April 24-30, 2016 is National Infertility Awareness Week, #NIAW and it’s the perfect time to talk about SPERM. Sara Naab of Trak Fertility and my co-host for the Making Dads Summit for the past three years, has a mission and it’s all about sperm! On her site http://trakfertility.com the first impression of Trak is their […]
Loving You! Blessing of the Body, Mind & Soul!
“It is a perfect time to start new projects, access new ideas and give birth to a new condition” – Doreen Virtue Goddess Card Ostara is the goddess of fertility and it seems so fitting to share this image with you during April. Ostara is known as Eostre, from which the words east, Easter and […]
The Negative Thought Train
Day Six of National Infertility Awareness Week: Seven Days to an Easier Way In my April newsletter I mentioned April Fool’s Day and asked if you had been fooling around. I wanted to know if you had experienced a feeling of light spiritedness, joy or just plain goofiness. I also shared this link to the Mayo […]
Act Versus React
Day Five of National Infertility Awareness Week Act vs. React What is your safety valve? We all have an automatic response that is triggered when we sense danger or fear. Our body’s natural reaction is to go into fight or flight, and your body is doing exactly what it is designed to do. Studies have […]
Residual Embryos: How Decisions Are (Not) Being Made
Guest Blogger Amy Demma, Esq., Law Offices of Amy Demma About a year ago, I was part of a team at RESOLVE New England that launched a new and very exciting support group intended to allow for a casual exchange of thoughts and concerns related to cryopreserved residual embryos. My colleague and I, a mental […]
Who Has Your Back?
Day Four of National Infertility Awareness Week Surround yourself with uplifting people So yesterday we talked about advocating for yourself and what you need and how to get it. It’s a skill to learn to speak up for yourself within one’s power. But what happens when you need someone to speak for you or need […]
Yoga for Fertility
Guest Blog: Lisa Rosenthal, Reproductive Medicine Associates of Connecticut When you are in fertility treatment, it’s challenging to know what’s safe to do physically. It’s even more challenging to know what’s healthy and helpful to do, to enhance your possibility of conception. Keeping the uterus quiet and calm is one piece. Inviting in gentle blood, […]
Shower Yourself with Acceptance
Shower Yourself with Acceptance Day Two: National Infertility Awareness Week Shower Yourself with Acceptance ~ Daily Nurturing Act (I love and accept myself) . Acceptance is defined by Merriam-Webster online as: 1: an agreeing, either expressly or by conduct, to the act or offer of another so that a contract is concluded and the parties […]
