Uniquely focusing on the emotional side of infertility and providing you with information, tools and support to enhance your fertility and make your journey a more positive one. Tune into the Your Fertility Hub podcast for interviews, stories and tips to help you feel more supported, empowered and informed AND improve your chances of conceiving by learning all about the power of mind-body tools to boost your natural fertility. Hosted by international fertility coach, Karenna Wood, each podca ...
…
continue reading
1
EP62 - Multiple Pathways & Perspectives
13:35
13:35
Прослушать позже
Прослушать позже
Списки
Нравится
Нравится
13:35
Exclusively letting you in on one of our Toolbox favourites - our monthly mindset moments! Each month in our infertility support app (Your Fertility Toolbox), we release a new audio challenging your mindset or a new meditation/relaxation track. These are one of the most popular items in our Toolbox! This month we’re sharing this with you on the pod…
…
continue reading
1
EP61 - Building resilience during infertility - 3 simple ways
17:51
17:51
Прослушать позже
Прослушать позже
Списки
Нравится
Нравится
17:51
Resilience isn’t just about getting naturally stronger as you endure the horrendous ups and downs of infertility. That’s just endurance! Here are 3 practical ways you can build yourself up to feel stronger and better able to cope with the fertility storm! Learn from international fertility coach, Karenna Wood, about 3 simple ways you can become mor…
…
continue reading
1
EP60 - Fertility Yoga - The basics
20:00
20:00
Прослушать позже
Прослушать позже
Списки
Нравится
Нравится
20:00
Fertility yoga combines the mind and body. It can help you truly relax in a way that other techniques just can't - helping you move emotions and thoughts by moving your body. Bringing you that calm, peaceful mind you crave. Meet Deb, our new resident yoga teacher at Your Fertility Hub, who brings us new classes every month into our wellness support…
…
continue reading
1
EP59 - "I was a lost cause!" Bethany's story
1:07:59
1:07:59
Прослушать позже
Прослушать позже
Списки
Нравится
Нравится
1:07:59
Born with a crippling uterine birth defect (nonvascular uterine septum) and severe endometriosis. After seven miscarriages, eight surgeries, a false Asherman's Syndrome diagnosis, failed frozen IVF, experimental endometrial lining therapy and deep mental health struggles, Bethany finally conceived and delivered her daughter in 2016. Now she shares …
…
continue reading
1
EP58 - Finding balance during infertility
39:22
39:22
Прослушать позже
Прослушать позже
Списки
Нравится
Нравится
39:22
Find out about the incredible benefits of acupuncture and chinese medicine during infertility with Michelle Oravitz from the Wholesome Lotus. Today’s guest is the wonderful Michelle Oravitzfrom the Wholesome Lotus in Miami, Florida. We chat about the amazing benefits of acupuncture she personally experienced through TCM and how she changed her care…
…
continue reading
1
EP57 - Corinne's live fertility coaching call
58:34
58:34
Прослушать позже
Прослушать позже
Списки
Нравится
Нравится
58:34
We’re excited to be able to share with you a live fertility coaching call with one of our spotlight members - Corinne. Normally these, like everything in our Toolbox app, are kept private to members only. However, kindly Corinne has allowed us to share her call to inspire and help others. Each month in the Your Fertility Toolbox app, we feature a m…
…
continue reading
1
EP56 - Dealing with pregnancy announcements during infertility
29:33
29:33
Прослушать позже
Прослушать позже
Списки
Нравится
Нравится
29:33
Pregnancy announcements can be so debilitating when you’re trying to conceive. It feels like everyone around you is getting pregnant (easily!) and you are the only one. They can send you spiralling into days of sadness and tears and worst of all they can be sprung on you at any moment seemingly from all directions. It’s time to take back control. Y…
…
continue reading
In the first episode of 2021, we’re here to inspire and motivate you for your fertility journey. Some days are hard and so dark. Don’t give up. Infertility is temporary, you will get through this. Listen to this motivational audio when it all feels too much. In this episode: A motivational audio for infertility You may also like: EP30 - Keeping mot…
…
continue reading
1
EP54 - Coping with lack of control during infertility
23:01
23:01
Прослушать позже
Прослушать позже
Списки
Нравится
Нравится
23:01
Infertility = a total lack of control! It can often be the first time you’ve felt in a complete tailspin but how do you cope. In this episode, we talk through some top tips for coping better with the feelings of lack of control. Karenna talks through alternative ways you can find solidity and security, dealing with overwhelm, the power of movement,…
…
continue reading
1
EP53 - A story of love, loss and IVF
59:49
59:49
Прослушать позже
Прослушать позже
Списки
Нравится
Нравится
59:49
Listen to Monica’s heartbreaking journey through 5 IVF cycles, miscarriage and stillbirth. We talk about love, loss and how you can make IVF a better experience through planning and key tools. We love sharing fertility stories and are excited to share Monica’s journey through successful IVF cycles and sadly how 2 cycles ended in loss. We talk openl…
…
continue reading
1
EP52 - Wellbeing DURING infertility
12:21
12:21
Прослушать позже
Прослушать позже
Списки
Нравится
Нравится
12:21
It’s time to focus on you. You’re hurting, you’re sad, you’re suffering- You’re not ok! Your focus is purely on ‘baby’ but what about you? We talk about how it’s hard to accept that you need to look after yourself during infertility, that wellbeing DURING infertility is so important. Not only can it help you reach your goal (check out all the resea…
…
continue reading
1
EP51 - Getting real and raw about miscarriage
1:02:49
1:02:49
Прослушать позже
Прослушать позже
Списки
Нравится
Нравится
1:02:49
Every tale of miscarriage is unique. But what is sadly the same throughout most stories is the lack of miscarriage support. Sam and the team at Pink Elephants are on a mission to change that! Following her own experience of feeling alone, confused and traumatised by her miscarriages, Sam co-founded and runs the wonderful Pink Elephants support orga…
…
continue reading
1
EP50 - We're starting a caring revolution!!!
