Fertile Ground: A mind-body approach to getting pregnant - without it taking over your life.
146 episodes - English - Latest episode: 19 days ago - ★★★★★ - 159 ratingsHow to solve your fertility struggles, finally get pregnant, and become the mama-bear you know you are…with a mind-body method proven to increase you chances of pregnancy by 55%. This is the place to slow down your day, feel your feelings, and shift that dark cloud in your mind to a healthy, happy desire. Because getting mind and body on board is your best path to “baby on board.”
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Episode 93 - How Laura went from failed IVF cycle to pregnant naturally.
August 23, 2022 10:00 - 39 minutes - 30.1 MBLaura joined FMBM after 2 miscarriages resulting from IVF. She was beside herself, lonely, so frustrated and confused about next steps.She joined Fertility Mind-Body Mastery not to necessarily get pregnant – but to do something for herself for the first time on her fertility journey. She had lost herself, lost her way and the over-focus on perfecting the journey had left her mentally, physically exhausted. Get this: Laura proceeded with another IVF cycle in the program which made zero embryo...
Episode 92 - My conception story to baby #2
July 11, 2022 10:00 - 30 minutes - 24 MBIt feels crazy to announce to that I’m halfway through my pregnancy with baby #2! The fertility journey is one wild ride. So many ups and downs. So many unknowns and uncertainties. So many what-the-fuck-is-happenings. The irony is that the more I surrender to this truth – that fertility cannot be tamed, and my only job is to let her be wild, misunderstood and often confusingggg -- the more connected with her I feel. The more free and safe I feel to live my own life. The more fertile I feel....
Episode 91 - Have you ever been called “too sensitive?” Listen to this.
June 29, 2022 10:00 - 21 minutes - 17.9 MBHas anyone ever called you: too sensitive, too emotional, too anxious, easily triggered? Do you have gut issues/IBS/stomach aches that flare-up when you’re nervous system gets activated? Do you wish you could just be like “normal people”… be more “easy going” and not care so much? Do you worry this could be affecting your fertility? Me too. I was/still am a yes to all of the above. ANDDDD some. I have a highly sensitive nervous system. Now just because you have a highly sensitive nervous sys...
Episode 90 - The Missing Piece of Mindset Work
June 14, 2022 10:00 - 18 minutes - 16.2 MBHave you ever read an inspiring book that you completely fell in love with, and you were like, “Omg this has changed my life!” but then a month after you close the last page – you’re right back to feeling like you did before reading it? What happened? Why the fizzle? How do you make the transformation last? There are two important components to transformation. 1.Theory = The knowledge. 2.Application = How do you APPLY this knowledge into everyday situations. Application is what’s often missi...
Episode 89 - Coming back to your magic with Grace
June 07, 2022 10:00 - 39 minutes - 30.3 MBBefore joining Fertility Mind-Body Mastery – Grace had closed her heart down. She hadn’t cried in years but also hadn’t felt deep joy either. She grew up with a special spark…believing in magic and loved the idea of manifesting and consciously creating her life – and this was a drastic difference from where her fertility journey had unconsciously led her. She knew intuitively that the block she as feeling was in her head. She was finally ready to prioritize her mindset and strengthen her min...
Episode 88 - How to strengthen your muscle of receiving
May 31, 2022 10:00 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MBSo many of the women I work with have this in common: Ever since they were a little girl, they wanted a baby and to be a mom more than anything in the world. It’s been their #1 desire. Their non-negotiable. Their every-fucking-thing. Which makes this journey THAT much more confusing and frustrating. You see, I was also that little girl. I spent my youth playing house, asking for dolls at every birthday/Christmas and spent my free time watching birth stories on TLC. All I wanted to do when I ...
Episode 87 - Amber’s secrets to embracing her high-sensitivity on her fertility journey
May 12, 2022 10:00 - 45 minutes - 34.3 MBToday’s podcast release is an interview with a wonderful client Amber who is wise beyond her years. But she didn’t always see it this way… She allowed our culture to cause her to second guess her brilliance and intuitive guidance both in her life and her fertility journey. Here’s the thing… women who are this wise are often highly-sensitive. AKA. Anxious. And I think it’s because our culture is too fast and furious for our sensitive spirits. (I’m like Amber and I am highly-sensitive as well....
