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Episode 136 - Why the fertility journey isn’t just about “fertility”

Fertile Ground: A mind-body approach to getting pregnant - without it taking over your life.

Release Date: 04/25/2024

Episode 148 - Interview with Kari: How to own your pace and block out “hurry up” culture show art Episode 148 - Interview with Kari: How to own your pace and block out “hurry up” culture

Fertile Ground: A mind-body approach to getting pregnant - without it taking over your life.

This week, I interviewed Kari on the Fertile Ground podcast – a woman I’ve never personally worked with – but I admired on social media for years while she so openly navigated trying for baby #2 as an influencer online. Something was different about her…  She seemed to give less fucks. She had immense vulnerability, but a ton of confidence. Two qualities that are hard to come by on the TTC journey (and embodying these 2 qualities is something I actively teach women inside of my program Fertility Mind-Body Mastery.) I asked to interview her on the podcast because I thought, “MY...

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Episode 147 - LIVE COACHING: Stressed about making the “right” decision? show art Episode 147 - LIVE COACHING: Stressed about making the “right” decision?

Fertile Ground: A mind-body approach to getting pregnant - without it taking over your life.

My wonderful client was worrying about making the “right” decision. She was thinking about switching jobs, but had a lot of fears… What if this is the wrong decision? How do I know if it’s the right decision? What if I fuck everything up? How do I know I can trust myself?   Today – you’re in for a treat because I’m releasing a 10 minute clip from our Fertility Mind-Body Mastery call for this week’s new Fertile Ground podcast. This will give you a really great idea of what it’s like to be coached by me inside of our group coaching   ️You’ll notice that on the...

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Fertile Ground: A mind-body approach to getting pregnant - without it taking over your life.

TTC for years feels… well… unfair, unclear and kinda unbelievable.   I’m sure you’ve tried almost everything — but despite your efforts, still find yourself counting yourself out each month. If this is you, you’re gonna want to tune into the newest Fertile Ground podcast…  Imagine this: You’ve been on this rollercoaster for years, you’ve peed on the sticks, you’ve taken your temps, you’ve spoken to psychic’s and you’ve kept your feet up high after sex (yup, been there!).  But now after years of TTC, you’re not even bothering to do much of what...

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Episode 145 - Interview with Ingrid: How to trust that you're on the right path to baby show art Episode 145 - Interview with Ingrid: How to trust that you're on the right path to baby

Fertile Ground: A mind-body approach to getting pregnant - without it taking over your life.

To the outside world, Ingrid’s life looked organized, normal and joyful – but internally, she was feeling lost, alone and living in her head. After trying fertility teas, frantically researching the “next things to try” and experiencing 2 heartbreaking miscarriages – she knew she needed to try something different that wouldn't cause her more anxiety.  Having a scientific, logical perspective on life – Ingrid was curious about my program Fertility Mind-Body Mastery but was scared about something… She was worried about the vulnerable piece. She feared what would happen in our...

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Fertile Ground: A mind-body approach to getting pregnant - without it taking over your life.

Have you ever caught yourself wondering if all the actions you’re taking—doctor visits, acupuncture appts., constant diet adjustments, or endless google/instagram research — is truly helping?  Or… are they just distractions from deeper feelings you might have about yourself and your fertility?  I spent 8 long years caught in that loop, thinking that if I just did more, I’d finally get what I wanted. But the truth is, it wasn’t about doing more… it was about something MUCH deeper In today’s kick off episode of the new season of the Fertile Ground podcast – we dive...

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Episode 143 - Expanding your nervous system capacity for pregnancy show art Episode 143 - Expanding your nervous system capacity for pregnancy

Fertile Ground: A mind-body approach to getting pregnant - without it taking over your life.

I was coaching my radiantly pregnant (45 year old) mama inside of our FMBM coaching call, and she had been sold the same lie that I was while TTC.    That pregnancy (and motherhood) are a walk in the park and that you should be beaming with gratitude 24/7 and that everyday you should feel like you’re JLo in the middle of one of her romance movies. Cute, bubbly, daily blow-out hair style and almost fearless.   So when we get pregnant – and we wake up dry heaving with just enough energy to put together a quick bread and cheese sammie, while anxiously anticipating the next...

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Fertile Ground: A mind-body approach to getting pregnant - without it taking over your life.

One of the main teachings inside of my book, Fertile Ground, is that:    There are 1000’s of different paths you can take to conceive your baby   The problem is that we get caught up in how we’re supposed to do it according to culture and the mainstream fertility industry.    For example, think about how people usually talk about getting ahead in education and business. Most people will tell you the way to go is to head off to a four-year college and get that degree. But there are tons of other routes, like vocational training, online courses, or just learning on...

