Thoughts

When I reflect on my journey, I realize I have been pretty lucky and privileged. I grew up in a fairly conservative small town in rural Alberta, but it was a relative…

I tried for years to have children — and then struggled with motherhood  I spent six years trying to have children. It was an incredibly arduous process of bloodw…

Photo: Mante Molepo, website I was a typical teenager who spent much of her time pouring through magazines, devouring articles about makeup, fashion, and relationships…

I crossed the border on a ferry with my 2-month-old daughter when Russia started a war against my country. I am a Ukrainian refugee who is building a new life in Cana…

Looking at her computer, our family doctor asks, “Do you read together?” She turns toward us, then smiles. “Never mind, I see you have a book with you right no…

My first of eight pregnancy losses happened in our car I had been enjoying a weekend trip to Montréal with my husband, pregnant for the first time and blissfully ignor…

Telling my mother I was trans was the hardest part about coming out as a teen, but she ended up being my greatest support. Now we want to help families like ours. This…

I am 34 years old, and I will never have my own biological children. This was not my own choice, but something I had to accept after a relentless battle with infertility.…