Unsuccessful Cycle
Marie called me when she was in her fifth month of trying to conceive. She had hoped to be pregnant by this point and was feeling left behind and resentful as friends were falling pregnant with comparative ease. Each month started with optimism but the build up of unsuccessful months was starting to take its toll on her emotions and eroding her belief that she would succeed.
I asked Marie to list all the thoughts, feelings, beliefs and experiences which were attributing to her frustration and despondency and jot them down in advance of her session. When we reviewed her list, it was clear that the pressure Marie was feeling was due to the success of others around her. Her best friend, her cousin, her boss and another work colleague were all pregnant and Marie admitted to feeling a huge amount of jealousy towards anyone who was expecting, whether she knew them or not.
Marie’s sensitivity to others certainly needed attention so that she could get on with her life whilst she continued trying for a baby. This stress was certainly not helping her and she was starting to believe that she had done something wrong and was being punished in some way. These were strong feelings which were eroding her confidence, so worked on them first. Dissolving these beliefs alone made a huge difference to her objectivity.
During the single session, Marie’s sense of frustration and intensity about getting pregnant started to dissolve. As we cleared the jealously, new emotions of guilt and shame surfaced which cleared down relatively easily. Marie started to get more perspective on about timescales and this helped us to clear other emotions which were raising her stress levels.
Following Marie’s session, I asked her to work with a hypnosis relaxation CD to keep her calm and positively focused over the months to come. Before the end of the year Marie called to say she had finally got the good news she had been waiting for.
If you would like to find out how I can help you clear mixed emotions as you try to conceive, visit my Pure Therapy Programme page. Alternatively, use the form below to drop me a line or call and speak with me directly on 01276 21386.
Conception & Birth Services
Pure Therapy Programme Brief therapy to dissolve your fears, phobias, anxieties and any emotional trauma. This programme focuses on calming your mind, restoring your confidence and self-esteem, giving you back a sense of control in your life as well as the clarity to make important decisions.
Essential Support Programme Regular, short check-in sessions by phone to keep you calm, relaxed, optimistic and positively focused between significant milestones from conception to birth. The therapeutic toolkit enables sabotaging emotional wobbles to be dissolved in an instant.
HypnoBirthing® Classes The ultimate in birth preparation classes to teach both you and your partner how to use hypnotic relaxation skills, special breathing techniques and endorphin releasing massage to manage the physical demands of labour and feel calm, relaxed and confident during the birth.
Parent Coaching Programme No baby arrives with a manual and few parents have endless hours to devour a ‘how to’ book. Parent coaching is a supportive route to helping you create your own practical solutions to whatever parenting challenges you are facing, in time sensitive short sessions.