Couples Support Circle

Tuesday, Oct. 13
Tuesday, Nov. 10
Tuesday, Dec. 8

Cost: Conceive Nebraska is sponsoring this group for the first 10 couples/individuals who sign up. To sign up for this group, contact j.hjersmaneverson@omahaic.com

Facilitated by: Johnna Hjersman Everson, PLMHP

Some topics that may be discussed are:

*Isolation (struggling with infertility in silence, celebrating in silence difficulty communicating with family/friends who don’t fully understand/appreciate the experience)

*Relationship distress (grieving losses at different paces, female partners needing empathy/validation and male partners offering reassurance/problem-solving, impact on quality time/intimacy)
Stress reduction (feeling stressed about stress) and self-care strategies (yoga, meditation, enjoyable activities/hobbies, quality time)

*Financial burden

*Difficult emotions in response to fertility experiences of others (ease of pregnancy/birth, etc.)

*Difficulty focusing on present and becoming overwhelmed by anxiety around future

*Impact of treatment on hormones, mood, etc.

*Feeling betrayed by body, feeling like a “failure” as a woman/man