Setting goals...with a twist!

Monday January 17th @ 6:30 pm, free to attend from the comfort of your own home. This month we will focus on goal setting with a twist. *RSVP to Kristen@cnyfertility.com.

All those who sign up for this tele-workshop will receive a

complimentary EveryDay Certainty CD as a gift from Dr. Rob.

Drugs or No Drugs?

How do you balance the inner chatter of taking fertility medication when you really don’t want to?

Last week during Dr. Rob’s sponsored complimentary tele-workshop our discussion turned to the inner turmoil about taking fertility drugs when in your “other” life you weren’t a “drug taker.”

There was an amazing lady on the call who shared that a grief counselor offered a mantra that “These drugs will help me be a mom,” to quiet that tiny voice debating the “Do I take the drugs or don’t I take the drugs?” question.

“What I know now that I wished I knew then” was to make the association back to the fact that when we’re in fertility treatments it is because we have a medical condition no different from diabetes…that if you were diagnosed with diabetes you would take insulin, correct? Well, during the time of this condition your body needs this injectable medication to create, sustain, and maintain a pregnancy.

One strategy for shifting the negative emotions around taking the fertility medication might be to call in gratitude for the medication, which is bringing you closer to being a mom. I remember being so upset with my “body” for not achieving pregnancy, all the while diminishing all my uterus’ work in creating a super lining and my ovaries for super ovulating. It was trying its best just like your mind and soul!

In a Gratitude List ~ which contains ten things you are grateful for each day ~ you might want to start off with expressing your thankfulness for your body, how it is working away, and also for the makers of the medication that is at work too.

FYI~ if you purchase your medication from a fertility pharmacy such as Village Fertility Pharmacy, not only do you get a knowledgeable resource, you also get 24/7 support from their team of nurses too!

“You have the ability to talk yourself in and out of anything!” Dr. Robert Kiltz

Check out the recording on Itunes!

The Surrogacy Lawyer, author and radio host Theresa Erickson invites you to join her for a lively discussion with Dr. Robert Kiltz of CNY Fertility and Kristen Magnacca, author of Love and Infertility, about retaining and nurturing patients. Attorney Erickson will discuss with our guests how in trying to help their patients have a baby, sometimes physicians and other providers focus so much on the clinical or procedural aspects of treatment that they neglect the emotional side of infertility and how they should be communicating with patients.

They forget that positive, caring words and actions count in addition to expert clinical care. As a result, some patients fail to continue with treatment and never achieve their cherished dream of building a family – at least not with that particular clinic or agency.

On Thursday, September 23 at 11 AM PST/2 PM EST, Surrogacy Lawyer, author and radio host Theresa Erickson will be interviewing them on The Surrogacy Lawyer: Your Guide to IVF and Third Party Family Building. “We are excited to bring in delighted to bring Dr. Robert Kiltz and Kristen Magnacca to our listeners to discuss their vision and experience with building a patient-centric fertility practice.” says Attorney Erickson.

Now Listen On ITunes!

Listen to the uplifting discussion here!

April is Aphrodite's Month!

Did you know that April is Aphrodite's Month? Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love, beauty and sexuality. She is identified with the Roman goddess Venus. April means Aphrodite.

As we move into the month of April and spring there is a natural cycle to blooming and fertility. The earth is coming alive again from the dormant winter.

During this month the week of April 24 through May 1st is National Infertility Awareness Week, I like to refer to this week as "Fertility Awareness" so please join me for many offerings to celebrate our feminine energy during this week!

Saturday, April 24, 1:00-3:00 PM, Village Fertility Pharmacy will host a complimentary "Love and Infertility" event during National Infertility Awareness Week with award-winning fertility author, consultant and life coach Kristen Magnacca. Magnacca will help participants celebrate their feminine energy and learn strategies for creation and coping. 335 Bear Hill Road, Waltham MA. The event is limited to 30 women. Register at mnair@villagepharmacy.com.

Monday, April 26, 6:30-8:30 PM, "Focus on Flourishing: The Fertile Mind, Body and Soul Connection" Kristen, with kundalini yoga instructor Jill Sasso Curtis, and massage therapist and yoga instructor Kim Blanc, will collaborate to present three mini - workshops focusing on Flourishing for your mind, body & soul.
Kristen will focus on the mind, helping participants learn how to develop a "Fertility Game Plan~ give birth to your heart's desire". Sasso Curtis and Blanc will focus on body and soul flourishing techniques. Time in Grace Offices, 68 Tupper Road, Suite 5, Sandwich, MA. Register at info@kristenmagnacca.com.

Thursday, April 29th, 6:30-8pm
Focus on Flourishing Tele-Workshop, Join Dr. Rob Kiltz and Kristen Magnacca as they share information, support and more to celebrate National Infertility Awareness Week. Dr. Kiltz will announce details of his IVF Giveaway during the call. All are welcome to join, no cost to participate! RSVP to Kristen at kristen@cnyfertility.com for the phone number to dial-in and join.

The Hope Award for Best Book, Coping

I am honored to share with you the following news from RESOLVE National:

The Hope Award for Best Book, Coping
Inaugural Award! Given to an individual/organization whose printed book enhances the lives of people with infertility with a message of how to cope and live with the disease.

