There was a time when I carried more than life—I carried dreams, love, and a quiet expectation of what was to come. But when that life was lost, I carried something else: grief, shame, and an unbearable silence.  I blamed myself. My body had failed me. I failed me. I counted the things I could […]

Life as a single, independent woman was fantastic. I had no desire to change it—until, at 36, an overwhelming longing for a child consumed me. It came out of nowhere, intense and undeniable. Listening to my soul, I decided to explore the possibility of having a child on my own. The first step was testing […]