Choosing MY Future
Navigating life as a gene positive woman who is creating her own future regardless of what the future may hold.
Embracing The Now
Every person’s journey is different, and I’m taking advantage of every moment while slowly hurdling to a life of uncertainty.
Fuel your inspiration
Discover tips and tricks from someone who has experienced IVF with a genetic disorder firsthand.
Overcome the messy middle
Tools for navigating self-doubt, high stress, and self guilt/criticism.
Grow on your own terms
Build resilience, community, and self confidence in your ability to do hard things.
Meet Marissa Hagen
Marissa believes everyone deserves to live a life they love, no matter the experiences or health issues that they experience in their lifetime.
The IVF Blueprint: Everything you need to know about In Vitro Fertilization, Egg Freezing, and Embryo Transfer is their honest playbook, providing integral information regarding the process.
Thinking about starting a family?
- Options for creating a family if genetics risk the healthiness of future children.
- Sperm/Egg donation, known or unknown donor?
- Tips on how to handle outside opinions of each possible decision.
- Emotional and physical stress before, during and after the IVF process.
Sharing my personal experience to connect with others
I created this blog to share my personal experiences with navigating the experience of In Vitro Fertilization due to inheriting Huntington’s Disease, which gives any biological children a 50% chance of inheriting the disease as well. I’m sharing the process of coping with the complexities of the medical procedures.