Adapting to plans when infertility, fertility, and charting are difficult.

Infertility, Lent, and the God Who Doesn’t Leave There is a particular kind of ache that comes with secondary infertility. I have shared my story before but in this season of Lent I tend to find myself going back to the time where all I felt I was doing was waiting. That time in my life was: It is quiet. It is confusing. And sometimes it felt lonelier than primary infertility. Because I already had a child. I'd seen two pink lines before. I knew what my body could do. And y

Season of Waiting With Christmas two days away, I find myself reflecting on Seasons of Waiting we experience in life. For the longest time, waiting has always sounded like such a passive thing, like you're just sitting around and waiting for something to happen when the reality is seasons of waiting are some of the most active times of life! Look at Mary: as soon as she finds out she is expecting Jesus, Mary sets out "in haste" to go visit her cousin Elizabeth to help he

Some lessons I learned while teaching as a single woman

Your fertility is not a race. Your cycle is not a timer counting down. And you are not “behind.”

I want you to know how incredibly common and incredibly frustrating that experience is. Many of the women and couples I work with have spent months or years feeling confused, unseen, or brushed off. They’re told their tests look fine. Their ultrasound is fine. Their hormones are fine. Yet… they’re not getting pregnant and ultimately they end up feeling totally dismissed.

Learn about the different surgeries used by NaPro surgeons to treat common reproductive health conditions

A beautiful prayer for any difficulty.

If you want to build confidence, learn the Creighton Model System in full, reach whatever goals you entered Creighton with, then sticking with the follow up schedule is extremely advantageous to you.

Lies and false beliefs women believe about themselves, their fertility, and their struggles.

I really am not a fan of pain. Like not at all. I like to think I have a decent pain tolerance, but I still despise it all together. I think that’s why when pain comes along in any aspect of life- physical, mental, emotional, spiritual- I prefer to try to ignore it (horrible nursing advice!) or even fight it. After years of walking around in this broken world, I tell myself these gray hairs must come with some sort of insight or wisdom…or at least an idea closer to the Truth

No matter where it comes from, these voices can be loud, overwhelming, and deeply unsettling.

Over the past 30 to 40 years, there’s been a noticeable rise in gynecological issues like PCOS, endometriosis, fibroids, and even infertilit

This post discusses Male Factor Infertility and Recurrent Miscarriage - the causes and treatments.

I work mostly with clients walking the path of infertility. I am not really sure how this started, but these are the clients God consistently sends my way, and I am happy to participate in His work for me this way. While each one of their experiences is unique, there are sometimes certain phases that emerge along the journey through infertility. These phases or moments can occur at various times depending on the client’s own experience, whether it be going full steam ahead wi

NaPRO Physicians are using new surgeries and treatments for infertility.

I am writing this blog (or at least beginning to write it) from the cry room of my parish’s church. After another fast and furious Monday morning full of Vacation Bible School drop-off, Aldi’s, tutoring, and more VBS, I am hoping to receive some unmerited grace and Divine inspiration from our Lord ever-present in the tabernacle (grace is always unmerited and unearned as it is pure gift from God, but this time perhaps a little more “unmerited” since I have known that I needed

Miscarriage comes with immense emotional and mental turmoil. The feelings associated with losing a baby can be overwhelming.

"When you know so intimately what can go wrong, it's hard to believe everything will be alright."- DOTTIE SODERSTROM

I struggled with infertility for years due to hormonal contraceptive use, but eventually found hope and healing.