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When Expecting Doesn’t Happen: Turning Infertility into a Journey of Hope
When a couple faces infertility, the intense suffering can be hard to bear–and to convey to others. In When Expecting Doesn’t Happen, Dr. Marie Meaney offers hope and encouragement to couples and advice for those who wish to support them.
With firsthand knowledge, Meaney helps couples navigate the experience of infertility and unpacks Catholic teaching on reproductive technologies. Outlining which licit approaches can be taken and the “dead ends” offered by reproductive technologies which undermine the dignity of the couple and their potential children, When Expecting Doesn’t Happen contains both practical and spiritual wisdom to guide couples toward deep peace and authentic fulfillment.
With firsthand knowledge, Meaney helps couples navigate the experience of infertility and unpacks Catholic teaching on reproductive technologies. Outlining which licit approaches can be taken and the “dead ends” offered by reproductive technologies which undermine the dignity of the couple and their potential children, When Expecting Doesn’t Happen contains both practical and spiritual wisdom to guide couples toward deep peace and authentic fulfillment.
158 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 30, 2022
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January 20, 2024
This book is solid in terms of Catholic bioethical information, and gives some good insight as to how infertile couples can deal with carrying their crosses.
Though I thought the author was rather harsh in her comments against older mothers. I felt a bit insulted! She was rather harsh, which is odd for someone who battled infertility for many years.
I thought the author could have been more inspirational. Infertile couples need real encouragement for their difficult and childless journey. The author managed to have a daughter, so I think a book written by a Catholic who’s living a childless life would have been more impactful and inspirational for me.
Though I thought the author was rather harsh in her comments against older mothers. I felt a bit insulted! She was rather harsh, which is odd for someone who battled infertility for many years.
I thought the author could have been more inspirational. Infertile couples need real encouragement for their difficult and childless journey. The author managed to have a daughter, so I think a book written by a Catholic who’s living a childless life would have been more impactful and inspirational for me.
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