You're normally a confident and positive person who can figure shit out with a little research and effort.
But IVF is a whole different ball game, and the longer you're on this rollercoaster, the less you recognise the person staring back at you in the mirror.
Each cycle strips a little more of your hope, your strength and your dignity, and at this rate, you'll be a shell of the person you once were.
One more month and you may very well be at rock bottom (if you aren't already).
And this isn't from a lack of trying...
You've probably tried meditating but realised that the more you try to quiet your brain, the louder it becomes.
You've may have even tried practicing gratitude or "just thinking positive", but it just fuels the frustration and anger that is boiling quietly (or not so quietly) under the surface.
You may have even joined a Facebook group or two to find "your people", but wading through the posts of pregnancy tests or the 257 things other people are doing, makes you feel even more lonely and like you're not doing enough.
Don't worry - I tried ALL those things too - but as an overachiever, overthinker and highly independent person, it didn't help at all.
So what's the deal?
It's because IVF comes with crazy highs and lows (not to mention the months or years of infertility trauma you've experienced before you even get here), so it requires a whole different level of coping strategies. Nope - the surface level stuff that you google, and communities you join where it's the blind leading the blind DO NOT WORK here.
BUT - when you combine:
- Mind-body tools designed especially for the different stages of your IVF cycle,
- A community that is led by someone who has not only been in the trenches, but is qualified to deliver and lead, and has guided thousands of women through IVF, and
- Weekly live group sessions that provide deeper connection and community
You walk away feeling....
More in control of (and less afraid of) your emotions.
More confident that you can not only get through your next cycle, but actually find some moments of peace in there too.
More validated in your emotions and reactions (and less crazy).
More prepared to face the unknown.
And more like YOU again.