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Seeds For Hope Perinatal Psychology

Locality: Ballarat, Victoria

Phone: +61 490 117 724

Address: 112 Drummond Street North 3350 Ballarat, VIC, Australia

Website: http://seedsforhope.com.au

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25.01.2022 This little lady is the next welcome addition to the Seeds for Hope office Kokeshi Dolls have traditionally been made for children for approximately the past 400 years in Japan. It is generally agreed the Kokeshi Doll was exchanged as a token of friendship.... However many people also believe the meaning and significance behind Kokeshi Doll is the wish for a healthy child. Big thanks to @perinatal_child_family_hub for introducing these beautiful, and meaningful dolls to me! #kokeshidolls #symbolism #meaning #ivf #healthybaby #babyloss #pregnancyafterloss #baby #art #fertility #infertility #healthybaby #ballarat #seedsforhope #perinatalpsychology

24.01.2022 Its been a while since I've done a post, and even longer since, I've said hello! So I thought I would stick my face on the squares and re-introduce myself and let you all know a little about me ! I'm a psychologist and have been registered for over 10 years now I have worked across a range of ages and mental health presentations and diagnosis I have experienced infertility and infertility treatments myself... I am very thankful for the two precious children I have as a result of IVF I experienced an ectopic pregnancy after my very first embryo transfer I have a history of stage 4 endometriosis, as well as ovulatory issues I can still remember the day as clear crystal when I recieved the call from Sandy, one of the wonderful nurse coordinators from @ballarat_ivf telling me I was pregnant with my oldest I now work as an infertility counsellor with the wonderful nurses and doctors at @ballarat_ivf and @ogballarat who saw me through all my treatments and deliveries of my babies I am completely humbled and feel utterly privileged to work with women, men and couples who are experiencing infertility, its hard work, it breaks my heart, but it is incredibly rewarding Id love to know a bit about you too! and happy to answer any questions you might have. Lisa by my eldest #infertility #fertililty #infertilityloss #infertilityvillage #infertilitycounselling #ivf #endo #endometriosis #endosucks #endowarrior #ectopic #ectopicpregnancy #ivfmum #embryo #birth #birtbtrauma #counselling #psychology #perinatal #perinatalpsychology #perinatalloss #miscarriage #earlypregnancyloss #babyloss #stillbirth #seedsforhope #ballarat

22.01.2022 Birth Trauma Awareness Week runs from Sunday 6th to Sunday 13th Septmeber 2020. The week is organised by @birth_trauma_association_uk as well as many other birth trauma services and supporters. This year’s theme is focused on people’s journeys through the after-effects of birth trauma:... The path to healing (both physically and mentally) Coming to terms with a rocky journey into motherhood Navigating relationship changes (partner intimacy, baby bonding, etc.) Finding justice/closure As part of the week I am today taking part in the #babystepschallenge to help increase the awareness of birth trauma. Today I share my photo of my shoes along side those of my two children, 1 of who's birth was traumatic. @birthbetter asked their 6 key workers to describe their experience of direct experience with, or work with people who have experience birth trauma. The three words I would use to describe my transition through trauma and into parenthood are: Blinded Privileged Exhausting What would your 3 words be? #journeyfrombirthtrauma #BTAW2020 #babystepschallenge #birthtraumaawareness #birthtrauma #trauma #fertilitytrauma #iam1in3 #1in3 #birthingwomen #birthpartners

