Why Infertility Feels So Shameful

Why does infertility feel so shameful? In this episode of The "So Now What?" Podcast, Lana Manikowski unpacks the weight of shame after IVF fails and motherhood does not happen.

She explains why shame shows up for women who are childless not by choice, why it is optional, and how you can release it. Learn four steps to stop carrying shame so you can feel grounded, confident, and whole in the life you are creating.

If you are childless after infertility, you may know the weight of shame all too well. Shame convinces you that you are the problem. That your body failed. That you let your husband or partner down. That you disappointed your parents by not giving them grandchildren. That your family name ends with you.

Shame after infertility is common, but here is the truth most women do not realize: shame is optional.

In this episode, I share why infertility feels so shameful, how shame sneaks into your identity, and why you do not have to carry it as part of who you are. I tell my own story of IVF failing me and the moment I believed I had let everyone down. I also share the four steps that helped me rewrite that story and start living without shame.

You will learn:

• Why shame shows up after infertility and IVF fails

• The difference between facts and the shame stories your brain creates

• How to talk back to shame so it no longer runs your life

• How to choose your own headline and live into your values

• What shifts when you stop letting infertility define your worth
  
  

When you release shame, you stop shrinking in family gatherings.

You stop questioning your marriage.

You begin to walk through the world with confidence and live as the whole, worthy woman you already are.

If you are tired of carrying shame for something you never chose, this episode is for you.

Read Chapter 1 of my bestselling book, "So Now What?" HERE.

📺 Watch the replay of the World Childless Week webinar I moderated: https://youtu.be/PZz_-H9A47U?feature=shared

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