Infertility is the result of selflessness. Your body is forcing you to be selfish before you are able to bear and raise your own child. Because if you cannot honor your true self, you cannot possibly be there for your child.

The trauma of role reversal between parent and child is the trauma of having to be the support system for the people who were supposed to support you.

I often numb my feelings by living vicariously through the successes of others, watching YouTube videos, checking email – all because I am avoiding the feeling of failure. It is important for me to BE with this feeling.

I was emotionally abandoned by my parents throughout my life because they consistently chose my mother’s fear and panic over my well-being.