21.01.2022 Like many of us here are a LOT of things I wish I had known when I first started to TTC, some may have made a differences, others probably not so much. I was lucky to have a fantastic GP, when I spoke to her about starting to TTC, she encouraged me to return to see her for onward referral to fertility specialist if I had not conceived within a 12 month time frame. What I didn’t know, was a regular and predictable cycle length was going to go some way to helping me ACTUALLY co...nceive, and my variable cycles were an indictor to return to my GP within 6 months NOT 12 months. I spent 9 months TTC using OPKs (which I later found out don’t work particularly effectively for me ), tracking my cycles which varied from 32 days through to well over 40 days The trigger for me attending my GP was hitting almost day 50 of my cycle, I was then sent for bloods, scans and referred to @ballarat_ivf for treatment. That cycle ended up being 74 days long, and of course my period started on the day of my fertility appointment The ups and downs of unpredictable cycles is crap, every month thinking as you hit day 29, testing, and seeing a negative (particularly when the OPK indicates you ovulated) sucks. Every month of getting your hopes up this month would be the month, only to have your period arrive on day 37 or 42 sucks. For more information on ovulation and cycle tracking for TTC, and when to get a referral, well worth a listen to @thekickpregnancypodcast and a look at @grow_my_baby with the wonderful Dr Pat and Brigid. #TTC #ovulation #anovulation #menstrualcycle #period #fertility #infertility #bivf #growmybaby #fertilitytrauma #infertilitysucks #cycletracking #OPK #IVF #ART #OI #ovulationinduction #GP #knowyourcycle #education #fertilityeducation #perinatalpsychology #psychology #seedsforhope

21.01.2022 Every year in our household we add a Christmas Bauble to our collection. It started years ago initially with one with the year on it only. However has the years have progressed we spend time reflecting on the year and identify an event, or place where we have been which encapsulates the year. In the 15 years we have been collecting we have a range of baubles, some are obvious like the year we were engaged, or moved house. Others only make sense to us - like knowing the Mickey... Mouse ears are from 2010 when we went to Disney Land! This year could have been many things, COVID being one of them, but somehow that didn't seems right So this years achievement is my private practice Seeds for Hope! An achievement of confidence and backing myself, following my intuition, gut, and strong desire to change how and who I work with as a psychologist, and 12 months after making the decision to take the plunge and 9 months into work, I can honestly say its been hard but its been worth it. So Christmas Bauble 2020 is Seeds For Hope 2020 #christmas2020 #traditions #christmastraditions #christmasbauble #seedsforhope

21.01.2022 Fantastic to see some positive forward movement in the Australian medical world regarding treatment guidelines and recommendations for endometriosis and adenomyosis. As a psychologist it would have been great to have seen some more focus on mental and emotional health support (its referenced but its limited). As a woman who was undiagnosed with endometriosis until 31 years old, despite managing period pain from my mid teens with the use of nuerofen, and then on the pill. I g...et the pain and frustration of a diagnosis of endomeriosis and the impact is had on my fertility. I count myself as lucky (which is a catch 22) that my pain from endo was limited, and I could function. Down side of that, I normalised pain which is NOT normal, and put up with something because I didn't know any better. I count myself lucky, my excision surgery brought so much relief, and in conjunction with IVF has seen me have 2 children. Those niggley feelings are back again, and I'm pretty sure my endo is starting to return, at present its manageable (in part due to IUD management) but I suspect surgery maybe in my future again. If you experience any of the symptoms or pain described in this article, please speak with your GP, and if they don't take you seriously, seek a second opinion. See the link to @guardianaustralia below for more information on endo, treatment and the new guidelines being proposed and discussed through RANZCOG. https://www.theguardian.com//endometriosis-made-zero-sense #endo #endometriosis #endowarrior #fertility #infertility #endosucks #1in9 #pain #female #uterus #adenymiosis #fertilitytrauma #fertilityloss

20.01.2022 Its finally here!! Cant wait to read it @doctorerinbowe Merry Christmas to Me!!! #birthtrauma #morethanahealthybaby #doctorerinbowe #birth #trauma #fertility #fertilitytrauma #perinatalpsychology #perinatalloss #perinatal #infertility

20.01.2022 I don't generally talk about my health service job on here, however after yesterdays day this one needs recognition! Thanks to the amazing generosity of Ballarat people I took this amazingly huge load of Christmas food hampers, gifts, and vouchers to one of my amazing families who, like so many families this year, doing it really tough this Christmas. I cried when I picked these up from the amazing volunteers in town who, out of their own time, have stacked arranged and deli...vered literally 100s of these boxes to families across town in the past few days! A wonderful reminder, particularly on the back of the year we have all had, people are fundamentally kind, generous and loving to one another #christmas #reverseadventcalendar #christmas2020 #generosity #gifts #feelingallthefeels #thankful #greatful #anglicare #ballaratchurchofchrist #theballaratlife #iloveballaratatchristmas #iloveballaratinsummer #seedsforhope

