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Wednesday, June 24, 2015
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Lesson In Fertility: What’s In a Name?

In many wisdom traditions people take on new names to support the emergence of a new, not-yet-born self.

Saturday, May 30, 2015
infertility inspiration - quotes from The Fertile Female by Julia Indichova

Fertile Heart Conceptions: Ready or Not Here She Comes

But am I ready? Am I ready to take the next step toward the object of my desire? Ready to brave the next choice, whatever that may be? If it’s the motherhood trail I’m on, should I let go of treatment, schedule or cancel my next in vitro, choose a sperm donor, enroll in an egg donation program; […]

Monday, May 18, 2015
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Infertility: Finding Faith on the Baby Making Trail

FindingFaith is the username of one of our bravest Moms; a gifted writer who wrote that great  Over Forty Trying to Conceive Lament on the Over Forty Trying to Conceive Forum. I also responded to you on the forum and this,  is the rest of my  response to you. Dear FindingFaith, Do you really want to […]

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

9/11 Bowing Journal: The Guiding Card of My Miracle Deck

Someone forwarded me an email from a popular spiritual teacher selling a deck of Miracle Cards.  You pick a card and that’s your guidance for the week. Life is not always the most popular teacher but Her Miracle Deck of guiding cards  is visible at every turn. All we need to do is pick a card. Any card. […]

Friday, May 1, 2015

Legacy Unclaimed: What the Children of Pine Ridge Reservation Teach Us about Motherhood.

I guess this is a continuation of the  post about the expectations that enter the world when we are born. Not a post I planned to write, but I can’t not write it this morning. In our Fertile Heart OVUM work we talk about the idea taught in many wisdom traditions, that each child comes into […]

Monday, April 20, 2015

The Infertility Industrial Complex: Who Will Speak Up for the Not-Yet-Born?

The quote in that image is one of my favorite quotes by Martin Niemöller, about our moral obligation to speak up against injustice. Niemoller, was a Prrotestant pastor who spoke up against the Nazi rule. Although WW 2 ended 70 years ago, the need to speak up remains as acute as it was then. It’s […]