Self Care

Saying No To Fertility Treatments

Everyone has their limit when it comes to dealing with infertility. And everyone’s limit looks totally differently. In this piece, Katie shares why she and her husband Nic decided to stop when it came time to pursue invasive fertility treatments like IUI and IVF, and how she feels about that decision today.

It’s Time for a (Fertility Culture) Change

While the fertility community can be a supportive place, it can also be filled with toxic messages that we subconsciously internalize, “Be positive!” “Try harder. “Don’t jinx it!” Nicole Lange, founder of The Baby You Want and acupuncturist at Life Healing Life, shares her thoughts on the dysfunctional parts of fertility culture and how we can turn them around.

Have Ya Met Monica?

In May 2020, Monica Caron joined Fruitful as our Head of Business Development. It’s been a delight getting to know Monica, so we thought we’d formally introduce her (if you don’t already follow her on IG at @my_so_called_IVF) and share her incredible journey.

Comparative Suffering While Trying to Conceive

Does this thinking sound familiar to you: “I can’t be disappointed we only got 2 embryos; my friend got zero!” There’s a term for it and it’s called comparative suffering. We have these thoughts in the TTC community all the time, even when the world isn’t upside down. In this piece we’ll talk about comparative suffering, how to overcome it and why it doesn’t help anyone.

This Mother’s Day, I’m Mothering Myself

For many fertility warriors, Mother’s Day is a painful reminder of a life that feels just out of reach. In this piece, fellow mama-in-waiting Tara Engelberg shares her favorite tools for mothering yourself during these trying times, so you can better cope and hang on to hope. 

National Infertility Awareness Week During a Pandemic

National Infertility Awareness Week (NIAW) is April 19-25, and boy does it look different this year. In this piece, Fruitful’s founder Elyse Ash shares what makes this year’s NIAW different and why it’s more important than ever before.

5 Ways to Boost Morale at Your House

How’s it going? Are you up to the drink-3-glasses-of-wine-then-sob-in-your-parked-car-in-the-driveway-level of depression yet? We feel you. Here are 5 quick, easy (I SWEAR) things you can do to boost morale at home.

My Infertility Playlist

Music has a way of creating just the right mood while also articulating complicated feelings. That’s why making an infertility playlist to mirror your thoughts and feelings can be a really cathartic idea!

Making Your New Year’s Vision Board

Just because it’s February doesn’t mean it’s too late to make a vision board for 2020! Here’s how to visualize the year you want and create a reminder of what you’re working toward.

Trying to “Just Relax?” Enter Circle + Bloom.

Going through infertility is the 4th most traumatic life event a woman can experience. So if you’re struggling to relax, that’s understandable. There’s no shortage of self-care ideas out there, but one of our favorite resources for reconnecting with your body is the library of curated, fertility-specific meditations by Circle + Bloom.