Lesley Vance

When Lesley Vance, author and speaker, was diagnosed with infertility at the age of 37 the odds were against her. She sought the help of fertility specialists, but still suffered from three failed pregnancies. During her journey she wrote Infertility Journeys: Finding Your Happy Ending to offer encouragement and hope to all people experiencing infertility. Lesley weaves her story and the stories of seventeen other couples together with a wealth of information about the medical and psychological processes they experience. Most importantly, she shares how each couple found their happy ending.

Infertility Journeys: Finding Your Happy Ending helps women and men to process unmet expectations and enables them to navigate their family-building options. Through this book, overflowing with ideas and suggestions, women and men will find:

• Stories of 18 couples who have experienced various forms of infertility and outcomes

• Sixteen essential questions to ask the fertility specialist

• Explanations of holistic fertility treatments

• Highlights specific to a man’s experience

• Positive guidance through the grieving process

• Potential family-building options if fertility is not achieved

• Advice for friends and family of couples struggling with infertility

Lesley has a B.A. in Communications and an M.A. in Ecumenical Theology. For over 15 years, she has worked as a Public Relations Consultant for a wide range of clients in the areas of publishing, education, entertainment, health care and high tech. She leads an infertility support group as a volunteer for RESOLVE, the National Infertility Association, and writes a blog about infertility on her website, www.lesleyvance.com. Lesley resides in Encinitas, California with her husband. Infertility Journeys is her second book.