TTC: How often do you really pay attention to the people around you? I'm not just talking about friends and family but people that serve you at check outs, behind counters or on reception desks and people that you walk past on the street? I was thinking this week that in my local area I see [...]
TTC: How do you look after yourself when you're suffering? It's so easy to focus on the difficulties, the faults, the things you could do better. Next time you find yourself beating up on yourself see if you can catch it. Say gently, kindly, 'let it go'. Give yourself a break and remember how beautifully you [...]
TTC: How often has your partner been cross or angry, seem to snap at the smallest thing or feel distant, only for you to discover that he’s actually worried about how to pay the bills this month or a big presentation that he has on at work? How do we know what’s in the mind of those [...]
TTC: How many times have you looked at your partner or loved one and thought how much you adore them and in the next moment visualised something terrible happening to them? Or how often has your cycle been going well and you ovulate on time and you're so happy, but in the next second you think [...]
TTC: How has your fertility journey tested your relationship? One of the hidden taboos of living with fertility issues is how it affects our closest relationships, particularly with our partners. So often when the question is posed about how your marriage or relationship is surviving as you ttc, you hear how supportive partners are and how lucky [...]
Is it possible to find happiness while trying to conceive? Happiness can feel so elusive at times, particularly on a fertility journey. I was listening to a gorgeous podcast this week by Marie Howe, 2014 Poet Laureate of New York State. She tells a story of moving around NY and seeing a big blue arrow painted [...]
Dark thoughts are part of this TTC journey for most of us. For me fear was ever present. What will my life be like if I don't have children? Will my husband leave me? Who will look after me when I'm older. How will I cope? Over the years, working with women trying to conceive I [...]
Melinda Rushe
Since 2008 I’ve been helping women find calm during their fertility journey. This blog is a home for all things yoga and fertility. I write about breathing techniques that reduce stress and find calm, poses that bring a greater blood supply to the reproductive organs and lots of posts about reframing thoughts to balance out negative thinking. If you’re feeling anxious about your fertility journey, come and join our community of women who are travelling a similar path.
