IN THE WAITING

IN THE WAITING

A gentle, creative therapeutic workshop for anyone navigating infertility, fertility treatment, IVF or pregnancy loss.

Fertility journeys can involve a lot of waiting.

Waiting for appointments. Waiting for calls. Waiting for results. Waiting to start. Waiting to try again.

Alongside the waiting can come hope, grief, frustration, uncertainty, anger and the pressure to somehow carry on with everyday life at the same time.

In the Waiting is a small, in-person creative workshop offering somewhere to pause and put some of that down for a while.

You won’t be expected to tell your whole story or explain what you’ve been through.

Using gentle creative approaches drawn from dramatherapy, we’ll work with images, objects, metaphor and simple creative exercises to explore some of what you might be carrying.

There is no acting, you don’t need to consider yourself creative, and there is no pressure to share anything you would prefer to keep private.

You can participate at your own pace.

What to expect

During our two hours together, there will be opportunities to explore themes that can arise around fertility and loss, including waiting, uncertainty, control, hope and the things we find ourselves carrying.

There will be space for individual creative reflection as well as gentle opportunities for connection with others who may understand something of this experience.

All activities are invitations. You can choose how much or how little you take part in or share.

No previous experience of therapy or creative work is needed.

Who is it for?

This workshop is open to anyone who is experiencing or has experienced infertility, fertility investigations or treatment, IVF, unsuccessful treatment or pregnancy loss.

You do not need to be at any particular stage of your journey to attend.

Please be aware that people attending may be at very different stages and may have had different outcomes. We will create some shared boundaries around what we discuss so that the space can feel as considerate and supportive as possible for everyone.

About your facilitator

I’m Sarah Bradley, a qualified Dramatherapist and Creative Arts Psychotherapist. I qualified from the University of Roehampton in 2017 and have worked therapeutically with people across a range of ages and experiences.

I also bring personal lived experience of infertility, IVF and pregnancy loss. I understand something of the strange world fertility treatment can create, where hope, grief, waiting, medical appointments and uncertainty can all exist alongside one another.

My own experience informs my care for this work, but this workshop is a space for your experience, whatever that looks like.

Practical details

Duration: 2 hours
Location: Glasgow Southside Counselling and Therapy Centre
3 Carment Dr, Shawlands, Glasgow G41 3PP
Group: Small and gently facilitated

All creative materials will be provided. You are welcome to come exactly as you are. You don’t need to prepare anything beforehand.

Somewhere to pause. To be held. To put some of it down for a while.

Please note: In the Waiting is a therapeutic creative workshop rather than group therapy, medical advice or a substitute for individual mental health support. Because the workshop may touch on emotionally difficult experiences, you are always welcome to contact me before booking if you are unsure whether this is the right space for you at the moment.