Sarah's Laughter Infertility Podcast

After a chain of tragic events, Megan was consumed with grief and anger. Her mental health suffered. Yet this God she was angry with, whose existence she began to doubt, kept tugging at her heart. “I needed to stop blaming Him, and just start thanking Him.” This is her story. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Baby Steps Infertility Awareness Fun Run & IVF Giveaway is October 28, 2023 in Baton Rouge! This is a community event to raise awareness for infertility held by Sarah’s Laughter. Since 2014, Sarah’s Laughter & its generous sponsors have given away 30 IVF, INVOcell, and IUI procedures, plus $151,600 in grants and vouchers. So far, we’ve had 21 miracle babies born or adopted through Baby Steps giveaways!!! You can register at babystepsfunrun.com. Sarah’s Laughter is turning 20 in 2024! We’re celebrating with a Caribbean Cruise! Dates are April 25–29, 2024. Details & signup at sarahs-laughter.com/cruise24. Beth’s newest book, Daily Double Portions, is now available in paperback and on Kindle! Get your copy

If your infertility story is more hurt than happy ending, Renee’s interview is for you. “As Christians we want to think that because God has a plan it makes [our loss] okay. It doesn’t mean we don’t hurt. It doesn’t mean we don’t say What in the world, God?” This is her story. Renee Evans leads our Infertility & Loss Support Group in Woodstock, Georgia. Please visit sarahs-laughter.com/woodstock for more information. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Baby Steps Infertility Awareness Fun Run & IVF Giveaway is October 28, 2023 in Baton Rouge! This is a community event to raise awareness for infertility held by Sarah’s Laughter. Since 2014, Sarah’s Laughter & its generous sponsors have given away 30 IVF, INVOcell, and IUI procedures, plus $151,600 in grants and vouchers. So far, we’ve had 21 miracle babies born or adopted through Baby Steps giveaways!!! You can register at babystepsfunrun.com. Sarah’s Laughter is turning 20 in 2024! We’re celebrating with a Caribbean Cruise! Dates are April 25–29, 2024. Details &

Rebecca Lemmon is part of our online support group. Her infertility story includes family tragedy, medical gaslighting, and brutal wisdom that can only come from brutal life experience. This is her story. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Baby Steps Infertility Awareness Fun Run & IVF Giveaway is October 28, 2023 in Baton Rouge! This is a community event to raise awareness for infertility held by Sarah’s Laughter. Since 2014, Sarah’s Laughter & its generous sponsors have given away 30 IVF, INVOcell, and IUI procedures, plus $151,600 in grants and vouchers. So far, we’ve had 21 miracle babies born or adopted through Baby Steps giveaways!!! You can register at babystepsfunrun.com. Sarah’s Laughter is turning 20 in 2024! We’re celebrating with a Caribbean Cruise! Dates are April 25–29, 2024. Details & signup at sarahs-laughter.com/cruise24. Beth’s newest book, Daily Double Portions, is now available in paperback and on Kindle! Get your copy here. Want Beth to speak at your event? Contact us here. For more a

Megan almost died from treatment so often that she had to adjust her life insurance. She talks with Beth about divine appointments and phone calls that kept her going, and her mother’s intense “Mama Bear” prayers. “Focus on God, not the miracle that’s coming.” This is her story. You can find out more about Megan and her mission at yourfertilityadvocate.com and her instagram feed. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Baby Steps Infertility Awareness Fun Run & IVF Giveaway is October 28, 2023 in Baton Rouge! This is a community event to raise awareness for infertility held by Sarah’s Laughter. Since 2014, Sarah’s Laughter & its generous sponsors have given away 30 IVF, INVOcell, and IUI procedures, plus $151,600 in grants and vouchers. So far, we’ve had 21 miracle babies born or adopted through Baby Steps giveaways!!! You can register at babystepsfunrun.com. Sarah’s Laughter is turning 20 in 2024! We’re celebrating with a Caribbean Cruise! Dates are April 25–29, 2024. Details & signup at sarahs-laughter.com/cruise2

Kaitlyn shares her journey from surprising diagnosis to crisis of faith to positive pregnancy test, and what the relationships in her support group have meant to her. “The losses are harder, and the celebrations are bigger.” This is her story. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Baby Steps Infertility Awareness Fun Run & IVF Giveaway is October 28, 2023 in Baton Rouge! This is a community event to raise awareness for infertility held by Sarah’s Laughter. Since 2014, Sarah’s Laughter & its generous sponsors have given away 30 IVF, INVOcell, and IUI procedures, plus $151,600 in grants and vouchers. So far, we’ve had 21 miracle babies born or adopted through Baby Steps giveaways!!! You can register at babystepsfunrun.com. Beth’s newest book, Daily Double Portions, is now available in paperback and on Kindle! Get your copy here. The Hope Narrative Infertility & Loss Conference in Atlanta, Georgia is September 22–23, 2023. Register now at hopenarrative.org! Sarah’s Laughter is turning 20 in 2024! We’re celebratin

