View image | gettyimages.com Resources For Wrangling Negative Thoughts On Your Fertility Journey Feeling plagued by negative thoughts? Sister, you aren’t alone. It doesn’t matter how accomplished or successful you may be, or have been in the past, we are all susceptible to negative thinking…and a struggle with fertility has a nasty way of putting […]

View image | gettyimages.com I have a confession to make. I am in the throws of unabashed hero worship. There are few things that I love more than sharing in the stories of women who are not afraid to stand in their power and who have the guts to take responsibility for making their dreams

What Can A Jellyroll Teach About Confidence? There are times on the fertility journey when we just want to scream, “Seriously?” The journey can seem sadistically astute at lobbing setbacks, painful ironies, and grinding frustration in our direction when we need them least… One that can send our self-esteem into a rapid descent is the

On The Fertility Journey, Being In The Right Crowd Can Make A Difference While it may have been at least a few years (maybe 10 or 20..!) since you last considered the question of with being in the “right crowd,” the fertility journey is EXACTLY the right time to start thinking about it again. For

Why Positive Thinking Is Not Enough In the face of stress and anxiety, how often have you told yourself, “I just need to think positive?” Easy enough, right? Not so much… What happens when you don’t stay in your place of perfect positivity? Do you start beating yourself up about it? Worrying about not being

Could You Use Some Forgiveness? When things don’t go exactly as planned on your journey, do you find yourself headed into “The Torture Zone?” You know exactly what I am talking about…replaying every teeny-tiny possible crime and misdemeanor you may have committed during the month (or at any time on your journey) that you may

Infertility and Holidays: Calling Upon the “Real” You When you are on the fertility or adoption journey, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the internal cast of characters that come along for the ride. There’s “Happy You,” “Hopeful You,” “Terrified You,” “Confused You,” Sick of Disappointment You,” and “I’m Not So Sure I’m Up For

Infertility and Holidays: Gratitude As The Great Equalizer When you are knee-deep in dread about the holidays, the idea of being in a place of gratitude may seem like a sickeningly goody-two shoes approach. Fertility + Adoption journey-fatigue might have you thinking to yourself, “what the hell do I have to be grateful for? I

Infertility and Holidays: A Combustable Combination? Before I got smart and took charge of my fertility journey, the holidays felt like an utter minefield of dread and heartbreak waiting to happen. Who would be sending me a holiday card with a gorgeous, cherubic photo of their baby pasted to the front? Who was I going