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How to be supportive to someone with fertility issues

I work with women who are facing difficulties along their journey towards conception. I often hear how the news of a friend's pregnancy has impacted on them or how the constant inflow of advice from family and friends is overwhelming. I work with women to build their inner strength, resilience and self-help tools to rebalance following uncomfortable conversations and situations. If you know somebody who is facing fertility issues, go back to the connection that you have with them. Be open and honest and ask them what they need, how can you best support them? Don't assume that you know what's best for them.

This article by Nicky Reed from Nature 4 life offers a very helpful guide on how to support a friend or loved one who is experiencing fertility issues. It can feel extremely lonely when going through fertility treatment, by remaining present instead of recoiling through fear of not knowing how to be, could make a huge difference to somebody. Be the light that brightens somebody's dark day.

Follow the link below to read the full article

Supporting Someone With Fertility Issues - Reproductive Reflexologists

What does balance mean to you?

Balancing the scales

I feel a deep sense of gratitude that I work with women to find balance within their lives. “I just need to find balance …” “if I could just balance things life would be better ….” Finding balance becomes the solution but also a dream that feels unobtainable. “When I get to this point, I’ll feel more balanced and happier ….” “Life will be better when I find balance”

My questions are always the same … “how will you know that you have found balance?” “How will you feel when you’re balanced?” “What will be different in your every day when there’s balance?”

So many of us make changes in the hope that we will find a feeling that we’re searching for, labelling the change as balance. Interpreting this as structure and organisation.

Balance is like a scale that is constantly moving. Finding balance will feel different every hour, every day, needing a different approach depending on energy levels, amount and quality of sleep, what tasks you have that day etc. Is there a need for more physical or emotional strength? There are so many aspects that can influence the scales, however having a tool bag of self-care and self-kindness will support balancing out that scale.

Balance is a feeling within not a schedule on paper. We can manage our diaries according to time allowance and task which is organised and useful, however how much consideration is given to the level of energy required for the task? What will you physically and emotionally need to balance out your day?

In my experience listening to your physical body offers so much wisdom into what your next step towards feeling balanced could be. The physical symptoms that we experience are our body’s way of communicating that the scale is moving out of balance. So often our response to this communication is to ignore and push on through … “I’ll just finish this and then I’ll eat, oh but this needs to be done, after this I will eat …”

Putting your own physical and emotional needs at the top of your to do list will be the most effective self-help tool you can have in your tool bag!

I invite you to take a few minutes to really notice what balance feels like for you. Make it a comfortable and familiar feeling and experience. When something feels unfamiliar, as humans we will revert to what is familiar and, in some cases, this is high stress, extremely busy and exhausted. None of which has a positive impact on our long-term health.

I offer women a safe, confidential space to explore and restore physical, emotional and spiritual balance.

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Are you trying for a baby?

For some conceiving can happen relatively quickly and naturally, however for many this is not the case. The number of couples experiencing difficulties conceiving is on the rise and many are offered fertility treatment such as IVF/ICSI with very little understanding of why they are experiencing difficulties to allow them the opportunity to conceive naturally.

ReproflexologyTM (Reproductive Reflexology) is the study and treatment of male and female reproductive conditions and fertility issues using reflexology. I have trained in ReproflexologyTM and I am a member of the Association of Reproductive Reflexologist. I offer an integrative approach to reproductive health, fertility and conception. ReproflexologyTM is very much at the heart of the treatments I offer, taking an integrative health approach creating prescriptive bespoke packages designed to meet the individual needs of the client. I offer the opportunity to nurture and support the physical, emotional and mental aspects when trying to conceive.

The article "What is ReproflexologyTM?" was written by Barbara Scott, the Chair of Association of Reproductive Reflexologist, Founder of Seren Natural Fertility and author of Reflexology for Fertility. Follow the link to read this article and find out more about fertility, this wonderful treatment and how others have benefitted from it .

What is ReproflexologyTM? - Reproductive Reflexologists