A common topic for grieving mothers and the infertile is how to handle the joy of others. It’s a tension and a puzzle for both the one with loss and the one with joy. What does grief have to do with joy? And what does joy have to do with grief? These two opposite emotions …

We recently decided to sell our house. It was not an easy decision but a necessary one. When I got so sick a couple of months ago, one of the first things we considered was mold exposure. While I have had long-term symptoms from Lyme Disease, they were manageable until two years ago when I …