Sara Bareilles Discusses IVF and Fertility Journey in Documentary Premiere

Sara Bareilles is laying bare an intimate chapter of her personal life in her latest documentary project.

The 46-year-old artist premiered "Good Grief" at the Tribeca Festival on June 4, a film that chronicles the creation of her first album in seven years while examining various dimensions of loss and healing. Within the documentary, Bareilles discusses the fertility challenges she and husband Joe Tippett have navigated over the past two years.

In a candid exchange with a collaborator facing similar struggles, Bareilles revealed the details of her own path. "I'm in the same boat," she shares in the film. "We've been trying for two years."

The Grammy-winning artist disclosed that she has pursued IVF treatment on multiple occasions. Looking ahead, she acknowledged the next potential step in her journey: "But I think the next phase is egg donor. For some reason, I'm not making the appointment. I really had to grieve that…that it won't be mine."

Through the experience, Bareilles has gained new perspective on what parenthood could mean. She reflected on her evolving mindset: "The idea that love is just big enough to hold a lot of shapes and sizes and ways things come. The idea that I could only love a child if it shows up in this one way."

Bareilles and Tippett, an actor, wed in 2025. The couple first connected on the set of "Waitress" in 2015 and made their relationship public in 2017.

In other news, Bareilles has hinted that touring plans are on the horizon.