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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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Feeling Left Out of the Mom Club

Jan 28, 2025

Do you feel like you don’t belong because you’re not part of the "parent club"?

Maybe you’ve noticed friendships shift as kids come into the picture, or you’ve caught yourself feeling excluded from conversations or outings.

That sting of being left out is real, and it often taps into a much deeper wound—the grief of the dream of motherhood that didn’t come true.

In this week’s episode of The 'So Now What?' Podcast, we’re unpacking this tender topic:

  • Why parenthood seems to create a natural “club” that can leave you feeling like an outsider.
  • How feelings of exclusion connect to the grief of childlessness after infertility.
  • Personal stories of navigating shifting friendships and feeling left out of social circles.
  • Strategies to stop taking it personally—even when it still stings.
  • How to find connection and meaning on your own terms, without needing to fit into the “parent club.”

You’ll leave this episode with a new perspective, encouragement to rebuild relationships authentically, and a reminder that your life and connections are deeply meaningful—just as they are.

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