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What Should Have Been Your First Day of Kindergarten.
On your kindergarten day… Today I watched your older sisters walk into school for the start of a new year. I could see all the...
Kimberly Lockhart
Sep 7, 20232 min read


Fertility Coach Laura's Personal Journey
My story of trying to (and eventually having) a baby is like a lot of others who've gone through the twists and turns and ups and downs...
Kimberly Lockhart
Aug 11, 20235 min read


Our Journey to Luca
Infertility is never a journey I thought we would have to cross and trying IVF terrified me. I didn’t know back at the start that it...
emilycordonier
Jun 25, 20235 min read


My Struggle With Fertility
This is what being triggered can look like for me. The first image is grief, rage, and depression. The second is all of the emotions...
emilycordonier
Jun 23, 20232 min read


A Father's Letter to his Beautiful Baby Boy
Dear Lucas, Our beautiful baby boy. You came into this world and into our lives on September 25th, 2022. The rush of love and happiness...
emilycordonier
Jun 18, 20236 min read


Infertility Sucks
By Emma Gardner, Butterfly Run Vancouver Committee Member We had a pregnancy scare recently. We are careful and we take precautions not...
emilycordonier
May 3, 20237 min read


Struggling With Secondary Infertility
this story was written by Butterfly Run Committee Member, Chelsea Hardy "Where do I begin? With the pain, the journey, the emotional...
emilycordonier
Apr 28, 20232 min read


Our IVF Journey
this story was written by Susan Van Der Ende, a committee member with the Butterfly Run Vancouver My infertility journey has been long...
emilycordonier
Apr 27, 20233 min read


Come to Terms
by Kasia Gabinska “Do you want kids?” Up until around a year ago, this question secretly gutted me. I clandestinely cried at baby...
emilycordonier
Apr 26, 20232 min read


Our Infertility Journey: You Are Not Alone
by Reiko Infertility is so common, but not talked about, so that’s why we have decided to share our story. We do not share for sympathy,...
emilycordonier
Apr 25, 20232 min read


My Infertility Journey
by Yvonne McEwan Infertility… where do I begin. You have taken 20 years of my life that I can’t get back. You’ve stolen happy hopeful...
emilycordonier
Apr 24, 20231 min read


Linnea's Story
Photo Credit to Annie Chen Photography You barely noticed anything, if you noticed anything at all. But a few months ago, I went through...
emilycordonier
Apr 23, 20233 min read


Zaria's Story
There are two distinct hospital visits that have changed my life forever. The first, was being told I was pregnant, and the second, was...

Butterfly Run Vancouver
Apr 18, 20233 min read


Seeking Ceremony After Pregnancy Loss
* This entry was written by Megan Sheldon, Co-Founder of Be Ceremonial and Seeking Ceremony. As an End of Life Doula and Life Cycle...

Butterfly Run Vancouver
Apr 18, 20233 min read


Linnea's Story
Photo Credit to Annie Chen Photography You barely noticed anything, if you noticed anything at all. But a few months ago, I went through...

Butterfly Run Vancouver
Apr 18, 20233 min read


Seeking Ceremony After Pregnancy Loss
* This entry was written by Megan Sheldon, Co-Founder of Be Ceremonial and Seeking Ceremony. As an End of Life Doula and Life Cycle...
emilycordonier
Sep 26, 20223 min read


Zaria's Story
There are two distinct hospital visits that have changed my life forever. The first, was being told I was pregnant, and the second, was...
emilycordonier
Sep 21, 20223 min read


The Sorrow and Pain That Bind Us
I have been a student of grief for over 50 years. On a personal level, it began at my mother’s death when I was 21 years old, with...
emilycordonier
Aug 1, 20223 min read


A Letter to My Forgotten Mom Friend
To my forgotten mom friend, I know you're a mom, others know you're a mom, but I also know you feel forgotten. Because I do too. You...
emilycordonier
Jul 3, 20222 min read


Fathers Grieve Too
My name is Damian and I’m sharing about our son Elias. He was born at 21 weeks. My wife experienced amniotic fluid leaking and by the...
emilycordonier
Jun 16, 20222 min read
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