19.01.2022 There is no footprint too small that it cannot leave an imprint on this world. #waveoflight #BLAW2020 #babylossawarenessweek #babyloss #pregnancyloss #perinatalloss #ectopicpregnancy #tfmr #miscarriage #seedsforhope

19.01.2022 A very Merry Christmas to you all. Whatever you year has brought, or been I hope you find peace and comfort today. May the next year, see shooting stars, and wishes come true. #christmas2020 #shootingstars #wishes #hopes #dreams #seedsforhope #christmas

17.01.2022 Can we talk about the work failed within the context of fertility and infertility? This word makes me feel angry, particularly when seen so often in the fertility literature. To me failure indicates we have some form of control over the outcome, and when it comes to our fertility, and the need for medical intervention we don’t have control. When I commenced fertility treatment, I already felt frustrated, disempowered, and like my body had ‘failed’, as it had not done the th...ing it was meant to do conceive a baby, I didn’t need to hear medical terminology riddled with the word fail, including failed transfer, failed cycle, and premature ovarian failure. I didn’t need the reinforcement of the feeling of failure which I already had. Language is hugely impactful, it reinforces our already unhelpful thinking patterns which maybe occurring, and yet it so often is not considered as part of medical treatment. We cannot exert control or change over our fertility without medical support. Infertility is an ILLNESS, a medical diagnosis, not weakness or a failure of ours. When we seek treatment, it’s not because WE have failed, it’s because we have a medical condition which needs to be treated. But we can request medical professionals stop use loaded and unhelpful language to describe our illness. #fertility #infertility #fertilitytrauma #ivf #ART #embryo #FET #ivfisanillness #unhelpfullanguage #language #failure #psychology #perinatalpsychology #seedsforhope See more

17.01.2022 Tonight I joined @doctorerinbowe and two other wonderful psychologists for the first of 10 weeks of Soulful Strategies for psychologists. A space created to reflect, challenge and think about what we are doing, want to be doing and what's keeping us stuck where we are. I'm looking forward to continuing to challenge my thinking to create change in myself which can then lead to change in those I work with. ... By expanding my own placed (and misplaced) boundaries, to create flexibility, and improve the safety of the space I offer, and most importantly to put what I need to put in place to reduce psychological burnout. #soulfulstrategies #psychologists #selfcare #selfawareness #breakingdownbarriers #creatingspace #creatingchange #selfcare #timetobloom #seedsforhope

16.01.2022 So wonderful to see Victoria, like many other Australian states, has added the option for parents who experience pregnancy and baby loss prior to 20 weeks the ability to apply for a Commemorative Cartificate to remember and acknowledge their child. These beautiful commemorative certificates can be applied for at anytime and were designed by Till Heike whos third child was still born and a state coordinator for @sandsaustralia ... #pregnancyloss #earlyloss #miscarriage #latemiscarriage #tfmr #terminationformedicalreasons #commemorative #acknowledgement #lovewhichlastsalifetime #seedsforhope

16.01.2022 These beautiful prints from @sketchymuma have arrived all the way from the UK! Now to find frames, and negotiate with my room mate on which walls to place them all on ... #infertility #ivf #fertility #infertilityvillage #ivfvillage #babyloss #pregnancyloss #pregnancyafterloss #tfmr #perinatalloss #perinatalpsychology #psychology #perinatal #love #loss #ballarat #seedsforhope

15.01.2022 These 3 books written by 3 Australian Mums have all arrived this week, different stories, different books, all with a similar purpose - to raise awareness and educate. Looking forward to opening and reading each one of these over the coming weeks. Its not always easy to find books by Australian's and I'm very glad to have been able to purchase these 3.... #perinatalloss #stillbirth #tfmr #pregnancyloss #genetics #stillbirth #ectopicpregnancy #pregnancy #surrogacy #australianauthors #ivf #embryos #fertility #infertility #fertilityvillage #ivfvillage #psychology #perinatalpsychology #seedsforhope

