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The Emotional Pain of Infertility

The Emotional Pain of Infertility

  • 25 November 2024
  • 2 months
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Christy McGuire, VP of Business Solutions at Workplace Options

Christy is an experienced sales leader in the employee benefits industry with a history of surpassing customer and employer expectations. Her favorite components of past jobs were the ability to be out in front of people, selling a product that she believes in, and ultimately helping the end-users achieve their goals.

Sade Echols, EAP Counselor at Workplace Options

Sade is an EAP Counselor at Workplace Options. She holds a Master’s degree in Psychology and is currently working on completing her doctorate in Human Services in Organizational Leadership and Management. Sade has extensive clinical experience working with those battling mental health challenges.

In this episode of WPO’s Insights for Supplemental Insurers on the Impact of Grief for Customers podcast series, host Christy McGuire, VP of Business Solutions at Workplace Options, speaks with Sade Echols, an EAP Counselor at WPO, about the emotional impact of infertility and how supplemental insurers can provide effective support to those impacted.  

 

Over the course of the episode, McGuire and Echols: 

  • Examine the relationship between physical and emotional health 
  • Assess common emotional responses associated with infertility (e.g., PTSD, guilt, hopelessness) and their causes 
  • Define what grief is in the context of infertility (i.e., what ‘loss’ can mean) 
  • Explore the different ways grief and other emotional responses to infertility may manifest between men and women 
  • Highlight the power of a good conversation and the importance of talking about emotions and feeling heard and validated 
  • Provide recommendations for tailored mental health solutions 

Workplace Options helps employees balance their work, family, and personal needs to become healthier, happier, and more productive, both personally and professionally. The company’s world-class employee support, effectiveness, and wellbeing services provide information, resources, referrals, and consultation on a variety of issues ranging from dependent care and stress management to clinical services and wellness programs. Contact us to learn more. 

This content is intended for general information only. It does not provide specific direction, advice, or recommendations. You may wish to contact an appropriate professional for questions concerning your particular situation.

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