Is IVF “Natural?”
What stories do you tell yourself and your children about IVF? Or for that matter, a c-section birth or formula feeding? What makes a mother “natural?” Hint: It depends on you!
Cancer Update: My Salpingectomy
On May 31, I’ll be undergoing a preventative surgery to remove my fallopian tubes. This is the first in a series of pelvic surgeries to prevent ovarian cancer due to my BRCA gene mutation.
Sick or Rundown? 8 Self-Care Tips For Working Moms
What do you do when you are not only a working mom, but you are feeling sick or rundown. Here are some self-care strategies to help you survive (and thrive!)
5 Tips to Survive Mother's Day When You Are Dealing With Infertility
Here are 5 tips to get through a day that can be very painful when you are going through infertility.
What are you willing to die for?
If you don’t know what you are willing to die for, how can you know what you are willing to live for? Yet it surprises me how few of my clients have explored this topic.
How I transformed The Day From Hell Into A Productive, Focused, And Joyful experience
Transform your sh*tty day into a productive and focused experience in 4 simple steps.
5 Steps to overcoming covid fatigue
I don’t know about you, but I am SO over COVID. The problem is, COVID isn’t over. Not yet, at least. So for now, here are 5 steps to help you thrive through the pandemic.
Treading Water: How To Stay Afloat When Life Gets Crazy
A WTF Moment can leave you feeling like a deer in headlights when it comes time to go back to work, be productive, or even just get your basic needs met. Here are my top tips to GSD (get shit done) when you feel like you are drowning….
The Pain Olympics: No Gold Medals Here
“I shouldn’t be complaining. So many people have it worse off than me.” Sound familiar? Feeling guilty about “complaining” because you are comparing yourself to people worse off than you is extremely common.
compassion or divide? we all have a choice
Feeling tense or upset about the current socio-political climate? The pandemic? The past year and a half have been tough, but it’s up to us whether we will meet the challenge with compassion for ourselves and others, or anger and divisiveness.
A Magical Door
Today is Day 1 of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and it’s an opportunity to continue to raise awareness about breast cancer, how to prevent it, what to do if you suspect you have it, and how to support those who do have it, including advocating for insurance coverage.
the antidote to grief
How can we cope with loss, especially when the circumstances are truly tragic? The antidote, the remedy for grief, is so simple: Gratitude.
When priorities shift
Let’s talk about the loss of mental and emotional autonomy. Independence. Ability to work. This is not only something that parents can relate to, but also applies to any woman going through IVF, or any major health challenge, trauma or loss for that matter.
COPING WITH PHYSICAL DISCOMFORT
Today I want to talk about a different kind of loss, one that I am sure many women experience on their journey to motherhood (trigger warning). The loss of autonomy over one’s body, and major changes in its appearance.
Silver Linings
This month, I will be posting about grief and loss, and how to thrive despite such circumstances. Today, in honor of World Breastfeeding Week, I will start with a “delayed loss” that I technically experienced almost 9 years ago, but that I didn’t really have to face until now.
An open letter regarding my infertility journey
Something pretty big has been happening in my life for the last year and a half. A challenge on par with my breast cancer battle, in some ways even harder. I’ve been quiet about it for a long time, but for various reasons I feel that it’s now time for me to share my story.