Risa Kerslake

As someone who went through six years of infertility and who’s now in therapy for it, please stop telling people going through infertility to just relax.

I am a good mom for taking care of my needs — for getting the help of therapy and medication for my postpartum anxiety, even if I needed it sooner.

Pregnancy announcements are the norm all over social media. But for someone experiencing infertility, seeing those announcements can be triggering.