Chronic illness impacts every single area of your life. Your day to day energy levels. Your physical abilities. Your cognitive functioning. Your sexual well-being and romantic relationship. Your career trajectory. Your emotional well being and mental health. Your ability to socialize and connect with your community. Your basic activities of daily living like taking a shower or making yourself dinner. Honestly, it’s hard to think of anything that remains the same. Sometimes, we can conflate this massive shift in our day to day life with a fundamental shift of who we truly are.

Another negative pregnancy test. Another month of waiting. Another reminder that the journey to building a family isn't always what you imagined. For women living with endometriosis or adenomyosis, navigating infertility, pregnancy loss, and IVF can bring additional layers of grief, uncertainty, and medical trauma. From coping with the emotional toll of fertility treatments to managing the complicated feelings that come with trying to conceive, there are therapeutic tools that can help you navigate the uncertainty and feel supported through the process.