Each month I share some of the newly-published and soon-to-be-released books on infertility, family building, and related emotional, spiritual, or physical issues. I’ve only read the first book on the list (see my full review here), but I wanted to share the rest of them with you in case you might be interested.
Walking Through Infertility: Biblical, Theological, and Moral Counsel for Those Who Are Struggling by Matthew Arbo.
Amazon’s Description: “Overflowing with warmth and sensitivity, this book explores what the Bible says about infertility, helping the church walk alongside couples struggling with infertility and assessing the ethical issues surrounding common fertility treatments and reproductive technologies.”
Read my full review of this book here.
Fertility & Infertility for Dummies, international edition by Dr. Gillian Lockwood.
Amazon’s Description: “This title guides readers through every aspect of fertility and infertility, from possible causes to weighing up the pros and cons of the most complex fertility treatment options in a clear, comprehensive and sensitive manner.”
I Still Want to be a Mom: Escaping Hopelessness and Embracing Motherhood by Julie A. Pierce.
Amazon’s Description: “Fertility and healthy lifestyle coach Julie Pierce shares what she’s learned through years of working with women struggling their way to motherhood―and she was one of them. With her help, women can stop their struggle and return to that beautiful place of confidence and joy they started this journey with and just get pregnant.”
Conceivability: What I Learned Exploring the Frontiers of Fertility by Elizabeth Katkin.
Amazon’s Description: “Part memoir, part guide, this personal and deeply informative account of one woman’s gripping journey through the global fertility industry in search of the solution to her own “unexplained infertility” exposes eye-opening information about the medical, financial, legal, scientific, emotional and ethical issues at stake.”
Finding Joy Beyond Childlessness: Inspiring Stories to Guide You to a Fulfilling Life by Lesley Pyne.
Amazon’s Description: “In Finding Joy Beyond Childlessness, Lesley Pyne uses her life experience as a childless woman, the experiences of other childless women from all over the world–who she calls her storytellers, and her skills as a coach and NLP Master Practitioner to gently guide readers through their pain to help them get to the other side to find their joy.”
Already Complete: Beyond the Myths of Childlessness by Vivienne Edgecombe.
Amazon’s Description: “…explore ten myths about childlessness that have masqueraded as truth until now, and point you towards a much more helpful understanding of how we work as human beings.”
Tending the Tree of Life: Preaching and Worship Through Reproductive Loss and Adoption (Guides to Practical Ministry), revised 2nd edition, by Richard W. Voelz.
Amazon’s Description: “…learn how to reach out to people who are dealing with issues of reproductive loss and adoption in a way that can bring healing to individuals and to the community. It will speak strongly to pastors, but should also be helpful to church leaders, especially those in small groups. It will help build understanding and lay the groundwork for making these events of life a part of our continuing concern and our plan to bring wholeness and healing to our churches and to the world.”
Longing for Motherhood: Holding On to Hope in the Midst of Childlessness by Chelsea Patterson Sobolik.
Amazon’s Description: “In Longing for Motherhood, Chelsea Patterson Sobolik speaks to these burdens specifically. She shares vulnerably about her own journey of childlessness and how she has ultimately come to view her story through the lens of Scripture and our hope in Christ. While remaining tender and empathetic toward suffering and longing, she discusses the comfort we have in knowing that the Lord is sovereign over all, and that His love is sufficient to carry us through any and every situation.”
Frozen Hope: My IVF Journey by Jacqui Cooper.
Amazon’s Description: “Frozen Hope is Jacqui’s own story of IVF: the emotional responses she didn’t expect, the things she wished she’d known, the things she wished she’d prepared for and those she could never have anticipated. It’s a story of hope despite disheartening odds, extraordinary perseverance and, ultimately, joy and motherhood.”
Cooking To Conceive the Inconceivable: One Chef’s Journey to Fertile Fatherhood by Edward N. Baum.
Amazon’s Description: “In Cooking to Conceive the Inconceivable: One Chef’s Journey to Fertile Fatherhood, Baum offers a first-time glimpse into the struggle to beat the odds against infertility from a male partner’s perspective and a chef’s view of how food can be both medicine and an expression of love.”
Do any of these look good to you? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments below.
If you like book recommendations, check out my list of my favorite books.
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