Queerly Trying: Compassion & Resilience Practices for Queer & Solo Parents

During this healing hour with Dr. Satyshur, we will:

• Learn and engage in awareness, values, willingness, and compassion strategies for navigating anxiety, uncertainty, loss, frustration and trauma surrounding the family building process
• Discover resiliency strategies for navigating the societal impact of holding an LGBTQ identity in our cishet fertility world
• Explore a roadmap for better addressing emotionally difficult situations
• Receive a toolkit of mental health resources, including mindfulness practices focused on the fertility process

About the Webinar Facilitator:

Dr. Maureen (Mo) Satyshur (she/her) is a clinical psychologist and queer parent who is passionate about providing mental health support to LGBTQ+ folx growing their families. She is currently an Assistant Professor at Stanford Medicine and works with LGBTQ+ adults and folx during the perinatal period. She also has her own private practice and prioritizes building community connections to help support intended parents outside the traditional medical system. Her approach incorporates awareness and compassion practices as she supports individuals moving through painful situations and emotions towards their most authentic and wise life. She helps clients explore how the barriers and biases in our society can lead to certain individuals' stories being erased, which drives isolation and mental health struggles. In her work, she helps her clients reclaim their stories and build affirming community. Mo lives in the Bay Area with her wife, daughter, and three animals and is a member of the Pregnant Together Community, as she is currently on her own fertility journey. Learn more about her and her offerings at drmosatyshur.com

Hosted by Marea Goodman, LM, CPM (they/them), a licensed midwife specializing in caring for the LGBTQ+ community from pre-conception into the first year of parenting. A graduate of the National Midwifery Institute, Marea has been licensed by the California Medical Board since 2015. Marea is also the founder of the , a vibrant online community supporting queer folks, solo parents, and anyone who has ever felt different through TTC, pregnancy, postpartum and parenting. Marea is the co-author of the book, Baby Making for Everybody—Fertility and Family Building for LGBTQ+ and Solo Parents (touted as the What to Except When You're Expecting for non-traditional families). What they are most proud of is getting to be "mommy" to their three amazing kids.

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PregnantTogether is a family-building community for queer folks, solo parents, and anyone who has ever felt different.

The community offers:

• Access to your own personal midwife who can help you navigate through the challenges and joys of trying to conceive (TTC) and pregnancy.
• A family-building community for queer folks, solo parents, and anyone who has ever felt different, to connect and support each other.

• Monthly hangouts for solo parents, people trying to conceive, people who are pregnant, non-gestational parents, postpartum parents, and more.
• Monthly webinars with experts specializing in some aspect of the TTC or pregnancy experience.
• Recorded video content and self-paced courses containing educational and empowering information about every stage of preconception, pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum.
  ...And so much more!

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Event Venue

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