Do you know deep down that you are meant to be a Mom even at your "advanced maternal age"? 

Or has all the negative messaging around your age gotten to you by now? 

Trying to conceive and create LIFE inside our bodies should be one of the most magical and joyous times of our lives. Period. Unless you're approaching 35, or heaven forbid 40 and beyond, then the baby-making journey becomes wrought with fear-inducing messages from just about everybody (including your grandmother). 

• Have you been told that "at your age" it will be difficult to conceive? That your FSH is too high and your AMH too low?
• That your eggs are getting (very) old and you need to hurry to not miss another month?
• Have you maybe asked yourself: "Will I miscarry like my sister and best friend? Am I infertile altogether?", and, the mother-load question:
• "Did I squander my chances away by not trying sooner? Am I the one to blame if it doesn't work?" 

Once you were cool about your age and your journey, but as the months and maybe years went on, it's getting harder to keep an optimistic attitude. Quite frankly, there are triggers everywhere: from the pregnant woman on the street to your social media feed filled with pictures of ultrasounds, gender reveal parties, and newborns.

By now maybe you've become a little too familiar with feelings of shame, guilt, disappointment, jealousy, competitiveness, and feeling alone and not understood - even by the people closest to you.

Maybe you've tried just about everything, from the boring gluten-soy-dairy-meets-joy-free diet, to acupuncture, to Mayan massages, castor oil packs, and supplements that smell so strong they make your toes curl.

And then there is the next birthday looming just around the corner. 

Do you lose sleep because you feel there is a ticking time bomb in your body ready to go off on you?

I GET IT! 

The Mind-Body Connection is REAL 

There is a truth my dear, one that the modern medical community, Dr. Google, and others completely overlook.

When it comes to getting pregnant - to creating life - usually, the focus of all people involved is squarely on the physical aspect of conception - often with the attitude that the body is broken and needs to be fixed.

All the while your biggest asset in the whole equation goes untapped: 

THE POWER OF YOUR MIND. 

FOR MANY OF US (LIKE ME) THIS IS THE MISSING INGREDIENT OF THE "SECRET SAUCE" OF PREGNANCY  - THAT GETS TOTALLY OVERLOOKED!

Seriously, I bet you've spent a lot more time and energy on your diet or the number of supplements you take, than on the negative self-talk that's going on in the privacy of your mind. 

For example, you surely know how bad chronic inflammation - induced by chronic stress - is for your body. But do you know that you pollute and inflame your body just as quickly and effectively through toxic thoughts and negativity?

What do you think happens when you beat yourself up by repeatedly telling yourself you're TOO OLD, infertile, and "can't even do what every woman is designed to do"?

You are smart, you know about the mind-body connection. But have you considered that the thoughts you think - especially if there are some big emotions attached to them - start a biochemical process in the body that either supports or hinders your ability to get pregnant?

Even though most of us are aware of the importance of our minds and our thoughts, we are not trained to harness these powers to our benefit. And we completely forget about the mind-body connection when we are swept up into the roller coaster of TTC (trying to conceive)!

The result can be detrimental. 

Please take this in:

Your body responds to every thought you think and every emotion you hold with a biochemical reaction that either supports or hinders your fertility - mastering your mind and your emotions is key to bringing home your baby!