So much amazing writing has come out of the personal essay workshops at San Francisco’s Writing Pad. Here are a few links to recent student work that has been published. It’s exciting to witness people taking their stories from idea to print. Congrats to these writers!
Read more »I’m excited to share that my next round of the Personal Essay Workshop at San Francisco’s Writing Pad will begin on Tuesday 9/26/17. So much great writing has come out of these groups. I’m looking forward to the next.
Read more »I’m super excited to share that I will be reading from The Doctor and the Stork: A Memoir of Modern Medical Babymaking, at Book Passage in Corte Madera on 1/16/16. This is one of my favorite book destinations of all time. I would love to see you there!
Read more »Deck your private hell with boughs of holly! The holiday season is upon us, and it can be excruciating for anyone going through infertility. With its glitter and gatherings and chatter, with its emphasis on children and family and cheer, the Thanksgiving-to-Christmas-to-New Year trifecta can feel like a series of events designed to highlight what you lack.
Read more »“I love the way she describes the IVF process and think it could be a real help to patients as they navigate the choices. Reading the story serves to make me a better doctor by understanding how what I say is perceived.”
—Dr. Mary Ramie Hinckley, of Reproductive Science Center
Last spring I joined about ten fellow twin moms for a pedicure–an evening out organized by my local parents of multiples club. I was 42 and a mother of toddler twin boys, which is to say, simultaneously more connected and more tired than I’d ever been. My feet looked like I’d been living among owls, […]
Read more »By K.K. Goldberg Now that my twin boys are nearly 4 years old, I look back on the advice, warnings, and forecasts I received from the moment I learned I would be gestating multiples. I’ve thought often about what I wish someone had told me then, as a complement to the fearful facts of medical risks and the chortled predictions of […]
Read more »No amount of Spanx or tailoring would alter the fact that at age 43, all dressed-up in a hotel room for my 25th high school reunion, I looked slightly pregnant. It struck me as a strange irony. After years of struggling to conceive, after a round of IVF and a grueling twin pregnancy, I now […]
Read more »If you’ve ever flown on an airplane or given birth to multiples, you’ve likely been told: “Place the air mask securely on your own face before assisting your child.” As the mother of toddler twin boys, I think this flight-safety patter sounds like a sensible self-care metaphor for parenting on the ground — except when […]
Read more »Twin pregnancy can be grueling — mine was uncomfortable to the point that the actual birth was the most relaxing part — and I’m talking about a C-section, a surgery for which I was awake and watching. For most of the months leading up to the arrival of my sons, I felt like a bread […]
Read more »
