Mother’s Day is an unknown day for me. Every year prior, I would reluctantly saunter into Hallmark. Buy a bijillion cards for all of our moms, m-aunts, step-moms, and sisters (we have a big family), and hope I don’t ugly cry in front of the cashier as I check out. Afterwards, I would unplug from

With the holidays behind us and a new year here most couples struggling to conceive are already making plans for the next holiday season or an upcoming baby shower, understandably so.  I remember always setting silent goals for myself, hoping that I would be pregnant for the holidays or be able to make a pregnancy

Around 15% of couples find it difficult to conceive and, with partners delaying starting a family, this number is on the increase. Infertility can affect both men’s and women’s sense of masculinity or femininity, sexuality and self-esteem. And whilst your partner might be feeling the same way, the different ways you each manage your feelings

Infertility… a word I never dreamed would enter my life. My mother was one of eleven children; I have 30-something cousins. One of my very Catholic relatives begged permission from the church to use birth control when they couldn’t afford to have any more children after five of them were born. I only had to

I want to start off by thanking you to take the time to read this blog! Our journey started in November of 2005, after we had some pretty amazing family that rallied around us and started an adoption fund for us. We were totally amazed by the overwhelming support we received. We chose an agency

Two summers ago, I sat in the shade on a beautiful sunny afternoon, in the Outer Banks, NC, and listened to the banter of 6 young adults, all squeezed into a hot tub, after an exhausting but exhilarating day of surfing. For a week, 15 young adults had gathered, all strangers, in a house on

By Helen Adrienne, LCSW, BCD Anyone who has ever frolicked in the ocean learns to avoid getting knocked over by the waves. When a breaker is rolling toward you with its powerful churning energy, diving under it keeps you safe. The imagery of the surf, with its potency and relentless momentum, is a fit metaphor