144. My Infertility Story: Lessons from Chana and Penina with Tee Simpser
On this episode of Talking Away The Taboo, Tee Simpser joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about...
her diabetes diagnosis which she received when she was 12, which made it natural for her to share when she had trouble getting pregnant
her 6 years of primary infertility
heartbreaking disappointments, life-threatening complications and all kinds of insensitive comments
how she saw herself in the Chana/Penina story from the Book of Shmuel (book of Samuel), as she longed to be a mother, while watching everyone else around her get pregnant
her consideration of adoption at one point
Spoiler alert: Tee does have two children, but her story teaches so many powerful lessons- 1- share your pain so that you can get the support you need 2-Call people out when they are making you uncomfortable
More about Tee:
Tee Simpser is a Jewish, modern Orthodox woman living the happily hectic life of an educator, wife, and mom to 2 miracle babies. One of Tee’s biggest goals in life is to destroy stigmas by talking about taboo topics like physical/mental health and infertility awareness.
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