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Why Infertility Makes You Feel Insane
Been There, Injected That
English - January 15, 2021 13:00 - 42 minutes - 28.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 63 ratingsSexuality Health & Fitness Mental Health infertility fertility ttc miscarriage ivf iui family baby babies pregnant Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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A lot of people are surprised by the emotional challenges infertility kicks up. They're unexpected. They're big. And we mostly deal with them in private. What is it about infertility that makes you feel totally insane and what are some coping techniques that might alleviate some of the stress and big feelings that pop up?
On this episode, we're talking to mental health expert (and fertility warrior herself) Rena Gower LCSW about what makes infertility such a traumatic life event.
We're also asking Rena:
And here's a link to the article referenced in the episode that Rena wrote for Fruitful about how infertility can affect your sex life and marriage:
https://www.fruitfulfertility.org/blog/2111/infertility-sex-and-marriage/