How Patriarchy and Perfection Are Affecting Fertility - Fertile Body Yoga

2. I hear many of my students making assumptions and having biases about themselves and their fertility that just aren’t true – and it fires me up ? Because I know that you can profoundly affect the course of your fertility when you uncover and address some underlying patterns of thoughts and behaviors. YES – you can change your biochemistry with your thoughts. You can boost your fertility by changing the way you think about it! So let’s start to untangle some of the limiting beliefs and engrained stories we are telling ourselves. You can listen our Podcast with a little extra comentary on the Fringe Fertility Podcast. the Fringe Fertility Podcast. You can listen our Podcast with a little extra comentary on

3. In this post, I’m shining some light on the patterns society & culture has programmed into your subconscious and how they affect your physiological fertility and your experiences with fertility. The BIG 3 Ps of subconscious patterns that are affecting bedfellows of fertility The BIG 3 Ps of subconscious patterns that are affecting bedfellows of fertility your fertility OR as I like to call them – The 3 strange your fertility OR as I like to call them – The 3 strange

4. ? The Patriarchy ? The Patriarchy Most of us live within a patriarchal society that values masculine over feminine energies. But before I go any further – I’m not saying that patriarchy is the root of all evil and to hate all men – no no no. What I’m saying is – let’s open our eyes and see how it affects our fertility, beliefs around fertility, and life. Here’s a few ways your fertility may be influenced by growing up and living in a patriarchy Believing that your worth as a woman in society is only as a mother. We live on the timeline of the patriarchy – 24-hour cycles. Western society value. Western society values and awards masculine traits Fertility treatment is VERY masculine – it controls your hormones, forces the body to go against its natural cycles and awards masculine traits: doing too much; pushing through hard emotions

5. ? People Pleasing ? People Pleasing Doing everything for everyone else before putting yourself first. What you’re doing is often not fully appreciated, acknowledged, or valued – so resentfulness may also come into the equation People pleasing has been studied and shown to correlate with autoimmune disorders, endometriosis, depression, anxiety – and all of these affect fertility. What to do? Set boundaries and ask for help. Boundary setting is HARD, but it is so important. You NEED to take care of yourself…and there is no need to have to apologize or feel guilty for taking that time.

6. ? Perfectionism ? Perfectionism Having the disposition to regard anything short of perfection as unacceptable. Here’s a study that looked at perfectionism (and other traits) as a variable to quality of life during infertility and the results show that those who have perfectionist tendencies had a harder time dealing with infertility and fertility treatment. Perfectionism shows up in your expectations of yourself, your body, your doctors, and your timeline: wanting the ‘perfect’ number of follicles, the ‘perfect’ thickness of endometrium, the ‘perfect’ family configuration, ‘perfect’ timing etc. Perfectionists are more likely to experience depression and anxiety

7. I know, you might be saying right now, ‘holy crap’, I’ve never thought about it this way before! This is the first step to changing the playbook you’re working from. If you want guidance and support on your fertility journey and the 3Ps were an eye opener for you! Then check out the 40 Days to Fertile Freedom Program.

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