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. Visit her web site mind-body-unity.com.

About this title

From the Author

     You will find the full story of how I came to develop a specialty in infertility counseling in the preface to my book.  Suffice it to say that it has been my passion for over 30 years.  Infertility is an intense mind/body experience and my training in mind/body therapy and clinical hypnotherapy has served to narrow the focus for infertility patients when it comes to getting relief from this ordeal.
     This book unlike any other in its field invites the reader to step back from the agony of infertility, scrutinize their reactions to it, and use the guidance in this book to "gain from the pain."  The stories of those who have resolved their infertility in working with me serve as inspiration and encouragement.  Though it may seem counterintuitive, it is entirely possible to grow from this adversity - to find the fertility in infertility.
     With all my heart, I wish you good luck in your quest to build your family.
Warmly,
Helen
mind-body-unity.com

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

About this edition

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