At age 13, when all the other girls were talking about starting to menstruate, Madison was wondering why she wasn't having the same experience. A visit to her doctor would reveal that she was born without a uterus, with a condition known as MRKH. Madison takes us through her initial devastation, feeling she was "robbed of her birthright to have children." She talks about the shame and embarrassment she felt, her low self-esteem, using food to comfort her (up to an unhealthy weight), and when she decided to start learning to love herself.
Madison, Patty and Cara also collectively share their experiences of being women without any children of their own.
Episode 18: Interview with Christine about Coming Out as Gay
Episode 17: Interview with Audrey whose Daughter was Murdered at Age 24.
Episode 16: Interview with Patty about her Battle with Depression and Addiction
Episode 15: Interview with Cara who was Bullied as a Child
Episode 14: Interview with Eileen who Dropped Out of School at age 18 to Raise her Daughter
Episode 13: Interview with Rebecca, Part 2, who Teaches us How to Retrain our Brains to Think More Positively
Episode 12: Interview with Rebecca, Part 1, who Battled Anorexia at Age 11.
Episode 11: Interview with Maria who was Wrongly Accused of Child-Trafficking in a Foreign Country.
Episode 9: Interview with Taelor who was Diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis at age 16, and Cured Herself by her Early 30s
Episode 8: Interview with Sarah who Left the War-Torn Country of Iraq to Give her Children a Better Life
Episode 7: Interview with Kelly, Mother of 4, who Lost her 18 Year Old Son in a Motorcycle Accident
Episode 6: Interview with Christy whose Life-Long Hearing Loss wasn’t Detected until Age 11.
Episode 5: Interview with Vicky who talks about Addiction and Jail Time.
Episode 4: Interview with Trish who talks about her Father’s Struggle with his Sexual Identity
Episode 3: Interview with Catherine who Left her Marriage after 17 Years when it Became Toxic
Episode 2: Interview with Kim who Lost her Husband in the 9-11 Attacks while she was Pregnant with her Second Child
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