Infertility And Me: Stories of Infertility Survivors, IVF, & TTC

In episode 26, we are joined by founder and host of the Sisters In Loss digital media platform Erica McAfee. Erica's journey to motherhood is a perfect example of turning pain into purpose. After suffering multiple losses, Erica began to question why she and her husband were victims to such tragedies and what it all meant. The birth of her premature son Maxwell, brought new meaning and a never...

UK based Fertility counselor Kezia Okafor, shares her journey through infertility and the emotional turmoil of unexplained infertility. Kezia was inspired to be of service to the infertility community after her own journey. Zekia believes: “Working together I will support you on your fertility journey and your journey to parenthood; helping you feel less stressed and more able to cope with events...

Dr. Patrick Flynn shares his personal story through infertility. We discuss the importance of hormone healing for optimal chances of conceiving and overall health. Dr. Flynn is known to many and founded The Wellness Way clinics 20 years ago & shares his story in his international best-selling book “I Disagree: How These Two Words Are The Secret to Thinking Differently and Taking Control of You...

Mark P. Trolice, MD, joins us to discuss his personal journey through Infertility. He is a leading medical expert on fertility and a physician who has counseled many hundreds of couples as they cope with and solve their infertility challenges. He is board-certified in both OB/GYN and REI (Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility). The clinic he directs, My Fertility Care (Center of Assisted Repr...

Mary Wong -TCM practitioner, founder of Alive Holistic Health Clinic in Ontario, Canada. (In)fertility comes with its own set of anxieties and when you add a health epidemic, things become increasingly hard to manage. We're just a few days away from the second week of social-distancing, so I asked Mary to share with us ways to take back control of our emotional and mental states during the COV...

Dayna Mohan of Louisville, Kentucky joins us to discuss her 10 year long journey with infertility. Once an early childhood educator, Dayna was diagnosed with stage three endometriosis and had four unsuccessful IUI procedures, three of which were non medicated. Eight IVF treatment attempts, one of which through surrogacy, and another cycle through an egg donor. Two unsuccessful adoptions and over 1...

After 10 years of infertility, multiple rounds of IVF treatment, and unsuccessful adoption attempts, Erica was inspired to write her book, "No Less Blessed: Seeking God in the wilderness of Infertility and childlessness." Scheduled for release in April of 2020. A book dedicated not only to past or present individuals going through IVF and fertility treatment, but also for the silent-suffer...

In episode 20, we are joined by Leslie Heard. Leslie suffered an abortion and miscarriage at a young age and had no one to turn to. This made her realize the importance and necessity of bereavement specialists. Leslie states: "Women need a safe place to release their feelings and understand their pain without being judged. To not be told they shouldn't talk about their problems." We di...

In episode 19, Blair Nelson from the Fab Fertility Podcast joins us and gives a very detailed account of her personal fertility journey. Over the course of two years, she has been through multiple rounds of IVF treatments, emotional and physical distress. This is a story of strength, patience, and resiliency. We are reminded through Blair's journey that we cannot go through it alone and the po...

In episode 18, we are joined by Rebekah from the mid-west of the US. Rebekah and her husband survived multiple rounds of IUI and IVF treatment. But what would you do when your emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual self can no longer bare the turmoil and stress of IVF and fertility treatments? * Follow on Instagram Enjoying the show? Please leave a rating & review —just one sentence helps...

Coach Sarah from the " Get Pregnant Naturally Podcast" joins me to give us a detailed account of her own infertility struggles and offer her expertise with functional approaches to fertility. Sarah's company Fab Fertile " takes a targeted approach to your fertility by providing access to functional lab testing which may include food sensitivity testing, hormone testing using urine...

Aaliyah shares her journey of finding peace with her medical diagnosis of PCOS and becoming a mother. Born and raised in Washington state, she now resides in Virginia. Aaliyah is 24 years old. She is a mommy of one and has been married for five years. After her rude awakening with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), she decided enough was enough and started her journey to educate and advocate for...