28:30
28:30
Прослушать позже
Прослушать позже
Списки
Нравится
Нравится
28:30
In today's podcast, I'm getting pretty honest and I open about how I feel we're just not valuing emotional support enough on an individual level and within the fertility industry. In my view, emotional support should be a core component of anyone's fertility journey - everyone should have access to support and ways to make them feel better. So I'm …
…
continue reading
1
EP49 - Fertility Treatment: The importance of emotional support
42:43
42:43
Прослушать позже
Прослушать позже
Списки
Нравится
Нравится
42:43
Hear from fertility specialist Dr Gad Lavy and relationship therapist Samantha Lavy about the importance of emotional support during fertility treatment and how they are making it a priority in their clinics. It’s a fact - the take up of in-clinic counselling or therapy is very low. In Australia, it’s mandatory to offer counselling but clinics vary…
…
continue reading
1
EP48 - East meets west with Dr Jill Blakeway of Yinova
38:03
38:03
Прослушать позже
Прослушать позже
Списки
Нравится
Нравится
38:03
Amidst the chaos of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York, we chat to the wonderful Jill Blakeway to find out more about the integration of eastern and western philosophies for fertility. In this episode, we learn about the importance of balance, setting clear goals for therapy and the success of the integration of acupuncture particularly for IVF succ…
…
continue reading
1
Infertility game-changer
14:11
14:11
Прослушать позже
Прослушать позже
Списки
Нравится
Нравится
14:11
Your Fertility Hub is on a mission! We believe everyone should have access to emotional support and today’s podcast shares with you our new app - Your Fertility Toolbox. A complete fertility wellness centre on your phone. Access our private community, a huge toolbox of resources, fertility coaching, regular events and guest experts - all in one pla…
…
continue reading
1
EP47 - Is this the new way to beat infertility?
42:20
42:20
Прослушать позже
Прослушать позже
Списки
Нравится
Нравится
42:20
Dr Ali Domar is a world-renowned Harvard scientist and scholar who has devoted her career to helping couples live through infertility in a better way and ‘lots of pregnancies are the happy result’ she says. In this episode, we find out what mind and body means, how it can help you get pregnant and hear many stories about couples who’ve conceived de…
…
continue reading
1
EP46 - A fertility story you can't miss!
1:12:41
1:12:41
Прослушать позже
Прослушать позже
Списки
Нравится
Нравится
1:12:41
This infertility story is so incredible, it’s almost unbelievable. Shen and her husband battled through 6 recurrent miscarriages, international surrogacy, change of laws mid-way through and then miraculously got pregnant naturally, TWICE! Hear it all here We’ve had many incredible fertility stories featured on the Your Fertility Hub podcast, but I …
…
continue reading
1
EP45 - Tara's story of Everlasting Hope
52:53
52:53
Прослушать позже
Прослушать позже
Списки
Нравится
Нравится
52:53
Tara’s journey began like many others - trying from month to month with no success. Finally a positive pregnancy test but then miscarriage shattered their hopes. Living in a rural town in North Dakota, they kept quiet about their silent heartbreak and progressed through more appointments and rounds of IUIs. Each failure adding to their sadness and …
…
continue reading
1
EP44 - Coping strategies for infertility
31:46
31:46
Прослушать позже
Прослушать позже
Списки
Нравится
Нравится
31:46
In this episode, international fertility coach Karenna Wood discusses 8 strategies you can use to help you cope better and feel stronger during your fertility journey. Right now the world is trying to cope with the pressures of Coronavirus and life in isolation. The pandemic is really taking a toll on people’s mental health. Just as this crisis put…
…
continue reading
1
BONUS - Stress relief tips for women TTC during the COVID-19 pandemic
12:35
12:35
Прослушать позже
Прослушать позже
Списки
Нравится
Нравится
12:35
A bonus podcast for women TTC with some helpful tips for stress relief and mindset management during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this short episode, we chat about how to cope with the added stress of the COVID-19 pandemic when you’re already stressed from your fertility journey. We know that cycles have been cancelled or postponed, medications are ha…
…
continue reading
1
EP43 - Kate's intimate portrayal of fertility treatment
34:37
34:37
Прослушать позже
Прослушать позже
Списки
Нравится
Нравится
34:37
Before we start, both Kate and I want to warn you - the film is pretty full-on! If you’re going through fertility treatment right now, you may wish to not watch it right now or pick your time to watch it. What we mean is - it very accurately portrays the stress and emotion of IVF and as a viewer that’s quite confronting. But that’s one reason it’s …
