Periagoge
Scenario

When fertility struggles take over a couple's entire relationship

My husband and I are trying to have a baby and it's been eighteen months of negative tests and scheduled sex and we've stopped talking about anything else but we also can't talk about this. Every conversation either avoids the subject completely or becomes about ovulation windows and doctor appointments.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The shared longing for something that may never come can eclipse the love that already exists between two people.

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 African grief traditions — communal mourning?”

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.

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