✨ "There is no right way to navigate this journey or to feel about it."
✨ "Allow it all. Some days you’ll be devastated, some days you’ll be hopeful. It’s all valid."
✨ "Navigating infertility is grief."
✨ "Be gentle and compassionate with yourself, while also doing your best to take care of your body and mind in the way you deserve."
✨ "Healing can be as simple as drinking water, eating nourishing food, and showing up for yourself when you can."
Meet kylie
The Resilient Heart
Warrior Name: The Resilient Heart
Resilient for enduring pain, loss, and surgeries while still standing and hoping, and Heart for a journey rooted in love — for family, for self, and for others she guides with compassion.
From Pain to Possibility:
Kylie’s Path to Healing and Hope
Kylie spent years living with unexplained pain, only to eventually uncover she had severe stage 4 endometriosis and what’s called a frozen pelvis. After four surgeries and a life-changing hysterectomy at 31, she found herself facing infertility overnight.
Losing the ability to carry a child was — and still is — something Kylie continues to grieve. But it’s not the whole story. Today, she is in the process of adopting, holding onto hope for the family she has dreamed of.
One thing Kylie has learned, and would tell anyone walking a similar road, is this: allow it all. There is no right way to move through infertility or grief. Some days you’ll feel hopeful. Other days, the sadness will feel overwhelming. Both are real. Both deserve space. She believes it’s important to let yourself be exactly where you are, without judgment.
Finding the right support has been a crucial part of her journey. Her specialist, Dr. Gerald Harkins, treated her with compassion, allowing her to lead her own care and helping her feel human again after years of feeling dismissed. Therapy became a vital resource too, especially when navigating the heavy decisions around her surgeries and future. Even connecting with others online — particularly through Instagram — made a difference, helping Kylie feel less isolated and more understood.
Kylie also understands how important it is to care for yourself during this kind of grief, even when it feels incredibly hard. Some days, self-care looked like simply drinking water or eating something nourishing. Other days, it meant getting to therapy or reaching out to a friend. And sometimes, it meant just sitting with her emotions without trying to fix them.
For those wondering how to support someone facing fertility struggles, Kylie offers simple but powerful advice: Be thoughtful. Be gentle, and check in. A simple "thinking of you" can make a huge difference. You don't have to solve anything — just showing up matters.
Infertility is complex, emotional, and deeply personal, but her message is clear: you are not broken, you are not alone, and you are allowed to feel every part of your journey.
Gems for the journey
Allow Yourself to Feel Everything: Every emotion — from hope to devastation — is valid. Give yourself permission to experience the full range of feelings without judgment.
Find Your Support System: Seek out people who understand or will sit with you in your emotions. Community and emotional connection are crucial for navigating this challenging path.
Prioritize Gentle, Flexible Self-Care: Understand that self-care during grief can look different each day — some days it’s drinking enough water, others it’s going to therapy. Be kind and compassionate to yourself while consistently tending to your physical and mental health.