Day 1 Podcast

Listen in as host, Emily Getz, as she documents her experience undergoing their third round of IVF. Emily gives a truly vulnerable and emotional inside look on what it feels like to go through IVF. This episode feels like you are a fly on the wall as she authentically shares how it feels to be on STIMS, how hard it is to have to change the game plan mid round, how she manages coming to terms with...

In honour of #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth, Emily Getz, chats with Katrina Durst, who shares how her journey to becoming a mom lead her down a path that had her switching gears from her fertility diagnosis to a cancer one.  The past five years, Katrina has overcome 2 miscarriages, Ashermans, 4 egg retrievals, 3 surrogates, 4 failed transfers, a breast cancer diagnosis, a stenotic cervix, multip...

To honour of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month and as part of the #BacktoBaseline partnership with Bird&Be and ee-mah , Day 1 speaks to the co-founders who each have experienced pregnancy loss and fertility struggles, coming together to share diverse stories in an effort to bring more awareness to the hidden trauma of what its like to experience pregnancy loss.  In this conversati...

What about the grandparents? A question that is rarely asked during your fertility journey, but isn't this all impacting them too? The generation that puts on a strong face to be the beacon of hope and support for their children, are experiencing grief in their own ways too.  Bleema Getz, the mother of host, Emily Getz, sits down with Day 1 to bring to light the challenges a parent faces when...

In today's episode Day 1 host, Emily Getz, speaks to social worker, Sarah Goodman, MSW, RSW, on the importance of building community to help support yourself when going through fertility challenges. Sarah speaks to how her own experience with multiple miscarriages lead her to co-found Eva Wellness , a mental health service and community where women can feel empowered, informed, and supported...

A ruptured ectopic, IUI’s, miscarriages, a D&C, three rounds of IVF, and multiple attempts with egg donors (known and unknown) are just a few of the challenges Tanner and Erin Kohara faced while pursuing their second child, Bryce.  This conversation dives into how Toronto couple, Tanner and Erin, made the decision to investigate egg donation, how partnership and team work was the foundati...

On today's special episode, we give you a rare look inside Catherine Farquharson's coaching program by sharing a short excerpt of a one on one coaching call Catherine had with host, Emily Getz. This session took place on June 3rd, 2021 right in the midst of Emily's second IVF cycle and unveils an extremely vulnerable side of how Emily was feeling in regards to her fertility journey.  Please n...

Nothing is working out for me. This wasn't the way it was supposed to be. It is always a struggle . Fertility is taking over my life. Any of these statements sound familiar? These are the thoughts that overran my mind for months... until I met Catherine Farquharson.  In March 2021, I joined Catherine's mindset program and over the past seven months she challenged me to think (and in turn feel...

If you want to hear from a straight shooter, this episode is for you.  Katherine Garbarino, AKA KGMTL , is known as an open book and she doesn't close it for us. KG joins Day 1 to share her views on what it takes to endure a fertility journey, advice for how she keeps herself going after five years of trying, how this experience has changed her and her relationship and why she hates the word...

Can you imagine teaching prenatal classes while in the midst of fertility treatment?? Trigger alert central - am I right?  On today's episode, Nikki Bergen, one of Canada's most sought after health and fitness experts, joins Day 1 to chat about how she navigated fertility treatment while teaching pilates to expected mothers, building her community and growing her reputation nationally. She is...

Carolynn Dubé, Executive Director at Fertility Matters Canada, joins Day 1 to shed light on her own fertility journey, the work she has done at Fertility Matters over the past six years and collectively we share details around the biggest campaign Fertility Matters has launched to date and why it's so important for ALL Canadians to participate. The Fertility Matter's Inaugural 6K - is the largest...

Is there ever really a "break" when you are in the midst of fertility treatment? In this update episode, I provide a quick 10 min overview of how I am doing in the midst of taking the summer off ahead of our third round of IVF. 

This episode Stacey Robinson joins Day 1 to share her inspiring five year fertility story for the first time. Straight up - this is a story about determination. Stacey never took no for an answer, never took her eye off the prize and did everything she could to get to her biological babies. She is one of the funniest, supportive and inspirational people I know . We talk about how we met, the power...

Officially the first -in-studio (aka in-the-nursery) guest, Krystle Ng-A-Mann (also known as Dine & Fash ) joins Day 1 to share her fertility journey, which began after an ectopic pregnancy in 2020. We talk in-person about how our IVF cycles share the same timeline, connect on all the wrong assumptions we had going in, the importance around advocating for yourself, fertility health and all the...

We can all relate to buying loads of drugstore pregnancy tests, ovulation predictor kits and prenatal vitamins every month and our bathroom being indicated with products that doesn't accurately reflect our own experience or struggle. Enter bird&be. A company that has identified a gap in fertility care, and has filled it by providing convenient at home fertility-supporting products no matt...

You are in for a treat (and a laugh!) as Anne Matthews joins the Day 1 Podcast to talk all things fertility.  One of the only Fellows of the American Board for Oriental Medicine in Ontario, Anne is known by her patients as the magical medicine woman, the acu-wizard and Ontario's own fertility witch doctor. Anne has been a special confidant since Day 1 of starting my own fertility journey. She...

In today's pop-up update episode I share the embryo results from our second IVF retrieval. This episode starts when we find out the results and the days that follow. Evan (my husband) joins in on a few milestone days to discuss what next steps might look like as we think through the next couple of months.  I am extremely hopeful for all future news and I know we are that much closer to m...

One of my best friends, Amanda Shuchat, joins the Day 1 Podcast to share her three year fertility journey to her baby boy, Oliver.  This is a special episode because it captures an authentic conversation between two friends who have supported each other through years of fertility treatment. We have cried over disappointing results, celebrated IVF wins, laughed because of hormonal breakdowns a...

I interrupt our regular scheduled programming with an update on our fertility adventure.  In this special episode, I provide a play-by play of the weeks leading up to the egg retrieval and the results coming out of it.  As I go through the IVF journey, I will share pop-up episodes that will be a compilation of recordings where I have documented, in real-time, how I'm feeling during key t...

This episode we talk fertility 101 with Dr. Dan Nayot. It is a great educational segment for those who want to get a high level understanding of various medical interventions that can come into play when going through the fertility journey. Dr. Dan answers simple yet important questions such as: What is AMH? What is an IUI? What is IVF? (Spoiler alert: I could barely answer this myself!) What is P...

To kick off the Day 1 Podcast, join my husband, Evan Mintz and I as we go in-depth on our two year fertility journey. There is no way I could speak on this level without having him share his perspective too. Besides some newbie tech issues, this episode gives you a good behind the scenes look into our relationship, how we each experienced losing Ruby, a few struggles I haven't revealed yet and pro...

Emily Getz talks about the Day 1 Podcast, which debuts Summer 2021.