Fertility
I work with folks on their paths towards parenthood, including those navigating the journey of IUI and IVF. Sessions will be focused on increasing your body literacy- to understand and support your body’s natural inclination towards homeostasis and fertility. I incorporate cycle tracking practices (fertility awareness method) and holistic methods (including herbal & nutritional support) for increasing chances of conception.
Perhaps you are just at the start of your journey and want to learn about how to prepare your body to start trying, perhaps you’ve been trying for a bit and are feeling a little stuck, perhaps you’ve been trying for a long time and practically have a medical degree from endless hours of research and self-advocacy. This is a non-linear journey for many, which is counter to all of the messaging we received around our fertility as teens. For most, it’s simply not as straight forward as we had once thought.
The end goal is to conceive, but there’s so much tending to be done along the way. How can we bring pleasure and connection back into your process? How can we tend to ourselves and support your fertility from a generative place and not a restrictive one? In this world, there is so much conflicting information and it can be completely overwhelming.
Fertility support is tailored to you and your unique journey. Considering where you’re at in your journey, we’ll start with an initial consult to create a loose plan of how we’ll work together. This could be starting with understanding your cycle, your fertile window, and how to tend to your body to optimize fertility. We’ll work together to identify any hormonal imbalances and learn more about how to manage and how to access testing and quality care. Perhaps you’ve already been trying and you want to create more of a game plan- what’s next? Maybe you’ve experienced a loss, or several, and you’re wanting to integrate ritual and take care of your whole self as you move towards healing. Maybe, you’re about to start or have already started fertility treatment- what can we do to support your body and nervous system as you go through this process? Maybe you just need some space to process the intensity and the isolation that can come in this time.
1:1 support is for all bodies at any stage in their fertility journey. Reach out to see how we might best work together. If you’re local to Portland, ME I do offer a free monthly support group, which is the sweetest space. You can learn more below.
*Private Consultations are offered on a sliding scale- 1 hour virtual or in-person (if you are located within 1 hour of Portland, ME) session $50-150