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We are your LATINA MAMA COUNSELORS sharing insights, stories, and tips to help you survive mama hood! She is a therapist who really gets it.

Dr Anna is a Latina fertility expert, mental health counselor, professor, award winning author and speaker. She created the Fertility Clarity approach to infertility counseling to help those struggling to conceive. This approach manifests hope through acceptance and commitment. Because Dr Anna has a personal story with infertility, she is your forever source of emotional support every step of the way. Be part of our community and thrive despite the despair as you build your family. https://linktr.ee/charlandra_counseling

12/12/2025

❄️❤️🫂Navigating Infertility during the Holidays -- Teaching Compassion to Families🫂❤️❄️

Infertility is easier to navigate when compassion is present. This includes care from within and from the people around us. Each experience is unique, so gentle words and no comparisons can help protect emotional well‑being. Choosing empathy over judgment can bring real comfort.❤️

What does compassion mean to you? How does it help support those with infertility? Join the discussion below!
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I aim to inspire audiences to reflect, engage, and take action through expertise, lived experiences, compelling storytelling, and a culturally supportive approach. I'm available for keynotes, workshops, panel discussions, virtual events, and more to discuss how I can support those on their journey.🫂

Click the link below to book or inquire! I look forward to connecting with new people and building a community that celebrates our diversity and speaks our truth.🫶

Link:
https://www.drannaspeaks.com/

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12/08/2025

❄️❤️🫂Navigating Infertility during the Holidays -- Teaching Compassion to Families🫂❤️❄️

Infertility brings challenges that can touch every part of life. Let's respond with gentle support and compassion for everyone facing this experience.🫶

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I strive to inspire audiences to reflect, engage, and act through expertise, lived experience, engaging and impactful storytelling, and a culturally affirming approach. I'm available for keynotes, workshops, panel discussions, virtual events, and more to discuss how I can support those on their journey.🎙️⚕️

Click the link below to book and inquire! I look forward to making new connections and fostering a community that embraces our uniqueness and speaks our truth.🙌

Link:
https://www.drannaspeaks.com/

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12/05/2025

❄️❤️🫂Navigating Infertility during the Holidays -- Teaching Compassion to Families🫂❤️❄️

The journey through infertility can be heavy and lonely. Let's choose compassion and hold space for those finding their way through it.🫶

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What phrases would you find most effective? What would you add to this list that'll also be helpful? Join the discussion below!

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Link for booking and inquiries:
https://www.drannaspeaks.com/

12/01/2025

Check out my article on "Silent Struggles, Hurtful Words: Reproductive Microaggressions and the Counselor's Role in Promoting Reproductive Justice" featured on the Association of Counseling Sexology and Sexual Wellness (ACSSW) Fall'25 Newsletter!

Link: https://bit.ly/acsswfallnewsletter2025

12/01/2025

❄️❤️🫂 Navigating Infertility during the Holidays -- Teaching Compassion to Families🫂❤️❄️

During the holidays, the focus on family can bring up deep feelings of longing, frustration, and sadness. Seeing others reach milestones may remind you of hopes still unmet. You may also face caring but uncomfortable questions/comments about family plans from people who don't realize how sensitive infertility can be. 😔

For that reason, I dedicate this month to teaching about compassion, both through self-compassion to cope with emotional distress and through external support from partners, family, friends, and even medical providers. Let's learn to choose compassion first. Wherever you go, see with empathy. Listen deeply, and let judgment and unnecessary/insensitive comments fade away. 🫶

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What does compassion mean to you? How does it help support those on their infertility journey? Join the discussion below!🤔🤗

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Link for booking and inquiries:
https://www.drannaspeaks.com/

11/28/2025

There's still time to sign up for our "Thriving with Infertility" support group! At $50/session, join us for an empowering and enriching experience where we share our stories, uplift each other, and discuss and practice holistic strategies for navigating infertility and IVF. Our support group will be held every Thursday, with the first session on December 4th, at 7:00 p.m. EST, virtually. To learn more or to register, click the link below!🫶⚕️🫂

Link: https://www.charlandra.com/

Email: support@charlandra.com

11/24/2025

Charlandra Counseling Services is proud to welcome our returning Karen D. Bowser, MA, LAC, a Licensed Associate Counselor specializing in infertility and mental health! Earning her Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Messiah University, she has built a strong foundation in evidence-based therapeutic approaches, assessment, trauma-informed care, and spiritually integrated psychotherapy.🫶✨

Karen is accepting and seeking new clients for virtual sessions in New Jersey only. She offers counseling in infertility, depression, and anxiety. She is committed to fostering a warm, collaborative, and culturally responsive environment where clients feel empowered to explore their stories and pursue meaningful change.☺️

Services Offered:

✨Individual Counseling: for pre-teens (11+), teens, and adults

✨Family Counseling: to strengthen communication and relationships

✨Support for Anxiety, Depression, and Stress

✨Help Navigating Life Transitions: such as school changes, career shifts, grief, and other major life events

✨Trauma-Informed Counseling

✨Perinatal and Postpartum Support: including fertility, pregnancy, and postpartum concerns

✨Behavioral and Emotional Support for Pre-Teens and Teens

✨Coping Skills Development: for managing emotions and everyday challenges

✨Optional Spiritual or Faith-Integrated Counseling

To learn more about Karen or to book your appointment/consultation today, please click the link below!

