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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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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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“Are You Saying This is All in My Mind!?!”

by Joanne October 20, 2008

When we talk about the “mind/body connection,” the mind in this case is the part of our brain that subconsciously interacts with our body.  In one instance, it’s the part of our brain that tells our lungs to inhale and exhale, as well as convert the oxygen into food and energy in our blood.   This [...]

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A Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins With the First Step

by Joanne October 19, 2008

About two years ago, I was struck with the idea for Circle + Bloom™.  It seemed to grow and become more complex all on its own. Almost out of my control, I knew it needed to exist. It has become my passion, even with a full-time finance job and two young kids at home.  Vacations [...]

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