about Brooke and the journey to fertile hope 

Fertile Hope Photography was born from a season when hope didn't seem fertile.  ​

 

I surrendered my long sought-after career of teaching with severe pain in my reproductive tract and a determination to investigate our fertility. I paused all teaching endeavors to pursue holistic health certifications and launch a podcast now known as The Fertile Hope Podcast. To others, it might have seemed like I was thriving in my circumstance, but deep within, I had difficulty surrendering what was for what is—my dream to teach since I was in fourth grade, my daily routine uninterrupted by pelvic pain, and my timeline of when I might be called "mom." After trying to conceive for one year, I started to feel hopeless.​ Soon, it wasn't the baby I prayed for, but an idea was conceived within me.

 

I realized that there are women and couples like me who desire to feel seen and appreciated for their enduring strength and indescribable love through their fertility journey, so I picked up my beloved camera that I had brushed aside for academia and found a healing use of the art form that I began using to honor the fertility journey—whether in the midst of TTC, mourning a baby spirit, celebrating a pregnancy, learning life with a little one, or embracing what it means to be a woman.

 

Into each session, I carry more than just my camera. I bring a heartfelt appreciation for each story. I deeply understand that motherhood and the path to get there is more than a pretty picture. But it's all so genuine and real, why not capture it all?​