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

Okay so this isn't one of those "just checking in 😇" message. It's the last day to join FMBM. Like, ever.  No reopening. No "maybe later." It's *closing time* 🎶 And I wanted to send something that actually felt like me. Which is why I'm ending the HELD IN HER STORIES series with a story from a lovely FMBM graduate, Dana. Dana talks about how, very quickly into TTC, the pressure took over. How ag...

If you've ever hit that one-year mark and thought, "Okay. That's it. Something's wrong with me…" this episode is going to land in all the cells of your body. In today's Held in Her Stories episode, I sit down with Chelsea — one of the incredible women inside Fertility Mind-Body Mastery — and she lets you into the real behind-the-scenes of her journey: Not the polished Instagram version. The crying...

If you've ever thought… ⭐️"I should be further along by now." ⭐️"Once I finally get pregnant, then I'll feel okay." ⭐️"If I don't control this, it won't happen…" …then this week's Fertile Ground episode is for you. It's part of my Held in Her Stories series — real women, real fertility journeys — and this one with my client Macey is… a lot. In the best, most honest way. Macey got pregnant the v...

If we're honest… for a lot of us, TTC quietly turns our partner into a project. Did you take your vitamins? Don't get in the hot tub. Drink more water. Not that beer. Let me just manage literally everything so this can finally work. On top of tracking, appointments, and Google spirals… you end up carrying the mental load for you, your body, and your partner. And suddenly, the person you fell in lo...

Ahhh – you don't want to miss this one! The 2nd episode in our HELD IN HER STORIES series is for the woman who's smart (Like, scientist smart), resourced, doing all the things… and still feeling anxious underneath it all. Today I'm talking to a member of FMBM with a PhD who came into fertility like it was a science experiment — 5 rounds of IVF, deep in the research, treating her body like a proble...

I'm thrilled to share something brand spankin' new with you — a special Fertile Ground podcast series called HELD IN HER STORIES. These are real conversations with women inside my program, Fertility Mind-Body Mastery, who are rewriting and rewiring what it means to trust life, their bodies, and themselves. Each story is a living example of what happens when we stop trying to "get it right" and sta...

Let's talk about a belief that's quietly running the show for so many brilliant, high-achieving women trying to conceive:   ✨ "If I get support… if I make this easier… then I won't be/feel worthy of my baby."   I believed that for years.   But it's a bullshit lie — and it's one that's keeping way too many brilliant, sensitive women stuck in cycles of shame, burnout, and isolation.   In this week'...

I've noticed more and more people online saying "there's no such thing as unexplained infertility." That if you just test enough, fix enough, try  enough… you'll find the root cause.    And although that may sound comforting to some — I respectfully and fully — disagree.   All those years I was TTC, I do not believe my body was missing something that I could have found in a test.   I believe I was...

I have to tell you about one of the most powerful full-circle moments I've ever witnessed in my coaching career — and now you get to witness it too. In the latest coaching call of the Fertility Mind-Body Mastery , something magical happened. One of my longtime clients — who just completed her third (!!) round of FMBM — shows up to her very last call… with her newborn baby in her arms Baby Daniel....

Let's cut the fertility fluff. You say you want the baby. And I 100% believe  you. But the real question is: Does your nervous system—the bodyguard of what gets let in—believe it's actually safe to receive this? This week's episode is not for the surface-level manifesting girlies. This is for the woman who's done so damn much and still feels like she's stuck in fertility purgatory. Because here's...

If you're not in the space to hear about pregnancy loss, please take care of yourself and skip this one. But if you've been through it—or are in it right now—this is for you. My intention is to honor you. To walk beside you. To name the sacredness of this experience in a world that often  doesn't know how. In this episode, I share my own story: a pregnancy loss I had this past December. I've had t...

This week's episode is for the woman who has been through a lot  lately. Has life asked you to carry more than most in the past season of your life? You've been the strong one. The responsible one. The one with deep resilience. You still show up — even when your heart feels shattered. Even when no one notices how much you're really holding. And maybe you're starting to wonder… What happens if I st...

Out of 156 podcast episodes, I've never done one on IVF—which is honestly kind of wild.   And if I'm being really honest with you… I think it's because I've been so careful with this topic. I know how deeply emotional IVF is, and I never want to add to anyone's pain. But this year, I made a promise to myself: to speak my truth fully. Because when I hold back out of fear, I also hold back from the...

This weekend, something happened with my sweet 17-year-old Yorkie-Poo, Abby, that really hit me hard and made me reflect on how we all react to uncertainty.  As we got ready for our Sunday family walk, Abby did something she's never done before — she sat there, refusing to move. For the first time in her life, she didn't want to go for a walk. I panicked: Shit. My girl is really slowing down. What...

I want to ask you a hard question: How's your relationship with your body right now? No, really. How are you actually treating it? In today's episode of the Fertile Ground podcast, I'm breaking down something that's been on my mind for a while: how women have been conditioned to have a transactional relationship with their bodies.  We've ALL been taught that our bodies are like machines. That they...

I know what you're thinking.   Yoga? For fertility?   How the hell is lying on a mat and breathing supposed to help when you get pregnant when you're not even breaking a sweat? When every part of you feels like you need to be doing more, trying harder, pushing through?   That's exactly why I invited Jennifer Edmunds onto the Fertile Ground Podcast—to flip the script on what the 5000 year old 🤯 pr...

Does it feel like the Universe is giving you the silent treatment? You're doing sooo much and yet – you're hearing crickets… WTF… am I right? It just doesn't feel like there's any proof  that things are working I remember the grief that came with every cycle and the belief that if I just did more —restricted myself more, stayed home more, or moved to a fucking forest— then I'd have more control. ...

Kaitlyn had been TTC for five years. Five years of doing everything "right." Five years of putting her emotions aside and pushing through. Five years of trying to be positive  because she thought feeling anything else would ruin her chances.   So when her best friend got pregnant unexpectedly (without even trying), she wanted  to be happy for her. But instead, she felt a wave of anger so strong it...

I know what it's like to feel like you have to earn  your baby by walkin' that tightrope of perfection. (That's literally what it felt like for me…)   But to be blunt: perfectionism doesn't create life. It kills  it. It takes your humanity—your emotions, your sadness, your joy, your utter aliveness—and convinces you that because you feel things, then you're "not there yet". That your  humanity  is...

Perfection is a big f*cking fat lie. I know. It's tough. Every day, that little voice in your head whispers: "If you just do everything right, you'll avoid pain and only feel immense pleasure." And this belief is holding you hostage. (Just like it did to me, for years while TTC.) This BELIEF is making your journey feel like an uphill battle – and no matter how hard you push for "perfection," your...

Here's a question for you: When you think about your fertility journey, what comes to mind? The tests, the memories, the treatments, the hope and disappointment... all of it, right? But what if I told you that the real key to navigating this journey isn't just about those things? What if the missing piece to creating the life you want is something a little more unexpected? And deeper? It might sou...

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...

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'...

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 t...

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 li...