Infertility Feelings

48 Minutes of talking crap on Infertility. 

In this episode of the infertility feelings podcast, Jesse and Doug validate how much infertility SUCKS. If you have ever felt like you need to rage about why infertility sucks, this episode is for you. 

No silver lining, no positive wrap-up, just talking about how much this all sucks. 

It can be tempting to wrap up our anger about infertility into something positive. To put a bow on the pain. To say that there are life lessons we can learn and that infertility helps us become stronger. 

The reality is, it's healthy to vent. It's healthy to just sit a little longer with how angry infertility makes us feel. 

If you have ever felt like infertility REALLY SUCKS, then this episode is for you. We are getting angry, and you are welcome to join us. 

We even say a few bad words, because infertility deserves all the bad words. 

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Uniquely Knitted exists to transform the experience of infertility. Our mission is to heal the traumas of infertility, miscarriage, and loss, and to end the isolation that comes with struggling to conceive. We achieve this by providing innovative, evidence-based preventative mental health support to those fighting to grow their families.

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There are a lot of reasons we want to avoid the feelings of infertility. For starters, infertility brings up so much sadness and fear. WHO WOULD WANT TO FEEL THAT?

We have led thousands of people through infertility process groups, and here are the four big reasons people avoid infertility feelings!

Which one are you?

In this episode, Jesse and Doug talk about the four main reasons we may be avoiding the feelings that infertility brings up. 

If you have had a hard time feeling your feelings during infertility, you are not alone. It's hard to do! Just know that your feelings matter and deserve to be seen. 

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❤️ This podcast is produced by Uniquely Knitted.
Uniquely Knitted exists to transform the experience of infertility. Our mission is to heal the traumas of infertility, miscarriage, and loss, and to end the isolation that comes with struggling to conceive. We achieve this by providing innovative, evidence-based preventative mental health support to those fighting to grow their families.

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Have you ever doubted yourself during infertility?

Am I strong enough? Will we make it through? Am I crying too much? 

Infertility likes to bring up all the ways we have doubted ourselves in the past, and it likes to give us new things to doubt ourselves about. 

This episode is all about what doubts infertility is bringing up from your past and what new doubts it's creating in you. 

If you have ever dealt with self-doubt during infertility, this episode is for you!

⭐️ Help us change how the world sees infertility!
Join a monthly giving club, support the show, and raise awareness about infertility and mental health. https://www.uniquelyknitted.org/uniquely-committed

❤️ This podcast is produced by Uniquely Knitted.
Uniquely Knitted exists to transform the experience of infertility. Our mission is to heal the traumas of infertility, miscarriage, and loss, and to end the isolation that comes with struggling to conceive. We achieve this by providing innovative, evidence-based preventative mental health support to those fighting to grow their families.

Discover more at https://www.uniquelyknitted.org/

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Everything will work if I do everything perfectly. 

Or so I thought. 

This episode is all about how we can be in relentless pursuit of perfection when trying to get pregnant. Jesse and Doug look at what it feels like to be constantly chasing perfection and how perfection becomes an impossible standard.

The fertility world can sometimes be all about optimization. Optimizing your fertility is a good thing. However, when optimization turns into a frantic chase for perfection, you suffer. 

If you have ever felt like you are chasing perfection on your fertility journey, this episode is for you. 

⭐️ Help us change how the world sees infertility!
Join a monthly giving club, support the show, and raise awareness about infertility and mental health. https://www.uniquelyknitted.org/uniquely-committed

❤️ This podcast is produced by Uniquely Knitted.
Uniquely Knitted exists to transform the experience of infertility. Our mission is to heal the traumas of infertility, miscarriage, and loss, and to end the isolation that comes with struggling to conceive. We achieve this by providing innovative, evidence-based preventative mental health support to those fighting to grow their families.

Discover more at https://www.uniquelyknitted.org/

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Let’s talk about the mom club.

When you are struggling to get pregnant, it feels like people keep getting into the “mom club.” It’s annoying. All they do is talk about mom club stuff. It feels like every conversation is about what it’s like being a mom. It hurts to hear it. It’s overwhelming to be around.

You want to be in the mom club, but you are annoyed with the mom club. You want to be a mom, and you’re overwhelmed by the people who are moms.

The mom club brings up a lot of feelings. Let’s talk about those feelings!

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⭐️ Help us change how the world sees infertility!
Join a monthly giving club, support the show, and raise awareness about infertility and mental health. https://www.uniquelyknitted.org/uniquely-committed

❤️ This podcast is produced by Uniquely Knitted.
Uniquely Knitted exists to transform the experience of infertility. Our mission is to heal the traumas of infertility, miscarriage, and loss, and to end the isolation that comes with struggling to conceive. We achieve this by providing innovative, evidence-based preventative mental health support to those fighting to grow their families.

Discover more at https://www.uniquelyknitted.org/

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The sad reality is that when you go through infertility, you can feel unseen. Here is what that is like. 

In this episode Jesse and Doug talk about why people struggle to talk about the pain of infertility with those who are going through it. 

Why can't our friends and family understand how hard this is? Why do I feel so unseen by so many people in my life?

We look at the conundrum that we find ourselves in. We need people to see us and understand what this is like. But, who is going to tell them? Who is going to show people how to care for us? Do we (the people suffering) have to teach them! Ugh, we are already going through enough. 

