The Fertile Female: How the Power of Longing for a Child Can Save Your Life and Change the World [Hardcover]

Julia Indichova (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2007

Written by an author whose expertise grew from an extensive counseling practice as well as personal experience. The Fertile Female offers a hope-filled view of reproductive difficulties, with a deeper understanding of the often-confusing messages of mind-body and alternative medicine. With an engaging mix of passion and humor the book initiates a public debate on the politics of infertility and its effect on our health care system. Includes practice exercises and a section on dietary recommendations, complete with recipes.

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About the Author

Julia Indichova's work and story have been featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show, Good Morning America, Oxygen, and in Health Magazine and the San Francisco Chronicle. She is the author of Inconceivable.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 259 pages
• Publisher: Adell Press; 1 edition (April 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0966007875
• ISBN-13: 978-0966007879
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #64,943 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #20 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Disorders & Diseases > Infertility

More About the Author

Julia Indichova is the founder of www.fertileheart.com, one of the few independent fertility advocacy groups with a global community of patients and healthcare providers. The website offers phone-circles for US, and international participants. In the last decade and a half, Indichova's program, the Fertile Heart™ Ovum Practice, documented in The Fertile Female, has helped bring babies into the world, often after years of failed medical treatment. Her work was featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Good Morning America, among others. In 2010, Indichova initiated the Turn It Around Project, Inc. applying her mind body program to the peace efforts.

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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Book, June 18, 2007

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Louise in Boston "Louise" (Boston) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Fertile Female: How the Power of Longing for a Child Can Save Your Life and Change the World (Hardcover)

If I could only buy one book to help me through my struggles with infertility - it would be this book. Julia's focus is on the mental and spiritual aspects of conceiving. She offers wisdom that comes from her own experience. She is light years ahead of other fertility practioners. I used her book as a guide through my own journey with trying to conceive.
I married 2 months shy of my 40th birthday. We started trying to conceive on our honeymoon. I became pregnant 3 times. All 3 pregnancies ended in miscarriage. I found Julia's first book 'Inconceivable' after my 1st miscarriage. I eventually attended her workshop in Woodstock and purchased her 2nd book -'Fertile Female'. I loved her 1st book, but this book was like medicine for my soul. I really needed a book that dealt with the physical, mental and spiritual aspects of trying to conceive. A few months after reading her 2nd book, (and 8 months after attending her workshop) I conceived my baby. I am 37 weeks pregnant. I turned 44 in May and this will be our 1st child. Her book gave me the tools and the belief that birthing a healthy baby IS POSSIBLE. I love her work and believe that her approach to infertility issues makes so much sense.

29 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book changed my life - I'm Pregnant!!!, April 24, 2007

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A.S.K. (NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Fertile Female: How the Power of Longing for a Child Can Save Your Life and Change the World (Hardcover)

I can't say enough about Julia Indichova, her workshop, THIS WONDERFUL BOOK, and also her first book: Inconceivable: A Woman's Triumph over Despair and Statistics!! My husband and I tried to conceive for over 2.5 years. After 10 months of trying on our own, we met with fertility experts. After several rounds of fertility treatments (including multiple rounds of INVITRO) we were pretty much told that egg donor was our best option. We even met with an adoption counselor last week. The process took such a toll on us. We were beaten down. Then, something led me to Julia's website: FertileHeart.com There I found her first book (Inconceiveable), which led me to attend one of her workshops and ultimately to read her latest book (The Fertile Female). I am a true believer!! I attended Julia's workshop (where she reviews all of the techniques from her book) in Woodstock, NY on April 1st, 2007. I left there so uplifted and revived. My husband and really felt that we could have a biological child. I was so happy that following week, during my OVULATION, and I KNOW that it made a difference. I stand her today PREGNANT!!!! Following the workshop and reading her book, I practiced Julia's techniques on a daily basis. So did my husband. I literally got pregnant that following week!! It truly works! Julia is brilliant. She has developed an easy to follow plan that revives you and helps you in all aspects of your life. I can't say enough! I want to scream to all of the doctors who saw me as a statistic.... I AM PREGNANT!!!! YOU HAVE TO READ THIS BOOK and follow Julia's techniques! Our dreams have come true. I will continue to use Julia's techniques throughtout my pregnancy and for the rest of my life. Stop reading all of those boring, hard-to-follow technical books and stop listening to all the gloom and doom...THIS IS A MUST READ! I purchased over 20 fertility books by so called experts that were hard to follow. This book was so enjoyable to read (Julia has an awesome sense of humor), easy to follow...and magically...it worked! It can for you too! I also recommend going to fertileheart.com and getting Julia's imagery CD and the best thing would be, after reading this book, attend her workshop! Remember, we are all amazing humans who have the power to make our dreams come true! Listen to your heart, find out what it is you want and believe it will happen. I am living proof! PS - I have purchased over 100 books from Amazon and have NEVER felt compelled to do a review before this! Best Wishes! [...]

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have book!, April 30, 2007

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PK (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Fertile Female: How the Power of Longing for a Child Can Save Your Life and Change the World (Hardcover)

Words cannot adequately explain how I feel about Julia Indichova's latest book, the Fertile Female. It has become a permanent fixture on my nightstand. I find that it contains wonderful advice not only for those trying to conceive but for anyone who would like to birth an idea, a creation or just a better life for themselves. I became a true Julia Indichova fan after having read her first book, Inconceivable, too many times to count promptly following my "diagnosis" of premature ovarian failure. That first book gave me hope and courage to face the task I had at hand -- improving the quality of my life despite the dire predictions -- which served me immensely upon becoming pregnant a few months later. Now facing life with a toddler, I have found the Fertile Female wonderfully empowering as it contains the general message that one can improve one's life not only despite a difficulty but because of the difficulty. The Fertile Female is an amazing collection of all of Ms. Indichova's "tools" on how we can change ourselves not only by what we do physically to our bodies but also by how we think as well; in other words, the "tools" teach you how to live life in a productive and fulfulling manner. Bottom line, I cannot recommend this book enough!