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The Power of Acceptance

I'm diving deep into something close to all our hearts – this elusive thing that is called acceptance.  I'm chatting about how embracing acceptance can totally shift the game in our infertility journey.  Join me for some real talk about how acceptance isn't about throwing in the towel, but rather about finding your zen amidst the ups and downs. Get ready for some juicy insights on how mindfulness practices can be your BFFs in this acceptance journey. Plus, I've got some personal stories t...

The Number One Skill Every Woman Needs to Learn

Get ready for an empowering episode on "The Studio Fertility Podcast" where I share with you the number 1 skill (or tool or lesson) that I think everyone in life needs to know, and especially those going through fertility journeys. And it is what I focus on heavily through my program The Fertility Shift. Join me as I share information on how we pre-reject ourselves in life and how this holds us back from living the life that we want and stops us from truly healing. So grab your headphones...

How to Overcome Overthinking and 'Paralysis by Analysis'

In this episode, I'm diving into a topic for me that has always been top of mind.   Overthinking!  Do I think too much?  Join me, Bella Hilton, as I navigate through how overthinking can sneakily sabotage your sanity and your fertility. But fear not! I'm also uncovering the magic of thorough thinking—how tuning into our intuition, asking yourself specific questions and practising decision making can help you get to baby faster. So grab your favourite cup of tea, cozy up, and let's chat a...

Why 'Getting Your Old Self Back' Is A Mistake

Often I hear that people just want to feel like themselves again going through infertility struggles. They have literally turned into people they no longer recognise and are miserable all the time. So it makes sense they would look back to the past to the last known point where they felt okay and yearn to have that back. The trouble is, looking back never has the answers we need. Today I want to walk you through how to move forward and incorporate all you have been through to date, rather...

All Things Egg Quality with Claire Innes

The exceptional Claire Innes joins me on the podcast today to talk about nutrition and all things EGG QUALITY!  And this lady knows her stuff. She is a great friend of mine and if you think you are struggling with egg quality or just want to make sure that you are doing the right things, then tune into this episode to find out for yourself. She is exceptionally good at helping people to find their version of healthy without the feeling of sacrifice. Bella xx About Claire: Claire Innes l...

How We Mask Our Pain With Common Mindfulness Practices

The Mindfulness space is a wonderful thing that made so many more people aware of how they could help themselves through difficult things in life. BUT far too many people are being sold the idea of a quick fix and end up practicing toxic positivity. They meditate everyday, but still spend the majority of it anxious and trying to be a perfectionist. They say mantra, that make themselves feel okay for a minute, but ignore the fact that their unconscious mind is vehemently disagreeing with t...

Male Infertility Issues with Shaun and Ciaran

Male Fertility Issues account for 50% of infertility issues - and yet, to date, there is relatively few resources and options for men to get the same support as women do with the health and mental health sides of fertility. Moreover, what about the other 50% of the men who are supporting their partners through IVF and other treatments who desperately want to be fathers too? So I thought it was about time to promote some amazing Male fertility coaches in the space. Bella xx About Shaun Gr...

An Honest Account of a Miscarriage

Warning:  This podcast is about a real miscarriage and involves details that can be disturbing and quite graphic for some listeners.  But that's also the point.  It's about the realities of what someone go through. Miscarriages are surprisingly common, but one of the most heart-breaking things you can go through. And no two miscarriages are the same.  Some you might barely notice and others are extremely physical. And they can be very emotionally and mentally taxing. But I think it is im...

The Reasons Infertility Is So Hard To Cope With

PS. Interested In Learning More? 1. Remember if you want daily tips and advice from me (and occasionally some humour) come and hangout with me on Instagram @studiofertility 2. Download my FREE GUIDE: Fertility Mojo Makeover: 3 Ways to Regain Your Mojo and Surrender to the Journey (Without Giving Up!) 3. Or you can find out about how to work with me to get faster results here: Work with Me If you liked this episode, please take a few moments to pop into Apple iTunes and leave a podcas...

When Do You Know It Is Time To See A Fertility Specialist

PS. Interested In Learning More? 1. Remember if you want daily tips and advice from me (and occasionally some humour) come and hangout with me on Instagram @studiofertility 2. Download my FREE GUIDE: Fertility Mojo Makeover: 3 Ways to Regain Your Mojo and Surrender to the Journey (Without Giving Up!) 3. Or you can find out about how to work with me to get faster results here: Work with Me If you liked this episode, please take a few moments to pop into Apple iTunes and leave a podcas...

