Workshops
Join the 2021 Walk of Hope NJ for a series of virtual education workshops for the family-building community and their supporters during National Infertility Awareness Week. Click the links below to access the webinars via Zoom at the designated times.
Monday, April 19, 2021
12:30PM EST - You Are Not Alone and It Is Not Your Fault: What I Wish I Had Known During My Journey Through Re- current Pregnancy Loss
Megan Hanson, Co-Founder and President of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Association (RPLA), talks about her experience of recurrent miscarriage and shares information she wishes she’d had earlier on her path to parenthood. Pregnancy loss can feel deeply isolating and guilt inducing. But you are not alone and it is not your fault.
Presented by:
Megan Hanson, Co-Founder and President of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Association (RPLA)
Click Here to View this Webinar from Monday, April 19th at 12:30PM EST: https://youtu.be/yjig1ZQxEYg
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7:30PM EST - For Family and Friends: Because You Care
This educational workshop is specifically designed for family and friends of those struggling to build their family. Educate yourself on some basic infertility facts and gain helpful tips for how to best support your loved ones along their family-building journey.
Presented by:
Lynn Polin, Certified Integrative Fertility Coach and Founder of Kindred Beginnings
Click Here to View this Webinar from Monday, April 19th at 7:30PM EST: https://youtu.be/19EmMrbWGzI
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
7:30PM EST - Navigating The Insurance Jungle: Accessing Affordable Medication
Learn the process from the time you as a patient receive your prescriptions from your doctor to receiving your medications in hand. This educational workshop will cover the prior authorization process, preferred pharmacies and cost saving programs.
Presented by:
Eugene Carelli, PharmD, of Fertility Home Care, LLC
Click Here to View this Webinar from Tuesday, April 20th at 7:30PM EST: https://youtu.be/HkKbOpiDA_s
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
7:30PM EST - Honoring Your Truth and Sharing Your Story
Join Certified Integrative Fertility Coach Lynn Polin in an educational workshop that will help to empower you to boldly tell your family-building story with confidence by acknowledging the facts and digging deep within to accept them as your truth.
Presented by:
Lynn Polin, Certified Integrative Fertility Coach at Kindred Beginnings
Click Here to View this Webinar from Wednesday, April 21st at 7:30PM EST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdoEN238N50
Thursday, April 22, 2021
12:30PM EST - Take Charge of Your Fertility: Learn to Support Your Fertility Naturally with Nurse Suzie
Join Suzie Devine, fertility and IVF nurse and founder of Binto for a discussion of ways to support your fertility naturally even during IVF. We will cover everything from diet, to supplements and answer your questions.
Presented by:
Suzie Devine, RN MSN and founder and CEO of Binto. Binto is a women’s health company that connects women to personalized OTC products alongside telehealth services.
Click Here to View this Webinar from Thursday, April 22nd at 12:30PM EST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofkS-JktXR0
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7:30PM EST - Insurance Help for Fertility Patients
Join Carla Scott, a 25 year Practice Administrator with DVIF&G, as she helps you to understand and use your insurance for fertility services and offers tips for picking the right insurance and making sure you are getting the most coverage possible for treatment, IVF and medication. Learn how to dig deeper into options with your employer and with the plans offered on the insurance marketplace including those plans that cover IVF.
Presented by:
Carla Scott, 25-year Practice Administrator at DVIF&G
Click Here to View this Webinar from Thursday, April 22nd at 7:30PM EST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57l_vrrLxJ0
Friday, April 23, 2021
8:30PM EST - Pregnancy Loss and Infertility Grief
There is a grief associated with family building when there is a struggle to get started or it comes to an abrupt end. This grief can lead to a loss of self-identity, a longing for a more certain future, anxiety as to what comes next, relationship/communication issues and has a tremendous impact on maternal mental and physical health. Join Kristen Samuelson, Bereavement Doula and Founder and Executive Director of Three Little Birds Pregnancy and Infant Loss, to learn how to cope and support yourself through this journey.
Presented by:
Kristen Samuelson, Bereavement Doula and Founder/Executive Director of Three Little Birds Pregnancy and Infant Loss
Zoom Link to Join on Friday, April 23rd at 8:30PM EST: https://zoom.us/j/98757910882
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