by Nicola | Oct 29, 2018 | Body acceptance
It’s the start of Fertility Week here in the UK. So many fertility taboos are being broken down as more awareness is created around infertility and people feel more able to talk about their fertility struggles. But one taboo still remains. And it affects a huge...
by Nicola | Oct 5, 2018 | Body acceptance
In support of @thisisalicerose campaign “Think What Not To Say” #TWNTS, I want to talk about the well meaning phrase: “Have you tried losing weight?” If you are an overweight woman and you tell someone you are trying to get pregnant, nine times out of ten, this is...
by Nicola | Sep 8, 2018 | Body acceptance
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP This week is the launch of #Scream4IVF. An incredible initiative from Fertility Network UK and IVFbabble (find out more and sign the petition here) to bring awareness, and most importantly change, to access funded IVF treatment. In the UK we are...
by Nicola | Sep 1, 2018 | Body acceptance
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP When you want to get pregnant and it’s not happening straight away it’s easy to place the blame directly on your body’s doorstep. After all, your body isn’t playing ball. It’s not regulating your hormones in the way it should, maybe you’ve been...
by Nicola | Aug 4, 2018 | Body acceptance, Physical Health
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP My dieting history is long. So long that you’d better grab a drink and hunker down because we might be here a while (#jokingnotjoking) Food has taken up a lot of my time and energy for most of my life. The first time I became aware that food was...
by Nicola | Jun 26, 2018 | Body acceptance, Feminist Fertility
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP Today Endometriosis UK launched a campaign to improve menstrual education around endometriosis and other menstrual conditions. As a fertility coach, I have learnt more about my body in the past 4 years than I ever did in the previous 29. There is...
