“…knowing when to change course or even halt a TTC plan altogether can be one of the most difficult decisions a person or couple can be faced with. There’s no guidebook, after all. No clear set of signposts designed to offer clear and simple evidence that it’s time to move on or to try something different. How, then, do you know?”

“It still isn’t fair, of course. Many parts of our story will never be fair, just like a lot of journeys faced by people we have since encountered in the fertility and infertility communities. Eventually, though, I realized that one way I could work through those experiences was to give back to those who had faced circumstances like ours. I had been an adult educator for my entire professional life, and during the course of our fertility journey I had amassed a wealth of knowledge, both practical and personal. I had done hours of research. I had advocated for myself and my partner. And I had been on both sides of the table, as a patient and a support person. I felt uniquely equipped to support others undergoing the truly wild ride that is trying to grow a family, especially those who are often made to feel like outsiders to the process due to their body types, gender/sexual identities, or diagnoses.
And so Choice Fertility was born.”