Preserving our mental health during infertility and loss

As a follow-up to Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week, I’m honored to welcome back Dr. Ivy Love Margulies, Psy.D., a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in maternal trauma, infertility, reproductive loss, grief, birth trauma, NICU experiences, and postpartum mental health.

In this episode of The Mission: Motherhood Show, we talk about the emotional realities so many women carry quietly while trying to become mothers.

We discuss unexplained infertility, IVF, miscarriage, pregnancy loss, premature birth, NICU trauma, and the complicated grief that can follow women even after they finally bring a child home. Dr. Ivy brings both professional expertise and deep personal experience to this conversation, helping us understand why infertility and reproductive trauma are not just “hard seasons,” but life-altering experiences that deserve real support, language, and healing.

We also talk about why women often feel like their bodies have failed them, how trauma can live in the body, why friends and family may not always know how to help, and why specialized support can make such a difference.

This conversation is honest, tender, and deeply needed. If you have experienced infertility, miscarriage, pregnancy loss, NICU trauma, postpartum anxiety, or the grief of a motherhood journey that did not unfold the way you hoped, I hope this episode reminds you that you are not broken, you are not alone, and healing is possible.

With knowledge, courage, determination, and a village that loves you, anything is possible.