So many people come to me overwhelmed with the stress of life, competing responsibilities, losing intimacy and erotic connection due to the complexity of life. Parenting children, work, managing finances, extended family, having a meaningful social life, getting to the gym, and so on and so on and… These are things that couples commonly credit with the death of connection…
Read MoreIn this exciting age where families look different and are being built by all types of people, the ways to parenthood are many. For LGBTQ+ folx, there are options for fertility preservation, adoption, foster care, Big Brother/Big Sister, co-parenting, and more. The path to parenthood requires intentionality, support, and the need to involve others. These opportunities also bring challenges to the intended parent(s) as they navigate through the reality that parenthood does not “just happen” after a night of sex. Very often LGBTQ+ intended parents enter the process with the assumption that “we just need the right parts and plumbing”. Even if that is true, issues of medicalization take on a new meaning for bodies that are already socially scrutinized…
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