The “So Now What?” Podcast
by Lana Manikowski
November 2, 2024 2:06 pm
I am a Fertility Survivor. The kind you enter into treatments hoping you will never be… childless. After several rounds of IUI and IVF, at some of the leading Fertility Centers, I was told I was no longer a candidate for fertility treatment. It left me asking myself… So now what? For the years that followed, I tried to put myself back together and tell myself I would be OK, but I wasn’t. I was shattered – I felt alone and failed by the whole process and especially, my body. I yearned for others that felt the pain I felt and someone that could help me navigate a life without a child. I didn’t find it, so I decide to create it. Fast forward to today. I am still childless, but my beliefs about my life have changed. I decided that I can create meaning and purpose in my life even though I am not a mother. I’ve learned to love myself and the body I felt failed me as a woman. I will share the many tools I have acquired through my Certification in Life Coaching and I will share it all with you here on The “So Now What?” Podcast. If you’ve been on this journey, hop on and join me as we create something we were not offered. Let’s create a sisterhood for the bravest women I know. We brush ourselves off and don’t let terms like: Failed, Unexplained, Miscarriage, Not-viable or Advanced Maternal Age define us anymore. Follow me on Instagram: @lana.manikowski to learn more about the opportunities available for you to live childfree, with meaning and purpose.
Recent Episodes
Welcome to The "So Now What?" Podcast
2 weeks agoSupport After IVF: What Childless Women Really Want
2 weeks agoFinding Closure After IVF: What to Say to Your Fertility Doctor
4 weeks agoCreating Self-Worth When Childless
1 month agoYou Don’t Need Kids to Be Grown-Up
1 month agoComparison: A Childless Life vs. Those with Kids
2 months agoLife After Infertility: 10 Common Struggles and How to Move Beyond Them
2 months agoReconnecting with Your Body After Infertility
2 months agoEmbracing Friendships When You're the Only Childless One
2 months agoManaging Back-to-School Season When You’re Childless After Infertility
3 months ago