7 Big Tips For Coping With The Holidays

Holiday seasons can be both a mix of joy and sadness for so many going through fertility issues.  It might be the questions you don’t want to be asked about when you will have children from relatives, the surprise pregnancy announcement from your cousin because you are all face-to-face, more questions about not drinking and so much more.  So today I’ve prepared a little survival guide for the holidays that will help you to feel more prepared too.  Bella xx PS. Interested In Learning More...

The Importance of Sleep And How To Get It

Sleep is for the weak or I can sleep when I'm dead. Are just two of the phrases that people like to bandy around that makes us feel like sleep isn't as important as it is to our bodies. And yet, sleep deprivation can have people hallucinating after 5 days.  That's a pretty strong indication that your body cannot survive forever and greatly benefits from sleep. Sleep and fertility have also been studied and documented.  And it is found that night shift workers often have more trouble with ...

Should I quit my stressful job to get pregnant?

Fertility challenges are stressful enough that sometimes we just want to minimise the stress we have in our life as we are going through it. And quitting your job can be an easy one to choose to eliminate what might be a big stress in your life. So I wanted to explore today, who I think should consider either quitting their job or getting a new job, who shouldn't consider quitting their job. And a whole bunch of tips to actually start to minimise the stress you are feeling around this. B...

I don’t trust my ovulation tests - am I ovulating?

This is a topic that is close to my heart and the more I speak to other women who are experiencing infertility, the more I have hard that many people have had trouble with ovulation testing.  I could NEVER get them to work for me. We all want to get certainty about when we ovulate so we can be sure that we are maximising on our fertile window each month. So today I am talking about ovulation testing, why you might not be able to get them to work for you, why I don't think you should rely o...

How To Reconnect With Your Partner Whilst TTC

Trying to conceive can be a stressful time in our lives and can be a strain on our relationship as well. And at various times throughout TTC we can go from feeling close and in-love to distant and resentful or even indifferent. Today I explore how you can start to reconnect with your partner during trying to conceive EVEN IF right now you completely resent them and feel really alone. Bella xx PS. Interested In Learning More? 1. Remember if you want daily tips and advice from me (and oc...

How To Cope With Your Infertility Diagnosis

I often get asked about many different steps of the fertility process.  How do you know when it is time to do IUI or IVF?  How do you get your head around that you need some help? How do you process that you cannot have children on your own timeframe when everyone else around you is able to have kids when they want? And it often means that we need to go back to basics. And that basic is, actually understanding and accepting your diagnosis or situation in the first place.   So many of us j...

Answers To The Questions You Want to Know!

I ran an amazing 3 day event that I really got a lot of joy out of really helping amazing women like yourself to find their calm in their journey and TAKE BACK CONTROL. As part of the event, we had a great Q&A session.  And I loved these questions so much, I thought I would record them for you for the podcast too. So strap yourself in for real questions from real people on the fertility journey! I answer the following questions today: 1. Do you have any advice for couples where one partn...

3 Major Missing Ingredients Of Your Approach To Fertility

For someone who was on a fertility journey for 10 years and also works with women everyday in this space, I wanted to detail what I believe most people are missing in their approach  to getting pregnant. In today's podcast, I am detailing the things that I think make the biggest difference to someone on their journey. Including the very practical things that I think everyone should try to include. Enjoy xx Bella PS. Interested In Learning More? 1. Remember if you want daily tips and a...

The Case Studies of Completing a Mind Body Fertility Program

When I was on my fertility journey, I always loved to hear about others case studies about what worked and what didn't. Today I wanted to give you a broad cross-section of the women who have completed my programs and the different things they have gotten out of it and why Mind Body Fertility programs are so valuable. Come on the ride with me today as I talk about some beautiful women of all varying ages, all varying diagnoses and all varying levels of success. Bella xx PS. Interested In ...

The Hardest Part Of Infertility

I've said it before and I'll say it again, infertility is hard!  It's uncertain, it drags on and it can see us years behind our friends waiting for our life to start. But infertility is not always hard for the reasons that we would think it is hard. Today I want to talk about the HARDEST part of infertility and what keeps many women from achieving their dreams. What keeps people in anxiety and depression. What keeps people also spinning their wheels. So that you might have the BEST POSS...

