The word grief and loss is so entangled in our reproductive journey. Whether it is the loss of your sex life, the loss of friendships, the loss of a biological connection to your child or the loss of a pregnancy, grief is present.Join us this week as Cathie interviews Litsa Williams about what grief is, how grief it presents itself in our stories and how we can cope with grief.Litsa Williams MA, LCSW-C is a co-founder of the grief community What’s Your Grief.  Litsa received her master's degree in social work from The University of Maryland and has a master’s in Philosophy for The University of Warwick (UK). Litsa has been working in the field of grief and loss for 12 years and previously worked in homeless services in Baltimore, MD.  Before founding What’s Your Grief, Litsa supported patients and families in the hospital at end of life in circumstances of unexpected and often traumatic death, and provided ongoing grief and bereavement support in the years following the loss.  Feeling frustrated with the online and print materials that were available for grievers, she co-founded What’s Your Grief as a resource offering concrete, practical, creative, down-to-earth, and relatable grief support.  What’s Your Grief has grown to be one of the largest online grief support communities, with over 5 million annual visitors and offering hundreds of free articles on all topics around grief and loss, a weekly podcast, and online courses.  She has been interviewed as a grief expert for NPR, Washington Post, US News, The New York Times, Huffington Post, and the BBC.

In this weeks episode, Cathie chats with Dr. Christopher Montville from Tennessee Fertility Institute. Listen in as they discuss fertility and fertility preservation.

Welcome to Season 3. Welcome to a New Year.I am excited about this season and all the people we have lined up to join us.In today's podcast we talk about things that infertility robs us of: romance, control, friendships and health. Come listen to Cathie Quillet, LMFT from Tennessee Reproductive Therapy as she discusses ways to live well during the wait.Follow us on IG @ Facebook @tennesseereproductivetherapywww.tennesseereproductivetherapy.com

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In this weeks episode, Cathie discusses three tangible ways to emotionally prepare for fertility treatments.Learn more about TN Reproductive Therapywww.tennesseereproductivetherapy.com@tennesseereproductivetherapyLearn more about The Quillet Institutewww.thequilletinstitute.com@thequilletinstiute

In this episode, Tyler (my husband) and I talk about three ways to maintain friendship in your friendship while going through infertility. I hope you'll join us.Did you know that Tyler wrote a book about grief? You can find it here: https://www.amazon.com/Yet-Embracing-Faithfulness-Midst-Grief/dp/0578714787/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Tyler+Quillet&qid=1631714607&sr=8-1Or follow him here: @tylerquillet

Do you wonder if maybe you have PCOS or wonder how on earth you are going to live with this diagnosis? If so, join me as I interview Tara Brandner, fertility coach and Doctor of Nursing  Practice, as we discuss all things Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. To follow or work with Tara:IG + FB: @tarabfertilitywww.raisingeverlastinghopewww.tarabrandner.com

Pregnancy after loss is a process of collecting milestones. Join Cathie Quillet, LMFT this week to talk about what that means!

In this episode, we talk about infertility being a reproductive trauma. Add on another layer: the world right now is hard. Join Cathie as we discuss how to cope with primary and secondary traumas.Find Cathie: www.tennesseereproductivetherapy.comIG + FB @tennesseereporductivetherapy