Day 1 Podcast

Fertility Update // Tips on how to keep believing // Day 1 Offerings In honour of #NationalInfertilityAwarenessWeek, Day 1 Founder, Emily Getz, recorded her first solo episode. LISTEN TO HEAR: ✨ Where Emily is at on her personal fertility journey ✨ Emily’s advice on how to keep the belief alive ✨ Tips and tricks on how to get out of the dark and into the light ✨Updated information on Day 1’s M...

TRIGGER WARNING: Late Term Pregnancy Loss When Frannie moved to Canada seven years ago from the UK, she was just going into her second trimester and thought she was going on a fun two-year adventure, but boy was she wrong. This is a very raw and emotional conversation with Frannie dives into the details of her late pregnancy loss, and host Emily Getz for the first time shares details around her ow...

Surrogacy // IVF Baden and Zane had an instant connection since day 1 (ha - see how we just did that!) and were not afraid to ask the hard questions to see if they had a future early on. With Baden knowing from a young age that to have a baby she would need a surrogate,  Zane giving his unconditional support sealed the deal. Baden and Zane have been on a mission to find a surrogate over the p...

Advocacy // Infertility // Fertility Benefits We all want to see change when it comes to normalizing the conversation around infertility, and that comes with the desire to see the government and employers step up and making fertility care more accessible. The only way we can do that is if we have people step up, speak up and take action towards real systemic change and that is what our guest Tara...

Pregnancy After Loss // IVF // Miscarriage This is a story of two people who didn’t give up, but at the exact same time accepted where they were and honoured it by asking each other the hard questions, by looking and accepting all options and by knowing when to take breaks. LISTEN TO HEAR: ✨ Vince and Lisa’s medical intervention story and what eventually lead them to look into more holistic medic...

Therapist // Grief & Fertility // Partner Support You are in luck, because today we have psychotherapist, Kristina Virro founder of Fresh Insight, joining us to make space to talk about what (most of us) tuck away to move forward - grief. Although Kristina touches on many different topics, you could argue it all falls under how to move through and manage grief at different phases of the journe...

Endometriosis // IVF & IUI // Natural Conception // Mindset What if it works? A question Canada’s leading jewelry designer, Jenny Bird has been asking herself since day one of starting Jenny Bird and a question that helped guide her when taking on her quest to build her family. The one and only JB joins the Day 1 podcast to speak to help bring more awareness to infertility, she chats with Emil...

Miscarriage // Pregnancy After Loss  // Secondary Infertility  // On January 13, 2022 our founder Emily and her husband Evan found out they were pregnant, conceiving naturally after years of medical intervention. However, 8-weeks later at their ultrasound check there was no heartbeat. This episode is a collection of the weeks leading up to Emily’s first ever D&C. The intention of sha...

Pregnancy After Loss  // Secondary Infertility  // Miscarriage Experience After three years of trying for her second baby, multiple IUIs, rounds of IVF and invasive testing, Shira was done. She stopped enjoying anything in her life and hit rock bottom, it was time to get back to herself and rebuild her relationship with her body. To her surprise, taking a step back actually was her step...

Fertility Clinic Info  // TTC // Patient Communications Toronto’s newest fertility clinic, Twig Fertility, is now open and accepting new patients and Day 1 gets the first inside scope. Two of the three co-founders speak with Emily about what makes Twig stand out from its competitors and its patient first philosophy. LISTEN TO HEAR: ✨How Twig has reimagined every aspect of the clinical experi...

Pregnancy After Loss // Learning how to come back to your body // Trauma management Parijat Deshpande is the leading integrative high-risk pregnancy specialist, somatic trauma professional and speaker, and author who guides women to improve their pregnancy complications so they can reduce their risk of preterm birth. Her unique neurobiological approach has served hundreds of women to manage pregna...

Male Factor Infertility // In this episode we speak with Jordy Mecklinger about male factor infertility.  Jordy generously shares how finding out he was diagnosed with a rare form of Cystic Fibrosis was tied to his fertility health and how he knew he needed to share his story to help break the stigma and educate men on their fertility issues. Jordy believes that by telling his story he can “n...

Fertility Journey // IVF // Male Perspective Evan Mintz (Emily's husband) takes over this week’s episode to chat with his buddy Adrian about his 5 ½ year fertility journey. This episode is unique because for the first time you get to hear two dudes shooting the shit on what it's like to go through fertility struggles, which is a rare perspective to get. After countless rounds of IUIs and IVF, Adri...

