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Jun 2
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How To Tell Your Infertility Story with ...

Jesse and Doug from Uniquely Knitted
About this episode

How are we supposed to think about our story of infertility? How are we supposed to talk to people about our story of infertility?

How do you bring it up? What do you tell people? Should you just avoid people? How do you handle small talk? How do you talk about your story!?

These are the questions that Doug and Jesse are bringing to Katie Quesada today. Katie is a Professional Storytelling Consultant and an expert in helping people understand their story and talk about it in an effective way. 

Learn more about Katie 👉 katiequesada.com

Follow Katie online 👉 instagram.com/katiequesada

Uniquely Knitted is a Non-Profit Organization serving all who are emotionally affected by infertility. We are on a mission to bring healing to the traumas of infertility and end the isolation that comes with struggling to grow your family.

Learn more at uniquelyknitted.org

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