By Fran Migliorati
Mother’s Day can be a huge trigger for women who are trying to conceive. If you are struggling as we approach this day, you are not alone. I see you and I feel your pain. I’ve been there too.
During a fertility journey our emotions run super high so coping on this day can feel difficult and so very painful. With that in mind, I put together 30 practical ways for anyone who wants a distraction and an escape route from this day. However, please remember that you don’t need to pretend that you are OK and that this is ‘just another day’, because it isn’t. Find things to occupy your mind with. Also, allow yourself to feel your emotions as they come in, acknowledge them and let them go. You’ve got this!
I hope these ideas will help you through this day!
Love, Fran
1. Take a day off from Social Media
2. Have breakfast in bed with a book or movie
3. Write a love letter to your partner or a loved one
4. Read a novel
5. Watch an action movie. Here is a Netflix list of action movies: https://www.vulture.com/article/best-action-movies-netflix.html
6. Do some journaling. Here are 50 journaling prompts for fertility: https://www.francinemigliorati.com/post/50-journaling-prompts-for-fertility
7. Practice a self-love meditation. Here is an example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itZMM5gCboo
8. Buy bunches of flowers and make your own flower arrangement
9. Give yourself permission to skip church today (if you normally attend church)
10. Do something creative like painting or drawing
11. Have a warm, long and relaxing bath or shower with essential oils, salt and candles
12. Cook (or order) something special that you like
13. Build a beautiful jigsaw puzzle (set yourself a challenge with a 1,000 pieces one)
14. Tidy up a room making it cozy or a special place of your home
15. Start a free self-development course on Coursera.com. Here is an example: https://www.coursera.org/learn/finding-purpose-and-meaning-in-life
16. Take a free cooking class on Skillshare: https://www.skillshare.com/browse/cooking
17. Learn about nutrition and wellbeing for free on: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/nutrition-wellbeing
18. Learn about Buddhism on: https://www.thebuddhistsociety.org/
19. Make pickles with this very simple recipe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBvr0K-6NIY
20. Start a free Interior Design course: https://www.skillshare.com/classes/Interior-Design-Basics-Simple-Steps-to-Your-Perfect-Space/241319736?via=browse-rating-interior-design-layout-grid
21. Start a free Flower Arrange course: https://www.skillshare.com/classes/Modern-Flowers-Arranging-a-Stunning-Centerpiece/1738084957?via=browse-rating-interior-design-layout-grid
22. Learn about Holistic Interior Design:https://www.skillshare.com/classes/Holistic-Interior-Design-Transform-Your-Personal-Space-for-Well-Being/1880048778?via=browse-rating-interior-design-layout-grid
23. Have a yoga class for blood circulation (for uterine lining improvement): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3JEIvSjQJA
24. Watch a TED Talk about emotional agility (one of my favourite TED Talks): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDQ1Mi5I4rg
25. Take the emotional agility quiz on: https://www.susandavid.com/#quiz
26. Learn about negotiation: https://www.coursera.org/learn/art-of-negotiation
27. Improve your communication skills: https://www.coursera.org/learn/wharton-communication-skills
28. Learn effective problem-solving and decision-making skills: https://www.coursera.org/learn/problem-solving
29. Learn how to improve your work space: https://www.skillshare.com/classes/Fix-Your-Space-for-Deeper-Creative-Work/2061358376?via=search-layout-grid
30. Learn 50 interesting facts that probably you didn’t know: https://www.savit.in/unknown-facts.asp
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