Fertility Acupuncture // #FertilityWinner not #InfertilityWarrior Anne is the top fertility acupuncturist in Toronto and not just because she is amazing at what she does, but because of her unique patient care. Anne has this unique ability to hold positive outcomes for everyone she treats, providing a level of support like no other. She speaks with @egetz for a second time to break down exactly ho...

Surrogacy // Late Pregnancy Loss // Infertility//  To say Kieran has had a difficult path to motherhood would be an understatement. After being diagnosed with cervical cancer,  losing her first son Beckett when she was almost six months pregnant and then delivering her second son at 22 ½ weeks ( who is now a thriving 3 year old ), it was clear completing her family wouldn’t be easy. Ente...

Fertility Naturopath // PCOS // Infertility// Dr. Laura Von Hagen joins the host, Emily Getz to talk all things fertility and diet. After discovering she had PCOS in her mid-20s and a canceled IVF cycle due to COVID in 2020, it was clear that Dr. Laura wanted to focus her naturopath offering to people who are experiencing infertility and those who struggle with PCOS. Listen to hear Dr. Laura's per...

TTC // Cycle Monitoring // Infertility// We close the year off right with @evmintz and @egetz who have a short and sweet conversation reflecting back on 2021 and share how they each are feeling going into 2021. If you listen to the end, Emily shares something new that Evan will be working on for the Day 1 Podcast in 2022. Listen in to hear: ✨ Learn how Ev’s has perceived the past year and how it...

Fertility Consultant // TTC // Infertility// You do not want to miss this fascinating conversation with the one and only @tashablasi. For those of you who has never met Tasha this episode is such a treat. The best way to get a handle on your fertility journey, is feeling that you are in control of it instead of it being in control of you. That is exactly what Tasha and the FU Project helps their c...

Mental Health // Fertility Psychologist // TTC // One of the most coveted psychologists in Toronto, Dr. Stacy Thomas is a clinical psychologist and the CEO and Clinical Director at The Design Your Life Centre. She joins Emily on the @day1fertility Podcast to talk about how getting support when on your fertility journey can open your eyes to new perspectives.  She speaks to how we all have the...

Pregnancy Loss // TTC // Still Birth // Six months ago @samanthadevillez unexpectedly lost her baby boy when she was 7 months pregnant and she bravely shares her story and how she is dealing with this tragic loss on today’s episode. This conversation is fresh, and sheds light on that strong need to want to catch up to the life you were “supposed to have.” A very relatable sentiment for all of us w...

Male Infertility//Sperm Donorship//Mental Health// Alex from @pursuingfatherhood joins @day1fertility podcast to share his struggle with #malefactor infertility after receiving his azoospermia (zero sperm) diagnosis. After a three-year journey, Alex and his wife now have a beautiful one year old daughter via donor sperm. Infertility as a whole is a topic wrapped up in shame and continues to be a t...

TTC/Miscarriage/IUI/IVF/Egg Donation // Dana shares her fertility journey, where she gets stopped in her tracks due to COVID… just when you think it can’t get worse. After months of cycle monitoring, four IUIs and IVF you find Dana on her newest and most exciting venture – egg donation. Dana shares her story in hopes of helping overs not feel so alone. Dana bravely shares how being adopted herself...

TTC/Endometriosis/IVF/ Diversity Inclusion / @thedailyjennypodcast comes to the other side as a guest on the @day1fertility podcast to speak to her three-year #fertility journey. Jenny shares how she uncovered her endometriosis and how this diagnosis has her currently in the midst of her first IVF round. Jenny also speaks to the importance of diversity and inclusion within the fertility industry a...

Pregnancy Loss/Pregnancy After Loss// Miscarriage // To close off #PregnancyandInfantLossAwarenessMonth Allie Cherney joins Emily to not necessarily speak to the nitty gritty around the details of what she has endured over the years, but instead the conversation dives into all the emotions that are connected to loss. And how do you cope when you get pregnant after loss? Allie shares what tools she...

In this special episode with Lani Weisinger, we speak about the importance of normalizing the conversation around miscarriages and how sharing your fertility struggles can be someone else's beacon of hope. Lani shares for the first time that her journey to her three sons was not linear - she in-fact experienced three miscarriages, each involving a DNC, which can take its toll both emotionally and...