It's Mother's Day and national infertility Awareness week this week. How do you celebrate honor? But also how do you hold on to the grief that's coming up this season?
Today we'll talk about how to navigate Mother's Day and infertility awareness week. So I always say, honor your emotions, right? Whatever is coming up, you don't have to just go by what is happening on the outside.
Hey, everyone. Good morning. Happy Friday to you. I've been thinking a lot about the upcoming Mother's Day, and it's also national infertility Awareness week this week. So there's lots happening, lots of complicated holidays coming up. So this is, you know, started that kind of, like, anticipatory time of the year where it can be super complicated to enter these months. Right? Have you been watching your emails about, you know, buy her a diamond, like, buy your mom this, buy your mom that. But it's not always that easy, right?
Like, for a lot of us, we may be grieving our mothers who have died, who are not here. Also, people who are mothers, they may be having a complicated time because they may have lost their children. So it's a very, very difficult time. And considering it's National Infertility Awareness Week, there's also a lot of people who weren't able to have kids. And this time, you know, it can just be, like, really, really, like, difficult time when you can see, like, everyone buying roses and, like, making spa appointments for their mom or going to brunch.
And a lot of people are feeling, well, what about me? How can I be, like, I'm not a mother and to just celebrate all of this, right? So it's not that celebration is bad, but I think we have to make space for these difficult conversations of how do you celebrate honor? But also how do you hold on to the grief that's coming up this season? So chime in if you. How are you feeling about celebrating Mother's Day? Are you excited? Are you a mother yourself? Are you looking forward to it? Or are you navigating, you know, some difficult emotions around it and want tips?
So today we'll talk about how to navigate Mother's Day, like tips to survive Mother's Day and infertility awareness week. So I always say, honor your emotions, right? Whatever is coming up, you don't have to just go by what is happening on the outside. Of course, the messages and the emails you're getting is this, like, sunny, very cheery way of thinking about these holidays. But know that for you, if you are having.
