Afterglow - After IVF, no baby
Katie Dunn, Ali Hall, Lexi Weber JohnsonTales from the unexpected afterglow that is IVF not working out. Resilience, reinvention, and embracing a joyfully unexpected life without kids.
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Adventure, ocean, joy seeking, and dogs, mostly. Finding joy and content on the other side of infertility.
I host Life Without Children, an inclusive space for people without kids and those who want to learn.
Lexi is a writer exploring life after trying for a baby and finding herself somewhere unexpected. She writes about grief, freedom, and joy beyond parenthood in her newsletter Not Expecting.
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