Mind-Body Wellness
Learn about holistic practices, supports, and resources that can positively impact your fertility and overall wellness.
Mindfulness during Family Building Support Group
This 60-minute mindfulness exploration is for anyone navigating a family building journey who would like to learn skills and strategies that will be supportive for the stressors they may encounter. Practices may include guided meditation, affirmations, visualizations, or gentle movement. Participants are encouraged to have a journal or something similar for writing.
As of January 2025, this group will move to the 1st Monday of each month from 7-8p EST.
Beyond the Checklist: Reclaiming Real Self-Care
By Jessica Katz, Reproductive Mental Health Therapist Self-care is everywhere—marketed as the fix for feeling stressed and overwhelmed. But by the time we reach for it, we’re often already running on empty. What’s offered—tea, self-help books, manicures—can...
Heather’s Journey: “It’s not because you ate the cheese.”
This episode of the podcast features Heather Smidt, owner of Wander Well Acupuncture in Lexington, MA and longtime AllPaths community member. Heather shares her family building journey, which included a late diagnosis of endometriosis, multiple losses, and...
Shannon’s Journey: “This Is Your Body, This Is Your Life”
In this episode of the AllPaths podcast, we welcome guest Shannon Cook to share her journey. Shannon recounts her experience navigating fertility struggles, including early attempts at conception, misdiagnoses like hydrosalpinx and stage three endometriosis,...
Kerry’s Journey: “How do I feel hope and trust in my body?”
In this episode we speak with Kerry Hinds about her family-building journey and her work as a fertility yoga teacher. Kerry shares her journey, struggling to conceive and navigating fertility treatment in a foreign country, the emotional challenges and...
The Arc of Sex and Intimacy During Family Building
By Elliott Kronenfeld, Ph.D., LICSW, CST In this exciting age where families look different and are being built by all types of people, the ways to parenthood are many. The issues of intimacy, connection, and sexual citizenship are challenged when fertility concerns are raised, especially if it requires changing expected stories of who and how conception, gestation, and biology are managed.
7 Ways to Manage Stress During Fertility Treatment
Guest post by Nellia Melnyk For those facing infertility, the psychological toll is often as significant as the physical challenges faced. In any stress-inducing situation, it’s valuable to recognize the unique factors each individual and couple may...
Liane’s Journey: “I think we’ve just been fired by our IVF doctor!”
Liane Moccia’s story encompasses an infertility diagnosis, becoming a parent via IVF, as well as how her personal journey sparked a passion for holistic fertility support and a new career. Now a Registered Clinical Herbalist specializing in fertility and...
Jennifer’s Journey: “Still a Family, Just a Family of Two.”
Jennifer Redmond shares her story of infertility, loss, and embracing life as a family of two, how her own fertility journey has influenced her personal and professional life, and reflects on the evolution she’s seen in the fertility and family building...
Mindfulness During Family Building
Whatever path you're currently on, if you find yourself feeling stressed and worried about your mental health, this conversation with AllPaths Family Building and volunteer Carissa Spada, Mindfulness Coach, RYT, LMT is for you. Join us for a discussion about...
Conquering The Two Week Wait
Learn about tools and resources that are available to help anyone trying to conceive on their own or with fertility treatment navigate the dreaded 2WW. Clinical herbalist Liane Moccia and clinical social worker Alicia Abdella bring their professional...
Holistic Preconception: Supporting Your Fertility Journey
Featured in the RNE Magazine, 2023 Volume By Michael Hurley, L.Ac., FABORM and Tricia “Satya” Hurley, M.Ed., CCHt. The fertility journey is never easy. We know. We’ve been there. Our journey to parenthood took over ten years, through countless tests and...
Support Your Body Naturally After A Failed IVF Cycle
In this Conference session, join Liane Moccia, Registered Clinical Herbalist, to explore natural strategies to nurture and nourish your body after an unsuccessful IVF cycle. This discussion covers herbs to help support your body and nervous system, and...