My Breakdown Moment

We all have that moment.  You know the one - where you truly hit rockbottom.   And sometimes, we hit rockbottom and then hit an even lower low than that.   Well today on the podcast, I wanted to share mine.  I wanted to share with you my breakdown moment that changed the entire trajectory of fertility AND my life. Today, I'm going to share some of the important decisions that I made in that moment and how that impacted everything for me to get me where I am today. Happy and healed from a...

How To Stop Feeling Like You Are Waiting For Your Life to Begin Whilst TTC

There are so many different ways that we WAIT on the fertility journey. It's not just about waiting to get pregnant.  And all those different waits can add up to our lives just feeling completely stuck and pointless. So today I explore all the different ways we can wait on the fertility journey, the usual ones plus some ones you haven't thought of, just to highlight how much we are putting our lives on hold. And then let’s look at how to minimise our experience of it of waiting so we can ...

Our Relationship With Anxiety Through Infertility

The longer a journey to conceiving and having a baby take, the bigger fear and anxiety seem to grow in the hearts of amazing women undergoing this ordeal. And it's totally understandable!  In the face of so much uncertainty around a pretty major life event, or after a miscarriage or any of the other trauma that can come with the territory, it makes fertility challenges pretty challenging. So today I really wanted to dive into anxiety to explore what it is all about, why it comes about and ...

Who Can Benefit From a Mind Body Fertility Program and Who Doesn't?

Mind Body Fertility programs definitely improve conception and take home baby rates dramatically. Plus most importantly they can TRANSFORM your mental and emotional health and help you get your life back.  So you can breath again and feel sane. But who can benefit from a program like this and who just doesn't? Today on the podcast, I get super honest with you about who can benefit, what it takes from you to get those benefits, and what I don't promise as a result of doing a program like t...

Managing Your IVF Fears

No matter what you are fearful of around IVF this is the podcast for you to help you to think about IVF differently. I had a lot of people tell me recently that they were scared of: - everything  - the money - another miscarriage - medication and effects - it not working out... And so much more. IVF can be scary on many different levels but it can also be an amazing process, so let me walk you through that today. Bella xx PS. Interested In Learning More? 1. Remember if you want daily...

The Grief Of Due Dates (And Other Calculations) That Never Happened.

The Grief Of Due Dates (And Other Calculations) That Never Happened

It's really natural when trying to conceive a baby that we make calculations in our head. We might start by, "Oh if I get pregnant in this month, then I will be due in that month"  or in the spring or summer. Then when things progress to pregnancy and miscarriage or starting IVF, we naturally do this math. But the trouble is, all these numbers get stuck in our heads.  And they can be a massive source of pain and disappointed and reminder of what we don't have. There are so many ways we c...

How To Deal With A Failed IUI/IVF Cycle

When your fertility journey has taken you to explore medical options like IUI/IVF and other assisted reproductive methods, it can feel like the last resort. So when you have a failed cycle the pain can feel pretty raw and bigger. Today I want to talk to you about how to start to process a failed IUI/IVF cycle and what you can start to do to truly heal so you can move forward with your journey and not take that pain with you. Bella xx PS. Interested In Learning More? 1. Remember if you ...

7 Reasons You Need A Second Opinion

Going through fertility challenges can be daunting, particularly when we start entering the medical side of it all. We don't know what we don't know.   So sometimes the medical world can be tricky to navigate.  And hey, sometimes it's difficult to know what acupuncturist or naturopath is best for you too. So today, I have put together a list of 7 reasons you might need or want a second opinion as you navigate your fertility path in a way that feels good for you. Bella xx PS. Interested ...

How To Handle Greater Levels Of Uncertainty

The one thing that TTC gives you is NOTHING. BUT. UNCERTAINTY. Apart from there being no guarantees about the outcomes of whether or not you will have a baby, there is all the uncertainty about what to do and what to try and trying to figure out what is wrong! There don't seem to be any easy solutions or paths to take. And then you drive yourself crazy with that uncertainty and become miserable and depressed. Today on the podcast, I want to talk to you about all your uncertainty.  How to...

How To Handle Greater Levels Of Uncertainty

The one thing that TTC gives you is NOTHING. BUT. UNCERTAINTY. Apart from there being no guarantees about the outcomes of whether or not you will have a baby, there is all the uncertainty about what to do and what to try and trying to figure out what is wrong! There don't seem to be any easy solutions or paths to take. And then you drive yourself crazy with that uncertainty and become miserable and depressed. Today on the podcast, I want to talk to you about all your uncertainty.  How to...

