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When others' joy highlights your absence

I have been trying to get pregnant for four years and all my friends are having babies and I love them but being around them is becoming too painful.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Unfulfilled longing can make us feel excluded from communities built around experiences we desperately want but cannot access.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Belonging vs. fitting in — the distinction that matters?”

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