Fertility Road Issue 44 May/June 2018
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MIND their existence. One way to unearth them is to see a therapist who can help work through past events, challenge negative beliefs and reframe the way you think, enabling you to recover quickly and move forward with your life. It may make you feel vulnerable, but over time it can help you develop inner strength as you learn to take control of your mind and the thoughts that you have. “To be able to pick ourselves up, we need to be completely honest with ourselves” 2. Have a balanced diet: It’s important that you fuel your body and provide it with the nutrients it needs, to make sure you have sustained energy throughout the day and the nourishment your body needs to work optimally. It also helps to create a nourishing environment for eggs or sperm to mature, conception to take place and a baby to grow. Why is this important? Negative thoughts can lead to self-destructive behaviour, which gets in the way of you accomplishing what you really desire in life, whilst positive thoughts lead to you making healthier choices in life and having healthier relationships with yourself and others. With greater self-awareness and the right mindset, you can start to create a new empowering plan to help get you back on track. With a direction in mind, focus and intention, you can then take positive action towards achieving what you want. Action A lot of the time we let our feelings dictate our actions. For example, if you’re down in the dumps, you might not feel like getting up in the morning. Try instead acting in a way that is consistent with how you want to be. Easier said than done right? Mel Robbins has a useful five-second rule that can help you take action when you don’t want to. Instead of hitting the snooze button, count backwards from five to one and launch yourself out of bed, just like a rocket launching into space. It may sound stupidly simple, but trust me it works, at least give it a go. Every day do something, however small it may be, to help you move forward. This may be just getting out of your pyjamas, going for a walk in nature or cooking a nourishing meal. It’s all about the little wins you can make throughout your day. To make time for the things that make you feel good inside, stronger in person and happier with your life. Here are 10 small wins to put into action. 1. Keep physically active: Try to schedule at least 40 minutes of physical activity into your daily routine. This could be walking to work, going for a swim or practising yoga. When you exercise you release endorphins, these are happy hormones that make you feel good. Movement can also reduce stress and tension held in the body and has been shown to help improve the quality of your sleep. 3. Master your breathing: Learning how to consciously control your breathing can enable you to experience both physical and mental health benefits. Just as your breath is influenced by your thoughts and emotions, your thoughts and emotions are influenced by your breath. For example, when you’re anxious, worried and upset, your breathing becomes faster. If you then consciously slow your breathing down to a gentle wave-like pattern, you can soothe your nerves, settle your thoughts and calm yourself down. 4. Get enough sleep: You need sleep to be able to restore your energy reserves, to allow your whole body to repair and rejuvenate, as well as enhance your quality of life. Take note that if you’re trying to conceive, research indicates you’ve got more of a chance if you have seven to eight hours of sleep a night. Try to practice regular rhythms of sleep, by going to bed and waking up at the same time each day. 5. Practice daily meditation: Meditation is a mental exercise where you practice focussing your attention on one point of reference at a time, e.g. breathing, movement or attention itself, to increase awareness of the present moment, quieten the mind and bring you into a calm state. 6. Practice forgiveness: Learn to practice forgiveness, whether it is forgiving yourself or others. It doesn’t mean you condone your own actions or that of others, it means that you learn to let go and free yourself from feelings such as anger, hatred and resentment, which can otherwise make you bitter and selfdestructive in your behaviour. 7. Attitude of gratitude: Gratitude is an appreciation of what is valuable and “Every day do something, however small it may be, to help you move forward” 40 | fertilityroad.com | fertilityroadmag | follow us @fertilityroad
