Ending the Silence and Stigma
Posted on June 28, 2010 - Filed Under Infertility, Personal Growth, Resources | Leave a Comment
A post was made in the WEGO Infertility community back in April during National Infertility Awareness Week (NIAW). I have to admit that I have had a lot going on the past few months and have not been as active in the WEGO community as I would like. The other day a blog post came [...]
Read More..>>IVF – Not a Cure All
Posted on April 22, 2010 - Filed Under Infertility, Personal Growth, Relationships | Leave a Comment
Not every couple who ventures into the world of in vitro fertilization (IVF) experiences the joy of a baby. Unless we know of a preexisting condition, we get married and expect to have children fairly easily (assuming you want them) – after all the process is fairly simple when two people are in love. But [...]
Read More..>>In The Know Short Film Festival
Posted on January 13, 2010 - Filed Under Infertility, Personal Growth, Relationships, Resources | Leave a Comment
The results for the In The Know Short Film Festival are posted. Visit the FertilityLifeLinesfilms website to view the winner and two runners up. The films are all well done and totally different. The winning film was a couple who interviewed each other; a very interesting concept! The videos are worth sharing with friends and [...]
Read More..>>21 LIFE LESSONS FROM LIVIN’ LA VIDA LOW-CARB
Posted on January 6, 2010 - Filed Under Personal Growth, Resources | Leave a Comment
My friend Jimmy Moore has written his second book, 21 LIFE LESSONS FROM LIVIN’ LA VIDA LOW-CARB: How The Healthy Low-Carb Lifestyle Changed Everything I Thought I Knew. His first book was titled Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb. Jimmy lost 180 pounds in 12 months. He went from being 410 pounds to a healthy 230 (Jimmy [...]
Read More..>>Change is in the Air
Posted on January 1, 2010 - Filed Under Infertility, Personal Growth, Premature Births | Leave a Comment
The focus of the Twin Peas Blog and Podcast is going to be changing in 2010. For the past 2+ years I have written posts about my infertility journey as well as the premature birth of my twin girls. I’ve addressed some personal issues in addition to supporting many women and couples in the infertility [...]
Read More..>>Couples Retreat
Posted on December 22, 2009 - Filed Under Infertility, Marriage, Personal Growth, Relationships | 1 Comment
You might have seen the movie, Couples Retreat with Vince Vaughn and Jason Bateman. While I found the movie to be entertaining and funny, I also found the portrayal of infertility stress in a marriage on point (mostly). Unbeknown to their friends, Jason Bateman and his wife are considering a divorce because their marriage is [...]
Read More..>>Accepting Happiness
Posted on December 1, 2009 - Filed Under Personal Growth | 3 Comments
Right now a lot of people are struggling in some aspect of their life, whether they are trying to have a baby, coming to terms with living childfree, recovering from the premature birth of a child or children, job losses, loss of home, etc. It has been an interesting time for me. About one year [...]
Read More..>>Book Review – Silent Sorority
Posted on September 9, 2009 - Filed Under Infertility, Personal Growth, Resources | 1 Comment
Silent Sorority: A (Barren) Woman Gets Busy, Angry, Lost and Found by Pamela Mahoney Tsigdinos is a heart breaking yet heart warming account of the reality of life-long infertility. In her book, Pamela is very honest about her feelings, her relationships and how difficult it is to live happily in a world full of fertiles. [...]
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