Encore: S02 Ep. 3 - Diane’s Infertility Struggle
Dear Therapists with Lori Gottlieb and Guy Winch
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4.8 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 12 November 2024
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
Hey, Fellow Travelers! This week we're in session with Diane, who has been struggling with pregnancy loss and infertility as she and her husband try to have a second child. She wonders how to deal with her grief, the envy and guilt she feels about friends' and family's pregnancy announcements, and what it means that she and her husband are dealing with this rollercoaster of emotions so differently.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, fellow travelers. I'm Lori Gottlieb. I'm the author of maybe you should talk to someone, |
| 0:08.5 | and I write the Dear Therapist Advice column for The Atlantic. |
| 0:11.5 | And I'm Guy Wynch. I'm the author of Emotional First Aid, and I write the Dear Guy |
| 0:16.8 | Advice column for TED. And this is Dear Therapists. Each week invite you into a session so you can learn more about yourself by hearing how we help other people come to understand themselves better and make changes in their lives. |
| 0:30.6 | So sit back and welcome to today's session. |
| 0:33.6 | This week, our fellow traveler struggles with the heartbreak of infertility and pregnancy loss. |
| 0:38.3 | I had a really, really, really hard time without loss. |
| 0:41.3 | I was probably a month out from surgery when my brother and sister-in-law announced they were pregnant. |
| 0:47.3 | It really kind of sucked the air out of me because I was like, oh, now she's going to be pregnant, |
| 0:52.3 | and oh, we could have been pregnant together. And that really caused like a big friction in my relationship with my brother and sister-in-law |
| 1:00.1 | because I just didn't want to be around them. |
| 1:04.2 | First, a quick note, dear therapist is for informational purposes only. |
| 1:08.0 | It does not constitute medical or psychological advice and is not a |
| 1:11.8 | substitute for professional health care advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your |
| 1:16.7 | physician, mental health professional, or other qualified health provider with any questions you may |
| 1:20.9 | have regarding a medical or psychological condition. By submitting a letter, you are agreeing to let |
| 1:26.0 | IHeartMedia use it in part or in full, |
| 1:28.1 | and we may edit it for length and clarity. In the sessions you'll hear, all names have been |
| 1:33.1 | changed for the privacy of our fellow travelers. Hey, Lori. Hey, Guy. So what are we going to talk |
| 1:40.3 | about today? We're going to talk about pregnancy loss. |
| 1:45.0 | And here's the letter we got. |
| 1:47.0 | Dear therapists, I've been struggling with the pain of pregnancy loss and infatility for |
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