The Empty Spaces: Journals on Enduring Infertility and Grief

In this episode I share two very emotional recordings I made just after receiving a breast cancer diagnosis in late 2022. Afterwards, I discuss what this means for my TTC journey and how at first, being in the middle of trying to start a family affects which treatments I want to do. Special thanks to my dog for saving my life. I don't emphasize enough how it was because of him that I went to the doctor about the lump in my breast. You can hear him in the 2nd recording thrashing around and licking himself. Miss you good boy.

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Music: "Space Jazz" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In this episode I'm sharing and retrospectively evaluating two recordings I made in October and November of 2022 when I was getting ready for an IVF cycle and found a lump in my breast. Thank you for following along with my story as I try to make sense of life as it unfolded and as I look back on it now, a completely different person.

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Music: "Space Jazz" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In this episode I talk about and share 3 recordings I made about our first appointment with a Reproductive Endocrinologist, struggling with the fear that I may never have the family I want, and desperately deciding to go ahead with an IVF cycle. These recordings are leading up to a health scare and diagnosis right around the corner that completely change my life moving forward.

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Music: "Space Jazz" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Today I talk a little about where I started, where I am now and we go back and listen to a version of me several years ago when I was right in the midst of TTC. It was a year and a half into my journey and I had decided to start recording what I was going through. Trying to get pregnant in my 40's was proving to be a lot more difficult than I had anticipated and I needed an outlet. I was also hoping to document the journey to eventually share once I got pregnant to give hope to other women trying to start a family later in life. A lot happened along the way, and I'd love for you to join me as I work through what turned into the most challenging time of my life.

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Music: "Space Jazz" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/