Why Fertility Therapy is a Savvy Choice for Fertility Optimisation
Choosing fertility counselling comes with many conflicting emotions. You may be in the throes of IVF and feel emotionally, mentally, and physically drained. Maybe you’re just beginning a journey of fertility assistance, leaving you struggling with an identity you had not imagined until now. My goal is to assist you in whatever stage of grief you may be working through and help you manage these times.
Few things in life are more disruptive than an interruption or delay in your plans to become pregnant. Fertility counselling can help you take stock of the journey ahead. Rather than feeling helpless or hopeless, I will partner with you to deal with your feelings and map a road forward. My clients soon realise their path can be more gentle and kind. Having me hold an outside perspective in examining options and choices along the way can wrap you in a blanket of care that may not be available to you in the bustling world of an IVF clinic.
At What Point Should Fertility Therapy Begin?
The choice is yours. We can begin working together during any stage of the fertility pathway. Often, there are many complicated feelings about trying again after a fertility loss. Maybe there is a fear that becoming pregnant may never happen, especially after trying to conceive for some time. It may be challenging to understand that you need fertility assistance and struggle with this new identity.
After making many attempts with IVF, you may be drained emotionally, mentally, and physically and need someone to talk to. Grief is a core emotion in all these examples, and addressing grief is fundamental to my work.
How to make your way forwards
Before taking the first steps forward, you must take stock of where you currently are. What you are dealing with can profoundly impact your work, health, relationship, family, and mental health. You may be running on empty from facing these challenges over an extended period, which forces you to put other life plans on hold while chasing the elusive goal of wanting a baby “yesterday”.
No matter where you are, you are not getting the desired outcome. This adversity makes you feel stuck with your life on hold and devoid of pleasure. My personal and professional experience allows me some insight into this heartbreakingly rocky terrain, and my work is to navigate the way forward with you tenderly.
Finding your centre
You may be keeping your sorrows to yourself, living in silence in the shadows of others’ joys and celebrations. You watch sisters, colleagues, and friends become pregnant and have a baby that painfully mimics the life you want for yourself. In the face of this, your self-esteem plummets, or anxiety brings a sense of panic, or grief begins its cycle of exhaustion and depression. My clients often arrive barely hanging on due to the fear that if they pause and reflect on their situation, the only opportunity to conceive will pass them by.
fertility therapy offers the help so often needed. No task is too big within the warmth of a supportive environment. Together, we will build a fertility counselling model of care that will embrace greater wholeness, joy, laughter, purpose, and clarity about what you need and what to avoid. We will develop strategies to walk alongside others’ blossoming fertility to find a quieter, kinder position to sit more comfortably in. For more support, feel free to make a booking.