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How to Manage Mother's Day When You're Struggling with Infertility and/or Loss

Mother's day is filled with joy, happiness and love for many. However, for those trying to conceive, those who struggle with infertility...

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Valerie Grenier

Sep 8, 2020

Fertile Body Method

An approach to healing and growth that see you as an integrated whole: mind, body, spirit In recent years, there have been a growing...

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Valerie Grenier

Sep 8, 2020

What is Sandtray?

Have you ever heard of Sandtray before? Its an approach used in counselling that most people are new to so here is a short description of...

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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

Valerie Grenier

Sep 8, 2020

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

What is EMDR? One of the approach I use in my work is called Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) which is an approach...

Valerie Grenier

Sep 8, 2020

Prioritizing Your Relationship

The Importance of Prioritizing Your Relationship I have been working with couples for a number of years now, and most of them express...

Valerie Grenier

Sep 8, 2020

Disordered Eating

The Use of Mindful Eating for Disordered Eating Disordered eating (not to be confused with eating disorders) is common and refers to an...

Valerie Grenier

Sep 8, 2020

Fertility Shame

A Tool for Fertility Shame I recently had the privilege of being a guest speaker at the first Fertility Empowerment Workshop, in...

Practices to Cope Better With Infertility and Its Treatments

Valerie Grenier

Sep 8, 2020

Practices to Cope Better With Infertility and Its Treatments

When I was in the midst of my struggles to conceive, any advice and recommendations from others were NOT what I wanted to hear...

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Valerie Grenier

Sep 7, 2020

My Journey With Infertility

The beginning My spouse and I had been struggling to conceive for close to a year when our doctor referred us for a battery of tests....

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