navigating fertility
having a womb is wild.
The experience of what it means to have a womb is complex + ever-changing.
Fertility is a multi-faceted + dynamic experience.
While society too often seeks to categorize our experience of having a womb with norms, restrictions,
+ tidy narratives, the reality is much more layered, emergent, + expansive.
Your experience is more layered, emergent, + expansive.
You are…
Pregnant or postpartum, fielding all that that brings.
Undergoing fertility treatment or wondering if that’s for you.
Processing a pregnancy loss, or wading through the grief that
even a wanted pregnancy + birth or child-free choice may bring.
Trying to conceive + it feels like it’s taking forever.
All or none of these things; something else all together.
You are…
In search of a neutral, supportive space to sort + process complexity,
away from projections + expectations.
Seeking concrete + creative tools, coping strategies, + practices to support yourself.
Looking for rights-based, gender-affirming accompaniment as you navigate your fertility.
Committed to showing up fully + mindfully during an intense, overwhelming,
or uncomfortable in-between.
Our work together: spaciousness, mindfulness, + ritual as you navigate any facet of fertility
Working with fear. Build a relationship with your fears or “paper tigers.” Cultivate fearlessness, or the capacity to be with your fears. Use creative tools to engage your fears, re-establishing agency + deepening your ability to be with the unknown.
Sloughing off. Let go of what you want or need to, whether literal or figurative. Lighten your load. Process a loss or an undesired outcome. Move through grief with wakefulness + strength. Ritualize or commemorate not to forget, but so that you can move forward.
Mindfulness during fertility treatment. Support your mind, breath, + body during any phase of treatment. Work skillfully with anxiety + internet rabbit holes. Learn creative coping strategies to support your agency + grounding during uncertainty or overwhelm.
Mindfulness during pregnancy or postpartum. Support your mind, breath, + body during any stage of pregnancy or postpartum. Integrate mindfulness sustainably into your daily life. Create personal practices to support you when challenges arise. Rituals, creativity, or space to witness + process aspects of your experience. Honor + tend to your body through supportive movement.
Painting your placenta. Bespoke watercolor paintings that commemorate + ritualize your placenta, encapsulating the fuller complexity of your experience. Learn more about placenta paintings here.
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Jess is a deep space holder: a certified yoga + Buddhist meditation teacher, death doula-in-training, + former abortion counselor. Jess offers trauma-informed, rights-based sessions for you to navigate, integrate, or be witnessed in whatever you are traversing. Sessions are heartfelt + creative, tailored to you. They integrate art, movement, meditation, conceptual frameworks for meaning-making, and practical support. Sessions are offered on a monthly ongoing basis or as one-off, on Zoom or in-person in the Los Angeles area. Jess’ call to support others in this space is grounded in her own experiences of loss, infertility, fertility treatment, pregnancy complications, + motherhood.
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Fertility writings by Jess
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Painting My Placenta
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Diary from the Bardo