Not Expecting
Lexi Weber Johnson, Jade Jur, Carrie HauskensEssays about infertility, identity, and the life that begins after you stop trying.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 52 | Founded | 3 years ago | Last Issue | 18 days ago |
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The Bottom of the Bag
Did you know “cul-de-sac” is French for bottom of the bag? I learned this after I moved into one. Not the end of the road, per se, but the place where things settle. Crumbs. Receipts. The good hair tie I thought I lost forever. The cul-de-s...
7 Good Things
This summer, I’ve been noticing the small ways I return to myself. Not through grand reinventions or dramatic turning points or the three-month glow-up plan I had ChatGPT generate one particularly low evening, but through ordinary moments:...
On Quitting: How Sobriety Prepared Me for Infertility
Originally published on The Auntie Bulletin.
A huge thank you to Lisa Sibbett for giving this essay a home in The Auntie Bulletin. When I pitched it to her, I was trying to make sense of something that only became clear in hindsight: the s...
“Everything happens for a reason.”
There are a handful of things people say when they find out you’re not having children. Most of them are framed as comfort, a helpful workaround, an overly optimistic pivot. What they have in common is this: they attempt to resolve somethin...
"I desperately needed a win."
A conversation with Carrie Hauskens of Blooming with Care about why the hardest stories are often the most important ones to tell.
I recently spoke with Carrie Hauskens, who writes about some of life’s hardest experiences, turning them int...
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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.
Jade is a journalist and magazine editor from Australia. Her hobbies include overthinking, long walks with long podcasts and napping.
Freelance writer covering infertility, loss, grief, and the plot twist of a childfree life. Eight years in the trenches, lots of tears (happy and sad), and so many yummy snacks along the way.
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