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 checked to see if she was hurt first, then helped put my little skier back together again.
In listening to her, I discovered that she was most upset because she had snow everywhere. In her goggles, neck, and helmet.
I handed her tissues to wipe the tears and the snot. Fiddled around her neck and wiped her goggles inside and out.
She worried she wouldn’t be able to see out of her goggles, so I dried them again, just to be sure. I sat with her until she was ready.
Only then did I help put her helmet back on, and her goggles. Skis on with some extra leaning. As soon as she clicked into the skis she was off tearing down the mountain again.
𝗜𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆.
You’re riding along and there’s been a significant setback. Your upset. Really upset cause you had some momentum and were hopeful that it would work this time.
Instead, your hopes come crashing down, again. You feel you need to sit there for a moment and release what's coming up. Only after you regain your composure do you continue on the wild ride of trying to have a baby.
It’s moments like those where I sit there with you. it's not the time to dish out advice. It's a time to bear witness to the disappointment you feel. Ask if there is some way I can offer you comfort.
𝘛𝘰 𝘴𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘶𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮.
I’m absolutely not the person to turn to for any skiing advice.
𝗙𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁
We decided to have one of us riding in front to guide our way forward and one at the back to stop and assist.
Having fertility support is a little of both.
It’s being behind you so I can get to you sooner if I need to give you a hand. With a rider at the back able to get to you sooner if you’ve had a fall.
It gives you a sense of security and comfort. Knowing you have someone there to turn to while you're picking yourself up again.
As a mentor or guide at the front, I will also check in and make sure we are still on the right path for you. Give you some new tools for a smoother run. Or, introduce new techniques to continue improving your fertility and your journey.
𝗠𝘆 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴.
Ways to improve your fertility and your emotional wellbeing. Finding ways to improve your health outcomes for you and your child.
I’ve created a community of women who are trying to conceive.
𝘈 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘍𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘛𝘓𝘊.
Here I do 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 in the form of tips for better fertility. And ways to nurture yourself in your fertility journey.
I also invite you to free talks where I talk about signs to look out for when you're getting depleted. When you might need to pause to replenish or call it a day, hoping to avoid a total wipeout.
𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺. 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴.
Regardless of what stage in your fertility or infertility journey you are at.
Because we need you to arrive at motherhood feeling confident and whole.
𝘞𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯 𝘶𝘴?
Follow the link and come on in.
Facebook.com/groups/FertilityTLC
With Love, Ileana xx
ileana kapic 2023