Following on from my article in BioNews (see blog post below from 27th May 2020), a colleague of mine, Dr Gurtin has written a similar piece reinforcing why counselling and support will be so helpful at this time. In addition she is also doing research via UCL where she's currently working into what changes people may wish to see from fertility clinics given the current pandemic. Have a read of her article and if you are having fertility treatment at the moment and in a position / wish to complete her 20 minute questionnaire, you’ll find a link in the article to do this. Let’s hope some positive changes will emerge from this.

When applicable I generally suggest to whomever I am working with or supporting that it can be helpful to write, draw, build, colour and anything else that allows you to offload thoughts, ideas and feelings. Writing can take the form of a diary, a journal, a book if you wish. Drawing or painting can be simple doodles and line drawing, colourful strokes or symbols or anything more elaborate that you feel you wish to invest in. Over the past weeks I have penned a number of articles for myself and also sent to various publications, helping me focus, making me think more laterally and also activating parts of my brain that I find beneficial. A recent article has been published by BioNews, a digi

This year’s theme is KINDNESS. What does this mean to you? Being kind, doing kind deeds? How good are you at receiving kindness? A smile is a kind gesture and is something that can be given so easily and also feels pretty good to receive. During this time when our mental and physical health is being so invaded, stepping back and appreciating the world of kindness can be soothing. Consider some kind deeds you can carry out this week and also pay attention to acts of kindness that have come your way too and more relevantly, how they make you feel. Find out more information about Mental Health Awareness Week

I’ve had many people in touch over the past week thinking that Fertility clinics are re-opening this week to start providing treatment again. The Facts are that from today Fertility clinics can “begin to apply to re-open”. Each clinic has a choice if they wish to apply or not and no clinics will truly know ‘when’ they will re-open and how long it will take for their application to be assessed and then confirmed or rejected. It will take time for any clinic to open up, become used to the new changed working environment, conditions and guidelines and likewise for patients to feel safe too. They will likely want as few staff and patients in at any one time as possible and any staff able to cont

Reflecting back on the words I wrote below two weeks ago on 15th April, with regards to how we as individuals, nations and a world may be changed as a result of this Virus and the experiences we’ve had, I was fortunate to come across this two minute video that is incredibly moving and meaningful and connects deeply with the intent I wrote about. Clear your mind, click here and allow your life to be touched positively with this two minute poem and video that is honest, thought provoking and accurate. You may wish to allow 5 minutes, as after the first listen I suspect you’ll press ‘play’ to another listen.