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Remembering Your Spirit

Doing the Inconceivable

Julia "It took the crisis of being told I couldn't have a child to finally tell myself the truth about how I was living my life." — Julia

Smart Woman, Unwise Choices
"I came to this country from Czechoslovakia when I was 20. I didn't speak any English. I didn't know anybody. I became very depressed. I gained about 25 pounds."

"I had this feeling that something was wrong with me... Part of this feeling of despair came from knowing I was smart and yet I wasn't taking care of myself. My body and my mind and my soul were never in the same place at the same time."

Finding Faith for the First Time
"When I was 38 I met my husband. One year later I became pregnant with my daughter and seemingly, my life was good. Then my husband very much wanted to have another child but after several months of trying to get pregnant, I was told I had a hormonal imbalance that made it impossible for me to have another child."

"I started sitting down and having breakfast in the morning... making sure I had some fruits and vegetables every day. I started exercising every day. For the first time in my life I felt that I allowed myself to have faith... I felt a connection with something that was bigger than me."

Creating, Connecting, Changing
"After eight months of taking care of myself, I discovered I was pregnant. My younger daughter was born when I was 44. The changes I have made in my lifestyle became useful, because I needed to be in shape to take care of two children."

"Learning that I was a creator of change in my life and that the important answers are going to come from me, gave me a renewed sense of hope and a connection with my soul."

Julia Indichova's book is called Inconceivable: Winning the Fertility Game.

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