COACHING (IN)FERTILITY (Click here to learn more about Life Coaching.)

My personal struggles with infertility—my yearning for greater guidance in handling the physical, emotional, psychological, financial, and relationship stresses that usually accompany infertility—inspired me to become a Coach.

Why? Because Coaching is devoted to increasing our personal satisfaction and helping us be “at choice” in our lives, even when life’s circumstances are daunting. Coaching helps us live more fully in the present, instead of deferring to a future that might or might not happen. For relationships, Coaching delivers enhanced communication tools, unbiased support for both of us, and techniques for navigating life’s obstacles as a team.

Infertility often throws our sense of self, our fulfillment, and our relationships into turmoil. It renders us helpless and frustrated; plus, time pressures—like a ticking clock—pose a challenge to living in the present, when that present is focused on a future family. For couples, financial stress adds another layer of difficulty, especially since research shows that spouses often have different attitudes when it comes to money.

When I was trying to get pregnant, I felt like a pinball in the machinery of fertility treatments. Yet, I was willing to get bounced around by the hope that this approach—be it a ZIFT or hypnosis—might help me hold a pregnancy to term. Alas, I make no pregnancy promises via Coaching. But I do promise your Coach will be an advocate and a guide to more empowered perspectives. Coaches are relentlessly and passionately devoted to our fulfillment right now, so we don’t wake up one day only to realize we’ve been so worried about the future that we forgot about the present. Our Coach reminds us of who we are at our best, and our ability to overcome obstacles both individually and with our spouses, which is especially crucial at a time when most of us defer to a voice in our heads that tells us we’re inadequate and ineffective. For couples, Coaching offers a toolbox to improve communication, increase mutual understanding, navigate disagreements, and work together as a team, whether we’re on the same page about our fertility game-plan, or grappling with divergent perspectives.*

Treating infertility is expensive, no doubt about it. That makes it hard to imagine spending even more. But if I had to do it all again, I’d hire a Coach. Why? Because reducing stress, increasing our fulfillment & easing our relationships are worth it.

To book a complimentary individual or couples coaching session, email me at Rhona@fortedreams.com.