Part 1: What does grief look like?
Grief is a natural reaction to loss, but many of us don’t know what grief looks like or recognize it when it shows up. You may have different feelings that come and go, with no rhyme or reason, and grief can cause a whole host of physical and emotional symptoms.
Wave Of Light
We have created our own “WAVE OF LIGHT” Resource Guide to support the Jewish Community as we move through this current crisis. We encourage you to share these resources and graphics widely, on and off social media, around the world, to help support anyone grieving.
So many people are staying off social media these days…
If you are trying to stay off social media, here are 5 ways that IWSTHAB can still support you through our website.
We will all get through this.
I got a message tonight from a woman who has been trying to have a child for years. She has had too many miscarriages to count, but keeps pushing and keeps trying different doctors, medicines and treatment plans.
World Mental Health Day
A quick reminder to take care of yourself on World Mental Health Day. You are NOT lazy. Trauma and grief are exhausting. So please be gentle with yourself.
How The IWSTHAB Community Is Feeling Right Now
We see you. We know the pain and emotions are real, raw, and even confusing right now. We are here for you.
Voices From The community - Infertility During Wartime
We are hearing from so many of you living in Israel and abroad about how challenging it is to process the war in Israel right now along with your own infertility, losses and grief.
We are not okay
We are not okay. We are shaken. Tired. Sad. Depressed. Overwhelmed. We are terrified over what is happening in Israel right now.
How to Support: Don’t Forget About Those Struggling
We know that people tend to forget about those who are in it for the long haul. It’s much “easier” to show up for someone in a crisis.
How to Support: 10 Ways
Okay, I admit it. I screwed up. I was supposed to post the last reel to the feed, but I forgot that the cover didn’t match my pattern, so I took it off the main page. I know. A bit perfectionist, but whatevs…
How to Support: Things to Say
When someone loses a baby, they don’t want platitudes or toxic positivity. The power of support and validation is incredible.
How to Support: All They Want Is You
To all of you out there trying to figure out which fuzzy blanket to buy, just remember- all they really want is you. The item you send is just a manifestation of your love, so it actually doesn’t matter what it is.
How to Support: Support Mindset
H/t to @megan_rose_lane
How to Support: 59 Things to Talk About Other Than Babies and Kids
Here are 59 things you can talk about that have nothing to do with pregnancy, babies or children, so you can make everyone feel comfortable.
Pregnancy Announcements Trigger
We read all your comments and DMs across all our social media accounts (Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Tik Tok) and reviewed the poll from our Instagram story yesterday. We tallied up all your responses and categorized them into a few categories.
You Should Tell Them
What’s the difference between secrecy and privacy?Privacy refers to your personal boundaries about your history, thoughts, opinions, and experiences separate from your partner and relationship. Secrecy, on the other hand, involves something that you are intentionally hiding.
How to Tell
The IWSTHAB community speaks! We've complied a carousel of all your suggestions on how and when you should tell your person that you are pregnant.
Texting vs. In-person
For those of you are pregnant, do you think news like this should only be shared face-to-face? Do you want to want to share with your whole family at once, during a holiday, get-together or family celebration/simcha?
84. Singledom and Circumstantial Infertility with Chanie Wassner
Chanie Wassner joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about the unfairness of modern society placing undue emphasis on a women’s fertility, egg freezing and why it’s not all it’s cracked up to be (see what I did there?), and the perils of single parenthood.
83. Halachic Infertility with Jenna Bishop Sharp
Jenna Bishop Sharp joins Aimee Baron, MD to talk about growing up in a secular home and her return to Judaism in college, how her cycle shifted over time, and missing her fertile window because of taharas hamishpacha.