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Fertility Knowledge

Conceiving in Your Forties

by mroth July 27, 2010

This is a guest post from our good friend Cindy Bailey from The Fertile Kitchen. After being given a 2% chance of naturally conceiving, Cindy completely changed her diet and was pregnant within four months. Motivated by this life-changing experience, she set out to write about her fertility diet research and, along [...]

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Be Heard – Share your Insights!

by Susan July 22, 2010

We are just about to celebrate our first anniversary in business. What a year, and we have big, bold plans for the future.
We need your feedback though to make the most of our future, and we would like to learn a little more about you!
Will you please take 5 – [...]

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Stop Stressing Over Stress

by Joanne July 22, 2010

“Don’t let your mind bully your body into believing it must carry the burden of its worries.” ~Astrid Alauda
What does stress mean to you? In this post we seek to uncover the mysteries of stress, its effects on our health and fertility and why it’s important to do something about it.
Stress is something [...]

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Happy 4th of July and Our Blooper Video

by Joanne July 2, 2010

Working from home most of the time allows me to feel centered with a more well-rounded perspective with Circle+Bloom, my husband and kids. I’m truly fortunate to be able to do this, and LOVE what I am doing day in and day out. And this is speaking from a woman who only a [...]

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We’ve Added a New Way to Enter the Apple iPad Giveaway, Plus Some New Video

by Joanne July 1, 2010

The competition is starting to heat up! And we added a new 5 point category for more ways to enter the contest. Share your experience using our programs or interacting with us with others on an online forum such as TYOCF.com, Mothering.com – or any other online forum that you may participate [...]

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OnAir with Conceive Magazine

by Joanne June 16, 2010

I was interviewed by Emily Kruckemyer, Senior Editor of Conceive Magazine. It is a fun and engaging portrait of not only how Circle+Bloom became to be, but real information and suggestions to really get started on your own brain fitness journey to improve fertility.
Listen to our podcast:
Click here to begin [...]

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The Brain-Infertility Connection Podcast

by Joanne June 14, 2010

Click here to listen right now to a fun and engaging presentation Joanne made to the U.K. Fertility Telesummit.
Here is just a quick idea of what you can learn about how we can begin to our brain to improve our fertility:
*How the mind-body connection effects your fertility
*How stress can effect fertility and what you can [...]

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Psychoneuroimmunology…your superpower!

by Joanne June 14, 2010

We all have a superpower and it is called the internal communication between mind and body.
The fancy and scientific name for it is Psychoneuroimmunology, which means your thoughts and feelings (psycho) affect the chemicals in your brain (neuro), which affects the hormones that fight disease or replicate viruses (immunology). Research centers have sprung up [...]

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Mixing It Up

by Joanne June 8, 2010

I have a love affair with interior design. Since launching Circle+Bloom, however, I have had no time to dedicate to it except to stumble across a few blogs here and there. Today I came across this image and it really struck a chord deep inside. Here is the image:

What I see is [...]

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3 Steps Towards Creating a Mind-Body Habit Everyday for Pregnancy

by Joanne May 18, 2010

Whenever I approach the challenge of creating a new habit – whether it is start a new exercise routine or to eat better – I have found it’s always easier when others before me lead the way and provide advice on how best to do it. Our intent with this post is to do [...]

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Using Circle+Bloom with Acupuncture for Fertility.

by Joanne May 14, 2010

We’re thrilled to announce that the Berkley Center for Reproductive Wellness in New York City will be offering their patients our programs on iPods to listen while they are being treated with acupuncture. Mike Berkley, L.A.c., founder and director, was very complimentary of the quality of our programs – including our detailed physiological visualizations [...]

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IVF Program Released!

by Joanne May 1, 2010

First, I just want to let you know how humbled I am by your level of enthusiasm. All of your emails, blog comments and feedback demonstrating your support and interest is truly awesome. I can’t thank you enough.

We are so pleased to announce the release of our IVF / IUI Program [...]

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Great Fertility Events You Should Know About

by Susan April 13, 2010

April showers brings May flowers, but it also seems to bring great events that offer information, support and encouragement when you are tying to get pregnant. Here are just a few that we think you should consider!
Resolve is hosting the 2010 Atlanta Family Building Conference that will take place on May 1st in Atlanta. [...]

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Enter to Win The Fertile Kitchen Cookbook

by Susan April 5, 2010

We are loving this book and are so thrilled that Cindy agreed to give one away to a lucky winner. After given a 2% chance of conceiving, Cindy took matters in her own hands and was pregnant naturally only four months later. Luckily, for us, she created this excellent resource to share her [...]

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Book Review: The Fertile Kitchen

by Joanne March 17, 2010

Cindy, at 40 years of age, was told by her fertility doctor that she had a two percent chance of conceiving on her own. In that moment, her heart “turned to lead and dropped to the floor.” She knew going into the trying-to-conceive process that she would have a difficult time being [...]

