by Iris Waichler             Mother’s day is over now.  For those who are still trying to become a parent it is an incredibly difficult day.  I hope you were able to find someone or something special to do to get the ...

 by Iris Waichler, L.C.S.W.            Being in the midst of National Infertility Awareness Week I have been thinking a lot about the impact of infertility.  I was just visiting a friend at Yale University who told me about her ...

     by Iris Waichler, L.C.S.W. I recently listened to an incredible episode of the radio show This American Life.  It was the story of 2 baby girls that were switched at birth.  One mother knew nothing about it and the other mother knew but said nothing for 43 ...

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by Iris Waichler, L.C.S.W.              The recent decision by the Susan G. Komen foundation to stop funding Planned Parenthood really caught my interest. The Komen Foundation initially announced they would not fund breast cancer ...

  by Iris Waichler, L.C.S.W.             I was channel surfing this week and landed on the Dr. Oz show.  The topic of the show was “When are you too old to become a mother?”  That title certainly made me stop and ...

by Iris Waichler, L.C.S.W.            We all are going to be hearing from all the potential presidential candidates about a variety of topics in the upcoming election year.  Among the topics on the agenda is the issue of women’s rights ...

  by Iris Waichler, L.C.S.W.      Secondary infertility is a diagnosis that many people don’t take seriously.  It is often an overlooked part of the infertility journey that people take as they attempt to build their families.  Secondary infertility ...

  by Iris Waichler, L.C.S.W.             A close friend and I were talking about something that affects many of us who have experienced infertility.  She has moved from infertility into adoption.  There have been some calls about babies ...

By Iris Waicher, L.C.S.W. Dr. Joann Paley Gaist, Ph.D. did a wonderful post offering good suggestions on how to handle the holidays with family.  I have been thinking a lot about family and holidays in recent weeks.  More specifically I have been thinking about what family really means ...