The Way We Measure Hormones Needs An Upgrade!
“I don’t get it” said one of my fertility clients one day – ”every time I get a new blood test my levels are more
I want you to experience the joy of parenting!
Tackling it requires courage and a strong will to face into the unknown. What carries you forward through constant setbacks is a deep longing for a baby of your own, an unquenchable desire that burns inside you like a fire. Sometimes it’s the only thing keeping you going.
Infertility is a roller-coaster ride of emotions, it often can’t be fully explained, and that can be incredibly frustrating. Constant monthly reminders of failure can destroy your confidence, test your resilience, and shake the very foundations of your relationship.
The ordeal may seem chaotic and unfair, but it is unfolding for you in this way for a reason. The key to your success is buried within the problem itself, and finding this key is what will set you free.
Understanding this will put you back in control of your own destiny and allow the real journey to begin!
The child you long to create in your body demands total commitment. Summon the courage to face your problems, and life will show you the way!
I’m natural fertility consultant Brendan O’Brien NT MSc, and I coach couples through their fertility journey so they can build a strong foundation of health & wellbeing.
The prospect of not being able to have my own children would have broken something in me, and so I use my skills to help others avoid that fate if at all possible! My life goal is to help create a world where each couple gets to experience the joy I felt from parenting healthy children, and I’m very concerned that the trajectory is pointing in the opposite direction.
For over 15 years, I’ve guided hundreds of couples on their path to parenthood — helping them understand the unique factors influencing their fertility. Through a personalised, evidence-informed coaching program, I support their reproductive well-being and empower them to take back confidant control of their fertility journey.
For women trying to navigate the confusing world of infertility I’ve written a book called Getting Pregnant When The Body Says No, and I’m currently working on a second book aimed at helping men understand their fertility issues.
I’ve also created an online self-paced program called Foundations of Fertility which coaches’ women step-by-step in how to tailor optimal nutrition for their body type in advance of pregnancy.
With Eileen Bourke NT I also the co-host of a weekly radio show called Kitchen Table Therapy at Limerick City Community Radio (www.lccr.ie) where we dive deep into a variety of different health topics every Monday at noon.
I’m also a conference promoter, occasional MC and public speaker for a variety of professional health conferences, and I lecture occasionally at the International Institute of Nutrition & Health (IINH.ie)
I currently serve in a voluntary capacity as director for my professional governing body the Nutritional Therapists Of Ireland (NTOI.ie)
I invite you to connect with me professionally or reach out and say hello if you think I can help you. I’d be honoured!
Helping you unlock the puzzle of infertility – one story at a time!
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To be human is to deceive ourselves. We can’t possibly engage with all the truths about our lives all the time, we must ignore most
Here’s a study that no pregnant mother should read – unless they want to send themselves into a stress response and destroy all that lovely
When struggling with infertility it’s tempting to assume that your primary goal in life is – or should be – to get pregnant. Hold that
About three years ago a woman, whom I’ll call Jenny, came to see me looking for help getting pregnant, here’s her story. Jenny was 35
Whenever I’m helping a client discover the underlying reasons for their infertility, a theme I encounter now and again is that some people worry their
When your pathway to parenthood is blocked by some force,
and what should have been easy is now grounds for divorce.
When nothing you’ve tried is working at all,
despite several blind alleys you’ve hit a big wall,
and you can’t tell your friend’s coz they won’t understand
– yet the whole world expects you to produce on demand!
But you can’t make it happen no matter how hard you try,
and the weeks turn to months and the years just slip by.
Then your mind starts to wander and your heart starts to doubt –
will there’ll ever be an answer, is there really no way out?
Did I miss some big signpost, was I just not tuned in,
am I bearing the burden of some previous sin?
When those fears start to choke you hang on for the ride,
tap into your spirit, dig deep down inside.
It takes courage to change when you don’t know the way,
to ask someone for help when you don’t know what to say.
This journey of life we can’t travel alone,
we depend on each other to find our way home.
So many have found their way back from despair
with their lessons of triumph now borne on the air.
The greatest of burdens they say is self-doubt –
when you face it and crush it that’s when dreams come about.
Remember the truth – you’re a miracle too,
what one can accomplish another can do.
No outcome is certain so place all your bets –
for the worst sin of all is to die with regrets!
Brendan O’Brien 29-04-2016