Infertility Support for Catholic Women

Your arms long to hold your own baby.  You are mentally and physically exhausted from the roller coaster of emotions, from riding the high of hope that this might finally be the month that you conceive to the shattering low when your period comes just a few weeks later.  Feeling once again your body has betrayed you and that you are failing as a wife and woman.

You try to keep things in perspective, offering up your pain and suffering, but sometimes you wonder if God really cares about your dream of having a family. You've even wondered if he has forgotten you. 

When you hear that yet another friend is expecting, you want to hide under the covers as you grapple with the guilt and envy.  Shouldn’t you feel happy for them? Instead you are struggling to understand why God had blessed them but not you.

Every time another person who cares about you suggests IVF you feel a little more worn down and tired of explaining why it is not an option for you.  You sometimes struggle with how much to share about how you are feeling with friends and family as they don’t always understand your faith and how important it is to you to honor your beliefs, even if it makes it more difficult to have a child.  You may even isolate yourself because you can't take another person looking at you with pity as you pour out your heart to them. You are concerned about how this might affect your marriage and wondering when this whole thing will end. 

This is a heavy cross to carry. You don’t need to do it alone. 

I help Catholic women who are struggling with infertility and want to follow church teaching as they travel the road to starting or expanding their family. I bring warmth, hope and an understanding of the faith to each session. During those sessions we can talk about the grief, the guilt, the hope and the questions. We can talk about how hard it is to trust God right now and you can get support in continuing to live out your faith, stay present in your marriage and life, even when you don't understand God's plan or timing in all of this. Together we can create ways to find bits of joy in this time of paradox, where uncertainty, pain, hope and your dreams all entwine together in your heart.

Contact me today to discuss your situation and talk about how getting connected with the right therapist can help make a difference.