Cheers, dear readers, I recently had the opportunity to watch a live presentation by Dr. Brené Brown whose work on empathy I have lightly referenced here at SS&FE. She is an American scholar, author, public speaker, and is currently a research professor in Houston, Texas. She also has two New York Times Bestsellers under her… Continue reading Bravery, Courage, Practicing Empathy and Rising Strong After We Fall
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Cathy & Eric REEL REAL time [Volume 2 – Part 4]
Infertility is lonely and overbearing in every aspect possible. Whom do you turn to when you’re lost ? When you’re confused? When you’re low and need to be picked up? When you’re struggling to decide on what next? Cathy & Eric this week 🙂
15 minute full body blaster
Buffi Jashanmal brings you a 15 minute full body workout which can be easily squeezed in anywhere in your day – be it at home or in the office. Get your heart rate pumping, your blood surging and your fertility boosted with this full-body blaster 🙂 #conceivefitnessforfertility
B Method for Ramadan
Ramadan can be a tough time to maintain your regular fitness or diet routine, with fasting and the heat it can all be a rough summer. Don’t use Ramadan as an excuse to not keep healthy, you’ll only be paying for it afterwards. Instead of finding excuses, use this time for personal reflection and control.… Continue reading B Method for Ramadan
Dealing with Fear: A simple, two-step approach
“I am an old man, and known a great many troubles in my life, but most of them never happened.” – Mark Twain Hi folks, Eric here again. My last time around, I spoke about dealing with stress. As I was thinking more about it, I realized that, while useful, this advice fails to get… Continue reading Dealing with Fear: A simple, two-step approach
Chocolate Peanut-Butter Bites
Monday night, 10 pm and the NEED of the hour was chocolate. Actually, wait, peanut-butter. Nope. Chocolate. No, peanut-butter. Chocolate. Peanut-butter. Chocolate. Peanut-butter …. AAARRRGGGHHH ! I NEEDED something sweet and creamy desperately and yet the now-much-stronger-will-power driven side of my brain wouldn’t let me ruin my clean eating streak and dive in into the… Continue reading Chocolate Peanut-Butter Bites
Healthy Vegan Chocolate Mousse
This healthy mousse alternative is nothing short of revolutionary. Now you can enjoy chocolate mousse knowing that it’s protein-rich, vegan, dairy-free and boasts of ONLY natural sugars. Add to that the fact that it literally takes 5 minutes to prepare and this is EPIC chocolatey creaminess super-quick at your fingertips 🙂 An incredible way to… Continue reading Healthy Vegan Chocolate Mousse
Post-workout stretch
We’ve shared a few quick workouts but it is important to remember that before and after every workout, you MUST stretch ! It’s important for muscle strength and flexibility. Tense and contracted muscles can present as muscle ache and soreness and the stress can affect your fertility levels. So stretch it out 🙂
Recognising Depression and Fighting it Off !
Cheers, dear readers, As we discussed in a previous post, midlife can be a major stress-filled phase in this journey we all find ourselves on called life. For those who are afflicted, adding infertility to the mix can send even the most emotionally strong person into a tailspin that can be extremely difficult to stop.… Continue reading Recognising Depression and Fighting it Off !
What to do when your best friend gets pregnant… and you still can’t
Man, demographics can be a real pain in the neck sometimes. As much as we like to think of ourselves as diverse and interesting and open to friendships with lots of different kinds of people, we mostly spend our time with people like us. What that means is that life will happen in patterns that… Continue reading What to do when your best friend gets pregnant… and you still can’t