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L.R. Reproductive Psychology

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L.R. Reproductive Psychology

Psychologist, Speaker & Trainer
Helping everyone do better in supporting theirs and others reproductive mental health

22/04/2026

1 in 6

1 in 7

1 in 100

Infertility

Endometriosis

Ectopic Pregnancy.

All statistics I am part of. All challenges, that I did not bring on myself, but challenges that still needed to be overcome.

Through the whirling world which is IVF and the team at on my side, I (really we) came out the otherside.

We were one of the lucky ones, we ended with the desired outcome, just as we had imagined, but also with many more twists and turns than we ever expected, or that we had been taught could occur.

But that's not everyone's story of infertility, not everyone ends with the imagined family, infact many people dont.

It's my statistics, my experiences, my healed wounds that have brought me to where I am today, and in this case im talking about me as the Reproductive Psychologist. Never as someone starting out in psychology over 20 years ago would I thought this is where I would be. Buts that post traumatic growth for you - it takes you down pathways you can never imagine.

Wherever you are in your road of infertility, know that wherever it ends it will all be ok, wherever it ends there will be joy, wherever it ends there will be lightness.

But wherever it ends, there will also be some grief, for the complications, the challenges and the twists and turns we had to navigate to get to that end.

And that's ok, two things can be true at once, two emotions can be present, life is not binary, its not black and white.

Irrespective of where you are today, know there is someone who is a step in front of you, somewhere in this world.

21/04/2026

Infertility can be such an isolating experience.

Fertility treatments even more so.

We can step back from friends and family, particularly those who are pregnant or have young children.

Friends and family can step away, when they dont understand.

We can feel alone, isolated and on the outside.

But there is also community, in person or online.

There are friends and family who step in and step around.

There are psychologists and mental health professionals who are there for you.

You dont need to go through fertility or infertility alone.

20/04/2026

Today marks the start of National Infertility Awareness, and while, yes, it is US based, and conversation about improving knowledge, understanding, and empathy around Infertility can only be a good thing.

With a statistic of 1 in 6 navigating infertility, for the many and vast reasons, we all need to understand and talk more about infertility and its impacts.

How infertility presents, the reasons behind and for it, and how both individual and couples navigate it, vary widely and vastly.

We are more than our fertility or our infertility, but when we are in the trenches, it is all consuming and overwhelming.

12/04/2026

The weather may have not known what it was doing this weekend in Victoria!

But the garden is still throwing out these beauties so I decided to save them, bring them inside, and share them with you all!!

May you all find a Glimmer in your week this week.

04/04/2026

I will forever share this illustration from as it just too good not to!

May your Easter Eggs be plentiful and delicious (hopefully only the good quality ones!)

May your stim cycle result in a good number of mature eggs, which fertilise and provide you with the embryos you need.

And most importantly, may your bank balance not have taken to big a hit - have you seen the cost of Easter eggs thos year 😳😉🫢

22/03/2026

The steps towards becoming a parent are more than just physical.

We start by making a decision, some of us this is more active than others.

Entwined in the physical is the emotional and the psychological, all developing at different times, and culminating in the physical presence of a baby.

But what about when loss happens? Be it early loss, TFMR, later loss, stillbirth or a neonatal death? We no longer have the physical presence of a baby in our arms.

We do continue with the psychological, the baby who was gestated in mind from the very beginning. The baby we imagined, who grew in our minds, irrespective of them staying in our arms, and growing before us.

When loss occurs, our psychological parenthood remains, further impacting our grief, and having the potential for us to feel even more out of step with the world we live in. Knowing we are parents, feeling we are parents, but not being seen as a parent by so many in the world.

Parenting is so much more than the physical, its the emotional and the psychological, all developing from the moment we find out about our pregnancy.

19/03/2026

When a plant is not just a plant!

Somehow, and dont ask me how! I have managed to keep this plant alive for 5 years, which given my track record of indoor plants is pretty impressive!!

But more importantly this plant represents a moment in time, and a pretty important one. This plant was given to me 5 years ago today, by the team at the public mental health where I worked.

Where 5 years ago today, I worked my last day, having made the decision it was the time to move from private practice as a side work, to private practice being my 100% work.

A hard decision to make to leave a job which held predictability, annual leave and sick leave. But by far the best decision I made.

Working for myself under has been, and continues to be such a rewarding and challenging space. Meeting amazing people and supporting them through some of their most challenging moments as they navigate family building and paths unexpected.

5 years on, from an ending, its definitely been the right decision.

did you think I would ever manage to keep the plant alive??

08/03/2026

International Women's Day 2026

Give to Gain

I have so many thoughts as we come around to IWD im 2026, and I'm not sure there are enough words on this app, to express them all.

But here are a few thoughts:

If it wasnt for the support of so many women, I wouldn't be doing the work that I am doing.

If it wasnt for the many women who trust me to support them through some of their toughest moments, I most certainly wouldn't be doing the work I am doing.

Through sharing our experiences we all gain.

And when we dont sit and listen, we set everyone back.

The scales of access to health care - whatever that looks like - is pretty good in Australia (not perfect) but we still have a long way to go to tip the scales to equity for women.

But today also serves as a reminder many countries, have taken significant steps backwards for women's health care, not seeing that as they strip away rights and tip the scales, that everyone loses, first women, but soon after the whole population.

Today is just ones day in which as a women I use my voice.

Today many women will raise their voices.

But in order to shift the balance of the scales and and gain through giving, we need to use our voices everyday.

05/03/2026

The latest Janet Jaffe book has made it into my hands!
I draw incredibly strongly from the work of Janet Jaffe, and the narrative therapy framework, when supporting individuals and couples through reproductive trauma - however it has presented.

I had the privilege to learn from her when I was undertaking Introduction to Reproductive Psychology a few years back (may have been a slight fan girl moment!)

I can't wait to read this newest book to see how it can enhance knowledge, and also become a resource for those I work with.

27/02/2026

Might not have recieved too much rain in Ballarat so far today, but the sky has certainly put on a show.

Don't forget, particularly in the toughest moments, pausing a noticing whats around us can bring the moments of calm we need.

Be it rainbows, storm clouds or the way the sunlight falls around and through, its worth the moment.

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112 Drummond Street N
Ballarat, VIC
3350

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Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 2:45pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	10am - 2:45pm

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