Who Were You Before You Learned You Were Struggling With Infertility?
Infertility can affect more than treatment decisions and test results. It can shape how you see yourself, your relationships, and the future you imagined. Explore identity, grief, hope, and the family-building journey through the lens of reproductive psychology.
How Infertility and IVF Can Slowly Change Communication in Relationships
Infertility and IVF can change how couples communicate, cope, and stay emotionally connected throughout fertility treatment and pregnancy loss.
More Than Your Diagnosis: Who Are You During Fertility Treatment?
When you are in active fertility treatment, the diagnosis can take over everything: your schedule, your conversations, your sense of self. Reproductive psychologist Dr. Wiyatta Fahnbulleh asks the question that changes that: who were you before infertility became the center of your world? This National Infertility Awareness Week, reproductive psychologist Dr. Wiyatta Fahnbulleh helps you find your way back to that answer.
The Fertility Journey You Are Navigating Between Meetings and Deadlines: A Message for the Professional Woman Going Through IVF and Infertility
Every day, your two worlds collide. The predictability of your professional life and the unpredictability of infertility. You lead teams, manage projects, and meet deadlines. And in between all of it, you are navigating hormone shots, retrieval, and the two-week wait. This blog is for the professional woman going through IVF and infertility while continuing to show up for everything else.
Black Maternal Mental Health: Why Treatment Feels Out of Reach and What to Do About It
40% of Black mothers experience maternal mental health conditions during pregnancy and fertility treatment, yet we receive half the support. Here’s why this crisis persists and what you can do to protect your mental health.
5 Lessons From My Infertility Journey That Shaped Me Into a Reproductive Psychologist
From fibroids to multiple miscarriages, my infertility journey taught me 5 powerful lessons about reproductive health, bias, and becoming a reproductive psychologist. Learn how these experiences can empower other Black women navigating fertility challenges.
When Mother’s Day Hurts: A Message for Those Navigating Infertility, Loss, and the Unexpected Paths to Motherhood
Mother’s Day can be a painful reminder of what hasn’t happened yet. If you’re grieving a miscarriage, facing infertility, or living child-free, not by choice, this day can feel like salt in a wound. In this post, we offer support, validation, and tangible ways to protect your peace on a day that isn’t always easy.