12/09/2025
The holidays can certainly be a stressful and emotional season for us all. Today we review some tips on how to survive the holiday season for someone who is dealing with infertility.
1. Be Healthy Selfish
Please behave in “selfish” (healthy selfish) ways that suit you and your spouse/partner. This means that the time you spend alone and/or with family and friends must be filtered through what is manageable for you in every instance.
2. Remind Yourself That Treatment Is Temporary
Remember that treatment, although presently all consuming, has a timeline. You will not be an infertility patient forever. This is a temporary situation and challenge in your life/lives.
3. Treat Yourself
Treat yourselves to a special event. This may be a play, a special restaurant, a mini-vacation to a mountain cabin, or a massage, etc. This is one way to offer self care through nurturing yourselves in a bite sized way.
4. Find Support
Plan to attend and participate in a support group, online or in-person, so that you are among people who understand and do not offer unhelpful advice or make insensitive comments.
5. Be grateful
Practice gratitude for the good things that you do have in your lives. This may be a great job, a close connection to your religious or spiritual support community, family, friends, financial stability, general and mental health. Try to focus on appreciation and thankfulness for the areas in your life that are going well.
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