2013 – here we come!
In case you missed it, 2012 was a big year for PAIL! The original inception of the idea of PAIL came about last February, and by the time it came home to this space just three months later, there were...
View Articlefeatured post: “never going back again” by arch mama
What does it mean to heal from infertility? This week, we’re featuring a post by Arch Mama, who has a unique ability to put a complex issue into just the right words to make it click. That’s what her...
View Articlefamily is everything
I was hanging out with a friend the other day when I mentioned that we’d be hanging out this coming Friday at Ky’s great grandma’s house for a fun Easter day of an egg hunt and then dinner with our...
View Articlehealing week: a breath of fresh air
April is an important month in the ALI world, as it is the month that the biggest infertility resource out there (Resolve.org) hosts their annual National Infertility Awareness Week. This year’s theme...
View Articlehealing week: the in-between
Timing is funny. Just these past few weeks there has been some buzz around the Internets about ALI (Adoption/Loss/Infertility) peeps and healing. And how that process looks different for every single...
View Articlehealing week: choose your own adventure
This week, we’re covering the topic of healing in the ALI world, specifically within the context of parenting. I’m going to talk about… not healing. Sort of. In the back of my fridge on the top right...
View Articlehealing week: the nerve
This week at PAIL, each of the contributing editors is writing about what healing looks like for her, in this moment. As I tend to repeat ad nauseum, healing is a non-linear process and will look...
View Articlehealing week: the afterwards
Being present in your own life movie A concept that I love and that I really only just started actively participating in these past few months. I had to stop blogging. And I had to put a firm boundary...
View Articlefeature post: coming home empty-wombed: our final infertility journey
This week’s feature post is a story about endings. About realizing when part, or all, of your fertility journey is coming to an end. Casey, of Chances Our , writes about her long journey of...
View Articlefeatured post: “Worst Expectations: Motherhood Lost”
We hope you all enjoyed our tribute to Mothers of all types last week. (If you missed it you can go here for a link round-up of all our great guest posts.) My Mother’s day was great, I got lunch out,...
View Articleguest post: “New Chapters”
Julia‘s post “New Chapters” was originally posted on her personal blog, 3 Bed, 2 Bath, 1 Baby. It is being re-posted in its entirety here today with her permission. She had originally submitted an...
View Articlethe monday snapshot – Glenna Marie
Glenna Marie of 20 something going on 40 is going to open up the week for us with her contribution to the The Monday Snapshot – an evolution of the MMM feature, meant to bring the PAIL blogroll to life...
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