14.01.2022 Today is World Prematurity Day, and estimated 15 million babies per year are born pre term every year, thats roughly 1 in 10 babies world wide. As a mum who had a baby pre term, its fantastic to see the wonderful Australian Children's TV show Bluey address premature birth through play in the episode Early Baby, well worth a watch. For every mum and dad who has spent time in NICU or SCU, we see your strength, tears and fears. For all those babies who are now growing, or grown ...up we know how special you are, and for those of you who experienced the loss of your baby due to prematurity, we send our love. World Prematurity Day 2020: Together for babies born too soon Caring for the future #worldprematurityday #worldprematurityday2020 #premature #earlybaby #nicu #scu #fertility #fertilityloss #infertility #babyloss #seedsforhope

14.01.2022 Today is National Rainbow Baby Day, we celebrate all those babies who are born after the loss of a precious baby. Grief around our loss and the promise of a rainbow baby is not only about how big or how far we physically gestate our baby, but also how they grew in our mind and in our heart. Your baby was loved, and is missed irrespective of their gestation or physical presence in your life. Whether your baby was an embryo who did grow to transfer, a baby who passes early or l...ate in pregnancy, or after their birth. They all mattered and they are carried in our hearts and minds. It does not matter if your rainbow is securely tucked in the freezer at your IVF clinic and an embryo, just transferred into you or someone else to carry and love, growing inside you or someone else, or here in your arms - a rainbow baby symbolises hope and love after the loss of another precious babe. They are not a replacement, rather an addition in our body, hearts and arms after our baby who could not stay with us. Wherever you are in your journey for a rainbow baby, we are all sending much love. #rainbowbaby #nationalrainbowbabyday #pregnancyafterloss #embryos #embabies #fertility #infertility #ivf #iui #fet #ectopic #ectopicpregnancy #miscarriage #tfmr #terminationformedicalreasons #compassionateindiction #stillbirth #neonatalloss #sids #ballarat #gonebutnotforgotten #inourhearts #seedsforhope

14.01.2022 Some really interesting Australian based data here. Also great to see we are FINALLY going to be getting a national website which provide comparible statistical data on individual clinics. https://www.theage.com.au//quite-amazing-one-in-10-babies-

13.01.2022 Amazing and informative first session of the 2020 Australasian Perinatal Loss Conference, with a focus on infertility as loss, with a presentation by Narelle Dickinson and early pregnancy loss from Sarah-Jane Monahas from @pinkelephantssupport #APLC2020 #infertility infertilityloss #earlypregnancyloss #pregnancyloss #pregnancyafterloss #pregnancyandinfantlossawareness #grief #grieving #disenfranchisedgrief #seedsforhope #ballarat

13.01.2022 After a year of being in the Drive space yesterday and today have been about Rest! What do you do to rest, relax and recharge?? #2020 #rest #relax #recharge #timeout #mentalhealth #supportingmentalhealth #positivementalhealth #infertility #ivf #fertility #infertilityvillage #ivfvillage #perinatalpsychology #perinatalloss #seedsforhope... https://www.instagram.com/tv/CHYwF4HBbIf/ See more

12.01.2022 It took a a long time after the birth of my oldest to fully realise my birth had been traumatic. The subtleties and nuances of birth, the downplay that can occur in the context of a baby arriving, the adjustment to a new baby and the changes they bring - means we can be left feeling in our own, processing what has happened, and not really being sure what happened and why we feel the way we do. One of the first ways I started to process was after a campaign by @mumologist to ...share your birth story, writing it out helped to clarify it my own mind what had happened. From there I started to follow other accounts, reading others stories and exploring more about what birth trauma is and how it can impact. Accounts including @drrebeccamoore @birthbetter and @doctorerinbowe have further deepened my understanding, and provided me with training. Other accounts I have found over time which openly discuss the impact of birth trauma, professionally and personally are @the_babys_ok_am_i @parenthoodinmind @birth_trauma_association_uk @birthtrauma.org.au @howtohealabadbirth @cope.org.au @centre_for_perinatal_psych Who have you come across that has helped you process or feel supported through your experience of birth trauma? #birthtraumaawareness #BTAW2020 #birthtrauma #trauma #birth #perinatalpsychology #perinatalloss #stillbirth #nicu #birthinjury #psychology #perinatal #ballarat #seedsforhope

