Too often, the effort to conceive devolves into a frustrating war with time—
A struggle against an impatient society’s expectations.
A race against nature’s cruel, inexorable “biological clock” ⏱️
In this meditation, I hope to reframe your fertility journey and restore your inner peace.
Here, we’ll unburden ourselves of constantly “trying”, and embrace the quiet sanctity of just “being”.
Themes covered in this episode include:
1) The Inner Citadel: An idea borrowed from the Stoics. A fortified soul through whose walls nothing can penetrate.
2) Negative Capability: An idea from poet John Keats. We’ll reclaim the state of uncertainty as a profound mystery—a hallowed space in which great things take form.
3) Chiaroscuro: Something aesthetic. We see the "not yet" as the enriching shadow against which the masterwork is brought into ever more vivid and beautiful relief.
If this episode resonates with you, please comment or send a note to pneuma.finneran@gmail.com
(Oh...and I posted it on YouTube as well! First time doing so):
https://youtu.be/ocm7UT6sWbg
Music from #Uppbeat
https://uppbeat.io/t/christopher-galovan/inhale-exhale
Visuals by Hector Valenzuela
Guided meditation for fertility and conception
How to deal with biological clock anxiety
Philosophy for infertility and waiting
Mindfulness for later-stage motherhood
Calming the nervous system during the TWW (Two Week Wait)