Hannah Davidson talks about the loss of the What If and living each day Even If. “I can’t put all of my purpose and all of my identity into being a mom.” This is her story. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Baby Steps Infertility Awareness Fun Run & IVF Giveaway is October 28, 2023 in Baton Rouge! This is a community event to raise awareness for infertility held by Sarah’s Laughter. Since 2014, Sarah’s Laughter & its generous sponsors have given away 30 IVF, INVOcell, and IUI procedures, plus $151,600 in grants and vouchers. So far, we’ve had 21 miracle babies born or adopted through Baby Steps giveaways!!! You can register at babystepsfunrun.com. Beth’s newest book, Daily Double Portions, is now available in paperback and on Kindle! Get your copy here. The Hope Narrative Infertility & Loss Conference in Atlanta, Georgia is September 22–23, 2023. Register now at hopenarrative.org! Sarah’s Laughter is turning 20 in 2024! We’re celebrating with a Caribbean Cruise! Dates are April 25–29, 2024. Details & s

Beth celebrates her birthday by sharing all the exciting events coming up from Sarah’s Laughter! ANNOUNCEMENTS: Baby Steps Infertility Awareness Fun Run & IVF Giveaway is October 28, 2023 in Baton Rouge! This is a community event to raise awareness for infertility held by Sarah’s Laughter. Since 2014, Sarah’s Laughter & its generous sponsors have given away 30 IVF, INVOcell, and IUI procedures, plus $151,600 in grants and vouchers. So far, we’ve had 21 miracle babies born or adopted through Baby Steps giveaways!!! You can register at babystepsfunrun.com. Beth’s newest book, Daily Double Portions, is now available in paperback and on Kindle! Get your copy here. The Hope Narrative Infertility & Loss Conference in Atlanta, Georgia is September 22–23, 2023. Register now at hopenarrative.org! Sarah’s Laughter is turning 20 in 2024! We’re celebrating with a Caribbean Cruise! Dates are April 25–29, 2024. Details & signup at sarahs-laughter.com/cruise24. Want Beth to speak at your event?

Infertility scarred Emily emotionally, physically, and financially. It also marked her with this truth: “Sometimes it isn’t about the answer to the prayer. Sometimes it’s more about what you learn while you’re waiting for the answer.” This is her story. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Beth’s newest book, Daily Double Portions, is now available in paperback and on Kindle! Get your copy here. The Hope Narrative Infertility & Loss Conference in Atlanta, Georgia is September 22–23, 2023. Register now at hopenarrative.org! Sarah’s Laughter is turning 20 in 2024! We’re celebrating with a Caribbean Cruise! Dates are April 25–29, 2024. Details & signup at sarahs-laughter.com/cruise24. Want Beth to speak at your event? Contact us here. For more about Sarah’s Laughter, please visit our website at sarahs-laughter.com. You can follow us on social media linked here: Sarah’s Laughter on Facebook & Instagram, and @sarahs_laughter on Twitter. Sarah’s Laughter is a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity. If you’d like t

Ashley is a social worker, adoption advocate, and a pastor’s wife. She talks about the shock of broken dreams, how to spot an adoption scam, and the power of a pink puffer jacket. This is her story. Ashley’s blog: totellofmystory.com Ashley’s interview from Episode 50. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Beth’s newest book, Daily Double Portions, is now available in paperback and on Kindle! Get your copy here. The Hope Narrative Infertility & Loss Conference in Atlanta, Georgia is September 22–23, 2023. Register now at hopenarrative.org! Sarah’s Laughter is turning 20 in 2024! We’re celebrating with a Caribbean Cruise! Dates are April 25–29, 2024. Details & signup at sarahs-laughter.com/cruise24. Want Beth to speak at your event? Contact us here. For more about Sarah’s Laughter, please visit our website at sarahs-laughter.com. You can follow us on social media linked here: Sarah’s Laughter on Facebook & Instagram, and @sarahs_laughter on Twitter. Sarah’s Laughter is a 501(c)(3) non-profit public chari

Leeann would start to pray and literally have no words. But she always loved music. She’s a music educator and even sang in a Super Bowl halftime show with Madonna. So when Leeann couldn’t find the words to speak to God, God sent a song to speak to her. This is her story. Post: Dear Lord, You Can Have This Baby by Brittany Allen ANNOUNCEMENTS: Beth’s newest book, Daily Double Portions, is now available in paperback and on Kindle! Get your copy here. The Hope Narrative Infertility & Loss Conference in Atlanta, Georgia is September 22–23, 2023. Register now at hopenarrative.org! Sarah’s Laughter is turning 20 in 2024! We’re celebrating with a Caribbean Cruise! Dates are April 25–29, 2024. Details & signup at sarahs-laughter.com/cruise24. Want Beth to speak at your event? Contact us here. For more about Sarah’s Laughter, please visit our website at sarahs-laughter.com. You can follow us on social media linked here: Sarah’s Laughter on Facebook & Instagram, and @sarahs_laughter on Twitte

