Category Archives: Health

Why Can’t People Understand How Hard It Is To Have a Miscarriage?

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Admin

By Alice Domar, PhD Executive Director The Domar Center for Mind/Body Health at Boston IVF For the past few months, the psychologists at the Domar Center for Mind/Body Health have been offering a within-the-hour, onsite, free mini crisis management … Continue reading →

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Caring for Yourself During the Holiday Season

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Admin

By Alice Domar, PhD Executive Director The Domar Center for Mind/Body Health at Boston IVF I think that Mother’s Day and the December holidays are the two toughest times for anyone going through infertility. The only good thing about … Continue reading →

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The Power of Journaling

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Admin

By Alice Domar, PhD Executive Director The Domar Center for Mind/Body Health at Boston IVF I have been following the research of psychologist James Pennebaker, Ph.D for almost 20 years. He has been researching the impact of writing about … Continue reading →

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How to Cope When Everyone Around You is Pregnant

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Admin

By Alice Domar, PhD Executive Director The Domar Center for Mind/Body Health at Boston IVF Within an hour of checking my email this morning, I already had three emails from patients of mine who had learned of the pregnancies … Continue reading →

The Impact of the Mind/Body Program on Pregnancy Rates in IVF Patients

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Admin

By Alice Domar, PhD Executive Director The Domar Center for Mind/Body Health at Boston IVF When I read about the results of a new research study, I tend not to think too much about the amount of hard work … Continue reading →

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You vs. Them: Healthy?

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Admin

By Alice Domar, PhD Executive Director The Domar Center for Mind/Body Health at Boston IVF In my current mind/body group, we are in the middle of doing a stress management technique called cognitive restructuring. We do it over two … Continue reading →

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What Truly is the Relationship Between Stress and IVF Outcome?

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Admin

By Alice Domar, PhD Executive Director The Domar Center for Mind/Body Health at Boston IVF There has been a huge amount of media interest in the recent publication in the British Medical Journal of the meta-analysis by Jacky Boivin, … Continue reading →

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February – the Month to Focus on Love

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Admin

By Alice Domar, PhD Executive Director The Domar Center for Mind/Body Health at Boston IVF My current mind/body group had its second session last night and participants began to share their stories, some of which focused on painful or … Continue reading →

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“Cloud Clearing”

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Admin

By Natalie Engler, RYT Director of Restorative Yoga Services The Domar Center for Mind / Body Health at Boston IVF Yesterday, on a walk through my neighborhood, I saw an apple tree reaching up toward a winter-white sky. The … Continue reading →

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A New Year: A New, More Fertile You!

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Admin

By Alice Domar, PhD Executive Director The Domar Center for Mind/Body Health at Boston IVF This is the time of year when we all make those soon-to-be-broken resolutions like losing weight, joining a gym, making new friends, being nicer to … Continue reading →

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