IVF This

Do you feel overwhelmed throughout your IVF experience? So many of us do! Today I am breaking down what overwhelm is, what it isn't, and sharing three strategies to overcome your overwhelm. 

Today we are celebrating TWO years of The IVF This Podcast. Today, I am sharing the 4 most important takeaways from the last two years. Think of this as the Cliff's Notes version of IVF This.

Today we are talking about perfectionism. What it is, what it isn't and a couple of strategies to tame your perfectionism. 

The holiday season can be one of the most challenging for someone experiencing infertility. Today I explain two ways that we make the holidays harder on ourselves, and share two ways we can make the holidays easier for ourselves. 

Do you fear your future if IVF does not work? Join me and my friend, Lana, a coach that specializes in helping you build a life after IVF fails. We talk about the common themes for women rebuilding after IVF doesn't work and how thinking about the worst-case scenario is actually a form of self-care.  

How often do you spend time worrying about the future? The next transfer? The next cycle? A future with or without children?⁠ ⁠ Uncertainty is a constant in our lives, and yet we deeply fear it. ⁠ ⁠ Join me today as I unpack uncertainty- what it is, what it isn't, and how to navigate it during your journey. ⁠

Embryo Transfers tend to be one of the most stressful periods of the IVF experience. Join me today as I explain what to expect, how to set realistic expectations for the experience and yourself, and an implantation visualization I have used for my transfers and that I share with my clients. 

Description: Are you tired of spending so much of your time and energy thinking about what other people say and do? Join me today as I explain how other people's choices are not personal and how you can start to create space between your emotional reactions and there people's choices. 

Have you ever thought about how much you or someone else complains?  Today I am talking about what complaining is, how complaints are sometimes gatekeeper in the infertility community, and an exercise from a fewllo coach on how to minimize how often you complain. 

Join me today as I continue talking about Time Scarcity and specifically the thought, "Time is running out."  We will be talking about how to manage that thought and to help you calm the panic that is typically associated to this belief. 

Do you ever tell yourself "this is taking too long?" This is a common thought based in time scarcity.  Today I will be talking about time scarcity: what it is, how it impacts us, the main feeling that thought creates, and how you can begin to unravel your time scarcity. 

Join me today as I break down the importance of planning for possible failure and learning how to take care of yourself. 

Join me today as I talk with my friend, fellow coach, and acupuncturist Michelle Kapler. 

Do you ever get caught in a cycle of asking yourself unanswerable questions, and your brain keeps spinning? Join me this week as I explain how asking dead-end questions is affecting your brain and show you how to ask questions that stimulate your brain to find answers that will help break that spin cycle and help you to feel more empowered.

Have you ever heard the term "growth mindset"? Join me today as I explain how cultivating this mindset can ease the suffering you experience during IVF and infertility.

Does your brain play a game where it offers up a bunch of terrifying and horrible "what if's?" Mine does too! Today I explain what the "what if" game is and two techniques to help you stop the spiral when your brain starts playing this game. 

  There are so many ways that we make the infertility journey harder on ourselves than necessary. So, join me this week as I share the top five reasons why we suck at infertility, and how understanding these things can help ease the suffering we experience.

Do you experience stress over things that haven't happened , yet? Then today's episode is for you.  Join me as I explain what anticipatory stress is and a four-step process for managing your brain. 

Today I am joined by Sarah Holland of The Fertile Mindset. Sarah is an Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) practitioner and shares her experiences with this modality as well as its many uses. 

Everyone has a manual for how we want the people in our lives to behave.    Join me this week as I break down what a manual is, why it can wreak havoc for us, and how understanding this concept can improve every single relationship in your life. 

Have you ever wanted to do something and felt a gnawing of anxiety or fear because you're afraid to make the wrong decision? Join me today as I explain how giving yourself permission for things can help you take control of your life and experience whatever you choose.

Do you constantly feel like you're fighting your thoughts? What if there was a different way to experience your thoughts without waging a full blown war in your brain?   Join me today as I explain a process of making peace with the thoughts you don't want, but that will come to you anyway. 

Do you ever wish you could go back to feeling the hope and excitement you had when you first started TTC? Join me today as I break down why that might be an unrealistic expectation and how the burden of knowledge comes into play. 

Do you ever tell yourself that you should feel more grateful? Join me today as I break down what gratitude is, how we weaponize it against ourselves, and how to actually cultivate genuine gratitude. 

Do you constantly feel like you're on an emotional rollercoaster and can only hold on for dear life? That's emotional reactivity.   Join me today as I explain what emotional activity is, how it negatively impacts all areas of your life, and how you can develop emotional resilience.