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Lori Metz, lcsw

My specialties are fertility & relationships Utilizing a positive psychology approach, that includes

12/30/2025

As you step into 2026, may you feel the quiet shift with all that’s shaped you with the resolve and hope for all that's ahead.

Here’s to a new year filled with possibility, support, and gentle strength.

12/22/2025

Understanding donor conception policy is essential to protecting families.

Join us tomorrow at 1 PM EST on IG Live as we talk through the current policy landscape, the issues impacting donor-conceived families, and how advocacy is driving meaningful change.

📅 Dec 23
⏰ 1–2 PM EST
📍 Live on Instagram

12/18/2025

Family-building can feel overwhelming, emotional, and at times isolating. Beginning January 2026, I’m offering a series of monthly live workshops to bring people together for education, connection, and emotional wellness throughout this process.

Whether you’re beginning fertility treatment, considering donor conception or surrogacy, or raising children born through donor conception or surrogacy, each session offers practical tools and a community where you can feel seen and supported.

January Workshops:
• Recipient Parents – Jan 5, 6:30–8:30 PM EST
• Intended Parents (Donor Conception & Surrogacy) – Jan 10, 10 AM–12 PM EST
• Fertility Support – Jan 12, 6:30–8:30 PM EST

January Special: $75 | Limited spots (10–12 participants)

If you need community, information, or emotional support, these sessions are designed to help you feel more grounded and supported. Visit LoriMetz.net to learn more and reserve your spot.

12/16/2025

The number of donor-conceived people in the U.S. is growing every year, and many are turning to their primary care providers for support. Whether to discuss medical history, navigate new genetic information, or process the discovery of donor conception in adulthood.

Yet most clinicians receive little to no training on how to approach these conversations.

The General Practitioner Toolkit was created to help bridge that gap.

This free resource includes:
• Practical tools for discussing donor conception sensitively and confidently
• Conversation guides for both early-disclosure and new-discovery donor-conceived patients
• Best practices for integrating donor conception into family history taking
• Key terminology and resources for follow-up care, referrals, and patient support

Our goal is simple: to equip healthcare professionals with the skills, language, and confidence needed to provide compassionate, patient-centered care to donor-conceived individuals of all ages.

📥 Download the full toolkit here: https://www.lorimetz.net/provider-education-1

12/11/2025

Start the new year by finding your community.
Beginning in January, I’ll be hosting a series of live workshops designed to bring connection, education, and emotional support to those navigating the family-building journey.

Whether you’re just starting fertility treatment, exploring donor conception, or already parenting through donor or surrogacy, there’s a space for you here.

These small, intimate gatherings offer a chance to share, learn, and build coping skills—with others who truly understand.

🌿 Workshops include:
• Intended Parents — Monday, January 10 | 10 AM – Noon EST
• Recipient Parents — Sunday, January 5 | 6:30 – 8:30 PM EST
• Fertility Support — Sunday, January 12 | 6:30 – 8:30 PM EST

💲 January Special: $75 per session (limited space available).

Learn more or sign up here: lorimetz.net/live-workshop-form-2025

12/04/2025

I’m excited to announce that beginning January 2026, I’ll be offering monthly live workshops designed to create connection, share education, and strengthen emotional wellness throughout your family-building journey. Fertility journeys can be isolating and feel overwhelming with so much to take in. Sharing information, education, resources, and tools within a community of people on similar paths can bring comfort and support.

Each workshop session offers information, practical tools, guided discussion on the emotional and physical journey, and a sense of belonging for:

🟣 Fertility workshop – 1.12.26 from 6:30-8:30 pm EST. For those undergoing or beginning fertility treatment, it’s so important to recognize you are not alone and learn ways to help understand the process and cope with its emotional, physical, and financial impact.

🟡 Donor Conception and Surrogacy Workshop 1.10.26 from 10 - noon EST - Individuals and couples using or considering donor conception or surrogacy, whether you knew this was your family building path or not, there is so much to consider, so many emotions, and the impact of each can feel huge. Understanding and learning self-care tools can help.

🔵 Recipient parents workshop- 1.5.25 from 6:30-8:30 pm EST. When raising children through donor conception or surrogacy, whether in a two-parent or single-parent family, it is a special relationship and can impact your daily and future life.

Walking with others on this path and learning about the impact is empowering and provides an opportunity to explore options and experiences with the community.

January Special: $75 (limited to 10-12 participants)

Go here now ➡️ https://www.lorimetz.net/live-workshop-form-2025

11/25/2025

Talking about donor conception with young children isn’t just about what you say — it’s also about how you say it.

