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Monday, January 6, 2014
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Off to See the Wizard: Who is Your Fertility Authority?

Engaging consultants can be useful, but giving away your power to “great healers” in Chinatown is not much different from giving away your power to the fertility specialist on Park Avenue.

Wednesday, December 18, 2013
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Mourning Newtown: How Red Does a Red Flag Need to Get?

                  I was reading the NYT piece about JP Morgan’s culpability in the Madoff scam, the red flags they missed and the penalty they must now pay. And I couldn’t help but think about the ten thousand missed red flags of behavior that begged to be addressed by […]

Tuesday, December 17, 2013
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The New York Times Fertility Diary: Naivete, Blinding Desperation, or Plain Old Human Arrogance?

I hope Amy Klein’s education in I.V.F. continues. I hope she keeps questioning her doctor. She may want to ask him about the most recent study published in PLOS on causes of I.V.F. failure, showing that “ICSI ” the next step she is prepping for, may fertilize the egg but it does not improve implantation and live birth rates in women over 37.

Wednesday, December 11, 2013
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“Is This Gonna Work?” Bowing Journal 12/11/13

Bowing Journal 12/11/13 I have a bad cold, so really bundled up today before heading out to do my bowing:  2 nuggets from today:    The power of a kind word: “I’m glad you have some sun for your bowing today!” said a pleasant looking man after stopping briefly to read my sign.  What makes it […]

Wednesday, December 4, 2013
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How Much Till I’m Fertile: Failed IVF, The Promise of the Priciest Acupuncture Program & the Power of Money in the World of Baby Making

A failed IVF is a challenge to the part of us that equates a cost of treatment with its potential to heal us; it’s a challenge to the escalating commodification of babies and every other aspect of our lives.

Sunday, November 3, 2013
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9/11-11/9 Holocaust: Not Too Late to Heal; FertileHeartedHuman Video

Life has a way of nudging us toward healing in mysterious ways. Three years ago, I proposed the idea of the Turn It Around Project to our Fertile Heart Community, marking November 9 as the Day of Compassion. My intention was to encourage myself and others to channel the lingering grief linked to 9/11 into a force for good. […]