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Episode 14 - Looking for Healing/Support in Suffering Alone
Have you ever gone through something so heavy and knew you needed/longed for support but also refused to ask for help, refused to go outside of yourself to tell your story or connect with others for fear of rejections, failure, sadness, or something else? I think we all think that we can do it alone, and while throughout my fertility journey I have come to love and accept myself and my alone time the deeper I am able to connect with my emotions and my needs, I also know how important community and connection is especially when seeking out support/healing.
Today, Erin Fordham is joining us to open up more about her 10 year fertility journey, her success story and how everything she has been through has pushed her towards building a community of support for other people going through similar & different experiences. We both open up about how sometimes when we are going through something we think we have to heal and suffer alone. I spent a good portion of my first few years struggling trying to put on a brave face and only feeling my feelings in private, including around my husband and closest people, not burdening people with my story because I had this fear of being annoying/a broken record/Debbie downer. Fear has a funny way of holding us back from things greater than what we expected. In the beginning I had a hard time opening up about my fertility struggles because I was afraid I had failed. Failed myself, failed my body, failed my family, failed these expectations I had for my life. But opening up actually allowed me to find all of those deeper connections I didn’t even realize were waiting for me.
One of those deeper connections was meeting Erin through social media and her Fertility Support Network "Oasis" that she is the co-founder of. Oasis has such a beautiful meaning behind its inception, and holds incredible space for those going through all different kinds of fertility stages.
You can follow along and get involved with Oasis Fertility Support Network
Instagram @oasisfsn https://www.instagram.com/oasisfsn/
Website https://oasisfsn.com/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/5879134272169152
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By Shannon BellisleHave you ever gone through something so heavy and knew you needed/longed for support but also refused to ask for help, refused to go outside of yourself to tell your story or connect with others for fear of rejections, failure, sadness, or something else? I think we all think that we can do it alone, and while throughout my fertility journey I have come to love and accept myself and my alone time the deeper I am able to connect with my emotions and my needs, I also know how important community and connection is especially when seeking out support/healing.
Today, Erin Fordham is joining us to open up more about her 10 year fertility journey, her success story and how everything she has been through has pushed her towards building a community of support for other people going through similar & different experiences. We both open up about how sometimes when we are going through something we think we have to heal and suffer alone. I spent a good portion of my first few years struggling trying to put on a brave face and only feeling my feelings in private, including around my husband and closest people, not burdening people with my story because I had this fear of being annoying/a broken record/Debbie downer. Fear has a funny way of holding us back from things greater than what we expected. In the beginning I had a hard time opening up about my fertility struggles because I was afraid I had failed. Failed myself, failed my body, failed my family, failed these expectations I had for my life. But opening up actually allowed me to find all of those deeper connections I didn’t even realize were waiting for me.
One of those deeper connections was meeting Erin through social media and her Fertility Support Network "Oasis" that she is the co-founder of. Oasis has such a beautiful meaning behind its inception, and holds incredible space for those going through all different kinds of fertility stages.
You can follow along and get involved with Oasis Fertility Support Network
Instagram @oasisfsn https://www.instagram.com/oasisfsn/
Website https://oasisfsn.com/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/5879134272169152