In this episode, Sarah Wittry openly shares about her unexpected journey into motherhood - involving infertility, a failed international adoption, foster care adoption, and IVF. She discusses navigating a culturally diverse family and how she adjusted to having the family she has rather than what she imagined having. Tune in as Sarah reveals the challenges and the range of emotions she has experienced and how she has persevered through it all.

Sarah Wittry is a Hospice Palliative Medicine Physician, and host of the Vibrant Humans podcast, who is currently pursuing a life coach certification to support female physicians and high-achieving working moms. Residing in Columbus, Ohio with her husband, 4 kids, a dog, and a cat, Sarah defines herself as an adventurer, a dreamer, a reader, a traveler, a connector, yogi, and an idealist.

In this episode, Sarah also talks about:

• Her self-development journey and how she learned to embrace her desires rather than resist them;
• How she gave herself permission to allow what is possible;
• When we give ourselves permission to act on our desires, we ultimately give others permission to do the same;
• Her unexpected journey into motherhood, how she wasn't prepared for what transpired, and how she had to relinquish control;
• The anger and shame that presented itself in not being able to naturally become pregnant;
• The fear and uncertainty that both she and her husband faced through their adoption and fostering journey;
• Learning how to parent various ages simultaneously;
• Managing the emotions and energy of a culturally diverse family and the importance in allowing her children to write their own stories;
• How optimism and hope kept her going through all of the challenges, and how each challenge provided confidence to handle the next challenge.

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