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IVF Failed You - The "So Now What?" Podcast

I am a Fertility Survivor.  The kind you enter into treatments hoping you will never be... childless.  After several rounds of IUI and IVF, at some of the leading Fertility Centers, I was told I was no longer a candidate for fertility treatment.  It left me asking myself...

So now what?

For the years that followed, I tried to put myself back together and tell myself I would be OK, but I wasn't.  I was shattered - I felt alone and failed by the whole process and especially, my body.  I yearned for others that felt the pain I felt and someone that could help me navigate a life without a child. 

I didn't find it, so I decide to create it.  

Fast forward to today. I am still childless, but my beliefs about my life have changed.  I decided that I can create meaning and purpose in my life even though I am not a mother.  I've learned to love myself and the body I felt failed me as a woman.

If you've been on this journey, hop on and join me as we create something we were not offered.  Let's create a sisterhood for the bravest women I know.  We brush ourselves off and don't let terms like: Failed, Unexplained, Miscarriage, Not-viable or Advanced Maternal Age define us anymore.  

 

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Life After IVF: How to Rediscover Yourself When Fertility Treatment Ends Without a Child

Jul 9, 2026

Life After IVF: How to Rediscover Yourself When Fertility Treatment Ends Without a Child

What happens after fertility treatments end?

If IVF failed, you stopped fertility treatment without becoming a mom, or you're wondering how to rebuild your life after infertility, this episode is for you.

When your dream of...

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Birthdays After IVF Failed | Childless and Aging After Infertility

May 27, 2026

Birthdays After IVF Failed | Childless and Aging After Infertility

What happens when birthdays stop feeling celebratory after IVF failed?

For many women who are childless after infertility, birthdays can feel like painful reminders of everything that did not happen:
• Another year older.
• Another year without...

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Childless After Infertility? You Still Belong

May 19, 2026

Childless After Infertility? You Still Belong

If you’ve ever felt like everyone else moved forward after IVF while you were left trying to figure out where you fit… this episode is for you.

In Episode 205 of The “So Now What?” Podcast, Lana Manikowski shares a deeply personal recap of The Other’s Day® weekend...

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Belonging When You’re Infertile and Childless

Apr 28, 2026

Belonging When You’re Infertile and Childless

What happens when fertility treatments end and there’s no baby?

It’s a question that rarely gets discussed in the infertility world, yet it’s the reality so many women face after IVF fails, fertility treatments end, or you make the painful decision to stop trying.

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How to Make Friends When You’re Childless After IVF Failed with Guest Melissa Miller

Apr 17, 2026

If you’ve ever felt like friendships got harder after infertility, you’re not imagining it.

When IVF failed and your life didn’t include children, you didn’t just lose the dream of motherhood. You also lost the built-in ways friendships often form.

No school drop-offs.
No sports schedules.
No automatic...

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