The Truth About Trying Campaign

A couple of months ago, I was lucky enough to take part in a campaign talking about infertility. Redbook Magazine started a joint project with Resolve: The National Infertility Association about real people telling their infertility stories and they called it the Truth About Trying Campaign. Regular people and celebrities dealing with infertility shared their stories via short video segments. The project was open to anyone who wished to upload their story. As part of their campaign, they also had a live twitter chat which I was able to take part in. The live chat was an amazing experience. It is one of the first times since our diagnosis that I truly felt accepted and like I wasn't in this fight alone.

Many of us struggling with infertility have a hard time talking about our struggles because the general public is so uncomfortable talking about it. So for the first time we talked about it publicly in a public forum. It was wonderful to share our fears and joys and stories with each other. We were able to share these thoughts with our fellow twitter friends and they got a view of our struggle where we weren't whining or pouting but rather, just sharing. It was one of the most enjoyable moments where we were led in a discussion and we just talked and shared. People who openly admitted their fears were coming out to us and their own family and friends because they had the support from the rest of us. For many, this is the first time they were able to feel any sort of support.

So why am I bringing up a campaign from October 2011? For two simple reasons: 1. It's National Infertility Awareness Week and we need to promote talking about infertility. & 2. Rebook is back for round 2 of the campaign!

This Thursday during National Infertility Awareness Week, Redbook Magazine is working with Resolve: The National Infertility Association and one of my favorite bloggers, Keiko Zoll from The Infertility Voice to promote the Truth About Trying. This time, they are taking the live chat from Twitter to Facebook and starting at 1pm on Thursday, we will be chatting live about the Truth About Trying. We welcome everyone to join us for round two for this wonderful cause. Help us raise awareness for infertility. Help us by showing support for your friends and family struggling with infertility. Show support for the strangers who want to come out about their struggles.

Help us share the Truth About Trying. And as always, and comments or questions, ask away and I will address them in my final post on the 28th.