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The Empty Spaces: Journals on Enduring Infertility and Grief

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A podcast exploring the unique emotional landscape of grief and infertility from the perspective of a childless woman in her 40's.

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Episodes

  1. The Infertility Journals: Books To Help You Through A Breast Cancer Diagnosis

    This episode is a real time journal about how my father's cancer diagnosis and failed treatments in 2010 shaped how I reacted to my own cancer diagnosis in 2023. I share the books I read after my surgery to remove the tumor in my breast. Reading everything I could about breast cancer helped me to...

  2. The Infertility Journals: Ok, I Have Breast Cancer, Now What?

    In this episode I share two recordings I made right after my breast cancer diagnosis. I was grappling with the confusion and overwhelm of wanting the cancer gone, what treatments I was comfortable with, and how this all was going to affect my ability to get pregnant because during this time in my...

  3. The Infertility Journals: When Your Dog Saves Your Life (Breast Cancer Diagnosis)

    In this episode I share two very emotional recordings I made just after receiving a breast cancer diagnosis in late 2022. Afterwards, I discuss what this means for my TTC journey and how at first, being in the middle of trying to start a family affects which treatments I want to do. Special…

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  4. The Infertility Journals: Gearing Up for IVF and Finding a Lump

    In this episode I'm sharing and retrospectively evaluating two recordings I made in October and November of 2022 when I was getting ready for an IVF cycle and found a lump in my breast. Thank you for following along with my story as I try to make sense of life as it unfolded and as I look back on...

  5. The Infertility Journals: Changing My Mind About IVF

    In this episode I talk about and share 3 recordings I made about our first appointment with a Reproductive Endocrinologist, struggling with the fear that I may never have the family I want, and desperately deciding to go ahead with an IVF cycle. These recordings are leading up to a health scare…

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  6. The Infertility Journals: Frustration, Hope and Anticipation

    Today I talk a little about where I started, where I am now and we go back and listen to a version of me several years ago when I was right in the midst of TTC. It was a year and a half into my journey and I had decided to start recording what I was going through. Trying to get pregnant in my…

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About this show

A podcast exploring the unique emotional landscape of grief and infertility from the perspective of a childless woman in her 40's.

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The Empty Spaces Podcast

Frequently asked questions

How many episodes does The Empty Spaces: Journals on Enduring Infertility and Grief have?

The Empty Spaces: Journals on Enduring Infertility and Grief has 6 episodes on PodParley. The most recent episode was published on October 30, 2026.

What is The Empty Spaces: Journals on Enduring Infertility and Grief about?

A podcast exploring the unique emotional landscape of grief and infertility from the perspective of a childless woman in her 40's.

How often does The Empty Spaces: Journals on Enduring Infertility and Grief release new episodes?

The Empty Spaces: Journals on Enduring Infertility and Grief publishes weekly, based on its 6 episodes since October 2026.

Who hosts The Empty Spaces: Journals on Enduring Infertility and Grief?

The Empty Spaces: Journals on Enduring Infertility and Grief is created and hosted by The Empty Spaces Podcast.
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