On Fertile Ground: Healing Infertility - Softcover

Helen Adrienne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1452853754 ISBN 13: 9781452853758

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2010

Synopsis

Grief and loss, anxiety and depression are constant companions to the roughly 18 percent of couples of childbearing age who are facing the devastation of infertility. To add insult to injury, relationships can be put at risk when couples feel as if their life is on permanent hold. With On Fertile Ground: Healing Infertility in hand, readers will learn how to turn the tables on change and ride the infertility wave rather than be swamped by it. This essential new book will leave readers feeling understood, and help them comprehend the extent of infertility's impact. Author Helen Adrienne, an award-winning psychotherapist, wrote the book from a mind/body perspective and more than thirty years of experience with infertility patients. She equips readers with the weapons to win battles against the consequences of infertility by: gaining perspective on the situation; learning the three A's of coping; and managing ego states that accompany adversity. Adrienne brilliantly breaks down coping skills by teaching problem-solving techniques which can be matched to issues, and letting-go techniques such as relaxation and self-hypnosis which have a statistically significant association with pregnancy. In her book, stories of former patients, told in their own words, support the effectiveness of mind/body interventions, and show readers that it is possible to "gain from the pain." This is a growth-from-adversity book, a managing-stress book and a get-back-in-control book that is comprehensive and provides relief. Professionals and infertility patients alike have raved about what a valuable resource this book is. Those who are struggling with infertility, those who want to understand them, or physicians and therapists who serve this population will benefit from the guidance provided in these pages. Since 1979, Adrienne has helped thousands of individuals navigate the emotional rollercoaster of infertility with her treatment model.

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About the Author

Helen Adrienne has been a psychotherapist in private practice since 1979.  Although a general therapist, she has specialized in working with OB-GYN referrals, particularly men, women and couples who struggle with infertility.  Helen is trained in mind/body therapy and clinical hypnotherapy and conducts mind/body stress reduction classes at NYU Fertility Center for patients and members of the public.  Helen is a charter member of NY City Resolve™ and has presented at many of their conferences.  She also educates mental health professionals on the parameters of infertility at national and international conferences.  She is available for speaking engagements and workshops to lay and professional audiences. She has authored many articles on infertility.  You can participate in her blog, The Baby Manifest-O™ on her website, mind-body-unity.com.  Her book, On Fertile Ground: Healing Infertility is available as of 1/11/11.

 

From the Back Cover

Award-winning psychotherapist Helen Adrienne's On Fertile Ground may be the most valuable resource you will ever find on overcoming the psychological and social pain of infertiltiy. It will normalize your upsets, address your confusions, and with proven mind/body exercises you will learn to:

• manage the enormous stress
• use "problem solving" or "letting-go" coping appropriately
• enhance communication and intimacy with your partner
• deasl effectively with family, friends and coworkers
• assess the complex issues of privacy and support
• grow from embracing the twin vantage points of "seeing you" and "being you"

Praise for On Fertile Ground:

• Helen Adrienne is a talented teacher and clinician and On Fertile Ground is a groundbreaking book that can help the millions who are trying to conceive. - Jeffrey K. Zeig, PhD, founder and director of the Milton Erickson Foundation
• On Fertile Ground gives a compassionate understanding of a complex problem and is a must read for anyone struggling with this painful issue and those who care about them. - Suzanne Drake, PhD, APN-C Family Therapist, Childbirth Educator

From the Inside Flap

Infertility patients praise On Fertile Ground

• On Fertile Ground was so comprehensive that I could not think of one area that was untouched. It not only provided a full array of coping mechanisms, it also illuminated the entire experience of infertility and corroborated and confirmed what we are going through. Furthermore, it offered something different from everything else in the marketplace. Best of all, Helen's comforting voice quality came through and created a bond with me. As for the main premise, that there is something to be gained by experiencing infertility, I have to admit that I was dubious at first, until I thought about it anhd came to understand the many ways in which I have grown. -- EON
• This book made me so much more aware of what I'm feeling. It's a huge relief simply to understand myself better. I had failed to realize how much this was affecting me. I now feel excited to learn the mind/body exercises at the end of each chapter. I'm amazed I can learn self-hypnosis. It was inspirinlg to read about the gains others had made from the infertility struggle. All I can say is, "Thank you, Helen." -- SM

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1452853754
• ISBN 13: 9781452853758
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 210