The sad reality is that when you go through infertility, you can feel unseen. Here is what that is like. In this episode Jesse and Doug talk about why people struggle to talk about the pain of infertility with those who are going through it. Why can't our friends and family understand how hard this is? Why do I feel so unseen by so many people in my life? We look at the conundrum that we find ourselves in. We need people to see us and understand what this is like. But, who is goin...
Jun 2
1 hr 7 min
Infertility can make ANYONE anxious. But... what if you are ALREADY an anxious person?! That is what this podcast episode is about. In this special episode, Jesse is interviewing a special guest who is an expert in knowing what it's like to be an anxious person going through infertility. If you feel like you are a bit more anxious, this episode is for you. We talk about the three ways that anxiety plays itself out in life and how infertility impacts all three. We also lo...
May 19
1 hr 17 min
Infertility impacts intimacy! Like... a lot. In this episode, Jesse and Doug are talking about how infertility impacts intimacy in a relationship. Infertility changes things like sex and closeness. Sex and closeness can be special, wonderful parts of a relationship. Then infertility changes them. Sex and closeness become means to an end. What the heck, that sucks. There is a very unique pressure placed on people with infertility when it comes to intimacy. This episode is all about...
May 4
49 min
1 in 6 people struggle to get pregnant. 1 in 4 pregnancies end in miscarriage. Infertility is part of life for millions of people around the world. The chances are that most people know someone struggling to get pregnant. So that means the world knows a lot about infertility and is ready to care for people struggling, right?! Wrong! It's so hard to make people aware of infertility. This episode is all about that. Jesse and Doug take a moment during National Infertility Awareness W...
Apr 21
52 min
Your period (your cycle) is such a central part of fertility. When you are struggling with infertility it becomes so much more. In fact, it feels like it's everything. It's the thing you wait for. It's the thing you are terrified of. If the thing you hate, and it's the thing you can't avoid. How do you deal with your period? You can't avoid it. In a way you need it. But gosh in all honesty it's like a sign post of grief and pain. In this episode Jesse and Doug are talking all abou...
Apr 13
46 min
In this episode Jesse and Doug have two little thoughts about infertility, decisions, and gratitude. How do you make decisions during infertility? It feels literally impossible. Jesse has a way forward! Infertility gives us nothing to be grateful for? So what do we do with that? Doug has a thoughts. In this special episode we dive into two really important ideas that help us all make it through infertility. Help us change how the world sees infertility! 1 in 6 people will face i...
Mar 31
52 min
How are we supposed to make sense of infertility? No, literally how?! Infertility, for many people, just doesn't fit with the way they view the world. Struggling to make sense of it all becomes this overwhelming, anxiety-provoking thing. Will there ever be a meaning to all this? Will we ever look back and see why this happened to us?! Was there no meaning to this? What does that mean about life?! The existential crisis of infertility is real, and this episode is all about that. Jesse an...
Mar 17
55 min
Infertility can feel like it's full of fails. This test failed, this cycle failed. All the disappointment and fails can start to make you feel like YOU are a failure. It's not true, you are not a failure. But gosh, it can feel that way sometimes. This episode is all about these feelings. Why can we feel like failures during infertility. What do you do with those feelings? How can you deal with the feelings of failure. Help Make This Podcast Happen! We invite you to join th...
Mar 3
52 min
Let's talk about why infertility is so hard! In this episode, we look at what the Uniquely Knitted following says about why infertility is so hard. We look at why it's so difficult for Jesse and Doug, and we talk about how infertility may be uniquely hard for each person. When you can verbalize why infertility is so uniquely hard for you as an individual, you have a higher likelihood of connecting with people who can see you and meet your needs! It's an important part of building resili...
Feb 3
52 min
A candid conversation about how and why infertility makes us so exhausted! In this episode, Jesse and Doug recap the year at the Infertility Feelings Podcast and at Uniquely Knitted. We talk about what this year means to us and what we are excited about in the future. In this episode, we also look at why infertility is so exhausting. We talk about how the end of the year is exhausting and how dealing with infertility at the end of the year feels like a double-exhaustion bomb. Than...
Dec 16, 2025
52 min
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