Sarah always wanted a lot of children. Then one day she woke to the news that doctors had performed emergency surgery to save her life. This is her story. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Beth’s newest book, Daily Double Portions, is now available in paperback and on Kindle! Get your copy here. The Hope Narrative Infertility & Loss Conference in Atlanta, Georgia is September 22–23, 2023. Register now at hopenarrative.org! Sarah’s Laughter is turning 20 in 2024. We’re celebrating with a Caribbean Cruise! Dates are April 25–29, 2024. Details & signup at sarahs-laughter.com/cruise24. Want Beth to speak at your event? Contact us here. For more about Sarah’s Laughter, please visit our website at sarahs-laughter.com. You can follow us on social media linked here: Sarah’s Laughter on Facebook & Instagram, and @sarahs_laughter on Twitter. Sarah’s Laughter is a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity. If you’d like to help support what we do, including this podcast, please visit sarahs-laughter.com/give. Thank you

Time and again, Trina knew something wasn’t right. Time and again, her self-advocacy fell on deaf ears. This is her story. ANNOUNCEMENTS: The Hope Narrative Infertility & Loss Conference in Atlanta, Georgia is September 22–23, 2023. Register now at hopenarrative.org! Sarah’s Laughter is turning 20 in 2024. We’re celebrating with a Caribbean Cruise! Dates are April 25–29, 2024. Details & signup at sarahs-laughter.com/cruise24. Want Beth to speak at your event? Contact us here. For more about Sarah’s Laughter, please visit our website at sarahs-laughter.com. You can follow us on social media linked here: Sarah’s Laughter on Facebook & Instagram, and @sarahs_laughter on Twitter. Sarah’s Laughter is a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity. If you’d like to help support what we do, including this podcast, please visit sarahs-laughter.com/give. Thank you. Want to share your infertility story on this podcast? Email us at podcast@sarahs-laughter.com

Kara’s doctor told her, “There’s ten percent of my patients that I can’t help. Unfortunately, you guys are my ten percent.” This is her story. Links: Kara’s book Kara’s infertility support group in Marietta, GA ANNOUNCEMENTS: The Hope Narrative Infertility & Loss Conference in Atlanta, Georgia is September 22–23, 2023. Register now at hopenarrative.org! Sarah’s Laughter is turning 20 in 2024. We’re celebrating with a Caribbean Cruise! Dates are April 25–29, 2024. Details & signup at sarahs-laughter.com/cruise24. Want Beth to speak at your event? Contact us here. For more about Sarah’s Laughter, please visit our website at sarahs-laughter.com. You can follow us on social media linked here: Sarah’s Laughter on Facebook & Instagram, and @sarahs_laughter on Twitter. Sarah’s Laughter is a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity. If you’d like to help support what we do, including this podcast, please visit sarahs-laughter.com/give. Thank you. Want to share your infertility story on this podcast?

Katie was done with fertility clinics and content with her family of three. Then she had a shocking phone call: “How would you feel about having a daughter?” This is her story. Katie’s previous interview. ANNOUNCEMENTS: The Hope Narrative Infertility & Loss Conference in Atlanta, Georgia is September 22–23, 2023. Register now at hopenarrative.org! Sarah’s Laughter is turning 20 in 2024. We’re celebrating with a Caribbean Cruise! Dates are April 25–29, 2024. Details & signup at sarahs-laughter.com/cruise24. Want Beth to speak at your event? Contact us here. For more about Sarah’s Laughter, please visit our website at sarahs-laughter.com. You can follow us on social media linked here: Sarah’s Laughter on Facebook & Instagram, and @sarahs_laughter on Twitter. Sarah’s Laughter is a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity. If you’d like to help support what we do, including this podcast, please visit sarahs-laughter.com/give. Thank you. Want to share your infertility story on this podcast? Email u

Casey & Joel were young, fit, and assumed their path to parenthood was clear. Then Joel noticed something was off with his motor skills. “Not all tumors are created equal.” This is their story. Connect with Casey & the rest of the Sarah’s Laughter Online Support Group at sarahs-laughter.com/online. ANNOUNCEMENTS: The Hope Narrative Infertility & Loss Conference in Atlanta, Georgia is September 22–23, 2023. Register now at hopenarrative.org! Sarah’s Laughter is turning 20 in 2024. We’re celebrating with a Caribbean Cruise! Dates are April 25–29, 2024. Details & signup at sarahs-laughter.com/cruise24. Want Beth to speak at your event? Contact us here. For more about Sarah’s Laughter, please visit our website at sarahs-laughter.com. You can follow us on social media linked here: Sarah’s Laughter on Facebook & Instagram, and @sarahs_laughter on Twitter. Sarah’s Laughter is a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity. If you’d like to help support what we do, including this podcast, please vi