MIND “Negative thoughts can lead to selfdestructive behaviour, which gets in the way of you accomplishing what you really desire in life” meaningful to you. Research supports an association between feelings of gratitude and our overall sense of wellbeing. It can also help you regain a sense of perspective, especially when all your focus is on what you want and don’t currently have. Try keeping a gratitude journal. 8. Practice self-care: Do you feel your body doesn’t deserve to be looked after? Perhaps it’s failed you in some way. Self-care is about nurturing the relationship you have with yourself, making sure that you actively take care of yourself and giving yourself permission to do so. 9. Embrace your fears: Fear is that unpleasant emotion you get when you’re afraid or worried you’re in danger or you might experience pain or loss from something that is happening or might happen. Try to embrace your fears and understand what the driving force is behind them. That way they’ll become less scary and you’re more likely to overcome them. 10. Live in the moment: By practicing mindfulness, you can change the hardwiring of your brain, enabling you to spend more time truly living in the moment, create new healthy habits to live by, make better choices and grow into the highest version of yourself. Juliana is a Natural Fertility Therapist and founder of The School of Fertility. A website that provides individuals with the information, tools and techniques they need to understand their reproductive health, know how to optimise their chances of conceiving and make more informed decisions should they choose to embark on fertility investigation or treatment. Juliana’s focus is on nutrition, lifestyle and mindset, whilst her co-founder Professor Charles Kingsland, Consultant Gynaecologist and Specialist in Reproductive Medicine, covers the medical side. Using a combined natural and medical approach, they hope to help individuals feel more empowered to take control of their fertility journeys. Juliana has an MA in Medical Anthropology from Goldsmiths University of London, a BSc (Hons) in Human Sciences from King’s College London, over 10 diplomas in holistic health practices, is a certified health coach and registered holistic fertility therapist practitioner. theschooloffertility.com/ | fertilityroadmag | follow us @fertilityroad fertilityroad.com | 41
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MIND<br />
“Negative thoughts<br />
can lead to selfdestructive<br />
behaviour,<br />
which gets in the way of you<br />
accomplishing what you<br />
really desire in life”<br />
meaningful to you. Research supports an<br />
association between feelings of gratitude and<br />
our overall sense of wellbeing. It can also help<br />
you regain a sense of perspective, especially<br />
when all your focus is on what you<br />
want and don’t currently have.<br />
Try keeping a gratitude<br />
journal.<br />
8. Practice self-care:<br />
Do you feel your<br />
body doesn’t<br />
deserve to be<br />
looked after?<br />
Perhaps it’s failed<br />
you in some way.<br />
Self-care is about<br />
nurturing the<br />
relationship you have<br />
with yourself, making<br />
sure that you actively take<br />
care of yourself and giving<br />
yourself permission to do so.<br />
9. Embrace your fears: Fear is that unpleasant<br />
emotion you get when you’re afraid or<br />
worried you’re in danger or you might<br />
experience pain or loss from something<br />
that is happening or might happen. Try to<br />
embrace your fears and understand what the<br />
driving force is behind them. That way they’ll<br />
become less scary and you’re more likely to<br />
overcome them.<br />
10. Live in the moment: By practicing<br />
mindfulness, you can change the hardwiring<br />
of your brain, enabling you to spend more<br />
time truly living in the moment, create new<br />
healthy habits to live by, make better choices<br />
and grow into the highest version of yourself.<br />
Juliana is a Natural <strong>Fertility</strong> Therapist and<br />
founder of The School of <strong>Fertility</strong>. A website<br />
that provides individuals with the information,<br />
tools and techniques they need to understand<br />
their reproductive health, know how to optimise<br />
their chances of conceiving and make more<br />
informed decisions should they choose to<br />
embark on fertility investigation or treatment.<br />
Juliana’s focus is on nutrition, lifestyle and<br />
mindset, whilst her co-founder Professor Charles<br />
Kingsland, Consultant Gynaecologist and<br />
Specialist in Reproductive Medicine, covers the<br />
medical side. Using a combined natural and<br />
medical approach, they hope to help individuals<br />
feel more empowered to take control of their<br />
fertility journeys. Juliana has an MA in Medical<br />
Anthropology from Goldsmiths University of<br />
London, a BSc (Hons) in Human Sciences from<br />
King’s College London, over 10 diplomas in<br />
holistic health practices, is a certified health<br />
coach and registered holistic fertility therapist<br />
practitioner. theschooloffertility.com/<br />
| fertilityroadmag | follow us @fertilityroad<br />
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