Infertility Feelings

Nov 12 2024 106 ep. 48 mins 29
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Jesse and Doug have suffered from infertility without success for the past decade. Throughout their struggle with infertility, they were overwhelmed with a tidal wave of uncontrollable feelings. In 2019 they founded Uniquely Knitted, a non-profit organization aimed at serving all who struggle with the emotions of infertility.

This podcast breaks down all the things we feel during the struggle to grow our families. Giving words to the feelings we have and understanding the psychology of our emotions during infertility.

Interviews with leading psychologists and real-life stories from those dealing with infertility.  

Your place to cry, laugh, process, and rage about all things infertility.

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Infertility and Your Reproductive Story with Dr. Janet Jaffe

Nov 12 2024 53 mins  
Today, Jesse and Doug are thrilled to be joined by the incredible Dr. Janet Jaffe to dive into how infertility can disrupt our reproductive stories.We all weave narratives about our lives—stories about our families, our pasts, and our dreams for the future. At the heart of these narratives lies our reproductive story, filled with hopes and dreams of becoming parents.In this episo

Infertility and Politics

Oct 29 2024 37 mins  
Infertility and Politics both bring up lot's of feelings, let's talk about it. In this episode Jesse and Doug take a NEUTRAL stance on politics but a hard stance on your (you, the listener) mental health and emotional needs during infertility. We talk about the feelings around infertility and IVF being included in political conversations. We talk about a possible way to approach th

Becoming a Growing Couple (Infertility and Marriage Part 3)

Oct 22 2024 60 mins  
Infertility is an extreme challenge to any marriage. Finding a way to make it through is so important. In this 3rd episode of our Marriage Series Jesse and Doug look at how becoming a growing person individually and in our marriages can create hope and a path forward during infertility. However, growing will look different for each couple and include different things depending on t

Navigating the World as a Couple with Infertility (Infertility and Marriage Part 2)

Oct 14 2024 59 mins  
In this second episode of our three part marriage series we are looking at all the ways infertility impacts our relationship when we go out into the world!We will be looking at how infertility impacts family dynamics, friend group dynamics, and what the future will look like as a couple.We are diving into all things, in-laws, brothers, sisters, friends, feeling left behind, and won

Infertility and the Relationship with Your Spouse (Infertility and Marriage Part 1)

Sep 24 2024 66 mins  
Infertility impacts every part of your Marriage!Literally... every part. Over the next 3 episodes Doug and Jesse will be looking deeply into the topic of marriage. In this first episode we are looking at the ways infertility impacts our personal relationship together! We will look at communication, intimacy, processing differently, fighting, and all the other ways infertility impac

Infertility and Burnout

Sep 03 2024 51 mins  
Infertility is so stressful that it can cause you to burn out.But how do you know if you are approaching burnout? What do you do if you are burnt out? What does it feel like to experience burnout?In this special 100th episode of the Infertility Feelings Podcast Jesse and Doug are jumping into the topic of BURNOUT!THANK YOU to all of our listeners and thank you for making the first

Infertility and Decisions

Jul 31 2024 55 mins  
When you struggle with infertility you are faced with many difficult decisions. Decisions about how long to try for things, when to switch things up, how much money to spend, where to seek support, and the list goes on and on. These Decisions can be overwhelming, anxiety provoking, and cause us to shut down. How are we supposed to emotionally cope with all these decisions! Then, on

Infertility and Your Body

Jul 16 2024 60 mins  
Jesse, Doug and all the Uniquely Knitted Process Group Leaders talk about what infertility makes us feel toward our body.Jesse talks about how getting pregnant was what her body was "supposed" to do. Doug talks about how he felt like he was the butt of a joke. Kelly talks about how she felt like her body had failed her. Krista talks about how her body is sensitive. Natalie talks ab

Infertility and Stress

Jun 04 2024 48 mins  
Stress and Infertility seem to go hand in hand!Does stress cause infertility? Does infertility cause stress? How do we reduce stress during infertility? Should we reduce stress during infertility? If we reduce stress will we get pregnant? What if we reduce our stress and don't get pregnant?All these questions can twist you into a stress pretzel. Ugh. 😵‍💫In this episode Jess

Infertility and Feeling Numb

May 15 2024 51 mins  
Sometimes Infertility can make you feel numb.Whether it's the chaos of trauma or the forever-long process of struggling to conceive, infertility can leave you feeling emotionally numb. When your foot falls asleep it gets a funny fuzzy feeling. When you struggle with infertility that funny fuzzy feeling seems to land on your brain, making it hard to think, feel, and be present.In th