When it comes to the infertility community, Shannon is like some shy superhero who didn’t realize she could lift a bus until she found herself thrown underneath it. “Infertility gave me a purpose.” This is her story. Links: Shannon co-leads the Baton Rouge PAIL (Pregnancy After Infertility & Loss) Group Shannon also makes amazing cookies! ANNOUNCEMENTS: The Hope Narrative Infertility & Loss Conference in Atlanta, Georgia is September 22–23, 2023. Register now at hopenarrative.org! Sarah’s Laughter is turning 20 in 2024. We’re celebrating with a Caribbean Cruise! Dates are April 25–29, 2024. Details & signup at sarahs-laughter.com/cruise24. Want Beth to speak at your event? Contact us here. For more about Sarah’s Laughter, please visit our website at sarahs-laughter.com. You can follow us on social media linked here: Sarah’s Laughter on Facebook & Instagram, and @sarahs_laughter on Twitter. Sarah’s Laughter is a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity. If you’d like to help support what w

Ashley mapped out each step in her infertility journey based on what would get her nearest the finish line. Yet she still found herself detoured into brutal choices along the way. This is her story. ANNOUNCEMENTS: The Hope Narrative Infertility & Loss Conference in Atlanta, Georgia is September 22–23, 2023. Register now at hopenarrative.org! Sarah’s Laughter is turning 20 in 2024. We’re celebrating with a Caribbean Cruise! Dates are April 25–29, 2024. Details & signup at sarahs-laughter.com/cruise24. Want Beth to speak at your event? Contact us here. For more about Sarah’s Laughter, please visit our website at sarahs-laughter.com. You can follow us on social media linked here: Sarah’s Laughter on Facebook & Instagram, and @sarahs_laughter on Twitter. Sarah’s Laughter is a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity. If you’d like to help support what we do, including this podcast, please visit sarahs-laughter.com/give. Thank you. Want to share your infertility story on this podcast? Email us at pod

Kim Medina, our wonderful online support group leader, thought she was living her miracle baby redemption story, only to be surprised by postpartum anxiety & depression. This is her story. Links: Email Kim: kimberly.medina@sarahs-laughter.com Sarah’s Laughter Online Support Group Listen to Kim in Episode 82 ANNOUNCEMENTS: The Hope Narrative Infertility & Loss Conference in Atlanta, Georgia is September 22–23, 2023. Register now at hopenarrative.org! Sarah’s Laughter is turning 20 in 2024. We’re celebrating with a Caribbean Cruise! Dates are April 25–29, 2024. Details & signup at sarahs-laughter.com/cruise24. Want Beth to speak at your event? Contact us here. For more about Sarah’s Laughter, please visit our website at sarahs-laughter.com. You can follow us on social media linked here: Sarah’s Laughter on Facebook & Instagram, and @sarahs_laughter on Twitter. Sarah’s Laughter is a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity. If you’d like to help support what we do, including this podcast, p

Recorded at Beth’s kitchen table, Jenn Rachal talks about the death of her brother, her ectopic loss, her brain tumor, and trying to do IVF during the Covid shutdown. This is her story. Want Beth to speak at your event? Contact us here. For more about Sarah’s Laughter, please visit our website at sarahs-laughter.com. You can follow us on social media linked here: Sarah’s Laughter on Facebook & Instagram, and @sarahs_laughter on Twitter. Sarah’s Laughter is a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity. If you’d like to help support what we do, including this podcast, please visit sarahs-laughter.com/give. Thank you. Want to share your infertility story on this podcast? Email us at podcast@sarahs-laughter.com

Christine, a self-proclaimed “leaf-eating hippie from Texas,” leads our Sarah’s Laughter support group in College Station, Texas. She’s also written a book: Hope Does Not Disappoint. This is her story. Sarah’s Laughter Support Group - College Station, Texas Christine’s website: https://hopedoesnotdisappoint.com Christine’s book on Amazon Want Beth to speak at your event? Contact us here. For more about Sarah’s Laughter, please visit our website at sarahs-laughter.com. You can follow us on social media linked here: Sarah’s Laughter on Facebook & Instagram, and @sarahs_laughter on Twitter. Sarah’s Laughter is a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity. If you’d like to help support what we do, including this podcast, please visit sarahs-laughter.com/give. Thank you. Want to share your infertility story on this podcast? Email us at podcast@sarahs-laughter.com