My wife and I have been trying to have a baby for five years and just started IVF and I'm afraid to tell my family because their hope and disappointment feels heavier than my own.
More people experience this than they realize.
Private grief becomes public performance when others' investment in our reproductive success adds pressure to pain that already feels unbearable.
“Where Are You with Family as belonging — and its limits?”
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.