A Mental Health Counselor's Tips for Emotional Balance During Infertility
1/18/2022
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In this episode of YOUR FERTILITY STORY, I’m speaking with Maureen Rule. She’s an expert in the fertility world and also has some personal experience with infertility, which gives her a unique perspective on this journey. She is a licensed clinical mental health counselor in New Mexico, USA and she’s spent the majority of her years as a counselor working with people who are experiencing crisis situations such as loss of a child, addictions, homelessness.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- How Maureen Rule initially became involved in the fertility world and her own experience with infertility and pregnancy loss.
- Why she believes grief and loss is cumulative and how she was affected by postpartum depression following the birth of her miracle baby.
- What you can do to deal with your feelings of anger and betrayal while experiencing fertility issues.
- Her advice for helping someone you know grieve and what not to say after a pregnancy or child loss.
- How joining a support group can help you heal more quickly after a loss.
- The reactions people have to grief and loss and why men and women grieve so differently.
- The real reason couples often split up after suffering the loss of a child.
- Maureen Rule’s advice for realizing there is hope beyond the grief.
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