Posts by Kerri-Anne Brown
Lessons from a Fertility Therapist
After working with clients with fertility challenges for several years, I have a few lessons that anyone who’s on this journey can benefit from adopting. The infertility journey is a winding road of hope and disappointment. No one is walking the path perfectly and you’re not expected to either. These are lessons from a fertility…
Read MoreWhat “unexplained infertility” really means (and how to cope with the ambiguity)
Many couples find a diagnosis of unexplained infertility very unsettling. It’s deeply frustrating because it feels like there are no answers available for a serious problem. You might be wondering how something so significant can have no explanation. It’s normal to feel discouraged but let’s talk about what unexplained infertility really means and how to…
Read MoreThe Mental Health Impact of Living with Endometriosis
Many women live for years with unexplained symptoms and a deep knowing that something is wrong with how their body is functioning. An endometriosis diagnosis is more than a physical health diagnosis. Its impact is far reaching and touches so many areas of a person’s life. One area that gets little attention is the mental…
Read MoreSigns You’re White Knuckling Your Fertility Journey
If your path to family building has been different than you imagined, you know how challenging the journey can be. Navigating everyday life can feel like constantly monitoring emotional landmines to avoid. When avoidance becomes a method of coping that you heavily rely on, that’s a sign that you may be white knuckling the fertility…
Read MoreGrief and the Fertility Journey: What No One Tells You
There’s so much that’s not said about the fertility journey and the deep grief that’s experienced when family building doesn’t go as planned. You don’t have to lose a pregnancy to be grieving. If your path to parenthood isn’t going as planned, you’re already having a grief experience, and we need to start naming it…
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