Affirmations for Coping With Infertility

Each (in)fertility journey is unique and challenging in its own way. Facing such a diagnosis and envisioning a life of involuntary childlessness is daunting, triggers different emotions, such as shock, denial, anger, resentment, stress, anxiety, sadness. It’s a wound that never heals and forever hurts. There’s times of inevitable and unbearable suffering when getting on with other aspects of life seems too difficult. But as challenging as it may be, life does go on, and slowly we need to find ways of living meaningfully. Affirmations are a way of managing those emotions, finding balance, building strength and rediscovering yourself.

Andreia Trigo BSc MSc was diagnosed with infertility at the age of 17. Infertility made her question her identity as a woman, self-image, self-worth, her role in a relationship, in family and in society. Using logotherapy and neurolinguistic programming, Andreia was able to create perspective, find meaning and live a fulfilling life despite the suffering. It has been her life mission ever since to help other people achieve the same. Andreia Trigo is the founder of inFertile Life, an organisation that supports people facing fertility and involuntary childlessness challenges.