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HERself

72. HERstory: Kat Herro on Her Infertility Journey and How to Support Others

HERself

Abby and Amy

Best Self, Comparison, Opportunity, Health & Fitness, Purpose, Grow, Education, Parenting, Honest, Vulnerable, Mental Health, Future, Kids & Family, Real, Self-improvement

4.91.8K Ratings

🗓️ 19 April 2021

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

In honor of National Infertility Awareness Week, Kat Herro joins us with her story and a message that feels like a warm hug. Infertility affects 1 in 8 couples and we know there are many members of our community who are in this special group. The tests and procedures can be a lot on a relationship and on a person and Kat goes into the details of her journey and where she and her family are at today. This is an episode for every woman out there. Kat has so many tangible takeaways on how we c...

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Society doesn't really know how to deal with this and for those of us who are on a secondary

0:05.2

infertility journey, we think to ourselves like, oh, we should just be grateful.

0:09.6

We should just be grateful for what we already had.

0:13.0

And what I've learned is that this was really like a denial of my own pain.

0:18.4

And that is something that is really important to think about because the fact that I'm a

0:24.4

mother already and have a desire that my life will look a certain way or have a desire

0:29.8

that there's this person who is supposed to be in my life who's not here yet, those

0:35.0

are separate human experiences for me currently being a mother.

0:39.6

I'm Amy and I'm Abby and as women, we are constantly comparing ourselves to others.

0:50.1

But your life isn't supposed to look like hers.

0:53.4

Being your best self means standing firm in your decisions and always being willing

0:57.5

to grow with a purpose.

0:59.3

We get vulnerable and real with an honest look into the challenges and triumphs we all

1:04.4

face.

1:05.7

Every woman listening gets the opportunity to choose what life looks like for herself.

1:14.8

This week is National Infertility Week.

1:17.4

Approximately one in eight couples in the United States are affected.

1:22.3

We had to bring this topic onto the podcast.

1:25.5

So that's what we'll be covering today.

1:27.6

So whether you have gone through this or not, you likely know someone who has, I think

1:33.6

that learning more about it can make us be more thoughtful and be kind in these conversations.

1:41.0

So today our guest is Cat Hero.

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