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Therapy Blog: Miscarriage, Infertility, Fertility Challenges & Women’s Emotional Wellbeing
Welcome to my therapy blog, where I share articles on the specialist areas I work with - miscarriage, infertility and fertility challenges - as well as broader topics related to women’s emotional wellbeing, including anxiety, low mood, self‑esteem and life transitions.
I add new posts regularly, so feel free to check back. If you’re thinking about starting therapy or have any questions, I’m always happy to hear from you.
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- Infertility and Fertility Challenges
- Miscarriage
- Emotional Wellbeing and Self‑Worth
Donor Eggs or Sperm: Understanding the Emotional Impact and How Therapy Can Help
An honest look at the emotional impact of using donor eggs or sperm in IVF. This article explores the fears, grief, and issues about identity that can arise for each partner - and how therapy offers support through the decision‑making process.
When Pregnancy Stops Without You Knowing: The Impact of a Missed Miscarriage
A missed miscarriage often brings disbelief, unanswered questions, and decisions no one prepares you for. This piece explores the emotional and psychological impact of this silent loss, and how therapy can help you feel understood, supported, and able to honour your baby in your own way.
When Infertility Starts to Feel Like a Curse
When infertility feels like a punishment or a personal failing, it can be overwhelming. This piece explores why these thoughts appear and how therapy can support you through them, including the value of working with a therapist who has lived experience of these challenges.
Navigating the Realities of IVF: Fatigue, Hope, Grief & Loss
IVF is often spoken about in medical terms, but the emotional reality is far more complex. This post explores the gritty reality of the journey - including the exhaustion, hope, fear, and grief that can arise throughout treatment - and the difference it can make to be supported by a therapist who has walked this path themselves.
Starting 2026 Navigating Fertility Challenges
New year messaging often centres on positivity and fresh starts, which can feel difficult or irrelevant when facing fertility challenges. This post explores why this time of year can be emotionally complex, and how therapy can provide the grounding to help you cope with what you’re going through.
The Hidden Emotional Weight of IVF
IVF is frequently spoken about as a straightforward pathway to parenthood, yet the emotional experience is anything but simple. This post looks at the unseen weight of treatment, including the isolation many women feel, and how therapy can provide grounding support during such a demanding time.
Why Miscarriage can Trigger Fear and Anxiety
Alongside the grief and loss that accompanies miscarriage, a lot of women will also find themselves experiencing fear and anxiety. This post explores why fear and anxiety can often follow miscarriage, how these feelings can manifest in day to day life, and what you can do to overcome this.
Single Women and Relationships: Learning to be Vulnerable
Vulnerability can feel risky, especially when you're longing for real connection with a potential partner. This post explores how learning to be open - and discerning about when it's safe - can deepen intimacy and build trust. It also explores how therapy can help you to do this.
Perimenopause: A Time of Change and Reflection
Perimenopause isn’t just a physical transition, it’s also often a time of emotional reflection and re-evaluation. This post discusses some of the deeper questions perimenopause can raise, and explains how therapy can support women through the challenges and changes of this phase of life.
Becoming a Mother can be Joyful and Difficult
Motherhood is often portrayed as pure joy. However, for many, it’s also a complex emotional transition which may include grieving your old self and coming to terms with a change in identity. This post explores these issues and highlights how therapy can support you.
Pregnancy Envy When Dealing with Infertility
Pregnancy envy can feel isolating and deeply uncomfortable, yet it’s actually a natural response to grief and loss when facing infertility. This post gently validates these emotions and explores how therapy can offer a compassionate space to process pain, ease emotional triggers, and begin stepping out of shame.
Infertility and Involuntary Childlessness
When the infertility journey ends without a baby, the loss can feel immeasurable - touching every part of life. This post honours the grief, rage, and shock of involuntary childlessness, and explores how therapy can help you honour and process this overwhelming pain, without pressure to move on or feel better.
Impact of Infertility on Relationships
Infertility can put a strain on even the strongest relationships. This post explores how infertility can affect communication, intimacy, and emotional connection between partners. It also reflects on how therapy can support you personally when your relationship is under pressure.
Self-Doubt and Single Women Dating
This post explores how self-doubt can get in the way of single women dating and forming relationships, and how therapy can help overcome the limiting beliefs that hold them back. If you find yourself second-guessing your worth or struggling to trust connection, this piece offers insight into why that happens and how therapy can help.
The Often Silent Grief of Miscarriage
Miscarriage can have a devastating emotional impact, yet the grief it elicits is often misunderstood or quietly overlooked. Many people feel alone and unsupported, carrying a loss that few acknowledge or want to talk about. This post honours the depth and complexity of that experience, and explores how therapy can help offer the support you need to process everything.
Navigating Life Transitions with the Help of Therapy
Life transitions - such as relationship endings, career changes, grief, motherhood, and menopause - can bring uncertainty, emotional shifts, and unexpected growth. This post explores the different ways these changes can impact women, and reflects on how therapy can help, by offering a supportive, compassionate space for reflection, resilience, and personal growth.
How Therapy Can Help Single Women Seeking Relationships
For many women, finding the right kind of partner can feel difficult - especially in a world of online dating, where genuine connection often feels elusive. This post explores how therapy can support you in clarifying your values, understanding emotional needs, and building confidence, so you can move toward finding a relationship that truly meets your needs.
The Profound Impact of Infertility and How Therapy Can Help
Infertility struggles - whether related to IVF, miscarriage, baby loss, or the emotional toll of trying to conceive - can affect every part of life. This post offers a reflection on what it’s really like to navigate this difficult journey, emphasising the importance of self-care and exploring how therapy can provide space, support, and tools for coping with its complex emotional impact.