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...
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Kathryn Grace
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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...
Kathryn Grace
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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
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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...
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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...
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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...
Kathryn Grace
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Lessons Learnt on an Infertility Journey
Like so many others, I found it hard to talk about my infertility. Whether it was a fear of being judged, thinking that others did not...
Kathryn Grace
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10 Tips for Finding Ease When You’re Struggling to Conceive
These tips are about helping you feel OK no matter where you are at right now – baby or no baby! One thing I learnt from my own...
Kathryn Grace
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How to Answer the Dreaded "do you have children" Question.
I want to talk about that dreaded question. You know the one where someone casually asks you if you have children. Like it’s no big deal....
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Never Never Ever Give Up Hope
I’ve got a bit of a gripe. When it comes to trying to have a baby, the message of “never give up” is everywhere. It’s standard advice. We...
Kathryn Grace
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Why a Mind, Body, Spirit Approach is Needed for Fertility
If you’re anything like me, then you’ll want to do all you can to ensure your success. I was desperate to have a baby and would have done an
Kathryn Grace
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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
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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.
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