02/04/2022
"As my therapist reminded me, this moment is worthy of celebration regardless of what happens." ✨
When author and journalist L'Oreal Thompson Payton found out she was pregnant after four unsuccessful in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles, she had trouble letting go of the anxiety and embracing the joy. Support from her "sister in infertility," Regina Townsend aka , and her therapist helped her realize that what she was feeling was okay — and that, regardless of what happened, feeling excited was okay too.
"Regina assured me my feelings were not only valid, but to be expected even. That's when she told me PTSD after infertility was a real thing... Slowly but surely, I stopped expecting the worst and started celebrating the now. I don't know what the future holds, but I'm taking it one day, one doctor's appointment, one milestone at a time."
— L'Oreal Thompson Payton (), author and journalist. Follow link in bio at to find out how L'Oreal let go of that anxiety and started embracing the joy. 🔗