the Universe?In this special episode, we are jumping into the difficult topic of Why Bad Things (Infertility) Happen to Good People!Jesse and Doug have walked with hundreds of people through their infertility and dealt with life-altering infertility themselves. Doug has graduate degrees in Philosophy, and both have had to wrestle with what the meaning of life is after infertility.Together we can hopefully get a little more clear on the question of... "Why Me"Uniquely Knitted is a Non-Profit Organization serving all who are emotionally affected by infertility. We are on a mission to bring healing to the traumas of infertility and end the isolation that comes with struggling to grow your family.Learn more at https://uniquelyknitted.org

What do we do with our feelings of jealousy during Infertility? Do we try not to feel jealous? is that even something someone can do? How do we manage the deep pain of wanting what others have? How do we cope with the unfairness of it all?!In this episode, Jesse and Doug dig into what it means to feel jealous during infertility. They explore how we should be feeling towards jealousy and what we can do in the midst of an uncontrollable reaction to the unfairness of infertility. Uniquely Knitted is a Non-Profit Organization serving all who are emotionally affected by infertility. We are on a mission to bring healing to the traumas of infertility and end the isolation that comes with struggling to grow your family.Learn more about our Process Groups  https://uniquelyknitted.org

Has struggling to get pregnant ever felt like a struggle with guilt? You are not alone. Many people who deal with infertility deal with guilt.You may feel like you are not able to do the same things that other people are able to do. You may feel like you are not doing everything you can, and you might feel like you are letting people down. All these things can lead to a very guilt ridden infertility experience. If you are experiencing guilt on your infertility journey this episode is for you. In this episode we talk about how and why we can feel guilt during infertility as well as how we can replace guilt with grace. ❤️Uniquely Knitted is a non-profit organization providing affordable mental health care to the infertility community.  Learn more about our process groups at https://uniquelyknitted.org

When you struggle with infertility, the self-talk can get really negative, really fast.In this episode, Jesse and Doug discuss what it feels like to experience unrelenting negative self-talk during infertility. Jesse talks about how she can be a bully to herself and say mean negative things. Doug talks about how his anxiety and excessive thinking can turn into negative self-talk. If you have ever struggled with negative self-talk during infertility this episode is for you!Watch this episode on YouTube - https://youtu.be/MXnAOToWX9YUniquely Knitted is a non-profit organization providing affordable mental health care to the infertility community.  Learn more about our process groups at https://uniquelyknitted.org

Infertility can make us doubt our worth. Let's talk about it. In this special episode we get to meet Krista and Kelly, future process group leaders and program alumni at Uniquely Knitted. We talk about their unique connection to Uniquely Knitted and how struggling with worthiness can affect your mental health during infertility.Are we worthy to grieve with the rest of the infertility community?Are we worthy to be friends with our friends who have kids?Are we worthy to take up space in our families?Are we worthy of our own traditions?Are our losses worthy of grief and sadness?Worth is all of over infertility and it's complicated. Jesse, Krista, and Kelly are here to put words to it!Uniquely Knitted is a Non-Profit Organization serving all who are emotionally affected by infertility. We are on a mission to bring healing to the traumas of infertility and end the isolation that comes with struggling to grow your family.Learn more about our process groups here https://uniquelyknitted.org/process-groups/

When you are struggling to get pregnant going to church can get... complicated.Church can be a life giving place, it can also be a place filled with difficult comments and programming geared to young families. In this episode we are talking all about the feelings that go along with attending a church gathering with struggling to conceive.If you are struggling with infertility and you attend church, this episode is for you!Uniquely Knitted is a Non-Profit Organization serving all who are emotionally affected by infertility. We are on a mission to bring healing to the traumas of infertility and end the isolation that comes with struggling to grow your family.Learn more at https://uniquelyknitted.org

What does it feel like to be struggling with infertility on Father's Day? Well, it doesn't feel great!In this episode, we talk about what it feels like to be a man struggling with infertility when the whole world is celebrating Fathers.  We talk about how Father's Day differs from Mother's Day and how the pressure put on men to be good fathers can add to the pressure of infertility.If you have ever wondered what it's like to struggle with infertility on Father's Day, this episode is for you!Uniquely Knitted is a Non-Profit Organization serving all who are emotionally affected by infertility. We are on a mission to bring healing to the traumas of infertility and end the isolation that comes with struggling to grow your family.Learn more at https://uniquelyknitted.org