Fertility Life Raft
62 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsHi. I'm Alice.
After my own fertility journey I wanted to support and empower other people facing one too. I needed:
powerful tools to cope
crucial information
must have mindset hacks
connection to a community who got it
So, on board my podcast the Life Raft this is what you'll find.
It's a totally safe space, so you can get cosy and listen to warm, honest, sometimes funny, inspiring and uplifting conversations with leading life coaches; mindset experts, thought leaders, real life patients plus topical news and so much more.
I am determined to make this all just feel much less scary or overwhelming for you, less lonely and much more manageable, whatever your story. It is time to radically change the narrative for people going through all this (and our wider society).
Also, I promise never, ever to tell you to 'just relax'. Not on my watch.
PLUS when you subscribe, rate and review I'll send you a big box of chocolate brownies OK?? The more ratings and reviews we receive, the more people will find it and hopefully use it to build their own Life Raft. (*alright the brownies were a big fat lie, but I will send you a LOT of virtual love).
THANK YOU SO MUCH!
Oh, also I have an amazingly positive and lovely Instagram community so come and find us there for more support.
If you're ready to start feeling better right now, head to fertilityliferaft.com where you can find actionable, bite-sized downloads including my best selling 10 day mindset shift course.
Take care,
Axx
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Episodes
Being The Pregnant One, Unfollows on Social & Motherhood after Infertility
December 07, 2018 15:50 - 50 minutesFor this final episode in the series, I'm delighted to welcome back Cat Strawbridge (Instagram: @tryingyears) and Keeley Dwight (Instagram: @_tryingtobeamum_) who you will remember from Episode 1. We cover loads of issues here. All three of us are very honest and it does get a little emotional at times. I think these conversations are so important to have and I hope that by having them, we can make even stronger connections with each other; building each other up and supporting each other as ...
How to do Christmas and Infertility with Emily Hodge
November 29, 2018 21:15 - 1 hourFacing Christmas and New Year when you don't feel you have achieved your dream; you're dealing with grief and you're bracing yourself for all of the questions from family and friends... can be soul destroying, exhausting and sad for many people. I know this feeling so well and my guest Emily Hodge does too. Emily also happens to have an incredibly moving personal story and happens to be a life coach and health psychologist with some brilliant insights, which she shares in her uniquely gentle ...
Dr. Larisa Corda- Saying No to the Rules
November 22, 2018 22:49 - 1 hourThis episode I have a big juicy chat with the wonderful Dr. Larisa Corda, fertility specialist from the telly box! I loved this conversation because we covered such a broad range of topics. Dr. Larisa has an amazing, holistic approach to all things fertility and health, married with totally down to earth communication (which, don't get me wrong if you're a medic reading this, can be hard to find!) Fave quotes: "Understanding that as women in particular, we need to recognise our power and how ...
Stillbirth, Self-compassion and Resilience
November 15, 2018 21:10 - 1 hourA fascinating conversation with clinical pyschologist and Mum to Orla, stillborn at full term, and Esme; Michelle shares insights into her own personal story of healing. We cover all kinds of topics in this episode and focus on how we can practice self-compassion, what it means when we change as people through our experiences and how we can learn to be OK with the people we become. Fave quotes: “there was a time after Orla died that I was just so devastated I thought I would never go back to ...
Top Tips and Big Fat Negative chats
November 08, 2018 23:04 - 49 minutesA bumper episode this week with top tips from: Melanie Brown, Fertility Nutritionist Andreia Trigo from inFertile Life Sarah Banks, Fertility Coach Mr and Mrs Lemon-Ade Baby (Claire and Dan!) Barbara Scott, Chair of the Association of Reproductive Reflexologists... AND if that wasn't enough: ...a lovely, cosy, uplifting chat with the brilliant Emma and Gabby from Big Fat Negative Podcast, my competitor who I thoroughly recommend you go and listen to after you get your ears around this bad boy...
Fat Fertility Matters with Nicola Salmon
November 01, 2018 00:00 - 58 minutesIt's Fertility Week here in the UK and people all over the country are working hard to raise awareness, smash stigmas and normalise conversations. I'm so proud to share this episode of the podcast with Fat Positive Fertility Coach Nicola Salmon. "fat women feel like they're not worthy of being mothers" "you don't have to climb the mountain, you just have to take the step" "the damage that diet culture has done to our hormones, our fertility, can't be reflected in studies" "It's so bizarre tha...
Sophie Sulehria & Jonny Baker; Royal Baby News & Why Awareness Days are Important
October 17, 2018 23:12 - 46 minutesWhat a busy week it's been. On Episode 4, I share with you what it's been like sharing a blog which got the most response I've ever had and include an interview with LBC radio on the back of it. I also have a wonderful chat with Sophie Sulehria and her husband Jonny Baker. Sophie is a BBC reporter. Sophie and Jonny have been through 6 rounds of unsuccessful IVF and have shared their journey with Radio 4's PM Programme for their series “Our Fertility Journey” which follows the couple as they m...
Lucy Sheridan - How to Stop Comparing
October 11, 2018 05:06 - 35 minutesOne of the mega revelations I discovered with a LOT of trial and error while we were trying to conceive the first time, was finding myself feeling free after months of being trapped in my 'infertility cage' by managing to just. stop. comparing. I know how revelatory it feels, but I also know how tricky it can be to get there. So I spoke to the brilliant Lucy Sheridan who is the UK's first and only Comparison Coach and has honed and crafted her teachings to specifically help with the ultimate ...
Mother Pukka, Loss and Relationships
October 01, 2018 14:14 - 41 minutesI am so excited to share my chat with the brilliant Anna Whitehouse (aka Mother Pukka @motherpukka motherpukka.co.uk) for this episode. If you don't know already...Anna is a bit of a social media icon. She's an author, campaigner, broadcaster, Mum and all round corker and I massively appreciate her time, openness and willingness to help me shine a light on how we can get through fertility struggles and loss for you. In this episode we talk about - navigating relationships through miscarriage ...
What Not To Say
September 19, 2018 20:49 - 57 minutesI'm so excited to share the first episode of the TTC Life Raft which is coinciding with the launch of my campaign, 'Think! What Not To Say' #twnts On this episode I'm joined by the brilliant Cat Strawbridge (aka @tryingyears) and Keeley Dwight (@_tryingtobeamum_) as we chat about: How to cope when someone says something to upset you? Can we find compassion for those who get it wrong? What do we want people to say? Surrounding yourself with people who uplift you Tips for helping friends and fa...
Series 1 - Trailer
September 13, 2018 11:39 - 6 minutesGoing through infertility or loss is one of the hardest life experiences there is. My goal was to create a podcast full of warmth and inspiration, to break down stigmas and normalise conversations. I want to encourage an open and frank dialogue - not just for the people going through it but for friends, family and colleagues, so we can all understand the devastating impact these experiences can have and find the best way to get through them together. So this is the trailer for my brand new po...
What You Get in this Series
September 13, 2018 11:39 - 6 minutesSeason one trailer. I believe going through infertility or loss is one of the hardest life experiences. My goal was to create a podcast full of warmth and inspiration, to break down stigmas and normalise conversations. I want to encourage an open and frank dialogue - not just for the people going through it but for friends, family and colleagues, so we can all understand the devastating impact these experiences can have and find the best way to get through them together. So this is the traile...