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There is no one story of infertility or complex family building. There are millions. We are here if you want to share yours.

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What We Publish

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We welcome general submissions year-round. You do not need to write for a specific theme to submit. You also do not need to be a professional writer to share your story here. 

General topics we always welcome: 

  • Personal stories
  • Marriage & relationships
  • Jewish community experiences
  • Pregnancy & postpartum after infertility
  • Supporting someone through infertility
  • Mental health
  • Primary and secondary infertility
  • Work & infertility
  • Life after infertility
  • Childlessness after infertility
  • Journeys with adoption, donor conception, fostering or surrogacy
  • Perspectives from those in the adoption, donor conception, fostering or surrogacy constellation
  • Others
  • In addition to general submissions, Yesh Tikva periodically publishes themed collections of articles. These themes focus on parts of the infertility experience that are often deeply felt but not always openly discussed.

    If a theme resonates with your story or experience, we would be honored to consider your piece.

    2026 Themes Are: 

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    Waiting is a central part of infertility: waiting for appointments, for results, for phone calls, for good news, for bad news, for life to begin again.

    Possible directions: 

  • The two-week wait
  • Life on hold
  • Waiting rooms
  • Waiting for a phone call
  • Waiting while everyone else moves forward
  • What waiting did to me
  • What waiting taught me
  • Infertility often unfolds in the middle of relationships: marriages, friendships, and families. Some relationships grow stronger through the experience, while others become strained, complicated, or distant. Many people find that infertility changes how they relate to the people around them, and how the people around them relate to them. This theme explores the ways infertility can shape love, friendship, and connection.

    Possible directions:

  • We grieved differently
  • Feeling alone while married
  • The roles we fell into
  • How infertility changed our marriage
  • How we made decisions together
  • The friend who showed up
  • The friend who disappeared
  • Watching friends become parents
  • Feeling left out
  • Support that helped
  • Support that hurt
  • Difficult family relationships
  • Setting boundaries
  • The people who carried me
  • The people I lost along the way
  • Learning how to support someone through infertility
  • What infertility taught me about love
  • What infertility taught me about friendship
  • Many people going through infertility can remember specific comments that stayed with them — some comforting, some painful, some impossible to forget. This theme explores the words that helped, the words that hurt, and the things we wish people understood before they spoke.

    Possible directions: 

  • The comment that hurt the most
  • The comment that helped the most
  • “Just relax” and other things people say
  • Things people think are helpful but aren’t
  • What I wish people would say instead
  • Many people going through infertility can remember specific comments that stayed with them — some comforting, some painful, some impossible to forget. This theme explores the words that helped, the words that hurt, and the things we wish people understood before they spoke.

    Possible directions: 

  • The comment that hurt the most
  • The comment that helped the most
  • “Just relax” and other things people say
  • Things people think are helpful but aren’t
  • What I wish people would say instead
  • Sometimes infertility is a story of continuing, and sometimes it is a story of stopping or of changes. There are moments when a door closes: whether that door is a specific treatment, a genetic connection, a pregnancy, a timeline, or a future that once felt certain. This theme explores what it means to face those moments and how people begin to imagine what comes next.

    Possible directions: 

    • Deciding to stop treatment
    • Realizing I couldn’t keep going
    • Running out of money, energy, or time
    • The last cycle
    • Choosing a new path
    • Choosing to live without children
    • Letting go of the life I imagined
    • Redefining hope
    • What came after the door closed

    Infertility often unfolds in the middle of everyday life, including work. Many people quietly navigate appointments, procedures, phone calls, and emotional stress while trying to appear “normal” at work.

    Possible directions:

  • Work that revolves around triggering topics (teaching, medical, etc.)
  • Hiding appointments
  • Doing injections at work
  • Pregnancy announcements at work
  • Insurance battles
  • Talking to others in the workplace
  • Pretending to be fine
  • Sperm-factor (Better known as male-factor) infertility is often talked about less, but it is a significant part of half of infertility stories. This theme invites those who have faced this journey and their partners to share their experiences and perspectives.

    Possible directions:

  • Getting the diagnosis
  • Masculinity and infertility
  • Feeling helpless
  • Supporting my partner
  • Not being talked about
  • What I wish people understood
  • Medical care
  • Options
  • For many people, infertility raises spiritual questions about faith, prayer, emotions, hope, and where God fits into all of this.

    Possible directions:

  • Talking to God while infertile
  • Feeling abandoned by God
  • Prayer during infertility
  • Anger and faith existing together
  • How infertility changed my faith
  • Many people say that infertility and complex family building changed them permanently. This theme explores identity, growth, grief, strength, and the long-term impact of infertility.

    Possible directions:

  • I am not the same person I was before
  • What infertility taught me
  • How infertility shaped my life
  • Strength I didn’t know I had
  • The long shadow of infertility
  • Strong articles usually do at least one of the following:

    • Help someone feel less alone
    • Help someone better understand infertility or complex family building
    • Help friends, family, rabbis, or professionals better support those experiencing infertility
    • Share a personal experience that others may recognize themselves in
    • Offer language, perspective, or comfort

    We are looking for writing that is:

    • Compassionate
    • Honest
    • Respectful of different paths to family building
    • Supportive, not prescriptive
    • Educational, but accessible and human
    • Appropriate for a diverse Jewish audience

    A good rule of thumb: Write as if you are sitting next to someone who is struggling and you want them to feel understood, not instructed.


    Please Avoid:

    • Giving medical, legal, or halachic advice
    • Telling people what they “should” do
    • Graphic medical details
    • Identifying details about other individuals
    • Promotional content for a business, product, or private practice
    • Language that is judgmental toward any path to family building
    • Posts should generally be 600–1,200 words
    • Short paragraphs are best
    • You may include section headings if helpful
    • Please define medical or Hebrew terms when possible

    All submissions are edited for:

    • Clarity
    • Length
    • Tone
    • Alignment with Yesh Tikva’s voice and values

    We may make small edits without notice. We will contact you if larger edits are needed.

    Submission does not guarantee publication.

    Please do not include identifying details about other individuals without their permission.

    You may choose to publish under your full name, first name only, a pen name, or anonymously.

    Why We Share Stories

    At Yesh Tikva, we believe that stories are a form of support. They help build understanding, compassion, and community, not only for those experiencing infertility, but for the friends, family members, professionals, and community members who want to show up with more sensitivity and care. 

    You do not need to be a professional writer to share your story. Your story may help someone feel seen. Your story may help someone understand. Your story may help someone breathe a little easier. That is why we share stories.

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