Dealing with disappointment (step one) While dealing with fertility struggles brings up a wide variety of emotions, one emotion I always help clients work through is the feeling of disappointment. Whether you are dealing with the disappointment of a medical test, a need to wait an extra two or three months for your next medicated…

How you do anything is how you do everything Let me start this article by saying, you do not have to be perfect to get pregnant. You do not have to become the zen master on top of the mountain in order to allow a pregnancy. You get to have your hard moments. You get…

Easing the sting of the day This Anji Community contains women who are in all stages of family building. One thing in common for everyone is you know the sting of Mother’s Day. There are overt reminders: One of my clients shared with me that the tradition in her extended family was to have a huge…

Fertility responds better to this When you’re having trouble conceiving your family, the typical question you would ask is: what more can I DO to get pregnant? The better question is: How can I BE more open to receiving a pregnancy and baby? Does this feel like judgment? Does this sound like you’re getting blamed…

Pumping the gas and brake at the same time? One of the questions that I get a lot about Mind-Body work is this: I’ve always WANTED a baby.  I know that I have ALWAYS wanted one. Why isn’t that enough? To answer this, let’s go back to the basics. From a Mind-Body perspective, fertility issues…

Riding the teeter-totter of information One of the questions I get often is: How do I know? How do I know what to add to my “fertility routine” and what can I ignore? How do I know if something is really going to help me get and stay pregnant? How can I know without constantly…