When my worst fear of not having a baby came true
When it comes down to it, the answer to feeling ok about not having your baby lies in one thing. And if you’re anything like I was, it’s...
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Kathryn Grace
- 6 min
On the Other Side of Infertility
What I really want people to know is something I never heard when I was struggling with infertility and that is that on the other side of le
Kathryn Grace
- 6 min
How I Let Go of the Baby Dream
I let go of trying to have a baby after eight years. It was the hardest decision of my life but I've never looked back.
Kathryn Grace
- 3 min
When All You Want for Christmas is a Baby – 8 Ways to Help You Through the Festive Season
Whether you’ve been trying for a few months or a few years, Christmas is tough when all that’s on your wish list is a baby. Christmas...
Kathryn Grace
- 2 min
Why I started Fertility Potentials
You can feel better - you don’t have to wait until you have a baby. You just need someone to someone to show you the way.
Kathryn Grace
- 2 min
When I was trying to conceive, I felt so much failure.
Feeling like you are a failure is common when you desperately want to be a mother but can’t. Infertility erodes your confidence and...
Kathryn Grace
- 4 min
When Trying to Have Children Doesn’t Work Out
My husband and I tried to conceive for about eight years, and despite my best efforts, trying to have a baby took over my life. I wanted...
Kathryn Grace
- 3 min
4 Tips for Bringing Acceptance with Infertility
Yesterday I had a great session with a client who while amid her IVF round was trying to cultivate acceptance and detachment to the...
Kathryn Grace
- 2 min
Letting Go of Having a Baby is Hard
I’ve had to let go of many things in my life. Letting go of anything we want but can’t have isn’t easy, but nothing has been as hard to...
Kathryn Grace
- 3 min
Feeling Better on Your Infertility Journey
If I could just get pregnant, I told myself, if I could just have a baby, everything will be ok.
Kathryn Grace
- 2 min
More than an Infertility Survivor
I’ve been thinking a lot recently about the terms there are for women without children. I think this says a lot about how society views...
Kathryn Grace
- 2 min
The Power of Sharing Our Stories
I once met a woman in a busy Wellington café who shared something with me that I've never forgotten. It touched me so deeply. She had...
Kathryn Grace
- 3 min
Believing it's Possible To Be Happy After Infertility
One thing that helps when it comes to letting go is allowing yourself to believe it’s possible to be happy without children. It requires...
Kathryn Grace
- 2 min
Trusting That Life Is Working Out
For most of my adult life I felt that something was missing. I thought it was having children. I dreamt of having babies and being a mum...
Kathryn Grace
- 2 min
When Infertility is on Your Emotional Plate
According to the Stress Inventory, the higher the number of significant changes or events in your life, the higher your stress levels. These
Kathryn Grace
- 2 min
A Letter To Those Wanting To Be Mothers This Mother’s Day
This Sunday is Mother’s Day. If you desperately desire to be a mother, but for whatever reason are not, my heart goes out to you. I know...
Kathryn Grace
- 3 min
Does Journaling Really Help Us Deal With Infertility?
YES!!! Let me tell you why. But first, a bit about all those emotions that come with TTC... Infertility comes with a whole heap of...
Kathryn Grace
- 1 min
Trying to Conceive? Just Relax They Said.
You’ll make a great mother they said Are you charting Have you tried acupuncture We got pregnant first I got drunk and got pregnant Go on...
Kathryn Grace
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Why it Might Not be Your Time To Have a Baby
When you're trying to have a baby, and it hasn't happened for you, there is more than one way to look at why. Sometimes there are things...
Kathryn Grace
- 6 min
Letter To My Younger Self - What You Need to Know About Infertility
Dear Younger Self I know how much you’re hurting right now. I know how desperately you want to have a baby, to start a family. I know the...
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