Infertility

Nov 22, 2020
5 min

The 2020 Gift Guide for Infertile Myrtles

How can I support my friend/daughter/niece who is struggling to get pregnant? It is one of the most common questions people ask me.

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Sarah Sisson Rollandini

Aug 29, 2020
3 min

Links That Lift Us - Volume 3

Links that Lift Us will inspire you to live the abundant life of which Jesus spoke.

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Sarah Sisson Rollandini

Apr 21, 2020
7 min

8 Strategies for Surviving Infertility

Now that I am on the other side of the TTC journey, I realize how very caught up I was in the whole thing.

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Sarah Sisson Rollandini

Feb 21, 2020
8 min

15 Free & Simple Tips for Self Care

If you've felt tired and snappish lately. If the people you love most feel more like a burden than a blessing...try these 15 tips.

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Fake It 'Til Ya Make It? 5 Ways to Handle Feelings Like Jesus

Sarah Sisson Rollandini

Jan 21, 2020
4 min

Fake It 'Til Ya Make It? 5 Ways to Handle Feelings Like Jesus

We need only look to Jesus, our God in human flesh, to see that faking our feelings was never part of God's plan.

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5 Ways to Experience "Emmanuel", God with Us, During Infertility

Sarah Sisson Rollandini

Dec 10, 2019
6 min

5 Ways to Experience "Emmanuel", God with Us, During Infertility

My friends in my infertility and pregnancy loss support group are struggling to find the hope of Emmanuel this Christmas season. Anne is ...

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Sarah Sisson Rollandini

Oct 18, 2019
2 min

Pregnancy & Infant Loss Resources

Thankfully, this week's Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Day on October 15th has brought this seldom discussed topic to the forefront.

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Dealing With the Emotions of Infertility - Part 1

Sarah Sisson Rollandini

Jul 26, 2019
4 min

Dealing With the Emotions of Infertility - Part 1

Hopefully you've been following my IGTV series, 10 Things I Learned From My Therapist During Infertility. But even if you haven't, you kn...

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Secondary Infertility Isn’t the End: Adding a Sibling to Your Family with ART

Sarah Sisson Rollandini

Jun 12, 2019
4 min

Secondary Infertility Isn’t the End: Adding a Sibling to Your Family with ART

Hi Blog Friends! This week, Heidi Hayes of Donor Egg Bank USA is guest posting. While Heidi is the executive vice president of Donor Egg ...

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The 2-Week Wait: 10 Ways to KonMari Your Way Through!

Sarah Sisson Rollandini

Mar 12, 2019
3 min

The 2-Week Wait: 10 Ways to KonMari Your Way Through!

If you haven't heard of the book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing, or the Netflix...

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Series part 3 - Infertility & the Enneagram: How Personality Affects the Ways We Cope

Sarah Sisson Rollandini

Feb 23, 2019
1 min

Series part 3 - Infertility & the Enneagram: How Personality Affects the Ways We Cope

This is part 3 of my series about Infertility and the enneagram. If you need a brief intro to the enneagram personality model, I recommen...

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Series part 2 - Infertility & the Enneagram: How Personality Affects the Ways We Cope

Sarah Sisson Rollandini

Feb 7, 2019
1 min

Series part 2 - Infertility & the Enneagram: How Personality Affects the Ways We Cope

This is part 2 of my series about Infertility and the enneagram. If you need a brief intro to the enneagram personality model, I recommen...

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Series part 1 - Infertility & the Enneagram: How Personality Affects the Ways We Cope

Sarah Sisson Rollandini

Jan 29, 2019
2 min

Series part 1 - Infertility & the Enneagram: How Personality Affects the Ways We Cope

Ooooh, the enneagram. The word seems either super mystical or super hip, depending on what you know (or don't know) about it. So let's ha...

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A 10-Strategy Cheat Sheet for Surviving Infertility

Sarah Sisson Rollandini

Nov 7, 2018
1 min

A 10-Strategy Cheat Sheet for Surviving Infertility

I don't know about you but for me, fall is the time for life hacks. I don't have time to read an epic novel, much less the instruction ma...

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5 Ways to Drive Your Wife Crazy During Infertility

Sarah Sisson Rollandini

Oct 23, 2018
1 min

5 Ways to Drive Your Wife Crazy During Infertility

Realizing there are zero husbands visiting my blog, you're going to have to take matters into your own hands to share this with him, frie...

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10 Things My Therapist Taught Me: Reflecting On 10 Years of Infertility

Sarah Sisson Rollandini

May 18, 2018
5 min

10 Things My Therapist Taught Me: Reflecting On 10 Years of Infertility

I've made no secret about my stint on the therapist's couch. During infertility, it was either a weekly visit with Jan or an extended inp...

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Sarah Sisson Rollandini

May 12, 2018
2 min

A Letter to Waiting Mamas

Dear Waiting Mama, The weeping cherries I pass on my evening power-walk look like fireworks this spring. A few short years ago, these sam...

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Triggered: How Not to Tell Your Infertile Friend You’re Expecting

Sarah Sisson Rollandini

Mar 19, 2018
2 min

Triggered: How Not to Tell Your Infertile Friend You’re Expecting

"Uh-oh, Mom's triggered," my youngest joked as I picked up his dirty socks from the middle of the living room floor for the umpteenth tim...

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6 Ways to Have a Mary Christmas (when you're feeling more like Scrooge!)

Sarah Sisson Rollandini

Dec 9, 2017
4 min

6 Ways to Have a Mary Christmas (when you're feeling more like Scrooge!)

As a child, I never got to play the Virgin Mary in our church Christmas pageant. Yep, I always played an angel in the chorus, never the s...

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Sarah Sisson Rollandini

Sep 18, 2017
5 min

Does God Cause Infertility?

Holed up in my cousin's upstairs bathroom during a family Christmas party, I railed at God. "Why are you doing this to me?" I sobbed. Ano...

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