How Do You Know When It Is Time To Give Up TTC?

Let's face it, when you have dedicated YEARS to trying to achieve a pregnancy,  there might come a point where it feels like you want to give up! Like you just can't go on anymore. But as human beings, sometimes we also know that stopping our pursuits is the thing we should be doing. Just like not everyone becomes a famous actor, not everyone does become a mother and many times not by choice. So how do you know it is the right time to give up trying to conceive? And how can you do it in...

Internal Struggles to Make Decisions

Have you ever said, "Well part of me thinks or feels one way, and part of me feels or thinks another way"  when trying to make decisions? Have you ever felt like you are having an internal power struggle against yourself? Well today's episode is for you. Find out what the cause of this is and how you can come to understand yourself better so you can make better decisions on your fertility journey. PS. Interested In Learning More? 1. Remember if you want daily tips and advice from me (a...

Is Your Pregnancy Testing Giving You Trauma?

Technology and advances in science have enabled us to do so much more in the privacy of our own homes than ever before, which really gives way more power to us as individuals. And I'm all for it. And home pregnancy tests really are a part of the fertility journey.  But are you being driven crazy by testing every month? I know women on the fertility journey who have done 100's of pregnancy tests and today on the podcast I want to show you: how those negatives push you further into despair...

How to Deal With The Desperation of Needing to Be Pregnant Now

Sometimes waiting for things that we know are a certainty is hard enough.  But infertility is about waiting for something that you have no certainty about - and that is mentally taxing. No matter who I talk to, whether they are 30 or 43, most women feel a time pressure to get pregnant when pregnancy is not happening. Some people feel the pinch of age. Or pressure from family or society. Some people feel like they just can't go on anymore and so it has to happen now. And everything in bet...

How Not To Be Anxious About Getting Pregnant, Even If You've Had a Miscarriage

I know what it is like. You have that deep desire in your heart for a baby, it won't go away.  And you finally get pregnant only for it to end in a heartbreaking miscarriage. You don't understand how you came this close and yet it is still even further away to the life and the dreams that you have of having a family. And now to make things worse, you are afraid of getting pregnant because what if this ends in miscarriage too? You don't think you can take the heartbreak and go through it ...

How Low Self-Worth Can Unravel Your Fertility Journey

Let's be honest, self-worth isn't a pre-requisite for fertility.  But it can definitely hinder your fertility journey in many different ways. Today I will explore how having greater self-esteem and self-worth can affect your journey and where you might what to put some focus. Bella xx PS. Interested In Learning More? 1. Remember if you want daily tips and advice from me (and occasionally some humour) come and hangout with me on Instagram @studiofertility 2. Download my FREE GUIDE: Fer...

How Do You Deal With Your Fears About Your Fertility Challenges?

The stress, the overwhelm, the obsessive behaviour and thoughts, the sleepless nights, that total chaos that is infertility can boil down to one big thing - FEAR! We are AFRAID.  Afraid of our emotions and how we are feeling.  Afraid of our thoughts and how dark they get.  Afraid of never feeling better.  Afraid of getting pregnant. Afraid of not getting pregnant. The fears can be endless and crippling and it's often these that cause us the stress, the overwhelm and the chaos. So today I ...

Self-Hypnosis to Enhance Fertility

I'm a trained hypnotherapist among other things and recently I've been exploring ever more of what hypnosis and hypnotherapy can do for me and my clients. Today, I'm going to share with you how I discovered the powerful effects of self-hypnosis and how I used it during one of the most difficult times in my life to find my calm.  The contrast was unbelievable! All the vast array of amazing benefits you can receive from self-hypnosis and why you may want to consider using it for yourself on ...

Infertility is a BIG F$%king deal

So many women and men are suffering because of their infertility diagnoses and journeys. And it would be fair to say that for a lot of these people they find a distinct lack of understanding of the gravity of the emotional and mental toll that this journey can take on them. That’s when they get the platitudes – ‘you can have one of mine’, ‘just relax’ and the like. In an environment that isn’t empathetic to can be hard to heal and carry on. And so today I wanted to talk about why it IS s...

