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The Mind-Body Fertility Connection: The True Pathway to Conception

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I have been struggling with fertility problems for a little over a year. Started taking several medications to try to conceive, was going for acupuncture and doing yoga all the time and it didnt seem to work.I was about to undergo IVF when I decided to try one last option. I decided to visit a hypnotherapist to help me work with my subconscience and try to help me use my mind to take control of my fertility. She recommended that I buy this book to help me understand a little more how my mind could effect my body's ability to conceive. I read the book in a day, I couldn't put it down. I realized right away that without even knowing it, I was standing in the way of us getting pregnant because my mind and thoughts were blocking conception. To make a long story short I got the book June 2nd and found out I was pregnant June 17th. This book helped me so much. I do have to say though, you have to have an open mind to reap the benefits of its message. I recommend this book to anyone who has been stuggling with infertility. It will certainly help you feel more in control and put you on the right path to having a baby.

I liked some of the information provided in this book. I definitely believe that stress can be detrimental to your health, so it makes sense that it can be a block for fertility as well. One thing I was disappointed with was the fact that the author would discuss studies that were done relating better pregnancy success rates with hypnosis, but did not cite these studies anywhere in the book. I would have liked to see more information about the scientific studies. This book really just read like a cheerleader for hypnosis rather than explaining other ways to destress or refocus the mind.

If you are someone struggling with "unexplained fertility" I encourage you to read this book. Perfectionism is a common denominator with many women on this journey and no book quite examines this connection. The author afforded me this opportunity and I am extremely grateful for the insight to begin this work. Many "perfectionists" never dreamed that getting pregnant would be a challenge, but if this describes you...run and get this book, you won't be disappointed!

Jim has produced a timely, informative, and well-written volume. He addresses very effectively the integration and balance of mind, body & spirit necessary for older mommies-to-be. I especially enjoyed the short case studies: first-person accounts of his clients while on their own fertility journey.

From an ecological/biological point-of-view, when the environment contains too many things stressing the population (whether that population is prairie dogs or humans), often the effect of those stressors is first seen in the ability to reproduce, or more accurately the lack of the ability to reproduce. Modern society has tossed quite a few 'big' stressors at its human population, including endocrine-disrupting pesticides that mimic estrogen in the body, endocrine-disrupting residues from plastics leaching into our food because we lazily heat everything in plastic in the microwave, increasing incidence of food allergies & food intolerance, high levels of stress because of work, personal life issues, and just LIFE issues in general. The list goes on and on. Combine those with women putting off child bearing until their later years, and you have a recipe for reproductive disaster.

Jim offers hope for many in the midst of all those stresses, who desperately want children and who either don't want to start down the ART/IVF route, or those who have already gone that route and and who are hoping to find another way to work with, assist, and strengthen the body. Often, docs will refer an older woman for ART/IVF based on age alone, although no tests have been done on hormone levels or the health of the eggs. Addressing the mind, body, and spiritual issues place as much control as possible back with the mommy (and daddy) to be. And considering that the highest stress levels of all occur because of things out-of-our control, this is a very good thing indeed.

Jim only touched on the energy healing aspects of this integrated approach, but it is also (IMHO) a very important part of re-balancing the body and helping to clear the endocrine system, which the chakras work with intimately. Other things that also help with this are dietary changes, daily meditation (his 10-minute visualization is a perfect example), daily Qi Gong, and adapting other helpful practices that make you feel BETTER, body, mind & spirit.

Melodie

Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist

Certified Reiki Master Teacher

Certified Karuna Healing Master Teacher

Certified Integrated Energy Therapy Advanced Practitioner

Triquetra Therapy (tm) Creator

BS Biology (ecology concentration), Chemistry minor

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This book gives you much to think about. I have been TTC for 10 months and know that stress has to be playing at least a small part in our inability to conceive. The Mind-Body Fertility Connection discusses the fact that many couples are identified with "unexplained infertility." Hmmm, how can there be no reason behind a couple's inablity to conceive? This book discusses hypnosis, acupuncture, and other methods that may not be traditional. The thing I like about this book is that it gives you something else to consider. I also like how the author does not claim that this book are methods are the only answers to infertility. If you have been TTC, or are stressed from TTC, this book is a great read!

This is a good book to read if you suffer from unexplained infertility. It talks about how hypnotherapy works to move on from things in your past that may hinder you from conceiving. It focuses a lot on the mind body connection of becoming pregnant. It also talks about believing in yourself and trying to defy statistics. Its an uplifting book for anyone suffering from and frustrated by infertility. Especially for someone who is tired of doctors or looking for an alternative to fertility treatments.

This book has been the most helpful, emotionally, that I have read in my six years of TTC. It helped me look at some things that I had pushed down deep inside. With the tools and practices presented in this book, I have be able to clear many things. I love the personal stories, they are so encouraging, and they gave me the strength to take the next step in my journey. I feel that for the fist time since TTC, I have found true peace with myself, I am so much happier. I still have down days, but my recovery time is much shorter. I recommend this book to anyone that is experiencing any degree of fertility challenge. Who knows, maybe this is all you need to bring you into motherhood?

This book is very positive and informative! Worth the read for women struggling with fertility!