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Jul 8
44m 11s

Infertility and Feeling Left Out

Jesse and Doug from Uniquely Knitted
About this episode

Feeling left out because you don't have kids is one of life's cruelest aches. Feeling like friends, community, and life are moving on without you hurts more than anyone could imagine. 

This episode is about that. 

In this episode, we dive into the deep ache of feeling left out during infertility and how isolating it can be when your story doesn’t match everyone else’s milestones.

 We unpack what it really means to “fit in” versus truly belong, and why the difference matters so much when you’re longing for connection but feel stuck on the outside. 

If you’ve ever wondered where you fit when your path looks different, this conversation is for you.

Uniquely Knitted exists to transform the experience of infertility. Our mission is to heal the traumas of infertility, miscarriage, and loss, and to end the isolation that comes with struggling to conceive. We achieve this by providing innovative, evidence-based preventative mental health support to those fighting to grow their families.

Discover more at uniquelyknitted.org

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