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Hope Affirm Thrive. Your Roadmap Through IVF

I founded Hope Affirm Thrive to support women toward their dreams of parenthood.

With my comprehensive, evidence-based resources, you’ll unearth renewed confidence and strategies to help you take control and emotionally thrive through your IVF treatment.

30/01/2026

Let’s get clear on stress, biology, and IVF.

We can reject harmful ‘manifest your baby’ narratives AND acknowledge that chronic stress impacts physiology during treatment. These aren’t contradictory positions.

Psychological support during IVF isn’t about changing pregnancy rates - it’s about supporting your capacity to persevere and your wellbeing regardless of outcome.

But most importantly: the real problem isn’t individual people experiencing stress. It’s the system failures that CREATE that stress.

🚫 Zero Medicare funding for IVF mental health support
🚫 Clinic cultures prioritising efficiency over emotional safety 🚫 Financial barriers creating impossible choices
🚫 Workplaces without fertility leave policies
🚫 Medical models that ignore neurodivergence and trauma

The biological impacts of chronic stress are real. AND they’re not your fault.
System-level change is what’s needed.

29/01/2026

The statistic I became. The gap I’m closing.

13 years of fertility treatment taught me something clinical research confirms: 1 in 3 IVF patients drop out prematurely—not because treatment failed, but because the psychological burden became unbearable.

I was that statistic. A psychologist working in fertility and trauma, yet I still couldn’t stay in treatment for a second child. Not because of money. Not because my doctor advised it. Because my brain said “no more.”

Australian data shows we could achieve 78% success by cycle 6, but we only reach 59.5%. That 18.6% gap represents thousands of people stopping right before it might work.

Research shows structured psychological support can triple pregnancy rates (55% vs 20%), but most fertility support wasn’t designed for overwhelmed brains, neurodivergent minds, or trauma histories.

So I created the program I desperately needed when I was in that moment.
Your Roadmap Through IVF
Next cohort: February 2026, South Perth or Online

10 in-person spots for neurodivergent-affirming, trauma-informed support designed to help you stay in the journey when it feels impossible.

If you’re in that “I can’t do this anymore” moment—comment ROADMAP below.

You don’t have to be part of the gap. You don’t have to do this alone.

25/01/2026

The question isn’t WHETHER you should seek support.

It’s: Do you want band-aids or healing?

Hope Affirm Thrive delivers trauma processing, not just symptom management.

Built for people for whom “just think positive” wasn’t cutting it.

If you’ve tried therapy before and it didn’t really help...
If your distress goes deeper than situational anxiety...
If you know there’s trauma underneath...

This program is built for you.

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22/01/2026

Sarah’s transformation wasn’t because she learned to “think more positively.”

It was because she was supported in processing actual trauma memories.
Learned to regulate a dysregulated nervous system that was doing its best to try and keep her safe.
Transformed the core beliefs keeping her stuck.

That’s not a band-aid. That’s healing.

And yes—she did return to treatment. Feeling confident, not traumatised.

18/01/2026

Recognising red flags doesn’t mean you’re not ready for IVF.

It means you’re ready for SUPPORT.

With the right support, you don’t become a discontinuation statistic. These responses are treatable.

Your nervous system is trying to tell you something. Maybe it’s time to listen. 💙

Save this for later. You might need it.

17/01/2026

✨ Now hanging in the office ✨

I’m so honoured to welcome Makuru Bloom by Olivia R Kalin, a Noongar artist, into the space.

Inspired by Makuru — the Noongar season of rain, fertility, and renewal — this work speaks to transformation through the hardest season. The long rains. The waiting. The slow preparation for what comes next. 🌧️🌱

Waterways flow through the heart of the piece, symbolising connection between land and life, people and place. Native blooms emerge not despite the cold and wet, but because of it. A powerful reminder that growth doesn’t happen in perfect conditions — it happens because we endure them.

This painting now lives in the therapy space as a quiet companion to the work we do here: sitting with uncertainty, honouring resilience, and making room for hope to bloom in its own time.

Deep gratitude to Olivia for trusting me with this commissioned piece. It feels like it belongs exactly where it is. 🤍

15/01/2026

Your nervous system needs to feel safe to prioritize reproduction.

When your body thinks you’re being chased by a tiger (or just surviving another two-week wait), reproduction takes a back seat.

That’s not metaphorical. That’s biology.

You’re not “too stressed to get pregnant.”
You’re having a normal response to abnormal stress.

And it’s treatable.

11/01/2026

“Everyone else handles this better than me.”
“Why is uncertainty SO hard for me?”
“Why are appointments so overwhelming?”

Sound familiar?

It might not be that you’re “not coping.”
Your brain might just work differently.
And nobody accommodated that.

Which is THEIR failure, not yours.

ActuallyAutistic NeurodivergentWomen

08/01/2026

I knew exactly what my patients needed.

Because I had needed it too. And I hadn’t gotten it either.

That’s why I built Hope Affirm Thrive. Not a program I ‘thought’ might help—one built because real women told me exactly what they needed.

If a trauma psychologist can cry in clinic waiting rooms, you’re doing fine. 💙

04/01/2026

Between 25-80% of IVF patients stop treatment after their cycles.

Not because they ran out of money (though that’s real too).
Not because it “wasn’t meant to be.”

Because nobody prepared them for how hard it would actually be.

That’s preventable.

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03/01/2026

Last night while the Perth Hills bushfire threatened our home, my husband was out fighting it as a volunteer. I was home with our 3.5yo and hyperactive dog, tracking wind changes and packing evacuation bags.

Clinical psychologist brain never switches off - even mid-crisis, I noticed my own nervous system. The tight chest. The hyperfocus that helped me plan but made me procrastinate. The sensory assault of smoke + barking + emergency alerts while trying to comfort my scared child.

Then: the messages. Neighbours and family checking in. Offers of accommodation. ‘What do you need?’ Not assumptions - questions.

But here’s what they don’t tell you about trauma: it doesn’t end when the danger passes. Right now, helicopters are patrolling overhead. The constant sound is dysregulating my 3.5yo. We’re in recovery, but our nervous systems are still in threat mode. This is ongoing traumatic stress.

This is exactly what fertility treatment feels like.

The cycle doesn’t end at transfer. Two-week wait. Blood test anxiety. Scan anticipation. If it fails - no recovery time before the next protocol, the next decision, the next high-stakes moment. Especially for neurodivergent folks already managing sensory overload while masking through it all.

Resilience isn’t bouncing back unchanged. Last night changed how I think about preparedness. Failed cycles change how you think about hope, regulation, and what support you actually need.

Hope Affirm Thrive was built on this: you don’t have to regulate alone during ongoing stress. You don’t have to mask through treatment or fit systems that weren’t designed for you.

Because fertility treatment isn’t isolated stress - it’s sustained, cumulative, ongoing traumatic stress requiring nervous system support designed for the long haul. Support that works WITH your brain, not against it.

With community care, not isolation. With accommodation, not just coping.

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02/01/2026

Monday marks a new chapter 🌿

After months of planning, dreaming, and creating, I’m giving you a sneak peek of the new Bancroft Psychology space in South Perth.

Every detail has been intentionally designed – from the curved lines that soften the space, to the acoustic treatments that honour sensory needs, to the native plants that ground us in place. This isn’t just an office; it’s a neurodiversity-affirming sanctuary where autistic and ADHD individuals navigating fertility challenges can truly feel safe to be themselves.

To my clients who’ve waited patiently through this transition: we’re almost there. To those who’ve been part of this journey – thank you for believing in this vision.

Doors officially open Monday. The real work continues. 💚

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