I have been on a long fertility journey with my wife, only recently becoming a new father. We got married later in our life, and we had long talked about planning to have a family. It's easier said than done. Right after we got married, we kept on trying and trying, and were unsuccessful. For two high achievers where outcomes typically could be dictated by hard work, fertility outcomes felt like a coin flip. It felt embarrassing, like something was wrong or deficient with us. It was hard to talk to others about it because it was so personal. I stayed in a bad job two years longer than I would have because we were going through the process and the insurance benefits were good. We went through miscarriages, anguish. We talked about what if we didn’t have kids or what if we adopted. What got me through the journey was talking to others about it. Not only did I learn from their experiences, but I also felt less alone.