Kids learn language from their parents. When families use clear, respectful terms like donor, egg, s***m, or embryo, children learn to describe their story confidently and without shame. Giving them words they can use with friends, teachers, or relatives helps them feel secure and grounded in their identity.

And it’s okay if you don’t have every detail. You can always say:
- “I don’t know that yet, but I can try to find out.”
- “We don’t have that information, but if we learn more one day, I’ll share it with you.”

Honesty builds trust. Accuracy builds confidence. Openness makes room for questions later on.

11/18/2025

November is National Adoption Awareness Month. Whether you’re an adoptee, a birth parent, an adoptive parent, or someone considering adoption as a path to parenthood, your story matters.

💬 Working with individuals and families navigating adoption, I know that every experience is unique—and every emotion is valid. Joy and grief can coexist. Questions can arise at every stage of life.

This month, we honor the complexities of adoption and the strength it takes to build a family in all its beautiful forms.

💛 If you’re seeking support, guidance, or simply a safe place to process your story, I’m here.

🔗 Learn more about my work supporting family-building through adoption and donor conception at the link in bio.

11/17/2025

IVF access is under threat in South Carolina.

The South Carolina Senate has scheduled another hearing for Senate Bill 323 on Tuesday, November 18th.

S. 323 would redefine a human embryo as “a human being that begins as a fertilized egg or zygote.” This change threatens access to IVF and other fertility treatments and could prevent doctors from practicing in accordance with clinical best practices.

Here’s how you can take action:

1. Email your State Senator today.
Share your family-building journey and why IVF access matters. https://resolve.quorum.us/campaign/146960/

2. Call members of the Senate Medical Affairs Committee.
Public testimony won’t be allowed at the upcoming hearing, so your calls and emails are the most powerful tools we have.

Join the Rally for Reproductive Justice
Tuesday, November 18th at 1 PM — Behind the South Carolina Statehouse

Stand in solidarity to protect IVF access and essential reproductive healthcare. Your presence sends a powerful message that South Carolinians are paying attention.

Let’s keep IVF safe, legal, and accessible in South Carolina.

Oppose Senate Bill 323. Take action today!

11/12/2025

Many parents worry they need all the answers before talking with their child about donor conception.

You don’t. What matters most is starting early, being honest, and keeping the conversation open as your child grows.

Children process information in stages. What they understand at age 3 will be different at 7, 12, or 18. That’s why sharing their conception story isn’t a single moment—it’s a lifelong dialogue built on trust and truth.

These are a few core topics families can begin talking about:

- Whether donor s***m, egg, or embryo was used

- Which parent(s) (if any) contributed gametes, if known

- What information is available about the donor

- The possibility of donor siblings or other genetic relatives

You don’t have to get it perfect—you just have to be real, responsive, and willing to return to the conversation over time.

Save this post for when you’re ready to talk, or share it with someone who might find it helpful.

11/10/2025

Attending this year’s American Society for Reproductive Medicine conference was an enriching experience—filled with new connections, innovative research, and meaningful conversations about how we can continue improving care for individuals and families along their fertility and family-building journeys.

From learning about emerging reproductive technologies and advancements in uterine transplant to exploring psychological strategies to reduce stress, every session deepened my appreciation for the intersection between emotional wellness and reproductive health.

It was also a privilege to connect with colleagues who share a passion for advancing access, inclusion, and compassionate care in the field of fertility.

🌸 The Blossoms of Hope installation perfectly captured the spirit of this conference—reminding us that growth, healing, and community are at the heart of what we do.

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I have adopted a positive psychology, approach that includes mindfulness and cognitive behavioral health in partnering with my patients in an optimistic goal-oriented manner.

Often times a person initially calls when they’re feeling sad, alone, depressed, confused, and need to talk. It’s an opportunity to explore, feeling a bit out of control, stress, self-image, self-confidence, professional choices, counterproductive habits, and pain. Making that initial phone call (to me or any professional) is the first step towards change. It’s an opportunity to achieve, and I am excited to help along that path.

I work with individuals, couples, and families, specializing in relationships and fertility. I assist people through life’s transitions personally, and professionally. Any of life’s challenges that can potentially lead to depression, anxiety, low self-image, decreased self-confidence, loneliness, or behaviors they would like to change.

I find that a positive approach, in conjunction with mindfulness, cognitive behavioral health, behavior modification, self-exploration, and reality-based decision making works well for most people. I also believe in the power of pausing. It is typically powerful when those I work with are able to take a moment, to pause and gain perspective of what they are experiencing.