Episode 86 - How Robin found SAFETY in the discomfort required for growth
May 03, 2022 10:00 - 31 minutes - 25 MBRobin was a self-proclaimed fixer, hard-worker, doer and pusher. She thought this was the only way to get what she wanted. She thought this was the way to her “trophy.” These are very typical type A characteristics in the women I work with. They are determined to get what they want and I fucking LOVE that about them (and you.) But what happens when this type of work doesn’t translate into the fertility journey? It’s SUCH a valid question, which is why I wanted to interview my client Robin on...
Episode 85 - The Keys to a Successful Marriage While TTC with Maggie Reyes
April 26, 2022 10:00 - 34 minutes - 27 MBIt’s like a flashlight is shined on your marriage when you’re on the fertility journey. Emotions are heightened. You’re trying to get on the same page as to the “right next steps.” Maybe one of you is doing more than the other. And resentment can easily build. You have 2 options at this point: 1. Be in the energy of: “I just need to get pregnant so this can all be over.” Which really adds more pressure to you and your marriage to hurry up and make it fucking happen or everything is going to ...
Episode 84 - Money and Fertility
April 19, 2022 10:00 - 20 minutes - 17.3 MBMoney and the fertility journey go hand in hand. And initially, that could be a huge piss off. Resentment builds and shame takes hold with the thought of, “Why do I have to pay when to most people, this is absolutely free?” And if you focus solely on the physical aspects of the journey, it’s super easy for this thought to disempower you after every investment you make on the journey – big or small. I agree that some investments on the journey come with discomfort. Which is totally okay. Disc...
Episode 83 - How Juanita stopped toxic positivity, started embracing her humanity and got pregnant
April 12, 2022 10:00 - 43 minutes - 33 MBJuanita got pregnant with her first baby easily and naturally. And when the second baby didn’t come as easy, it was super confusing to her. She tried diet, exercise, supplements and “thinking positive.” Literally all of the things to try and conceive another baby. After some testing, she decided to embark on IVF and enlisted the support of my program, Fertility Mind-Body Mastery -- to help her prepare mentally, emotionally and spiritually -- in order to give her the best chance of success a...
Episode 82 - How to Ask for a Sign
April 07, 2022 10:00 - 21 minutes - 17.6 MBAs a woman, the fertility journey can feel you’re holding the weight of the world on your shoulders. And your shoulders are tired... And your mind? Also tired. And the rest of your body is tired AF too….The truth is that the journey can take over every aspect of your life. As you believe this one thought: “It’s all on me to figure this thing out. It’s on me to figure out what’s wrong with my body and what thoughts I should be thinking with my mind. I need to control this and find the solutio...
Episode 81 - Choosing peace over certainty with Holly
March 22, 2022 10:00 - 39 minutes - 30.1 MBHolly and I had something in common. We both tried to conceive for 8 years. Almost a decade of our lives was dedicated to becoming a mother. When she learned that it took me this long to create my baby, she felt safe joining my program Fertility Mind-Body Mastery. Cause after that long, it’s kinda tough to lean into possibility AND ALSO hard to find someone who believes IN YOU. Her story is one I legit could NOT wait to share with you. Count your lucky stars that she honored you with the mag...
Episode 80 - Your dose of fertile Maui magic
March 15, 2022 10:00 - 20 minutes - 17 MBThis week’s podcast is a bit different cause it’s off the riff…. Is that even a sentence? Basically, before recording it, I just made like 10 bullet points and started talking with you w/o perfecting my every word in Microsoft Word – which is why it used to take me days to create a podcast. This podcast took me 20 minutes to do. (Holy shit perfectionism is a time waster. Moving past it is like getting your whole life back. ANYWAYS…I wish I could even write out what this podcast is about…bu...
Episode 79 - From grief, to rest, to paint, to finally getting pregnant with Alyssa
March 08, 2022 11:00 - 35 minutes - 27.7 MBHere’s a little bit on my almost 9-month pregnant client, Alyssa. She’s an entrepreneur who at one point -- thrived off of all the shit she could get done w/o rest. She also experienced a loss while all her friends were pregnant or having babies. She knew what she needed most was to slow down, rest and grieve/feel what she’s been through and be in the magic of what she wanted to create and what kind of life she wanted to have – instead of the life others expected of her. But she didn’t know ...
