Cheers, dear readers, A week past the presidential election in America, I re-read Eric’s last post and thought I would continue to ponder the question that he raised… Does the absence or presence of children actually change how you think about the future? Could I, as an infertile woman, childless and middle aged (sorry,… Continue reading The World We Leave For The Next Generation
Environmental Toxins causing infertility
Hi readers! It’s been 9 months since we’ve seen each other and I’m so happy to be back with you! Starting this month, you’ll be hearing from me again, once a month, with all the fertility, health, diet and lifestyle tidbits that you can really use to help you on your journey – and that… Continue reading Environmental Toxins causing infertility
7 Day Exercise Plan For Improving Fitness & Fertility
When trying to conceive, it’s important to stay active and make exercise a part of your weekly routine. Studies continue to show the importance of exercise and how it supports fertility and increases the chances of achieving pregnancy. Regardless of your current fitness level, this day-by-day approach to exercise, with a daily schedule… Continue reading 7 Day Exercise Plan For Improving Fitness & Fertility
Eating to support your menstrual phases – Part 2
In my last blog post, I talked about the first two phases of your menstrual cycle and specifically how to nourish your body with fertility enriching foods to best support during each phase. To recap, there are foods and drinks you should be consuming no matter what phase you are in, especially water. Learning about… Continue reading Eating to support your menstrual phases – Part 2
Reaching Out and Sharing Stories as a Way To Heal
Cheers, dear readers, Last week I shared with you how amazing and transformational my recent weekend in Vancouver was with The Global Sisterhood. It was a joining together of what I hope will become a yearly gathering of amazing folks who are striving to make a difference while simultaneously sharing their stories of their… Continue reading Reaching Out and Sharing Stories as a Way To Heal
Sister Myrna takes us through the operating theatre
An operating theatre is unnerving especially if you’ve never been to one before. Sister Myrna walks you through the process of what happens when patients come into the Conceive theatres, what to expect and the overall experience.
Fertility is only skin deep
Hi readers! We are now halfway through January. How are you coming along on those resolutions you made a couple of weeks ago? You’ve probably read about the scenario, or have experienced it firsthand. We are all gung ho on resolutions for the first few weeks of the year, then things start to go… Continue reading Fertility is only skin deep
Drink up for Fertility
Drink your water! We’ve heard it endlessly. If you still aren’t drinking enough, could it be that you don’t truly understand the benefits that it provides for your fertile health? Let’s break it down… About 60% of the adult human body is made up of water. So it makes sense that every system functions at… Continue reading Drink up for Fertility
I’m Taking My Eggs & Going Home – A Book Review
Cheers, dear readers, I have had the great fortune of befriending some amazingly wonderful women in my life, some as recently as this year. In Vancouver back this past June, I had the great pleasure of meeting five other vivacious, daring, wonderfully intelligent and empathetic woman of the Global Sisterhood. On my flight over… Continue reading I’m Taking My Eggs & Going Home – A Book Review
Welcome to My Mid-Life Crisis
Despite being happily married to my amazing and loving husband Eric and locating and renovating the house of my dreams, I realized at the age of 42 that I was headed directly into the eye of the storm of a mid-life crisis. Infertility can do that to you – knock you sideways into territories that… Continue reading Welcome to My Mid-Life Crisis