Shana Brodnax ReidThe long walk to baby bear, part 6: Finally, IVFI’d never wanted to do IVF. It’s invasive, and intense, and insanely expensive. I didn’t want to spend any of the hard-earned and…Oct 22Oct 22
Shana Brodnax ReidThe long walk to baby bear, part 5: The darkest daysThis is the part that has taken the longest to feel ready to write.Sep 251Sep 251
Shana Brodnax ReidThe long walk to baby bear, part 4: We put the try in tryingWith the fertility testing, swapping the bad doctor for the good doctor, the fibroid surgery and the mandatory 6-month healing period…Aug 14Aug 14
Shana Brodnax ReidThe long walk to baby bear, part 3: Cleaning houseThe medical establishment knows very little about fibroids. No doctors can answer your questions about where they come from, why they…Jul 22Jul 22
Shana Brodnax ReidThe long walk to baby bear, part 2: The good doctorBear wasn’t allowed to come with me to my appointments with the fertility clinic, as we were in the thick of COVID lockdown — and there…Jul 22Jul 22
Shana Brodnax ReidThe long walk to baby bear, part 1: How it startedThree and a half years ago, a few months into the pandemic, I went to see my ob/gyn to let her know that Bear and I were going to start…Jun 201Jun 201
Shana Brodnax ReidThe 45 Project, part 12: Closure (for now)Ever since I was a teenager, 45 has been the age that has loomed in my imagination as some kind of life-defining threshold. I don’t know…Jul 6, 2023Jul 6, 2023
Shana Brodnax ReidThe 45 Project, part 11: Who’s the Man?There is a school of thought that all of us — no matter our gender — are made up of both masculine and feminine energy, in some proportion…Apr 25, 2023Apr 25, 2023
Shana Brodnax ReidThe 45 Project, part 10: AgingIt occurs to me that it may be a little odd that — in a writing project specifically about turning 45 — it took 9 months before I thought…Mar 1, 20232Mar 1, 20232
Shana Brodnax ReidThe 45 Project, part 9: Being SeenA couple of days ago I told my husband Bear that something he’d jokingly said had unwittingly hurt my feelings, and we talked it through…Feb 2, 2023Feb 2, 2023