Periagoge
Scenario

How couples navigate infertility while protecting each other

My husband and I are trying to get pregnant and it's been eighteen months and every month we both pretend we're not devastated when my period comes and we're both protecting each other from our own grief. The tenderness between us is getting buried under all this careful not-talking.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Your shared grief has become something you endure in parallel rather than something that deepens your connection.

Your guide for this
Mira
Mira works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Hesed — Hebrew covenantal loving-kindness?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.