Acknowledgement
Fertility Grief Part 1
Six times I hoped. Six times I grieved.
So when the Jewish calendar asks us to mourn destruction - I don’t need a fast day to remember what’s missing.
Fertility grief during the Three Weeks isn’t just symbolic.
It’s personal.
It’s raw.
4th of July
Fireworks. Flags. Family BBQs.
And also… grief. Triggers. Feeling completely untethered.
For many in our community, July 4th isn’t about freedom—it’s about feeling trapped. In a body that won’t cooperate. In a story you didn’t choose. In a world that doesn’t understand.
We see you. You don’t owe anyone a red-white-and-blue highlight reel. Light a sparkler or don’t—your heart gets to come first.
Unhelpful comments
Spoiler alert: we don’t.
Fertility Journey
Someone else’s fertility journey isn’t the place for your dreams of grandkids, nieces, or nephews.
Read the room
Read the room. Some of us are still waiting for what you’re complaining about.
Pain changes people
We do not care that we’ve changed. Pain changes people—and we’re still here.
Your fertility journey
And now… Israel.
There’s no guidebook for grieving your own pain while your people are grieving on a whole other level.
If your heart feels split between your personal loss and collective mourning all of us are doing, you’re human.
You get to hold both.
Grief and the Unknown
Waiting.
Waiting.
More waiting.
For what feels like forever.
Grief Books
Here are some grief books we recommend
Children’s Books
Children’s books we recommend
It’s Okay to Lean on Others
It’s okay to not have all the answers. Lean on others who do.
You Might Have Loved the Opera
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Silent Screams
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My Sweet Little Neshama
My Sweet Little Neshama
The Void
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Everything Doesn’t Always Happen For A Reason
Everything doesn’t always happen for a reason
Anyone Else?
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You Will Always Make it Through
You will always make it through
The Hammer of Grief
The type of pain no one should have to experience.