11.01.2022 1 in 3 birthing people will experience some for of trauma related to their birth. This week marks Birth Trauma Awareness Week, a topic we all need to be comfortable speaking more openly about (like most topics related to the perinatal arena). For most of us trauma is visualised as a physical injury, and generally related to war or a car accident. Research shows this is not that case, and we can experience trauma related symptoms for many reasons and after many events.... In birth, trauma doesn't just result from injury, but also of psychological and emotional experiences, how were were spoken to, how we were listened too. Symptoms may range in type and severity, and also in the length of time they persist from. If you have experienced birth trauma, please reach out for support. You matter and your experience matters. #birthtrauma #birthtraumaawareness #iam1in3 #1in3 #birth #trauma #ptsd #depression #anxiety #perintalpsychology #psychology #seedsforhope

10.01.2022 Only 3 days left until the 2020 Australasian Perinatal Loss Conference. Today I recieved my log in details and I'm looking forward to the 3 learning sessions over the 2nd and 3rd of October. Having attended last year, I can highly recommend the conference for any professionals working within the area, and even better the recordings are available for the next 3 months - so it doesn't matter where you live, time zones are not a constraint! #APLC2020 #perinatalpsychology #perinatalloss #infertility #fertilityloss #stillbirth #stillborn #babyloss #australia #ballarat

10.01.2022 SURROGACY Over the previous few weeks I have found and purchased a number of books by Australian Women. More Than a Baby by @sarah_surrogacylawyer is the first of the books I completed reading.... I've always known a little bit about surrogacy, but I found Sarah's book to be a great explanation of what surrogacy is, and particularly how surrogacy operates generally in Australia. Sarah comes with a wealth of knowledge, both personal and professional, on IVF, being an egg donor, and being a surrogate! Highly recommend Sarah's book if you are considering becoming a surrogate, need a surrogate to create your family or know someone who is a surrogate - as the book provides some wonder insights and explanations into support for these beautiful families. ** Please note at this time Seeds for Hope does not currently offer surrogacy or intended parents counselling or assessment** #surrogacy #alturisticsurrogacy #traditionalsurrogacy #gestationalsurrogacy #intendedparents #ivf #ivfvillage #donoreggs #donorembryo #donorsperm #creatingfamilies #seedsforhope

09.01.2022 Two weeks until the 2020 Australiasian Perinatal Loss Conference, last year's conference was amazing, and while I'm sad to be missing out on meeting up with some of the lovely people I met last year, I'm so thankful I still have the opportunity to be able to attend this year for the virtual conference #APLC2020 #perinatalloss #infertility #miscarriage #pregnancyloss #stillbirth #embryoloss #tfmr #ivf #pregnancyafterloss #perinatalpsychology #perinatal #conference #onlinelearning #virtualconference #ballarat #australia #seedsforhope

09.01.2022 Happy Father's Day to all the dads, whether your child is in your arms, your heart, gone too soon, or not quite here - we wish you a day full of love. @gmf.designs ... #fathersday #dads #daddy #fathers #fathersday2020

06.01.2022 Very privileged to be attending this year Perinatal Loss Conference. While it won't be quite the same as the in person conference last year, it will be wonderful to touch base with those I met last year, and listen to the wonderful speakers virtually.

