What is coaching?
Coaching takes place within a trusting, confidential, and supporting relationship between you and the fertility nurse. Coaching provides you with insights into your infertility treatment process and guidance in the decisions that will come along the journey. Coaching is not about giving you the answers; it is about engaging you in such a way, by listening, asking questions and sharing professional knowledge, that you arrive at the decisions that already lie within you. Coaching is about listening without judgment, questioning for clarification and challenging for results.
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What is fertility coaching?
Fertility coaching is coaching specifically designed for the fertility patient. It is coaching that calls upon the expertise of an experienced and seasoned fertility nurse. The coach draws upon valuable resources in the fertility field, life experiences working with hundreds of fertility patients, familiarity with fertility treatment processes, professional knowledge in the specialized field of infertility, and the tested ability to navigate the often overwhelming and confusing journey of infertility.
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What is the value of having a fertility coach who is a nurse?
Having a fertility coach who is an educated registered nurse with years of experience in the fertility field brings the most value to your coaching process. Fertility nurses:
- Have “insider” access to valuable resources in the fertility field.
- Can draw upon a great many experiences from the thousands of fertility patients they’ve interacted with in the past.
- Have professional knowledge of the specialized field of infertility.
- Are familiar with the fertility medical language, the literature and the fertility treatment process.
- Are able to give constructive science-based advice.
- Are knowledgeable of the options and the implications of the choices that lie ahead.
- Have been there and seen it all.
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How is coaching different from counseling?
A counselor typically engages their clients in a way that addresses their past to determine where patterns of behavior and problems started. Counseling is focused on healing wounds from the past which leads to present quality of life. On the other hand, although coaching acknowledges that there are patterns and problems present, it is focused on the present. Coaching addresses the present moment. It is concerned with living in the present and working toward the future. Coaching is about what’s going on in your life now, your infertility journey, and how you’re going to navigate the journey and work toward a hopeful and exciting future.
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What are the benefits of having a fertility coach?
A fertility coach is an opportunity to have the fullest support possible on your journey through infertility. We understand the options, the treatments, the language, the implications and the possibilities. As such, we are a tremendous asset. More than just well-meaning friends, our knowledge, expertise and care combine to provide an extraordinary level of emotional and mental support.
- We empower you to take control of your fertility treatments by giving you knowledge and confidence.
- We bring clarity, hope, peace and community to your infertility experience.
- We provide insight and guidance.
- We give constructive, science-based advice.
- We help you unveil the decisions that already lie in your heart.
- We save you time, money and heartache by helping you to make informed choices.
- Our support will lighten your burden as you journey through infertility.
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What can I expect from a coaching group??
In a coaching group, you will meet via teleconference with the fertility coach and nine other similarly situated fertility patients. For example, if you are undergoing treatment that includes an ART procedure such as IVF, you can select a coaching group with other patients who are going through the same treatment process. On each teleconference there will be time for participants to share what is happening in their treatment process and to receive input and feedback from the fertility coach as well as the other participants. This is a valuable time in which you can benefit from the successes and challenges of your fellow participants as well as from the professional expertise of the fertility nurse.
A coaching group teleconference will typically last 1.5 hours and will meet every other week for a 16 week period. You can either register as one participant or as a couple. Learn more.
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What can I expect on a one-on-one coaching call?
On a coaching call, you will have the opportunity to relate what has been going on in your life relative to your fertility treatment. This may include how you’ve been coping with the emotional ups and downs, what stressors are getting in the way, or how you are relating with your significant other and with your community of friends and family. You will have opportunity to ask medically related questions of the fertility nurse. She will coach you by listening without judgment, questioning for clarification and challenging for results.
The goal of each call will be that you receive clarification regarding your treatment and how you are going to proceed. You will receive insight and education. You’ll gain peace about the journey you’re on and hope for your future of having a baby. Learn more.
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What can I expect from the workshop coaching groups?
Workshop coaching groups are one-time events that take place via teleconference. Each session will have a particular subject focus. You can select from a large number of groups based upon your educational needs. Each workshop begins with 15-20 minutes of subject introduction and education and then 40-45 minutes of coaching driven by participants’ questions and concerns. Each coaching group will be led either by a fertility nurse or by a guest speaker. Each workshop group is well defined and the group coach is identified with biographical information. Learn more.
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Is what we talk about in a coaching session confidential?
Absolutely. Maintaining confidentiality is of absolute importance and necessity. We are committed to developing and maintaining a relationship of trust with each of our clients. There are only two exceptions to complete confidentiality: (i) if we believe you are in immediate danger of harming yourself or someone else, or (ii) if we believe you are in danger of being harmed by another. In each of these cases, we will take appropriate action and contact the proper authorities.
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