This is an interview with Ola Taiwo, as she shares her views on how infertility is seen as a Woman’s Burden and reasons for the blame culture. In many Nigerian homes, when a couple struggles to conceive, all eyes instinctively turn to the woman. The whispers begin. The prayers intensify. The advice—solicited or not—flows like a…
This is an interview with Ola Taiwo, as she shares her views on infertility and ways couple can do to overcome the stigma of infertility. What factors are responsible for fertility problems? I am not a doctor. I’m a certified Fertility Health Coach, and I’ll be answering this based on my training and experience in supporting…
Brigitte Adams caused a sensation four years ago when she appeared on the cover of Bloomberg Businessweek under the headline, “Freeze your eggs, Free your career.” She was single and blond, a Vassar graduate who spoke fluent Italian, and was working in tech marketing for a number of prestigious companies. Her story was one of…
May is Mental Health Awareness Month Let’s talk about what that means when you’re trying to conceive. For many, May is a month to highlight the importance of mental health—but for those of us walking through infertility, it’s more than a campaign. It’s deeply personal. The TTC journey can be overwhelming. The physical strain, emotional…
March is Endometriosis Awareness Month, a time to shine a light on a condition that affects 1 in 10 women worldwide—yet is still widely misunderstood, misdiagnosed, and often dismissed. Too many young girls and women are told that severe period pain is ‘normal’ when, in reality, it could be a sign of something more serious:…