05.01.2022 Today marks the start of Pregnancy&Infant Loss Awareness Month. Today marks the start of the month, not for those who have experienced loss to talk about their experience, although they certainly will, but for those who have not experienced loss directly to listen, learn and understand the devastating impact of pregnancy and infant loss. This month is a time to listen, learn and understand what a privileged position we are in when we have not experienced a loss, to learn to... speak with empathy, and not to dismiss the loss of another because you don't think their loss was significant. Every loss is important, and ever loss needs to be acknowledged, so please be willing to listen and learn. Beautiful Pregnancy&Infant Loss Awareness Month courtesy of @memoriesofanangel #pregnancyandinfantlossawareness #pregnancyloss #iam1in4 #babyloss #stillbirth #stillborn #1in4 #pregnancyafterloss #ectopicpregnancy #ectopic #miscarriage #tfmr #medicalinteruption #infantloss #seedsforhope

03.01.2022 International Bereaved Father's Day To all the father's who are forever holding a child in their hearts, rather than in their arms - we see you and we think of you today, and everyday. ... My Child Did Exist - Facebook #IBFD2020 #IBFD #grievingfathers #mengrievetoo #grief #babyloss #miscarriage #infantloss #stillbirth #ectopicpregnancy #tfmr #stillafather #father #perinatalpsychology #perinatalloss #seedsforhope

02.01.2022 5 years ago I found these little guys in my garden, thankfully I asked a friend what they were (being a novice gardener at the time) and I didn't rip them all out of the garden! They are once again, as spring is arriving, are springing to life and flowering in all soughts of corners of the garden. Myosotis alpestris - known to you and I more commonly as the Forget-Me-Not. The symbolism of the Forget-Me-Not is varied, with two of them being ... True Love and Long-lasting Connection. These tiny little blue flowers were the inspiration of the flowers in my logo, because of the meaning behind them and their name I felt they suited the work I have set out do as a psychologist in the area of infertility and perinatal loss. A subtle, but powerful symbol to incorporate. #forgetmenot #flowers #symbolism #truelove #longlastingconnection #fertilitycounselling #fertility #infertility #perinatalloss #infantloss #babyloss #miscarriage #ivf #embryos #art #perinatalpsychology #psychology #seedsforhope

02.01.2022 These words are possibly the most powerful words I have come across when completing training. I stopped and rewound the section of video at least 3 times and listened to these words, wrote them down and highlighted them. The spoke to me, to my very core, to the part of me that has known trauma, to the part of me that took a very long time to recognise that trauma, to the part of me who has worked through that trauma. I didn't realise the impact my birthing experience had on m...e, and in retrospect I can see I had defenses up, ones that were clearly there to protect me, but that I was not even aware of until much later. On reflection, I know I lost a friendship during that period of my life, post the birth of my oldest child. I'm not saying that my friend should have known - what I do know is that every time we speak our birth stories, particularly when they have been traumatic, we educate another, and hopefully through this education awareness increases and people learn that birth is not just about the baby, but our experience of birth and becoming a mother, and that birth can have an enormous impact on how we then move and communicate within our worlds. For more information on Erin's online courses for birth workers and birthing people and their partners, see Erin's page @doctorerinbowe and click in the link in her bio #birthtraumaawareness #BTAW2020 #1in3 #iam1in3 #trauma #birth #birthingwomen #morethanthebaby #pregnancy #fertility #infertility #ivf #ivfpregnancy #traumaimpact #perinatalpsychology #psychology #doctorerinbowe #seedsforhope

02.01.2022 Today marks RU OK? Day. 2020 has been unprecedented in our life time, and more now than ever asking the simple words can make a huge difference to someone. This year has seen us need to distance ourselves from family and friends, to not be able to spend time with our usual supports.... For those having fertility treatment the year has been a mix of start and stopping of treatment, increased isolation at a time when you can already feel isolated. For those who have been pregnant or who have birthed, supports at appointments and during labour and hospital stays have been alone. For other women and men, pregnancies have ended before they have had a chance to meet their babies, and again an experience which is already isolating, has been more so. To everyone who has experienced personal challenges on top of what has been such a challenging year, we see you. While today reminds us to ask R U OK? Remember that everyday is the day to ask R U OK? If you're struggling with anything, please reach out and ask for help, we are there to listen. #ruok #trauma #fertilitytrauma #miscarriage #babyloss #infertility #ivf #stillbirth #neonatalloss #fertility #pregnancy #pregnancyafterloss #BTAW2020 #birthtrauma #birthtraumaawareness #perinatalpsychology #perinatalloss #perinatal #psychology #ballarat #seedsforhope