She is an educator, professor, licensed therapist and most importantly a mom. Dr. Perry was diagnosed with uterine fibroids in her early 30’s and had 9 removed to buy her time for family planning. After the surgery, she decided to freeze her eggs and began to plan out her motherhood journey of becoming a single mom by choice. Once COVID hit, it was apparent that it was time to move forward with her life goals of becoming a mom. The desire could wait no longer. The path to motherhood was not as straightforward as she thought and became a 3-year long endeavor. There were chemical pregnancies, miscarriages, multiple egg retrievals, countless hormone injections and failed IVF cycles all occurring while still maintaining a professional presence at work. The mental toll that the reproductive journey can take on a person is substantial; therefore, during the process Dr. Perry would take breaks, go on self-directed retreats to regroup and recultivate hope to try again. After doing much research, joining social media communities of like-minded women for support, and leaning into her village; a new plan was developed. Dr. Perry switched doctors, PGT tested her embryos, did an ERA test, revamped her outlook, worked out for physical endurance, prayed to a higher power and most importantly never gave up. On the 4 th IVF cycle with the help of science, a new protocol from a new doctor, and a whole lot of Jesus; she became pregnant. Dr. Perry gave birth to a healthy baby girl in Dec 2022.

“Mommaste is the community resource of holistic practices and support I needed most in my hour of uncertainty and self-doubt. It will exemplify how we can be the change we want to see in the world for women on their motherhood journey and offer that soft place to land as they navigate uncharted waters”