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Getting Grounded When You Feel Off-Kilter
Today we discuss strategies for steadiness and grounding when you feel off-kilter. We all have those days and sometimes seasons in our lives. The fertility journey is a time where many of us feel off-kilter. Today's...
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Happy 4th of July: Finding Freedom on the Fertility Journey
What does freedom mean, especially in the context of the fertility journey?Today, I discuss the stark contrast between the sense of control in demanding professions like medicine and law versus the overwhelming...
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Celebrating Pride and Navigating LGBTQ Family Building
Growing up in a conservative Catholic environment, I always felt like I was navigating a labyrinth of expectations and norms that rarely aligned with my true self. On this special Pride Month episode of the Love and...
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Cultivating Authentic Hope During Your Fertility Journey
Can authentic hope transform your fertility journey? Discover how grounding optimism in evidence and realistic expectations can make all the difference. In this episode of the Love and Science podcast, we unpack what...
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Father's Day: A Message of Comfort and Support
Navigating Father's Day can be incredibly challenging when you're on a fertility journey. Join me, Dr. Erica Bove, as I offer heartfelt support and practical strategies to manage your emotions during this tender...
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When No One Understands: Reducing Shame and Isolation
Today I discuss how isolation and shame go hand in hand. We get angry and resentful for not being seen by people in all aspects of our lives, however there are useful tools we can employ to start to change this. We...
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Secondary Infertility
Today we discuss how secondary infertility is similar to primary infertility, but also importantly, how it is different. We discuss differences in feelings, partner relationships (if applicable), the child's...
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Analysis Paralysis: Values-Based Decisions
Today we discuss how to make values-based decisions when we are stuck in indecision. Asking the question "Where am I stuck?" is not always as straightforward as it might seem. However, we often wake up at night...
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Dealing with Bad News
Today we discuss dealing with bad news. I describe some of the possibilities for bad news which can be a part of the fertility journey. I also suggest a framework for processing feelings, asking deep questions in...
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Mother's Day: Strategies to Navigate with Agency and Self-Compassion
Today we explore how to approach Mother's Day, which is this coming weekend. We discuss how our expectations can set us up for additional suffering, and how to handle triggers in the best way possible. We invite you...
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Separating Fact from Fiction: Navigating The Rabbit Hole
This week we discuss what happens when we are trying to separate fact from fiction, and we get lost going down the rabbit hole of data. On the surface this may seem like a harmless activity, however it kick starts...
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When the Fertility Journey Affects our Personal Image and Relationship with Ourselves
Today we explore the difficult and insidious ways the fertility journey can mess with our personal self image, and also how it can start to erode our most important relationship--the one with ourselves. I offer five...
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