3 Reasons You Don't Need To Be Perfect to Get Pregnant

There are MORE than 3 reasons that you don't need to be perfect to get pregnant but today I just wanted to highlight some of them. AND talk about what perfectionism can really mean. I know we tend to think we do  have to be perfect because you are hoping that the fertility diet and the supplements and the whatever else you are doing is the answer and if you try and perform it perfectly then maybe all this pain you are feeling will finally switch off and you can get back to being happy. Bu...

A Journey to Solo Motherhood with Ebony Hibbert

What do supermarket toilets, California wildfires and perseverance have to do with fertility? Well, EVERYTHING when it came to conceiving for Ebony Hibbert.  Today I am joined on the podcast by the beautiful and amazing Ebony Hibbert from The Fertility Balance who shares with us in-depth her incredible journey to conceiving. And how she did it all SOLO! Solo Motherhood is definitely a great option to starting a family for many women, and Ebony walks us through her journey of Egg Freezing...

How to Get Your Partner On Board With Fertility Lifestyle Changes

Are you ANGRY at your partner for not making lifestyle changes to improve your fertility outcomes? I mean, you made a commitment together to have a baby. But things didn't go as planned.  Now you are researching all the things that you can do to improve your fertility outcomes including lifestyle changes. Maybe you have made a bunch of them but then you see your partner still seemingly doing whatever they want. Or maybe they don't need to make changes but you do and they continue to eat ...

Optimising Your Fertility Through Mind Body Work

PS. Interested In Learning More? 1. Remember if you want daily tips and advice from me (and occasionally some humour) come and hangout with me on Instagram @studiofertility 2. Download my FREE GUIDE: Fertility Mojo Makeover: 3 Ways to Regain Your Mojo and Surrender to the Journey (Without Giving Up!) 3. Or you can find out about how to work with me to get faster results here: Work with Me If you liked this episode, please take a few moments to pop into Apple iTunes and leave a podcas...

Signs From The Universe

I've always accepted about me that I'm about a woo and a half.  And not full woo-woo. I have a very (hardcore) logical side to me but I've had one too many things happen in my life with energetic connections and weird things that have happened, including strong signs around me that it is too hard to ignore. And quite frankly, I love it.  I got a LOT of signs on my fertility journey, that I didn't really recognise as such.  But they also kept me company and made me feel good - you'll see wh...

Shame, Guilt and Infertility

If being diagnosed with infertility weren't bad enough and battling through the long journey to conceiving, what often comes with it is a serious sense of shame and guilt. I spent many a waking moment blaming my teenage dieting antics for my problems.  Because I know during those years, I had pushed my body to its ultimate limits. The longer a person goes on, the more diagnoses that might be piled on or even the lack of one, it can be guilt and shame around so many things. From that heavy...

Protect Your Energy When Trying to Conceive

Have you ever had a friendship that you felt literally sucked the energy out of you?  Or a boss or family member? Or a situation? Well unfortunately when we are miserable, depressed and deplete then more people and things can have a way of sucking the energy out of you. And it is vitally important that you learn to protect your energy if you want to get off the emotional rollercoaster of your fertility journey to do it differently. Today on the podcast I'm talking about why it is so impor...

Navigating the Headf$%k of Unexplained Infertility

Unexplained  infertility has its own unique set of challenges. When time after time you are told there is just NOTHING wrong - what then can you do to FIX anything? Because when we can't conceive and it has been going on for years - we feel like we are physically broken, so how can we then have NOTHING wrong? So with nothing wrong and nothing to focus on, it's then very easy to get obsessed with doing EVERYTHING and trying to find that one thing that will work and trying to find that one ...

7 Practical Ways to Stop Feeling So Overwhelmed On Your Fertility Journey

Have you been listening to a million podcasts, absorbing a plethora of articles and basically still confused about how to stop feeling so overwhelmed whilst trying to conceive? I know sometimes on the podcast, I present bigger concepts like unconscious conflicts and how true change happens at the level of identity, but sometimes that stuff can feel too out of reach when you just feel absolutely crap. So today I wanted to focus on 7 very PRACTICAL ways you can stop feeling so overwhelmed th...

How To Actually Reduce Stress Whilst Trying to Conceive

We've all heard it.  Stress is bad for you.  And by association stress is bad for your fertility. At least, that is what we are left believing.  And so then when we get stressed at work, stressed about our fertility and stressed about everything we have to do, we start to feel guilty about feeling stressed, thinking we are ruining all our chances. Well today I want to unravel the myth of stress and look more at what TYPE of stress you have in your life so we can start to see what stress we...