Link:
https://www.charlandra.com/

Email:

Karen D. Bowser: kbowser@charlandra.com
Charlandra Counseling Services: support@charlandra.com

11/17/2025

☃️🍂💔Approaching the Holiday Season -- Recognizing Those Struggling with Infertility/Reproductive Challenges💔🍂☃️

Navigating infertility is never easy, especially during the holidays when families gather and see relatives with children. Feelings of longing and despair may surface as you try to make this time of year joyful, yet you may lose hope that the treatments or methods you're using are enough to help you start a family or get pregnant. I understand what this pain feels like and how this silent struggle is often ignored or even dismissed with comments like "just try again," "just relax, it'll happen," or "what aren't you doing right?"

Everybody's paths and struggles are different. Thus, you mustn't give up on yourself or shame your body for not doing what you want it to. You are perfectly designed just the way you are, and growth and healing take time, so navigate this journey at your own pace. As a Latina with fertility struggles, I've learned that coping during the holidays takes intention and self-compassion. Here are some things that have helped me and may even help you:

❄️Setting Boundaries with Love --> Learning to say "no" and limiting time from others to focus on you.

❄️Creating a Supportive Ally --> Someone who can offer support and give you peace of mind.

❄️Embracing Self-Care --> Do something that brings you comfort and joy, like meditating, journaling/reading, a hobby, and more.

❄️Redirecting the Focus --> Acknowledging the goods in your life and being grateful for what you have and where you are now.

❄️Reaching Out for Support --> Connecting with others, whether it's personal or professional help, can help open doors for conversations.

❄️Reminding Myself of My Journey --> This journey isn't based on your worth or ability; it's a process and should be followed at your own pace.

This holiday may be difficult for you now, but it doesn't have to be. Coping and healing take time. Do what's best for you and know that this journey isn't based on anyone's timeline or expectations.

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What methods do you plan to try for coping this holiday season? Are there any suggestions you'd like to share instead? Join the discussion below!

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11/14/2025

✨Feedback/Testimonials from my past talk with the NYMHCA Institute on the topic of "Culturally Informed Strategies Supporting Clients on the Infertility Journey".✨

Words can't express how overjoyed and grateful I am to be allowed not only to speak on this topic, but also to receive positive feedback like this, where my lived experience, expertise, and guidance can help those on their infertility journey or support others on theirs. This is my life's purpose to share my story and empower others to embrace their path and speak their truth on what it means to live with infertility.✨☺️

Thank you to the New York Mental Health Counselors Association (NYMHCA) for allowing me to present on this issue! I look forward to future speaking engagements and building new connections where we can all grow and heal together!🫶

Click the link below for booking and inquiries!
Link: https://www.drannaspeaks.com/

11/10/2025

☃️🍂💔Approaching the Holiday Season -- Recognizing those with Infertility/Reproductive Challenges💔🍂☃️

Navigating infertility or reproductive challenges is a lifelong journey that requires patience, commitment, and a lot of self-love and self-care. It's a process that will have its ups and downs, barriers to overcome, and learning to set boundaries so that you may heal and grow from this journey most healthily and productively.❤️

Every day presents new opportunities, and today could be the day you achieve your goals of overcoming infertility, getting pregnant, or seeing positive results from treatments. It's essential to focus on the positives and express gratitude for where you are in your journey, as this reflects your growth from yesterday.😌🙌

You got this, my kings and queens! Navigate this path at your own pace, and do what's best for your health and happiness. You are not alone, and I'm here to help and guide you on your journey!🫶✨

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11/07/2025

☃️🍂💔Approaching the Holiday Season -- Recognizing those with Infertility/Reproductive Challenges💔🍂☃️

Whether you're struggling with infertility, reproductive challenges, or post-patrum, it's important to remind ourselves of our journey -- everybody's path is different. Yet, your worth and potential aren't defined by what you can't control or haven't achieved. As long as you continue to believe in yourself, take care of your mind and body, and move forward with a positive mindset, your circumstances will surely improve, and your goals will be achieved in due time. It's a process, and should be followed at your own pace, so take this time to do what's best for you and learn to hold on to your self-worth and express gratitude throughout your journey.💪🌻

You are not alone, and I'm here to support and guide you on your journey! Let's heal and grow together!🫂

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What do you plan to fill your cup with today? How do these practices help you on your journey? I look forward to your response!🤗☕

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11/03/2025

☃️🍂💔Approaching the Holiday Season -- Recognizing those with Infertility/Reproductive Challenges💔🍂☃️

The holidays bring out themes of family and togetherness, which can amplify feelings of longing, frustration, and even sadness for those struggling to get pregnant or start a family.😔

Learning to navigate these emotions can be very overwhelming and draining, especially when you're doing your best to stay hopeful despite the uncertainty of fertility treatments and practicing gratitude for the small things in life. Therefore, it's important to prioritize self-care and set boundaries during the holidays, as this can help ease the heavy burden and emotional toll of dealing with infertility.🫂

No matter our journeys, remember you're not alone, and reaching out for support and guidance is always possible, including from me.

Join me in sharing and embracing our stories, and support each other as we approach this holiday season.🫶

I see you. I know and relate to your struggles. Let's heal and grow together!✨

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Charlandra was formed from the combination of my twins' names - Charles and Alejandra, who were conceived through infertility treatment. Living with infertility has meant feeling sadness, grief, embarrassment, and shame. I wish I had someone to talk to throughout my infertility journey. Charlandra is here to help and support you on your path through infertility treatments and to parenthood. You are not alone. Charlandra is Hope!

CHARLANDRA is a community resource where you will find support and information to help you navigate infertility treatments successfully. It is our goal to ensure that you are empowered throughout the process and are able to transform your despair to hope.

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