It’s time again to look at my book pile. As usual, this won’t be a complicated, dense review — just a quick list of what I’m reading right now.
I don’t intentionally read books that have things in common during the same span of time, but I enjoy wondering if there are unintended connections among my interests. See if you can find the connections between the title of this blogpost and my current reading list:
Creative Grieving: A Hip Chick’s Path from Loss to Hope by Elizabeth Berrien
Standards of Care for the Health of Transsexual, Transgender, and Gender Nonconforming People by The World Professional Association for Transgender Health
The Solution-Focused Marriage: 5 Simple Habits That Will Bring Out the Best in Your Relationship by Elliott Connie
If you’re thinking that this will be about babycare for new parents, think again.
This group will provide a very special, safe space for people who struggled through infertility before finally having a baby, and who now may feel… different… from most of the other parents in their world.
There’s a particular type of anxiety that is unique to parents who went through infertility, whether they ended up using fertility treatment or not. And the complexity and confusion of their feelings are compounded by the responses they may get from people around them — friends, co-workers, even loved ones who might have cheered them on during their infertility journey, but who are now perplexed about why the new parents aren’t feeling constantly blessed.
This weekly group — Finally, A Baby – Now What? — is designed to provide both emotional support and practical therapeutic work to assist participants toward a place of calm confidence. The ultimate goal is to transform inner struggles and enhance relationships so that parenting is indeed the journey they dreamed about for so long.
The group — which is for women and men, whether individually or as couples — will be held at The Center for Postpartum Family Health’s group room in Houston, Texas on Tuesday evenings starting in January 2018.
Please help me reach out to those in need of this special kind of support. Let them know about the group, and please direct them to me or this informative flyer with any questions they may have.
