Organizational and Community Support
Teaching organizations and communities how to better support their members going through family-building experiences.
RVT Fertility works with organizations and communities to better support the family-building journeys of their members. This includes:
Facilitating support groups for people navigating fertility and family-building challenges
Training and supporting organizational leaders in order to better serve their members’ fertility experiences
Creating and facilitating communal rituals
Speaking and teaching on the topics of family-building and infertility
A testimonial from an organizational support group:
“Thank you so much for facilitating our group over the past few months. The group was a constant for me at what has felt like a very tender part of this journey. I’m so grateful for the space you created for all of us. I’m thinking, in particular, of the ways in which you made me feel that I belonged there, even while feeling a little bit betwixt and between while experiencing pregnancy after infertility/loss. Thank you for always making me feel like I could share from wherever I was.” -Emma
As part of these support groups, trainings, and workshops, RVT Fertility engages with topics including:
Holding safe and brave space for stress, uncertainty, pain, and fear
Coping with loss and change, including miscarriage and traumatic birthing experiences
Celebrating milestones and successes
Broad-based ritual and spiritual support
Identifying and connecting to resources, coping mechanisms, and sources of resilience
Helping you draw on your own wisdom to make sense of your experience
Strategizing for strong communication with your care team
Considering how to share information with your community to get the support that you need
Navigating conflict within or between families
Marking time and stages, including egg retrievals, transfers, procedural scans, receiving results
Ongoing support before, during, and after pregnancy