As told to Brandi Lytle SENSITIVE POST… At the end of 2021, Helen Segal, founder of Empowered Childlessness and Creator of “Grieve with Gusto,” contacted me. She wanted to tell…
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Good ThingsInfertility / ChildlessPlan B
On grief, healing, and the arts: Introducing Helen Segal, of Empowered Childlessness
by Brandi Lytleby Brandi LytleLast week, I shared how aerials—a movement art—has helped me process my grief artistically, has helped me on my healing journey… At the end of that post (which you can…
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Dog MomGood ThingsInfertility / ChildlessReviewsWife & Home
Thoughts on “A Year of Medical Thinking”
by Brandi Lytleby Brandi LytleSENSITIVE POST WITH POSSIBLE TRIGGERS: Discussion of infertility, medical treatments, miscarriage, grief, cancer, death, trauma, and more… The All-Important Disclaimer As a thank you for chatting with her about an…
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As told to Brandi Lytle After posting that I was accepting “Our Stories” for 2021, I received an email from Amber. I am always humbly honored when a fabulous one…
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You know, social media has caused quite a few wobbles for me. But it has also connected me with some of the most amazing women. And one of those women…
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Infertility / ChildlessUniquely Me
On Being Childless: An Unexpected Grief Attack . . .
by Brandi Lytleby Brandi LytleSENSITIVE POST WITH POSSIBLE TRIGGERS THROUGHOUT: Real, honest, raw talk about what might have been… I shed numerous tears while writing this post. Please, do not read if you are…
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Dog MomInfertility / ChildlessPlan B
Beyond the Blog: Resources Pages – Infertility, Childless, Childfree, Dog Mom, & More…
by Brandi Lytleby Brandi LytleA huge part of Not So Mommy… is the blog. And I am extremely grateful to every fabulous one who takes time to read the weekly blogs I publish. But…
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As told to Brandi Lytle SENSITIVE POST As with so many warriors, I first connected with Missy via social media—Instagram, to be exact. I know I’ve mentioned this before, but…
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Infertility / ChildlessOur CNBC StoriesPlan B
Our CNBC Stories: The Male Perspective . . .
by Brandi Lytleby Brandi LytlePOSSIBLE TRIGGERS: Open and honest discussion about infertility, childlessness, grief, holidays, perspectives, and more… Infertility and childlessness affect men, too. In fact, research shows that 30% of infertility is due…
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Good ThingsInfertility / Childless
PLICA: The Perinatal Loss & Involuntary Childlessness Alliance
by Brandi Lytleby Brandi LytleYou may have noticed a new image near the bottom of the Not So Mommy… sidebar, which states, “I am a proud PLICA Ambassador!” PLICA, founded by S.K. Reid (author…