The Catholic Fertility Podcast

Could your oral health be affecting your fertility? In today’s episode of the Catholic Fertility Podcast , I sit down with biological dentist Dr. Katie To for a conversation that completely changes the way we think about fertility and whole-body healing. We dive into the often-overlooked connection between oral health, chronic inflammation, and reproductive health —and why the mouth may hold impor...

Improve Heart Rate Variability (HRV) & Boost Fertility Could your HRV be a missing piece to your fertility ? In this episode of the Catholic Fertility Podcast, I’m breaking down Heart Rate Variability (HRV) and why it matters for fertility, hormone health, and nervous system regulation. HRV is one of the most powerful metrics for understanding how well your body adapts to stress—and it can rev...

If you’ve been told your DHEA-S levels are high and you’re struggling to conceive, this episode is for you. Today, I’m breaking down what elevated DHEA-S actually means, why it happens, and how high DHEA-S levels can impact ovulation, hormone production, adrenal health, and fertility. We talk about the deeper root causes behind high DHEA-S in women — including chronic stress, blood sugar dysregula...

Episode Summary In today’s episode of the Catholic Fertility Podcast, I’m opening up about one of the biggest pieces of my own fertility journey: low progesterone. From charting my cycles long before I was married, to discovering low progesterone during my first pregnancy, I’m sharing the personal story that completely changed how I view hormone health, fertility, and supporting the body naturally...

Your fertility is improving long before a positive pregnancy test ever appears. In today’s episode, I’m walking you through the biggest signs that your fertility is improving — even if you’re still waiting to conceive. Because healing and optimizing fertility is about so much more than one test result. Your body gives you clues every single day that things are moving in the right direction. We’re...

Episode Summary If you’re a Catholic woman trying to conceive, dealing with missing periods, or feeling stuck in the world of “unexplained infertility,” this episode is for you. In this very first episode of The Catholic Fertility Podcast , I open up about my personal journey—what it looked like to go over 10 years without a cycle and how I eventually conceived both of my children naturally. I’m w...

If you’ve been told your labs are “normal,” but you’re still not getting pregnant, this episode is for you. Especially if you’re a Catholic woman trying to conceive and feeling stuck in the frustration of not having answers. In this episode of The Catholic Fertility Podcast , I’m sharing how functional lab testing shifted my own fertility journey postpartum—when I knew something in my body was off...

If you feel like you’re doing everything right —eating healthy, taking supplements, tracking your cycle—but still not getting pregnant, this episode might completely shift your perspective. In this episode, I’m sharing the very first nutrition change I make with clients who are trying to conceive—and it’s probably not what you expect. Before supplements, protocols, or advanced fertility testing, y...

💛 Episode Summary In today’s episode, I’m diving into one of the most overlooked—but foundational —pieces of fertility and hormone health: blood sugar. If you’ve been told you have “unexplained infertility,” are dealing with irregular cycles, low progesterone, or just feel like something is off in your body… this episode is for you. I’m breaking down how blood sugar impacts ovulation, hormone pro...

The Catholic Fertility Podcast is for Catholic women who want to support their hormones, restore cycle health, and conceive naturally while honoring the faith and the design of their body. Hosted by Lucia Harmeling, MS, RDN, LD —functional dietitian, women’s health expert, and mom of two—this podcast explores the root causes behind hormone imbalance, irregular cycles, PMS, infertility, and miscarr...