Episode 78 - The 3 Lies Anxiety Tells You
March 01, 2022 11:00 - 20 minutes - 31.2 MBI had a tough month. Bouts of anxiety and thoughts of fear were running the show. I have no shame around disclosing this because in life, this happens. Especially as a woman on her reproductive journey. A women’s reproductive journey is a rollercoaster. From conception, to sometimes loss, to pregnancy, to birth, to motherhood. It’s a motherfucking rollercoaster. What the movies depict is getting a positive pregnancy test and all of a sudden… she’s pushing out the baby, is bull shit. There is...
Episode 77 - The ROI when you invest in YOURSELF while TTC with Lynsey
January 18, 2022 11:00 - 30 minutes - 24.2 MBAfter many moons trying to get pregnant, through many different avenues – my client Lynsey had a hard time believing in change. Thoughts like, “I’ve tried everything, now what?!” or “Am I even changeable?” made her feel helpless. And in this space of wtf-is-next… she realized she needed help. She couldn’t do it on her own anymore. Although she had fears around investing in ‘yet another fertility thing’, she was ready for a different way. A way that would make her feel better NOW. Not just wh...
Episode 76 - How to love, heal and trust your body (and even its symptoms)
January 13, 2022 11:00 - 20 minutes - 17.5 MBWhen I was going through IVF, there was on average 20ish women in the waiting room. It was like we were cattle, waiting to move through the sluggish line. The routine was always the same. Blood work, get undressed, ultrasound, get dressed, talk to the doctor/nurse. Leave. The environment bred this thought of, “My body feels like a machine that needs fixing.But when I would go home, I would nurture the fuck out of my body. I would sing to my body. I would hang out in long cuddles with my husb...
Episode 75 - The perfectionist guide to surrender & trust (and eventually pregnancy) with Taylor.
December 07, 2021 11:00 - 28 minutes - 23 MBWelcome to Part 4 of our very special Fertile Ground interview series! Today we are chatting with the lovely AND right now — 30-week pregnant Taylor! Yes - she got pregnant inside of Fertility Mind-Body Mastery. Which is lovely. But Taylor admits that her baby was worth the wait. Because the work she did inside of the program, is the work she’s wanted and needed for her whole life. She reassures you that even though you might be a perfectionist that believes you need to EARN what you want wi...
Episode 74 - Why the fertility journey is not a difficult time but an IMPORTANT time with Daisy
November 30, 2021 11:00 - 53 minutes - 39.7 MBWelcome to Part THREE of this very special interview series in the Fertile Ground Podcast! We are now accepting applications to join the Fertility Mind-Body Mastery January 2022 class - which you can apply for right here! You are going to get chills through your whole damn body when you listen to this podcast with my VERY special guest – Daisy. Her perspective and learnings will fill your mind and body with utter relief, as she discovered a beautiful way through the cultural pressure to make...
Episode 73 - The ONE THOUGHT that helped Alicia get pregnant.
November 25, 2021 11:00 - 26 minutes - 21.5 MBSOOOO many AHA’s in part DEUX of the interview series inside of Fertile Ground podcast today! You are going to hear from the lovely Alicia, who despite being very private on her fertility journey – just had to share her story and experience with Fertility Mind-Body Mastery with you. We are opening-up applications to join the January 2022 class TOMORROW - which you can find more info about by clicking here. In today’s podcast, Alicia busts soooo many misconceptions about what it takes to fina...
Episode 72 - How to finally BELONG while TTC with Kelleen.
November 23, 2021 11:00 - 42 minutes - 32.1 MBStarting today, I’m beginning a 2-week interview series on the Fertile Ground Podcast from members of my group coaching program Fertility Mind-Body Mastery. On November 26th, we are opening up applications to join the January 2022 class. I want to give you a behind the scenes look at what it’s REALLY like to 1. Create a Fertile AF mindset inside of this program 2. To be on the fertility journey with a group of amazing women alongside it with you, instead of all by yourself and 3. How to be k...
Episode 71 - How to build momentum to BABY!
November 16, 2021 11:00 - 22 minutes - 33.3 MBCan you remember a time in your life when you felt like things were really starting to work out – after a time of struggle and trying to “prove” yourself? Maybe it was at a point in your career. Things just started to feel right. Finally. Or meeting your partner. It felt like things were finally clicking. You could relax now. It’s like nothing could stop the momentum that was building. But even if something did… you didn’t care, cause it felt so good? WHICH MADE THE MOMENTUM EVEN STRONGER! ...