In this BONUS episode, your host Monique brings awareness to the preservation of fertility in cancer patients. Cancer is devastating and for those who want to have children after radiation or chemotherapy it is their right to be able to do so with the help of their specialists. Join me as we briefly discuss the ways in which cancer warriors can preserve their fertility and one day become parents....

Coach Sam from Wiltshire, UK joins us and offers deeply spiritual approaches and insight to help during infertility/fertility journey's. We discuss the importance of healing from past traumas and how to evolve spiritually so that emotional blockages do not interfere with conception. Sam has been a healer for almost twenty years and has been on her own journey of healing and deep transformation...

We are joined by Zaakirah Muhammad, who at 15 was diagnosed with PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome) - secondary cancer, of the childhood eye cancer, retinoblastoma. She has overcome so much in her life, but she continues to persevere and be a voice of inspiration to others. At 6 months old, a Camera Saved Her Life. At 9 months old, she was taken into surgery to have her right eye removed due to a...

Kendall’s passion to advocate for others during their fertility journey stems from her own experiences as someone who has struggled with fertility challenges since early adolescence. She specializes in supporting individuals who experience challenges with fertility. Using a compassionate approach, she provides comfort and openness for people to share various thoughts and emotions that occur during...

Monique and Michael explore the various complexities of infertility and how it affects relationships. Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, his new novel, What Is Missing, is—among other things—a love triangle, a father-son story, and an exploration of the subject of infertility. It may possibly be the first literary novel to take on the “uncharted ground” (The Wall Street Journal ) on which fam...

Nelly takes us on her unexpected path through twin pregnancy loss and stillbirth. Grief wears many disguises and eventually forces us to look it straight in the eyes when all we'd rather do is run as fast as we can away from it. Join me as we Connect & Heal Together with Nelly through the emotional, physical, and mental effects of stillbirth. * Follow on Instagram Enjoying the show? Please...

In this BONUS episode, I share bits of information concerning genetic conditions that affect fertility and make one predisposed to infertility. I briefly explain endometriosis, fibroids, PCOS, and POI. How cystic fibrosis causes low or absent sperm in semen and irregular or absent (annovulation) in women. Fifty-percent of infertility cases in the US are caused by genetic issues. You are not alone...

Infertility warrior, wife, twin mom, and blogger named Erin gives us a detailed account of her unexplained infertility journey. Erin and her husband conceived their fraternal twins on the first-try through IUI. After 5 years she decided it was time to try again for a third baby, but her path to family growth would not be without heartache. Join me as we connect and heal with Erin; getting real abo...

Dadriaunna, angel momma, wife, and faith based fertility advocate walks us through losing her baby boy at 24 weeks gestation and how her tragedy led to passion and purpose. Dadriaunna's unwavering Faith in God pushed her to seek mental health treatment post the stillbirth of her son. It was then she was able to climb out of darkness and through the trenches of grief, trading her ashes for God&...

In this episode of I.A.M, I discuss in detail my experience with an infertility clinic that I ultimately never returned to. As fertility and infertility warriors it is imperative that we feel connected and build strong rapport with our RE's and nursing staff. After all, we spend a vast amount of time and large sums of money on our journey's to parenthood. As a patient going through IUI, IV...

*warning* this episode contains talk of life after pregnancy. In episode 6, Sandra takes us on her unexplained infertility journey of six years. Sandra is a maternity nurse, military wife, and mom. While studying for her masters degree, Sandra embarked on the path to motherhood using multiple fertility drugs prescribed by her doctor, to which conception never took pace. After four years, Sandra an...

In this episode I tell my 1 in 8 journey through infertility diagnosis to IVF success. The emotionally shocking diagnosis of right Fallopian tube blockage, failed IUI, to hypothyroid disease, uterine polyps, and the early birth of my son who was a micro preemie. * Follow on Instagram Enjoying the show? Please leave a rating & review —just one sentence helps tremendously! Advertising Inquiries:...

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