Kristen Magnacca, Love and Infertility: Survival Strategies for Balancing, Infertility, Marriage, and Life

I am truly touched by the nomination and receiving this award. A special thank you to Dr. Robert Kiltz, founder of Cny Fertility and Healing Arts Center for his support.
Thank you!
Blessings, Kristen

National Infertility Awareness Week (NIAW)

One of my favorite quotes is from Oliver Wendell Holmes: "A moment's insight is sometimes worth a life's experience." In that spirit it is my intention to share a few insights to help change your current experience! Blessings! Kristen

I just wanted to post my upcoming events for National Infertility Awareness Week which is April 25th through May 2nd. Dr. Robert Kiltz has invited me to co present with him at his centers Cny Fertility Centers (cnyfertility.com) and I look forward to sharing insights, strategies and life balancing tidbits over the course of these events.

April 23rd at 7:00pm Live Chat on CNYHealingarts.com
(http://www.cnyhealingarts.com/forum/) Log on from the comfort of your own home! I'll be on the forum for an hour sharing insights and answering your questions. Please feel free to email me your questions prior to the chat if you'd like at kristen@kristenmagnacca.com.

Latham, NY
April 30th from 12:00 to 2:00pm at Cny Fertility Center
Dr. Rob and I will be presenting "Creating & Clarity for Your Vision". If you attended the Love and Infertility Workshop please bring your goals or pocket companion, if you have not attended the programs not to worry I'll have a "Pocket Companion" waiting for you when you arrive.

Immediately following the presentation a special Yoga for Fertility Sample Class with Linda Hill will be offered.

Syracuse, NY
May 1st from 12:00 to 2:00pm at the Cny Healing Arts Center
191 Intrepid Lane. (See Description above) Immediately following the presentation a special Yoga for Fertility Sample Class with Cynthia Broccoli will be offered.

Rochester, NY
May 2nd from 1:00 pm to 3:00pm at the Cny Healing Arts Center. (See Description above) Immediately following the presentation a special Yoga for Fertility Sample Class with Erin McCollough will be offered.

A Light lunch will be served

Please R.S.V.P. to Christine Briel at events@robertkiltz.com.
Thank you!

Vision Board

I wanted to share with you a testimonial from a wonderful woman that attended a recent workshop that was presented at CNY Fertility Center, www.cnyfertility.com 

The center is own by Dr. Robert Kiltz who is a reproductive endocrinologist and a healer that practices science while incorporating the mind, body and soul into his process while he assists his clients during the time they are creating their families. Please visit Dr. Rob's site www.mindbodysmile.com to learn more about him. I want to thank him for allowing me to be part of his centers.

Kristy Lee writes with such graciousness about our time together. I am sharing her beautiful words on my blog because her actions demonstrates the power of a Vision Board and she is an amazing example of changing your thoughts and you change your life.

 It was really All God and  Her. 


From Kristy Lee:
"I signed up for Kristen's "Love & Infertility" workshops despite a lot of hesitation. I had just gone through a painful, but successful, HSG exam and I needed some kind of support and coaching. I had no idea what to expect: would I be in a room full of weepy, a barren woman? Would we hold hands and hug and eat chocolate? Would we all feel angry at yell at the fates? What could I possibly get out of this? At 25 years old, I was not a stranger to the effects of my PCOS/hypothyroidism/Luteal Phase defect, but I had no idea how to handle the overwhelming feeling of knowing my body was failing me. Despite my hesitation, I signed up for Kristen's workshops at the CNY Fertility Center. I knew I had to get the emotional and spiritual support that modern medicine couldn't give me.

Kristen's workshops changed my life. For months I had been angry at myself and was hurling hatred and insults at my body. I had always been a determined, driven young woman; and now I was failing at the most natural thing in the world. Kristen's workshops taught me to begin the healing process. I had to forgive myself, let myself grieve, and let myself hope. After the first session, I felt as if a ton of bricks had been lifted off my shoulders. The room was not full of angry, barren women. Instead, I saw myself in each and every one of the faces in the crowd. I was not alone. My entire way of thinking changed; I read Kristen's book in one sitting and put all her exercises into practice.

My husband attended the next two sessions along with me. Our homework after the second session was to create a vision board. We had to put out into the universe our dreams, our goals, and our desires. My husband and I worked on the vision board for weeks, cutting out pictures from magazines and scraps of paper and gluing them all together. I channeled my frustration at my unpredictable cycles and vague ovulation predictor kits into my vision board. When it was completed, it was - to my husband and I - a masterpiece.

One week before the final workshop, I found myself face to face with a pregnancy test. I was waiting for a new cycle to start so that I could start Clomid and, hopefully, my first pregnancy. My period was due tomorrow but then I realized...it wouldn't be due for another nine months or so. I was pregnant, without any medication or drastic medical intervention. My first baby, my miracle, the answer to many prayers, is due in August 2009.

Without Kristen's help, I don't think I would be pregnant right now. Kristen helped me tune into my body and my thoughts and, unwittingly, prepared me for this pregnancy. Kristen did for me what modern medicine could not: teach me to forgive myself, accept myself, and let life work out the way it's meant to."