We give 3 ways out of this conundrum for people suffering from infertility. 

⭐️ Suggest a partner!
We partner with fertility clinics, hospitals, therapy centers, and anyone who serves the infertility community. https://form.typeform.com/to/Q7ht8QsV

⭐️ Help us change how the world sees infertility!
Join a monthly giving club, support the show, and raise awareness about infertility and mental health. https://www.uniquelyknitted.org/uniquely-committed

❤️ This podcast is produced by Uniquely Knitted.
Uniquely Knitted exists to transform the experience of infertility. Our mission is to heal the traumas of infertility, miscarriage, and loss, and to end the isolation that comes with struggling to conceive. We achieve this by providing innovative, evidence-based preventative mental health support to those fighting to grow their families.

Discover more at https://www.uniquelyknitted.org/

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Infertility can make ANYONE anxious. But... what if you are ALREADY an anxious person?!

That is what this podcast episode is about. 

In this special episode, Jesse is interviewing a special guest who is an expert in knowing what it's like to be an anxious person going through infertility. 

If you feel like you are a bit more anxious, this episode is for you. We talk about the three ways that anxiety plays itself out in life and how infertility impacts all three. 

We also look at what we can do with our anxiety when we are feeling overwhelmed by infertility.

⭐️ Suggest a partner!
We partner with fertility clinics, hospitals, therapy centers, and anyone who serves the infertility community. https://form.typeform.com/to/Q7ht8QsV

⭐️ Help us change how the world sees infertility!
Join a monthly giving club, support the show, and raise awareness about infertility and mental health. https://www.uniquelyknitted.org/uniquely-committed

❤️ This podcast is produced by Uniquely Knitted.
Uniquely Knitted exists to transform the experience of infertility. Our mission is to heal the traumas of infertility, miscarriage, and loss, and to end the isolation that comes with struggling to conceive. We achieve this by providing innovative, evidence-based preventative mental health support to those fighting to grow their families.

Discover more at https://www.uniquelyknitted.org/

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Infertility impacts intimacy! Like... a lot. 

In this episode, Jesse and Doug are talking about how infertility impacts intimacy in a relationship. Infertility changes things like sex and closeness. Sex and closeness can be special, wonderful parts of a relationship. Then infertility changes them. Sex and closeness become means to an end. What the heck, that sucks. 

There is a very unique pressure placed on people with infertility when it comes to intimacy. This episode is all about that. 

If you have ever felt like infertility messed with your intimate life, this episode is for you. 

Suggest a partner!
We partner with fertility clinics, hospitals, therapy centers, and anyone who serves the infertility community. https://form.typeform.com/to/Q7ht8QsV

Help us change how the world sees infertility!
Join a monthly giving club, support the show, and raise awareness about infertility and mental health. uniquelyknitted.org/uniquely-committed

This podcast is produced by Uniquely Knitted.
Uniquely Knitted exists to transform the experience of infertility. Our mission is to heal the traumas of infertility, miscarriage, and loss, and to end the isolation that comes with struggling to conceive. We achieve this by providing innovative, evidence-based preventative mental health support to those fighting to grow their families.

Discover more at uniquelyknitted.org

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1 in 6 people struggle to get pregnant. 1 in 4 pregnancies end in miscarriage. Infertility is part of life for millions of people around the world. The chances are that most people know someone struggling to get pregnant. 

So that means the world knows a lot about infertility and is ready to care for people struggling, right?! Wrong!

It's so hard to make people aware of infertility. 

This episode is all about that. Jesse and Doug take a moment during National Infertility Awareness Week to think about why it's so hard to raise awareness. 

This is a great episode to think about the reasons why infertility is hard to talk about. This episode is a great episode to send to people to explain the struggles of talking about infertility. 

Help us change how the world sees infertility!
1 in 6 people will face infertility, and the world will look away. Together, we're changing that not just for them, but for how all of us talk about grief, loss, and what it means to build a family.
Learn more at uniquelyknitted.org/uniquely-committed

This podcast is produced by Uniquely Knitted.
Uniquely Knitted exists to transform the experience of infertility. Our mission is to heal the traumas of infertility, miscarriage, and loss, and to end the isolation that comes with struggling to conceive. We achieve this by providing innovative, evidence-based preventative mental health support to those fighting to grow their families.

Discover more at uniquelyknitted.org

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Your period (your cycle) is such a central part of fertility. When you are struggling with infertility it becomes so much more. In fact, it feels like it's everything. It's the thing you wait for. It's the thing you are terrified of. If the thing you hate, and it's the thing you can't avoid. 

How do you deal with your period? You can't avoid it. In a way you need it. But gosh in all honesty it's like a sign post of grief and pain. 

In this episode Jesse and Doug are talking all about infertility and your period. 

Help us change how the world sees infertility!
1 in 6 people will face infertility, and the world will look away. Together we're changing that. Not just for them, but for how all of us talk about grief, loss, and what it means to build a family.
Learn more at uniquelyknitted.org/uniquely-committed

This podcast is produced by Uniquely Knitted.
Uniquely Knitted exists to transform the experience of infertility. Our mission is to heal the traumas of infertility, miscarriage, and loss, and to end the isolation that comes with struggling to conceive. We achieve this by providing innovative, evidence-based preventative mental health support to those fighting to grow their families.

Discover more at uniquelyknitted.org

Support the show