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Women Who Elevate the Childless Conversation

Posted on December 28, 2022December 30, 2022 by Pamela Tsigdinos

Women I could easily connect with or who effortlessly ‘got me’ and my complicated childless, ‘non-mom’ experience once felt elusive. That’s because during my 30s and well into my early 40s I learned some hard truths. You could say I was akin to an older Janis Ian. Modifying a few of her classic lyrics a…

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That’s Life, Strap In

Posted on April 21, 2022June 22, 2022 by Pamela Tsigdinos

Bronchitis has left the room. Good riddance one month of debilitating exhaustion. Three weeks of high-dose prednisone (a shrew-making steroid if there ever was one) plus regular rescue inhaler. Ten days of antibiotics. Twice-daily plus corticosteroid inhaler and nasal spray. Deep, glorious breaths. Life is good. So great to be back to something resembling normal….

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Empathy: The Glue That Holds Humanity Together

Posted on March 10, 2022March 11, 2022 by Pamela Tsigdinos

There are few things harder than bearing witness to suffering, grief, or pain. When we hear someone’s sorrow in their breaking voice, our hearts clench. Our eyes well up. Empathy, the glue that holds humanity together, kicks in. Empathy causes us to ache in unison. We cast about, sometimes helplessly, to find a way to…

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Childless Not by Choice: A Conversation with Civilla Morgan

Posted on February 11, 2019January 9, 2021 by Pamela Tsigdinos

Childless not by choice (CNBC) is a community I never expected to join.  For many years I didn’t even know this vibrant community existed. However, what I did know 12 years and 8 days ago is this: I was in pain. On my best days I struggled mightily. The worst? I reeled. Imagine a stormy…

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Your Sanity Matters Much More Than You Think

Posted on February 8, 2013February 4, 2017 by Pamela Tsigdinos

This post is dedicated to new readers — those who found their way here from the Bitter Infertiles (podcast Episode 20). If you’re new to this blog, I hope you’ll see it’s quite pleasant here. Contrary to conventional wisdom, flowers grow. Laughter is encouraged. All in all, we strive to make this blog a place…

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