A Husband's Guide Through Infertility: Don't Just Hope Your Marriage Survives, Help It Thrive Through One of the Most Difficult...
- ISBN-10
- 1731231121
- ISBN-13
- 9781731231123
- Pages
- 133
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2018-11-12
- Author
- Chris Drew
Description
Hello and thank you for reading my book! My wife Katie and I have been battling through infertility and all of the challenges that it brings for most of our marriage. It has caused more stress, anxiety, pain, awkwardness and confusion in a short period of time than I ever thought I would experience in my entire life. Writing about our experiences has been extremely therapeutic for me and through that writing I've realized something: infertility has brought on all of those negative things, but it has also brought countless positive things as well and actually has become clear turning point in my life and my marriage. Infertility has caused our marriage to be stronger and more intimate than I could have ever hoped for, it has led to deeper conversations with Katie and those in our circle, opportunities to witness to others and most importantly it caused me to explore my relationship with God in a deeper way than I ever had before. During our journey, Katie found a lot of great resources along the way. There are whole communities of women online that confide in each other and share their heartbreak or joy. There are many books written for women (and couples, but mostly geared toward women) that talk about the heartbreak and struggle of infertility. I probably didn't look long enough, but there just wasn't a lot out there for men. For men, this battle is an interesting one. A lot of us tend to internalize it, to brush it off. You know, I think a lot of us might even be completely fine dealing with it if it only impacted us. But as husbands we are not called to just look out for ourselves, we have the responsibility to be there for our wives as well! To comfort her through month after month of negative tests, to be there at the doctors with her through countless tests and shots and to be by her side when unthinkable losses happen. This book isn't just to help you as a man, it is to encourage you as a husband to be all-in with your wife every step of the way through this journey.
