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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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Pregnancy After IVF: Navigating the Transition from Infertility to Motherhood

Pregnancy after IVF can bring joy, relief and gratitude, but it can also create an unexpected shift in identity. This article explores why moving from infertility towards motherhood can feel surprisingly complex, helping to make sense of an experience that is rarely discussed.
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Why Support From Friends Can Fade During An IVF Journey

Support from friends can sometimes fade during IVF, making you feel even more isolated and alone. This article explores why this can happen, helping to make sense of an experience that many women find deeply painful and confusing.
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Why Embryo Loss Can Feel Like A Profound Grief

Embryo loss during IVF can bring a profound grief that is often misunderstood. This article explores why attachment to embryos develops, why their loss can feel so devastating, and why these experiences deserve understanding, compassion and permission to be mourned.
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Why the Word ‘Miscarriage’ Doesn’t Capture the Reality of Pregnancy Loss

The language we use after pregnancy loss is never just about words. This article explores why there is no single "right" way to describe miscarriage, and why respecting the language women choose to describe their experiences is important.
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Pregnancy Envy During Infertility: The Emotion Nobody Wants to Admit

Pregnancy envy is an emotion many women experience during infertility. This article explores why it happens, why it often feels so shameful, and the emotional cost of keeping those feelings hidden.
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Living in a Constant State of Waiting: How IVF and Infertility Can Change You

Living in a constant state of waiting is one of the hardest parts of IVF and infertility. This article explores how prolonged uncertainty can gradually affect your sense of self, your relationships and your connection with your own life.
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The Loneliness of IVF that Nobody Prepares You For

Loneliness is one of the hidden emotional realities of IVF. This article explores why infertility can feel so isolating, even when you have supportive people around you, and why feeling truly understood can make such a difference.
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It ‘s Ok Not to Feel Happy for Your Friend When they Announce their Pregnancy

Infertility and IVF can make pregnancy announcements from friends or colleagues difficult. Women rarely admit they don’t feel happy for others, but this is actually a common internal reaction and nothing to be ashamed about.
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Therapy for IVF Can Be Useful Before Treatment Begins

When you are going through IVF you don't have to wait until you are struggling before you seek therapy. It is of benefit then, absolutely. But it can also be a helpful tool from the outset - even before you choose a clinic or decide on what treatment to have.
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The Hardest Part of IVF is Often The Emotional Impact

People often expect the medical side of IVF to be the hardest part. But for many women it's the emotional impact that comes as the biggest surprise. This article explores the uncertainty, hope, disappointment and loneliness that can make IVF feel so much harder than expected.
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Recurrent Miscarriage: The Trauma of Repeated Loss

Recurrent miscarriage is an especially painful and difficult experience. Miscarriage is always hard, but when you experience one miscarriage after another it can be truly devastating. This article looks at the emotional and psychological impact of being in this position, and how therapy can help you process and deal with it.
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When The Fertility Journey Shrinks Your Life

This article explores how the fertility journey and IVF can cause your world to shrink - until the process feels like all you have left. It looks at the emotional toll from this, and how therapy can help you gently reclaim a sense of self.
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Infertility and IVF Can Cause Feelings of Resentment Towards Your Partner

One of the things that is rarely discussed is the resentment that can build toward your partner during fertility struggles and infertility. This piece explores why these feelings arise, why they don’t make you a bad partner, and how individual therapy can offer a safe place to process them and protect your relationship.
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Why IVF and Infertility Can Affect Your Friendships

This article explores how fertility struggles and IVF can impact your friendships, often in painful and unexpected ways. It looks at the emotional impact of this, the isolation that follows, and why specialist support from a therapist who has been there herself, might be what you need to feel properly supported at this time.
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Donor Eggs and Sperm in IVF: 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, sense of grief and loss, and issues about identity that can arise for each partner - and how therapy offers support through the decision‑making process.
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When Pregnancy Stops Without You Knowing: The Impact of a Missed Miscarriage

A missed miscarriage often brings shock and disbelief, and it can be hard to come to terms with. This piece explores the emotional and psychological impact of this silent loss, and explains how therapy can help you navigate it.
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Infertility and Wondering Why Me?

Infertility is hard to come to terms with and may make you question, why is this happening to me? It may start to feel like you are being punished, or even cursed. This piece explores why these thoughts appear and how therapy can support you through them.
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Navigating 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 emotional reality of IVF and the difference it can make to be supported by a therapist who has been through it themselves.
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Starting 2026 Navigating Infertility and IVF

New year messages centre on positivity and fresh starts and this can feel difficult when facing fertility challenges. This post explores why this time of year can be emotionally complex, and how therapy can provide support to help you cope with what you’re going through.
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The Hidden Emotional Weight of IVF

IVF is frequently spoken about as a straightforward pathway to parenthood, but there is rarely the reality. This post looks at the emotional impact of IVF, including the isolation and loneliness, and how therapy can provide support during such a demanding time.
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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.
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