S2E11: Childfree After Infertility with Carrie Hauskens

EPISODE · Nov 25, 2025 · 45 MIN

S2E11: Childfree After Infertility with Carrie Hauskens

from The Happily Never After · host Heather McGinley

Carrie Hauskens is here to talk about why she is happily childfree after a long journey through infertility. After surviving treatments, surrogacy, and devastating loss, Carrie has redefined her life's plan, and it turns out, life today is pretty great. She's sharing all that she has learned through this experience with incredible candor, emotional meaning, and the kind of humor you develop after making it through the deep trenches of life. This can't miss conversation is for anyone who has found themselves making a hard left after life didn't turn out the way they had originally planned. Sometimes the new destination is happier than you could have imagined.ABOUT CARRIE HAUSKENSCarrie is a freelance writer and MFA student based in Northern California. Her expertise is writing about infertility and the many tangents that radiate from that experience. Her trademark is vulnerable and authentic writing.Follow Carrie on Instagram at @bloomingwithcareFollow Carrie on TikTok at @bloomingwithcareRead more from Carrie at Blooming with CareABOUT THE HAPPILY NEVER AFTERThe Happily Never After is a podcast that features stories of big endings that led to personal breakthroughs. While endings can hurt, they also provide opportunities to heal and grow, and sometimes, they even set us free. Endings can offer an opportunity to begin anew, in a better way, and that’s what we’re here to talk about.New episodes every Tuesday.Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thatheathermcg⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on IG for related content and discussion.Read The Happily Never After on Substack at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://thehappilyneverafter.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn more about Heather McG at ⁠⁠⁠www.heathermcg.com

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