{"id":19855,"date":"2021-04-22T15:03:04","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T19:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/?p=19855"},"modified":"2021-04-22T15:03:04","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T19:03:04","slug":"how-to-support-your-employees-during-their-family-building-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/education\/how-to-support-your-employees-during-their-family-building-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Support Your Employees During Their Family Building Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>April 18\u201324 is National Infertility Awareness Week. Despite the fact 1 in 8 couples have trouble building their families, there\u2019s still a stigma around infertility, and many people don\u2019t know how to support their colleagues or friends experiencing it. In this webinar, we discuss how managers can support their employees with infertility and anyone who is struggling to build their family.<\/p>\n<p>Featuring<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Natalie Crawford<\/strong>, MD, Reproductive Endocrinologist and co-founder of Fora Fertility<\/li>\n<li><strong>Philip Schmidt<\/strong>, Small Business Specialist at LinkedIn and Progyny Member<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lissa Kline<\/strong>, LCSW, SVP Member &amp; Provider Services, Progyny<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Infertility in the Workplace<\/h3>\n<p><div class=\"pg-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Blog 1 - Support Employees During Journey - Intro.mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/533165177?h=eff1caf055&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h3>The Emotional Cost of Infertility<\/h3>\n<p><div class=\"pg-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" 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