E=mc²: A Story of Infertility, Miscarriage & Love, by Colleen Clemens

E=mc²: A Story of Infertility, Miscarriage, and Love defies the one-dimensional view of fertility treatment as a sterile, clinical process by sharing the deeply human, tender, and vulnerable journey of one woman determined to become a mother.

After a decade of being poked, prodded, opened up, and stitched back together, Clemens invites readers into her world where hilarity and heartbreak often share the same breath. With honesty, humor, and grace, she explores the emotional terrain of infertility and pregnancy loss—how it reshapes identity, relationships, and the meaning of love itself. Along the way, she uncovers the hard-won truths that come with holding both hope and grief in equal measure.

Clemens’s story is ultimately one of transformation. As she carries the lessons of loss into early motherhood, she offers a resonant reflection on resilience, the complexity of the maternal experience, and the quiet strength it takes to keep moving forward. For anyone who has longed for something just out of reach, E=mc² offers compassion, connection, and the comfort of being seen.

“This is not your Hallmark miscarriage story. In E=mc²: A Story of Infertility, Miscarriage, and Love, Colleen Clemens tears the glossy narrative off reproductive grief. What’s left is raw, real, and bracingly intimate: a woman navigating the daily wreckage of pregnancy loss—while showing up to work, holding her marriage together, and silently unraveling. Fierce, unflinching, and deeply human, this memoir shows just how far we’ll go to survive—and how much we’ll risk—for love.”
— Jenna Hollenstein, author of Eat to Love and Mommysattva

“Clemens writes unflinchingly through cycles of failure and resilience, spurts of jealousy and grace, moments of desperation and surrender. Men should read this. Women should read this. Parents should read this. If you have a beating heart, this book will remind you why it beats.”
— Robert Fillman, author of The Melting Point