Happy New Year—or… maybe not. Your socials are bursting with hopeful wishes for a joyous 2024—but for those struggling with infertility, the new year can be a time of heightened grief, provoked by a reminder of the fleeting passage of time as another year goes by without the child for whom you’ve wished ceaselessly.

Adding insult to injury are the never-ending ads, posts, and news stories about New Year’s resolutions. While so many are conjuring up motivational lists of personal goals geared toward physical and mental well-being, those struggling to build a family may be trying to simply stay afloat in a sea of sadness and exhaustion from the holidays, feeling overwhelmed by the year ahead.

Just when you thought you were free from answering boundary-ignoring questions about when you plan to conceive and warding off yet another imprudent comment from Aunt Sally about how a vacation and a glass of wine always worked for her when she had her five kids in her late 20’s, you are bombarded at every turn with expectations about how to live your best life in 2024. Exercise more. Eat healthy. Get organized. Build a better budget. Meditate. Drink less. Read more. Sleep better. Spend less time on social media.

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