Episode 70 - 5 Fertility Mindset Misconceptions
November 09, 2021 11:00 - 27 minutes - 21.8 MBAre you trying your best to create a fertility mindset – but still feel totally controlled by your moods and the ups and downs of your fertility journey? Do you wish you could get a grasp on your thoughts – but you can’t seem to make the doubt and fear quiet down, even just a tiny bit? Do you feel like you’re confused about how to still feel your feelings – but try to “think positive” too? I was confused too. In today’s brand-new podcast, we’re clearing up 5 Fertility Mindset Misconceptions...
Episode 69 - Negativity Bias
November 02, 2021 10:00 - 22 minutes - 18.3 MBWhat if I told you that there is a program inside of your brain that is VERY unfair? Something that worked for our ancestors. A program inside of their brain that ensured they would survive. A program that helped them to live, find food and focus on threats, so that you could be here right now. But now-- in 2021 -- this program is a bug. In today’s podcast, we’re chatting about this internal program called: The Negativity Bias. It’s the reason we so easily shrug off the raise we received fro...
Episode 68 - BONUS: Baby Belief Plan
October 21, 2021 10:00 - 12 minutes - 12 MBYou KNOW how powerful your mind is. Whether or not you’re creating the life you want, you KNOW you have a very powerful part and responsibility in what your life looks and feels like right now. And if you didn’t already know this, you wouldn’t have signed up for my shit. You’re a smart chick. An evolved soul. The real fucking deal. Something about my work -- the Fertile Ground podcast, the mind-body connection, the inner belief work, MAKES SENSE to you. A part of you KNOWS how vital it is to...
Episode 67 - The Energy of Pregnancy
October 05, 2021 10:00 - 20 minutes - 16 MBWhen you see a pregnant woman in the grocery store, do you feel: Separate. Jealous. Sad. Annoyed. Angry. Different?Most women I speak to are ashamed to admit that these feelings come up when they see a big, pregnant belly. When we live in the logical, left side of our brain – of course you will see yourself as separate from them. That’s what this side of the brain is designed to do. To create division. But what if there was a mind-body HACK that could give you access to that pregnancy energy...
Episode 66: How to Heal Trauma with Sarah Baldwin
September 28, 2021 10:00 - 49 minutes - 35.5 MBI was on a coaching call last week and my client who has had 2 losses said, “I didn’t even think I could define that experience as trauma.” She’s someone who thought that letting that word in, would keep that feeling of trauma there forever. When the exact opposite ended up coming true. She felt heard. Seen. And tears streamed from her face as we validated this traumatic experience for her. Trauma -- and trauma from the fertility journey… loss of a pregnancy, loss of time, loss of what we th...
Episode 65 - Ditch the “perfect” fertility diet with Deanna Wolfe
September 21, 2021 10:00 - 50 minutes - 36.7 MBImagine this…You go to bed at night…satisfied. No hunger. You wake up refreshed. You have NO guilt around what you ate the day before. No more gluten-shaming yourself. A “perfect diet” is no longer your target, and this makes you feel as though your body is enough and ready for pregnancy – despite eating foods on the “no-go-fertility” list. You feel open. You ARE open. In simpler terms, your worthiness is not determined by your diet. For real though – do you even know how much drama you (and...
Episode 64 - Coaching Call: How do you know if you’re surrendering?
September 07, 2021 10:00 - 19 minutes - 15.4 MBToday’s podcast is about a hot topic. We’re chatting about surrender. This is another coaching call question about what is surrender really? How do you know when you’re doing it? How do I know if I’m complicating it more than I need to? When you’re on the journey alone - without support - you sometimes feel like you’re doing things blindly. Like okay, I’ll try this, but how do I know if it’s working or if I’m doing it? This is exactly why it’s so important to have a community and a coach or ...
Episode 63 - Coaching Call: Are you a people-pleaser wanting to set boundaries?
August 24, 2021 10:00 - 20 minutes - 16.2 MBWe are featuring, yet another incredible client of mine and one of our coaching sessions during the Fertility Mind-Body Mastery Coaching Calls. I’m featuring this conversation because so many of the women who come to me are self-proclaimed people pleasers. People pleasing is serving everyone else but you — and wanting to be loved and needed by everyone. People pleasing weighs heavily on the mind and body. Boundaries a huge step to transforming and overcoming people pleasing so that you can c...
