This episode featuring Erin, a longtime AllPaths group leader, and her husband Stephen offers a raw and unfiltered look at their decade-long struggle with infertility and it’s emotional toll. From the early days of excitement and expectation to the stark realization that building their family would not be as straightforward as they had hoped, Erin and Stephen share the pivotal moments in their journey, including their experiences with fertility treatments, the heartache of miscarriages, and the eventual decision to move forward with direct egg donation.

Through their story, they highlight the importance of finding support, being educated patients, and connecting with others who have walked similar roads before you to combat the isolation that can often accompany infertility. Each piece of their experience reveals the complexities of hope, loss, and resilience, ultimately leading them to embrace the understanding that there are many paths to parenthood and every family's path is different.

LINKS: 

Connect with Erin at www.erinchrusciel.com/ThisIsTrying

Join AllPaths Donor Conception Peer Support Group: https://allpathsfb.org/support/

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE:

infertility support, family building journey, donor egg process, IUI, IVF, miscarriage, pregnancy loss, infertility, emotional support, infertility resources, navigating infertility, peer support groups, donor egg, parenting after IVF, parenting donor conceived children, fertility clinics, understanding ovarian reserve, diminished ovarian reserve, personal stories of infertility, mental health in family building, support for couples, known donor, donor conception, donor egg IVF, community support, peer groups 

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