Family Building Stories
Get real-life perspectives from our community, highlighting the many different paths a fertility and family building journey can take.
Why I Walk
Guest Post by a member of the 2023 Footsteps for Family Building Walk Committee The hardest battles are given to the strongest soldiers. A story I’ve never fully told publicly even to some of our closest family members, started with our wish for a baby. We...
One
1 in 4 1 in 6 1 in 50 1 in 880 1 in 5 One is the loneliest number. Even more so when you encounter it over and over again during your family building journey. I know stats like these are supposed to make you feel less alone, but when the only number one you...
A Beautiful Life Together
Featured in the RNE Magazine, 2023 Volume 2 By Bill and Stephanie McNulty We met and began dating in March 1997, and have been happily married since May 2004. We each consider the other our best friend and have always had a beautiful life together. We wanted...
Parenthood After Cancer was Worth the Wait
Guest Post By Megan Scherer, Mom to Elliott and Co-Founder of Worth the Wait Charity When my husband was diagnosed with testicular cancer three years into our marriage, I knew life was going to change but never expected these twists and turns and the happy...
June 26th
Every year on June 26th, my enormous extended family would come together to celebrate my grandfather’s birthday. More planning and preparation went into this event than every other holiday combined. There were always a million photos taken, especially of the...
Zero Doubt: The Journey to Our Family
Maybe not everyone will want to stand on a mountaintop and declare their infertility, but I do it with a purpose. Infertility happens to more people than you think and there’s no shame in what you’re going through.
Reclaiming Our Power Amidst Endless Uncertainty
Featured in the RNE Magazine, 2023 Volume By Danielle Day As we navigate this unfair world of infertility, it often feels like nothing is within our control. But there is one very important thing we can control, one thing that can make or break our spirit as...
Finding Peace
Featured in the RNE Magazine, 2023 Volume 1 By A.M. As a teenager I was convinced that I would never have children. However, something changed when I met my partner. We got married, I was relatively established in my career, we had two cats, our own place,...
Endometriosis: A Partner’s Perspective
Resolve New England recognizes that endometriosis impacts people of all gender identities, as well as extends far beyond the realm of fertility and family building. The following article is written by Lucjan, sharing his experience as a cisgender man in a...
Community is Not a Place
Featured in the RNE Magazine, 2022 Volume 3 It is common for grieving people to seek solace in artistic expression. What may be uncommon is the particular activity that provides a creative and healing outlet for Matt Smith – brewing beer. While it may be...
Removing Barriers: The Wait to Start Our Family
Featured in the RNE Magazine, 2022 Volume 3 By: Nicole Leite I’ll never forget my OBGYN doctor stating, “I’m not saying you can’t get pregnant, but…” The rest was a blur. The delivery of her message cut deep. As I lay on the exam table, it was the first time...
The Stories We Tell
This November, we were honored to have author Eleanor Brown join us as our keynote speaker. Drawing on her own personal experiences as an adoptive parent, Eleanor Brown shares how her latest book explores the various paths to and through adoption and...