Episode 62 - Coaching Call: Pregnancy After Loss
August 10, 2021 10:00 - 28 minutes - 21.2 MBToday’s coaching topic is Pregnancy After Loss. This is such a tender topic and a tender life experience. I went through it and for me, it wasn’t easy. Pregnancy after loss can be anxiety inducing, which then leads you to have anxiety over having anxiety. It’s this loop of trying to control how you feel — which only makes things feel worse. On this coaching call, I very gently coached my amazing newly pregnant client after she experienced a loss last year. Our coaching conversation is slow i...
Episode 61 - It’s time to take your power back.
June 03, 2021 10:00 - 20 minutes - 15.7 MBIt’s crazy how we want a baby to create more love in our lives…Yet, we are withholding love from ourselves until “it” happens. I know you’re not doing this on purpose. I know that this is what you were taught about how life works: To hold back love and acceptance from yourself and your body now. To not be worthy of celebration until “it” happens. Keep this release of love, acceptance and celebration locked-up inside of you… and you will be more deserving as a result of your sacrifice. But le...
Episode 60 - Toxic Positivity + Fertility
May 25, 2021 10:00 - 20 minutes - 15.8 MB“I’m trying to stay positive. But it’s so hard.” I hear this all the time. From women TTC who believe that positivity is their way to happiness and pregnancy. Conceptually this makes sense. And as a Sagittarius, I am naturally a very optimistic person and I love this about myself. So, I totally get this desire to be more positive and to FEEL more positive. BUT… there comes a point when the monkey mind annoying persists with you that anything other than positive is wrong, bad and messing up y...
Episode 59 - My Mother’s Day message to the mama-in-waiting
May 09, 2021 10:00 - 17 minutes - 13.7 MBToday is Mother’s Day. I know you might not feel like you belong, or that you’re included…But trust me when I say: You are 100% worth celebrating today. You have had to do so much more than the average person to bring your baby here. And I commend you for this. I honor every step you have taken and every step you will continue to take. Your persistence is so admirable. Because of this, I am celebrating YOU today NAME. It only felt natural to be in your ear, as I know first-hand that it can b...
Episode 58 - Destigmatizing emotional support while TTC
April 27, 2021 10:00 - 18 minutes - 14.4 MB9 years ago, I know I needed help. I had been trying to get pregnant for almost a year and was totally and completely obsessed with TTC. I vividly remember sitting at my desk at my old accounting job and googling “how to stop worrying” while simultaneously also googling, “first pregnancy symptoms”. It consumed my everything. I knew something needed to change because life wasn’t fun anymore and my worries about the future of my family were at an all-time high. So I found a Life Coach of my ow...
Episode 57 - How to have a healthy sense of control over the fertility journey
April 08, 2021 10:00 - 18 minutes - 14.7 MBBeing categorized as a controlling person is not a title that one strives for. And when you’re TTC, you might think it’s the reason why you’re struggling so much. Many of my clients describe themselves as planners and perfectionists who thrive off of being very productive, getting shit done and doing things the “right” way. And honestly, these qualities can be beneficial in life and can help you to create what you want. But what happens, when things don’t come as easily – like making this ba...
Episode 56 - You’re More Powerful Than You Realize
March 16, 2021 10:00 - 25 minutes - 19.1 MBThere is one crazy sneaky limiting belief that plays a HUGE role in the TTC journey. I discovered that I was letting this thought run my journey for years. It was making every little thing feel forced, my body felt tight and it made my mind race with thoughts. I let the belief go, just a few months before getting pregnant. And as I saw how disbelieving this thought changed the entire course of my journey. I knew I had to document it and share how and why it was working. Which is why I create...
Episode 55 - Getting Pregnant Takes a DIFFERENT Kind of Energy
February 09, 2021 11:00 - 22 minutes - 17.3 MBI get it. You’ve spent years, trying your absolute best to create this baby. You’ve taken risks and invested big. Showed up to all those appointments. Brave enough to go through those procedures. Nursed yourself back to life after getting unfavorable results back. And been strong as hell to carry on. But let’s be real right now and admit…You’re EXHAUSTED! And you know what? UNDERSTANDABLY. You’ve worked soo hard and held the weight of this journey all on your own. I know that your partner is...
Episode 54: How Cammie turned her fertility journey of loss into a story of magic.
January 26, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 44.9 MBThis is a very special episode of the Fertile Ground podcast. I don’t do guests – but Cammie’s an exception. She signed up for coaching with me 2.5 years ago. At that point, she had had 4 miscarriages and was also grieving the loss of her mother. After signing up, she said, “I need support and I resonate with your message, but I don’t want to talk fertility.” I was in. Soon after… the magic started to unfold. Although she was grieving, Cammie was vulnerable, open and ready to see her life in...
