Today marks the end of Pregnancy Loss Awareness Month 🌸, where we remember and shine a light of awareness on pregnancy loss, the causes, and the suffering experienced by women trying to conceive. Their hopes and dreams of holding their baby often turn into grief. ​ ​ When I lost my Pregnancy I remember the […]

Fertility struggles can be frustrating and overwhelming.  You feel stuck in your journey to having your baby.  However, there are things you can do to help your fertility and have a more positive journey.   Finally, you met your forever partner… ​ (Yay! ​ No more kissing the wrong frogs  ) ​ You thought finding them […]

I’m in Germany for an adult skating competition. It’s been on my bucket list since I returned to skating.  I registered for the competition, but a question about my skating membership number tripped me. I don’t have one. I’ve let my Australian membership lapse yet I wasn’t yet integrated into the Swiss system. ​ I […]

𝗔𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀. A local park with two mums. An intimate get-together with two mothers from my mother’s group and their children. They were my yes mums and good friends of mine. Mums I got along really well with mums that often said yes to get-togethers. I’d send them a […]

Yesterday skied for the last time this season. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿. Not only for losing both skis but the height and distance traveled post-fall. I got to her as soon as I could. Her brother brought her pole from a little higher up and sat next to her. I […]

Last we PANDA raised awareness of perinatal anxiety and depression. Although it’s a different condition from postnatal anxiety, they are both mental health conditions affecting mood, behaviours, and well-being. Together they cover the period between conception and one year after your baby is born. Both women (1 in 5) and men (1 in 10) suffer […]

Your fertility journey is unique to you. What you’ve been through before fertility challenges, and the fertility challenges you have been through since are all unique. In a discussion with a fellow Fertility Coach last week, we spoke about how difficult trying to conceive can be and that you might share many emotions with others […]

The fertility journey can be a challenging one. Unlike other goals in life that you work toward and see progress. Walking the path of fertility challenges work can be quite different. You encounter an array of tests and read 101 things you can do to prepare your body, all while you continue to try. Or, […]

A Day in the Alps, and a Fall from Grace. We went skiing. My son’s choice for a birthday celebration. It’s like riding a bike right? We arrived in the gorgeous alpine region. A Gondola ride took us high into the Alps. We enjoyed awe-inspiring views and saw crazy people ice-climbing. In the gondola with […]

It’s not easy to balance your wellbeing when you’re completely overwhelmed.   When you’re busy trying to keep your head above water. You don’t always have the capacity to give your wellbeing the overhaul it deserves.   Sometimes baby steps are all you can manage. A couple of years ago a mother of three asked […]