Wednesday, December 18, 2013
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 […]
Monday, January 7, 2013
Chances are, this year I will be just as scared, just as frustrated, arms flailing, grasping for a rescuer. On bad days I might feel as jealous, and petty as I did last year. As I perhaps will intermittently keep feeling for the rest of my life. Except. Except that I’m also quite certain that […]
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
How does Orphan Annie become a Mommy? You know we really did conceive our inconceivable baby on red sheets. True they were red flannel sheets. Not really sure why I didn’t go for satin. But it worked! As every year, the emails with subject lines, “Coping with Mother’s Day,” Infertility and Mother’s Day: Tips for Dealing with […]
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Hear this dear Fertile Heart Sisterhood: Nivedita, a 28 year old young woman in Andheri India, childless after four years of marriage is “stressed” after two failed IVF cycles. Then a benevolent Delhi based clinic’s psychologist counsels the young woman to be less “stressed” about her treatment and her infertility. She receives “stress reduction counseling,” her […]
Saturday, January 27, 2007
“Another IVF health hazard, unknown to patients but widely discussed amongst fertility experts, has been dragged from the shadows. According to British specialists, the powerful drugs used to stimulate egg production can actually make women less fertile and keep them from getting pregnant. The doyen of British IVF, Lord Robert Winston, told the Sunday Telegraph: […]
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Thank you for your interest in the “Supporting Our Clients on Their Journey toward Parenthood: A Workshop for Mental Health Practitioners.” I’ll let you know about availability as soon as possible. I hope to have the honor & pleasure to “meet” you soon! Julia FERTILE HEART | PO Box 767 Woodstock NY, 12498 | 845-679-5469 […]