Episode 53 - Do You Believe You Can Change?
January 19, 2021 11:00 - 23 minutes - 17.6 MBHow many times have you tried to change things up while on your fertility journey? You tried to change your diet. From real bread to gluten-free. You tried to change your stress levels. From wine o’clock to a quick 5-minute meditation. You tried to change your mind. From “I can’t do this.” to “I can do this.” All in the hopes that these well-intentioned changes will stick and move the needle towards finally getting pregnant. But maybe a week (or two) later, you find yourself back to your old...
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Episode 52 - The power of community when TTC
November 24, 2020 11:00 - 21 minutes - 16.7 MBWhat I resented most about TTC for so long, was how alone I felt, and how hardly anyone knew how to support me through it. Your monkey mind might tell you that it’s just easier NOT to talk about it and you might even subconsciously isolate yourself, because you believe you’re safer this way. But the last thing isolation is on the journey, is safe and easy. And although you’re attempts are to feel better, research shows it creates a mind-body disconnect. (More about the latest research in the...
Episode 51 - Ashamed to ask for help? Feel bad for needing support?
November 17, 2020 11:00 - 21 minutes - 16.7 MBAs a woman, it’s normal to take on this responsibility of figuring out this fertility mystery all on your own. Most women take it allllll on. Because their mind doesn’t even show them that there’s another option. Your monkey mind says, “You’re a woman. This is what YOU do. This is YOUR role. Suck it up and figure it out.” So you try your best to think the right thoughts, cook the right food, book the right appointments and do the right workouts – all because you feel solely responsible to yo...
Episode 50 - How to manifest your baby
November 10, 2020 11:00 - 17 minutes - 13.5 MBI know our culture suggests that if we want more – and you want to make a baby - you have to *do* more. And gosh, it’s so easy to get caught here. Even in something as magical as manifestation – we try to “achieve” by doing/pushing/forcing more and trying everything to make the manifestation happen. But manifesting is a whole other way of creating your baby. One that creates better results, without the exhaustion that comes from unnecessary over-efforting. Conscious manifestation leaves you ...
Episode 49 - How to reach success on the fertility journey.
July 21, 2020 10:00 - 18 minutes - 14 MBIf I asked you what it is to be successful on the fertility journey, you’d say it was to get pregnant. Seems obvious. But if you believe the thought that success = pregnancy, then how do you feel at the end of the month if it doesn’t happen? You feel like a great. big. failure. Which gives you even more of a reason to stress out, believe that somethings wrong with you, and keep up with the story that it’s just out of reach for you. And choosing to believe this thought “success = pregnancy” t...
Episode 48 - Guilt
July 07, 2020 10:00 - 20 minutes - 15.8 MBIt has been almost a year since I got pregnant. And so, I’ve been reflecting on that time in my life. Getting a little nostalgic about it! And it was the FIRST time in a very long fertility journey, that I learned how to let go of guilt. Letting go of guilt was like letting go of a 400 lb weight on my back, and I believe it contributed greatly to my happiness and getting pregnant. For a long time, I felt chronic #ttc guilt. Guilt over every little thing I ate, did, didn’t do the day before. ...
Episode 47 - Think less
March 17, 2020 10:00 - 23 minutes - 17.5 MBSome days you can’t shut that brain off…Fears about your age. “If it doesn’t happen this year, then what?” The diagnosis. “I better ask Dr. google what my chances are now.” The mystery. “If everything is fine – why hasn’t it happened yet?” And this is just the beginning. These thoughts lead to new, sometimes even scarier thoughts. Next thing ya know, you’ve entered a rabbit hole of uncertainty, frustration and WTF world. Your brain hurts, your body is numb, and you’re right back to where you...
Episode 46 - All or nothing thinking
February 20, 2020 11:00 - 17 minutes - 13.8 MBWhen you’ve been TTC for a while, a *perfect* lifestyle coupled with *perfect* thinking, is subliminally, yet absolutely encouraged by many experts in the fertility field. Believing that perfection is the only way to conception, can very obviously lead to you being incredibly hard on yourself, when the human side of you still exists in this lifetime (shocking…I know). And one easier-to-notice hint that you’ve been picked up by the perfectionist train, is all or nothing thinking. It’s believi...