Tag: mental health

Navigating the Holidays as a Donor Conceived Person

The holidays can be a joyful time full of connection and tradition, yet for donor conceived people (DCP), this season may also stir up complex feelings around family, identity, and belonging.

December 11, 2024Uncategorized, anonymity, culture, disclosure, early disclosure, education, egg donation, embryo donation, ethnicity, genetic identity, gratitude, grief, identity release, info and guides, known donor, late disclosure, lgbtq, lgbtqia+, medical history, mental health, offspring, open ID at 18, resources: donor conceived persons, siblings, single parent by choice, smbc, sperm donation
Gamete & Embryo Donors: Holiday Stressors & Strategies

The holidays are fraught with stressors for everyone. As an egg, sperm, or embryo donor, the holidays contain an extra layer of complexity.

December 11, 2024guides and resources: donors, disclosure, early disclosure, education, egg donation, embryo donation, gratitude, grief, identity release, known donor, late disclosure, mental health, offspring, open ID at 18, sperm donation, surrogacy, Uncategorized
Ask a Therapist: Feeling Attracted to a Donor Conceived Sibling

A donor conceived person struggles with feeling attracted to a newly discovered sibling.

October 11, 2024Ask A Therapist, egg donation, embryo donation, genetic identity, mental health, offspring, resources: donor conceived persons, siblings, sperm donation
Ask a Therapist: Dealing with Child’s Deep Distress after Adulthood Disclosure

A recipient parent seeks advice and resources to address her daughter's deep distress from the late disclosure of being donor conceived.

July 16, 2024Ask A Therapist, disclosure, genetic identity, grief, late disclosure, mental health
Ask a Therapist: Advice and Resources for Known Donor Arrangement

A future recipient parent wonders about advice and resources available for entering into a known donor arrangement.

May 26, 2024Ask A Therapist, disclosure, early disclosure, egg donation, genetic identity, identity release, known donor, lgbtq, lgbtqia+, medical history, mental health, offspring, smbc, sperm donation
Switched Before Birth: How a mislabeled vial upended my family’s world

Casey Duncan is the recipient parent to two donor conceived people. One of them was “switched before birth.”

May 20, 2024guest post, advocacy, anonymity, blog, disclosure, early disclosure, genetic identity, grief, identity release, lgbtq, lgbtqia+, medical history, mental health, offspring, open ID at 18, regulation, siblings, smbc, sperm donation, views
USDCC Attends Jones Foundation Infertility Counseling Conference

USDCC attended the 2024 Jones Foundation Infertility Counseling Conference in Philadelphia.

May 4, 2024conferences, counseling, education, events, mental health, stakeholders
USDCC Attends 2023 Jefferson Infertility Counseling Conference

U.S. Donor Conceived Council had the opportunity to attend and participate in the 2023 Jefferson Infertility Counseling Conference in Philadelphia from April 26 to 29, 2023.

May 4, 2023stakeholders, conferences, education, events, mental health