Leslee Murphy
Leslee Murphy, LCSW-S, is a psychotherapist and owner of Memorial Wellness & Counseling in Houston, TX, specializing in fertility, surrogacy, and women's reproductive mental health.
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Sep 23, 2026
Leslee MurphyGUEST
So, you know, by the time we had, um, gotten to the point of that many cycles, we were, we were okay with it.
Leslee MurphyGUEST
We did, you know, we did our processing and our grieving and, um, and we used Donor Solutions.
Leslee MurphyGUEST
For me, um, the disclosure is important because I think that it's important to not have any shame around, um, third-party reproduction and any type of-
Leslee MurphyGUEST
... you know, that their initial interest and motivation in doing this, you know, that prompted them to, you know, reach out and consider being a donor.
Leslee MurphyGUEST
So if someone said, I had some postpartum for a couple of months with my second child, I talked to a counselor or I took, you know, Zoloft for three months and then I felt better.
Leslee MurphyGUEST
The one recently we had was she was going back to work and she She was trying to pump and she had a lot of stress about returning to work and that added to some of the postpartum.
Leslee MurphyGUEST
But once, you know, I think she took Sertraline for a few months and then was in a better space.
Leslee MurphyGUEST
So then we look at, okay, well then how's the last year been? How's the last two years been? Okay.
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Whitney HallHOST
So, yeah, please dive into that joint session because I do find it so valuable.