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Episode 141 - Healing fertility burnout show art Episode 141 - Healing fertility burnout

Fertile Ground: A mind-body approach to getting pregnant - without it taking over your life.

As you’re reading this email, I’m most likely sleeping, meditating, oracle card reading or listening to 528 Hz beats while going pen to paper   This mama needs a break. I need a break away from producing, promoting, posting, doing, blooming.    And I ain’t got no shame.    After my book launch and a recent death in my family which has left me quite heart broken, my body is feeling burnt out. And to me, that means, I need (not want… need) a retreat inward.     Of course, my socialized self is tempted to bypass this very real, very necessary call...

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Episode 140 - The invisible workload of women TTC (and how to get your partner involved) show art Episode 140 - The invisible workload of women TTC (and how to get your partner involved)

Fertile Ground: A mind-body approach to getting pregnant - without it taking over your life.

My husband Dan attended a work conference a couple weekends ago in Banff, Alberta.    It was a gathering of female physicians with a focus on mental health.    I wasn’t there. But it was a shock to Dan that so many women are struggling getting their partners on board with the day to day tasks that make adulting feel so hard.   Women do so much. It’s called the “invisible workload” and it encompasses the intangible and often unnoticed tasks and responsibilities involved in managing a household and even more so in your case, the fertility journey. ...

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Episode 139 - I'm sharing my mom with you in this podcast. She has such fertile wisdom to share with you!  show art Episode 139 - I'm sharing my mom with you in this podcast. She has such fertile wisdom to share with you!

Fertile Ground: A mind-body approach to getting pregnant - without it taking over your life.

I see you. Way more than you know.    You have done so much to try and create this baby.    You are so determined, so passionate and so brilliant. You deserve to be celebrated on this day (if not MORE) than a mother with 3 kids.    In my eyes, Mother’s day is for YOU!   To make you feel special and seen, I recorded a special podcast with one of my favorite people in the world… my mama! Tracy Lucas ❤️    She held such beautiful space for me on my fertility journey, so I thought — Why not share her with you? Why would I keep her all to...

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It might be hard for you to believe this right now… but ➡️there will be a day when your fertility journey will be over ⬅️
 
One day in the future, this chapter of your life will be completed 📕 All your current questions will have answers ✅ You will know HOW you finally got pregnant. Hallelujah! 🙏🏽

 

You’ll know what astrological sign your baby is. Your pregnancy will have lined up with some celebrity's pregnancy. You’ll know what this infamous tiny human looks like. It will all make sense! 

 

My question for you RIGHT NOW on this journey, is the same question Elizabeth Gilbert (author of Eat, Pray, Love) asked me when I asked if she had any advice for someone about to write a book:

 

(If you don’t already know, my new book - Fertile Ground - comes out May 8th!🎉And I had the chance to see Liz Gilbert live and ask her a question.)

 

She said, “Aren’t you curious to know who you’ll become in the process of writing this book?” 

 

She didn’t ask if I was curious to see how the book turned out. Or how it will change the world.

 

She invited me to become more interested in how it will change ME for the better. 

 

So I’ll ask you right now mama bear, “Aren’t you curious to know who you’ll become in the process of your fertility journey?” 

 

When you’re rocking your baby to sleep at night… aren’t you curious to see who you will become?

 

The immense value of your fertility journey isn’t just in the outcome.

 

It’s in the value of YOU in this lifetime.

 

Your life goes on beyond this journey. And who you decide to become right now — on the journey to your baby — matters tremendously. 

 

For example, do you decide to lean into this journey of self-discovery, or shy away and focus on the physical? Do you learn how to offer yourself empathy and compassion in times of difficulty, or is shame your driving force? Do you want to do less and with more presence, or is perfectionisms impossible rules still driving? 

 

Speaking for myself, I don’t think I would have ever decided to write a book, if I hadn’t learned everything I did on the fertility journey. I’m feeling so many correlations in the journey to create my book baby and the journey to create my human baby. The feelings are very familiar.

 

The only reason I felt equipped to handle writing a book is because of my fertility journey. Not just because TTC is the complete concept of the book LOL. But because I learned that I can do hard, scary, big things. I learned that I have a lot to offer the world. I learned I’m worthy of creating what I want. 

 

This week’s podcast — The fertility journey is not just about “fertility” — encourages you to lean into the VALUE inside this conception journey you’re on.

 

You’ll learn: 
  • The 8 correlations between writing a book and TTC. Meaning: you can copy and paste everything you learn from your fertility journey into every other category of your life. It’s gonna benefit you forever and ever and ever ❤️

  • Why this journey is shaping you into the most bad-ass, high worth version of yourself.
  • That you have way more to be proud of, then you give yourself credit for. It’s about time you give yourself the props, compassion and love that you deserve… (Your nervous system will thank you for it!)

Listen now!