3 Ways To Take Back Your Power (on what feels like a powerless journey)
If you’ve been on this journey for any length of time it can feel like you’re being tossed by the waves with no sign of reprieve. We feel completely out of control and the more we try to take hold the more powerless we can feel and so the vicious circle continues! Most of us […]
How to keep a cool head during Covid-19
During these unprecedented times in modern history, it’s really easy to get caught up in the fear – not only in general, but especially when it comes to fertility. One of the reasons things like this feel so disturbing is because we don’t have control over it, and to the Type-A part of us, that’s […]
Why you need to take your life off “Pause!”
This fertility journey can easily be all consuming. We can become engrossed in making sure we eat exactly the right foods or supplements, that we don’t exercise too much, having sex at exactly the right time and we can miss out on trips and events all out of fear. Unfortunately, it’s common to find that […]
How to not become an infertility statistic
When you’re on this fertility journey one of the most fear-inducing thing to encounter is when you’re told you only have a 1-5% chance of getting pregnant (whether due to age or having a physical issue that will prevent you). Whether we want to or not, if we lean toward the Type-A end of things, […]
Good, Good, Good, Good Vibrations
Hi Future Mama, We are coming up on the Thanksgiving holiday in the U.S. and though many of you are tuning in from all over the world and may not be celebrating this holiday; it’s still a good time to take stock of the things we are thankful for. Unfortunately, it’s our innate human survival […]
Exploring the emotional causes of Ovarian Cysts and Fibroid Cysts
Ovarian cysts are fluid-filled sacs that sit on the ovaries. Most of the time they’re harmless but when they rupture it can be more serious. All too often when women are dealing with fertility issues, all that is examined is the uterus from a medical perspective. Women are rarely asked what has been going on […]
Fight Or Flight And Unexplained Infertility
The physical and emotional side of unexplained infertility One of the most frustrating things to encounter as a woman trying to get pregnant is getting the diagnosis of, ‘unexplained infertility.’ You’re at a loss, your doctors are at a loss, and the prognosis seems bleak. Many of my holistic fertility clients tell me that they […]
Why having the right care provider can drastically affect your chances of getting pregnant
Here’s the thing: I am not anti doctor. I think many elements of western medicine are awesome and necessary and thank god they exist in a lot of cases. Medical science has done some truly amazing things. Where my hang-up comes in, is the seriously overlooked mindset component -the correlation of your emotional/mental state to […]