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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Infertility / ChildlessPlan BUniquely Me
On Being Childless & Disenfranchised Grief . . .
by Brandi Lytleby Brandi LytleSENSITIVE POST WITH WOBBLE WARNING: This blog discusses a conversation I had in which my childless grief was completely overlooked. This may evoke deep emotion with fellow childless not by…
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Infertility / ChildlessUniquely Me
Are you pregnant? The Response of a Childless Woman…
by Brandi Lytleby Brandi LytleSENSITIVE POST WITH WOBBLE WARNING: As the title suggests, we are talking about one of the dreaded questions… Are you pregnant? I speak candidly about my recent response to this. …
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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 As is often the case, I connected with fellow childless warrior, Natascha, via social media. Soon after joining her closed Facebook group, “Beyond Infertility and…
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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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Aunt (aka Tia)Infertility / ChildlessUniquely Me
On Being Childless: A Very Unexpected Wobble . . .
by Brandi Lytleby Brandi LytleSENSITIVE POST WITH POSSIBLE TRIGGERS… At the end of September, I visited my family in Oklahoma. Because of Covid19, I had not seen them in nine months. That is the…
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Infertility / ChildlessUniquely Me
On the question, “So, when are you going to get pregnant?”
by Brandi Lytleby Brandi LytleSENSITIVE POST WITH POSSIBLE TRIGGERS: The title may have triggered you already. If so, I do apologize. I believe this is an important topic to discuss, however. I’ll warn you,…
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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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Infertility / Childless
Support, Educate, Advocate: Facts about Women’s Health Issues
by Brandi Lytleby Brandi LytleSENSITIVE POST WITH POSSIBLE TRIGGERS… The purpose of Not So Mommy… is to support, educate, and advocate for the infertility and childless not by choice communities. (You can learn more…