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A Naturopathic Physician’s Suggestions to Boost Fertility

by Joanne March 16, 2010

We are excited to have a guest blog post this week from Iva Keene, Natural Fertility Specialist, Naturopathic Physician and Founder of Natural-Fertility-Prescription.com. Iva has given us some great tips to naturally maximize fertility by making changes in our daily lives. Her NFP program is a proven approach that is helping couples [...]

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How Acupuncture Works to Improve Fertility

by Joanne March 11, 2010

Recently, I was treated with acupuncture for the first time to more fully understand what patients experience when they use this treatment option for fertility. I went to Patti Safian, who has a center in Montclair called the NJ Acupuncture Center for Fertility and Reproductive Health. She is an acupuncturist who specializes in [...]

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Real Women on Health Blog Talk Radio

by Joanne February 23, 2010

I am thrilled to be on another radio program this week – this time with Real Women on Health – an online community where women support each other in being their own best health and wellness advocate.  Founded by Kelly Connors, she seeks to bring informative and “fresh” dialogue that is always respectful of women’s [...]

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8 Unconventional Ways to De-stress and Release Tension

by Joanne February 19, 2010

I thought I would share this wonderful post from Zen Habits, specifically a guest post written by Jai Kai, Success Coach, Yoga Instructor and Blogger for SharingSuccess.tv. He enjoys teaching people the art of perusing passion.
As we move through our daily routines we are often faced with obstacles and challenges which can lead to [...]

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Circle+Bloom to be Host on Natural Fertility Coaching Show

by Joanne February 9, 2010

*Post Update: Click here to listen right now* to the program that aired on February 16th.
I am thrilled to announce that I will be the featured guest on the very popular Natural Fertility Coaching Call with Hethir Rodriguez on Tuesday Feb. 16th at 7pm EST/4pm PST.

Click here for more information.
We will be discussing the [...]

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Review of our Mind+Body Program by Busted Plumbing

by Joanne February 6, 2010

Thank you Kate from Busted Plumbing for the wonderful review of our program.
We are so touched! Honestly. It’s not only humorous, but it’s full of perspective. And I already told her that I took the “cheesy” as a compliment, because – yes – at times I went out on a [...]

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Overstressed? Things You Should Know About Adrenal Burnout and Fertility

by Joanne February 4, 2010

Learn about Adrenal Burnout and how this may be impacting your fertility.

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What does the new business book “Linchpin” have to do with Fertility and Health?

by Joanne January 22, 2010

How do you deal with problems? Do you lean into them, or do you lean away? Or simply run in the opposite direction?
Seth Godin defines leaning into a problem as follows:

“You lean into a problem, especially a long-term or difficult one, by sitting with it, reveling in it, embracing it and breathing it in. [...]

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Trust Your Inner Guide Related to Infertility, Diet and Exercise

by Joanne December 1, 2009

It seems every day there is a new article published about a new type of food, diet or exercise regimen that will help you get pregnant.  Scary headlines that shock you into guilt-ridden nightmares that all this while you have been eating green apples instead of red – and it being the reason you [...]

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Infertility and Negative Self-Talk

by Joanne November 9, 2009

Right after my second miscarriage, we attended the wedding celebration of a very dear friend who was already about four – five months pregnant. She had on this stunning cream colored dress and her baby bump showed just enough that she looked curvy and round in a beautiful, almost primitive way, like one of [...]

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Circle + Bloom in the News

by Joanne October 28, 2009

I suppose when we get larger and more established our appearance in the news won’t be as thrilling as it is right now.   Just like you take videos of your child when he takes his first steps, this is us journaling our growth as a company.  We are very proud and love the attention!
10/28/2009 “Reduce [...]

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Relaxation + Time

by Joanne October 22, 2009

The idea for Circle + Bloom was started when I saw first hand how stress seemed to play such an enormous role in my life as well as most of my close friends who struggled with trying to conceive. How many times had I heard that so-so was pregnant after starting the adoption process [...]

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Getting Granular

by Joanne September 1, 2009
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Maybe you are like me, but I always found when reading books and materials about fertility – the topics surrounding the technical details of what your LH, FSH, ovulation, progesterone, temperature, pituitary glands all were supposed to be doing – I would usually be put right to sleep.  Maybe it was a combination of the [...]

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RESOLVE to find support

by Joanne August 26, 2009

There are many ways to cope with infertility.  Our program is one way.  Joining a support group and connecting with woman who are experiencing similar emotional ups and downs is another proven way to minimize stress and uncertainty.  Friends and family can provide some support, but even the best of friends can’t truly understand what [...]

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Trying Not to Try

by Joanne March 24, 2009

In speaking with women trying to get pregnant, more times than anything else it became clear that the words “trying to relax” were the last words that they would want to hear. Typically, the reason had fundamentally to do with the idea that the fertility problems stemmed from their head, sometimes with blame and [...]

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Believe You Are In Bloom

by Joanne March 11, 2009

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