Have you ever felt like you were doing everything right — and still losing? In this powerful episode, host Lori Clarke sits down with Dr. Marlene C. Duroseau, a licensed CPA, organizational leadership doctorate, fertility Health advocate, and resilience expert, to talk about what it really means to keep going when life falls apart.
Dr. Marlene spent 15 years navigating infertility while building a corporate career — balancing IUIs, surgeries, IVF, and the profound Grief of losing her daughter Angel at 22 weeks and one day. Her story is one of raw honesty, hard-won Wisdom, and the kind of resilience that doesn’t come from a single breakthrough — it comes from showing up for 24 hours at a time.
What we cover in this episode:
* Growing up as a first-generation Haitian-American and the pressure to "do it all"
* A 15-year infertility journey: PCOS, IUIs, laparoscopy, and IVF
* The identity crisis that comes with not being able to conceive
* Delivering a baby at 22 weeks — and coming home to a house full of people
* What NOT to say to someone experiencing pregnancy or infant loss
* Grief, Mother’s Day, and the silence of people who didn’t know
* Returning to work after loss and allowing yourself to be authentic
* Dr. Marlene’s MCD Principles for resilience: Motivated. Courageous. Dynamic.
* Why emotional regulation is not about suppressing your feelings
* How to move toward hope when uncertainty won’t let go
Chapters: 00:32 – Introduction & content note
01:41 – Meet Dr. Marlene C. Duroseau
06:36 – The start of the infertility journey
12:06 – Years of treatment & losing herself
26:00 – IVF success — and unimaginable loss
30:12 – Grief, culture, and coming home
36:58 – Finding faith after loss
41:22 – Living in uncertainty & moving toward hope
51:36 – The MCD Principles
53:58 – Where to find Dr. Marlene
Connect with Dr. Marlene C. Duroseau: Website: http://MCDBE.com LinkedIn: Marlene C. Duroseau Instagram: @MCDBE
