Mothers day is coming
Mother's Day is hard.
For anyone navigating infertility, loss, or a complicated relationship with this holiday, it can feel like the whole world is celebrating something that still feels out of reach.
If someone in your life is struggling to build their family, make a donation in their honor by Wednesday, May 6th, and we'll send them a beautiful card on Mother's Day morning, Sunday, May 10th, with a heartfelt message.
It's a small gesture that can mean everything.
There are three card designs to choose from, and a minimum donation of $36 is all it takes. If you'd like to send a card to more than one person, you can submit the form again from the confirmation page.
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Mother's Day | Jewish Women | Jewish Community | Villages
Things I am carrying that no one knows
Dear Infertility
It is not your fault
Secondary Infertility
Thank you, @shoshanastavsky, for this beautiful reflection
National Infertility Awareness Week | #MoreThan | Jewish Community | Jewish Voices | Secondary Infertility
Infertility is…
The pressure is there and real
The pressure is there, and it's real
It's okay to consciously notice it and then step back from it
Yom HaShoah | Holocaust Remembrance | Generational Trauma | Fertility Journey
It makes you human.
Hearing the news while trying to stop the tears from pouring out in that moment is so painful
That doesn't make you a bad sister, friend, or confidant
It makes you human
Infertility | Fertility Journey | Primary Infertility | Secondary Infertility
When life doesn’t go as planned…its painful
When life doesn't go as planned, it's painful
Maybe it's when we thought we'd get married, have kids, or choose schools
Whatever the circumstances, having to adjust your dreams and course-correct is a long and uncomfortable process
We're here to sit alongside you as you work through what you hoped for and the unknown
Fertility Journey | Circumstantial Infertility | Pregnancy Loss | Infertility
For anyone who needs to hear it:
Don't look me up and down
Don't hint at anything pregnancy-related
And certainly don't ask me anything directly
It's my body, not a billboard
Pesach | Passover | Boundaries | Infertiity | Fertiity Journey
It is not just your family.
It's not just your family - so many people are surrounded by loved ones who make inappropriate comments without realizing how hurtful it is
What have you heard this holiday so far?
Sending a hug
Passover | Pesach | Friends & Family | Jewish Community | Jewish Holidays
Quick Reminder
This also works in the middle of a meal too- you could suddenly become feverish. 😉
Passover -Pesach - Seder - infertility -IVF - miscarriage - TFMR - egg freezingy
Ways to set boundaries
Need a hand setting boundaries this Passover? We're with you
Here are nine ways to empower yourself by speaking up for what you need with your loved ones
Pesach | Passover | Jewish Holiday | Jewish Community | Mental Health
Being thankful but also sensitive
All the complaints are valid, but people also miss that they are signs of many blessings. If you are surrounded by people in a different stage of
Be thankful, and be sensitive
Pesach | Passover | Infertility | Jewish Holiday | Jewish Community
You would never know
You truly truly truly never know what is going on behind closed doors or in one's heart
Be kind
Pesach | Passover | Infertility | Fertility Journey | Jewish Community
5 ways to set boundaries during Passover
You have options, even if they feel uncomfortable to consider or use
Look out for yourself - it's not selfish, it's essential
Boundaries | Self Care | Mental Health | Passover | Pesach
How can we be free when…
How can you call this freedom?
Passover | Pesach | Fertility Journey | Infertility
Pesach without a baby
Another Pesach approaches without a baby
It's a painful reality for so many Jewish people and families
You are not alone
Pesach | Passover | Infertility | Jewish Community | Passover Seder
Privacy in Surrogacy
This is YOUR family, YOUR process, YOUR information to share or not as you see fit
Surrogacy | Privacy | Jewish Families | Jewish Community
Other questions to ask…
Surrogacy is not the same as adoption. People consider either option for different, personal, and valid reasons.
Resist the impulse to ask about adoption or other avenues of family building when someone mentions surrogacy
Keep these in your back pocket instead
Surrogacy | Surrogate | Adoption | Fertility Journey