…
continue reading
1
EP42 - Paige's heartbreaking IVF Story
1:23:01
1:23:01
Прослушать позже
Прослушать позже
Списки
Нравится
Нравится
1:23:01
In this heart-breaking interview, we delve into Paige’s IVF journey and learn how for her, the anxiety didn’t stop at the 2 pink lines Listening to Paige talk about her IVF journey is like opening a door to a world so many couples are going through behind the scenes. She kindly walks us through every step of her journey, how it felt, how she coped …
…
continue reading
1
EP41 - Pressing refresh on your fertility journey
27:55
27:55
Прослушать позже
Прослушать позже
Списки
Нравится
Нравится
27:55
Most women going through infertility aren’t very kind to themselves - they spend hours in their own heads being really mean - thinking things like: “I’m never going to pregnant” and “everyone around me is getting pregnant, it will never be my turn.” This is creating a reality of sadness, anger, jealousy and loads of other emotions and making every …
…
continue reading
1
EP40 - What's your real fertility story?
29:55
29:55
Прослушать позже
Прослушать позже
Списки
Нравится
Нравится
29:55
You know your story off by heart - X years TTC, number of months disappointed, number of cycles, FSH, AMH, Number of Day 5 blastocysts etc. You could repeat the facts in your sleep. That’s not the real story though. What’s your real fertility story? The one you tell yourself late at night and in those moments you allow your mind to worry over and o…
…
continue reading
1
EP39 - Coping with guilt during infertility
30:17
30:17
Прослушать позже
Прослушать позже
Списки
Нравится
Нравится
30:17
There are so many areas that could be causing guilt on a fertility journey but we don’t often talk about it. We feel guilty about feeling guilty! We shut away our feelings but they re-surface daily or are triggered by events and others. Infertility is a minefield of guilt with so many factors coming into play and it’s hard to find your way through …
…
continue reading
1
EP38 - Managing Work & Infertility
30:59
30:59
Прослушать позже
Прослушать позже
Списки
Нравится
Нравится
30:59
Work can often be a double-edged sword during infertility. It can be a great source of personal satisfaction, a distraction and an area where you can still be in the driver’s seat. However, it can also clash with your journey causing a lot of stress, guilt and lack of flexibility. In this interesting podcast interview, we talk to Bonnie who is an H…
…
continue reading
1
EP37 - Bianca's strategies for surviving infertility and surrogacy
28:15
28:15
Прослушать позже
Прослушать позже
Списки
Нравится
Нравится
28:15
Bianca’s 13-year battle with infertility taught her so much. In this in-depth podcast interview, she shares how she tried everything in her powers to conceive a child naturally including 8 failed IVF cycles, MTHFR testing, endo scratch, various drugs and natural therapies as well as using donor eggs. Her heartbreaking story finally comes to an end …
…
continue reading
1
EP36 - Fertility Affirmations
30:02
30:02
Прослушать позже
Прослушать позже
Списки
Нравится
Нравится
30:02
We love fertility affirmations at Your Fertility Hub - they’re an incredibly powerful tool to help you change your mindset and be more positive. In this podcast, we learn about what affirmations are and how they work by creating new neural pathways in the brain - changing your automatic thinking to the new more positive route. In just 2-3 weeks tim…
…
continue reading
1
EP35 - Erin's lessons learned through infertility
1:17:14
1:17:14
Прослушать позже
Прослушать позже
Списки
Нравится
Нравится
1:17:14
Erin learned so much through her fertility journey and in this great interview she shares with you all she learned and wish she’d known. We talk through how she initially went into infertility very passively. It all felt so unexpected and she wasn’t accepting this was her path. Gradually as she moved from timed intercourse to IUIs to IVF she became…
…
continue reading
1
EP34 - Talking menstrual cycles and infertility
1:07:27
1:07:27
Прослушать позже
Прослушать позже
Списки
Нравится
Нравится
1:07:27
In this great interview with natural fertility expert, Lisa Hendrickson-Jack we talk about how our menstrual cycles are a window into our overall health. Lisa calls our cycles the ‘5th vital sign’ and has recently released a new book talking all about this. Lisa is known for her expert knowledge of cycles and fertility tracking using the fertility …
…
continue reading
1
EP33 - Keeping Positive During Infertility
37:40
37:40
Прослушать позже
Прослушать позже
Списки
Нравится
Нравится
37:40
It’s hard to stay positive during infertility. In this great interview, we learn how to keep a balanced perspective and become more solution focused. Hear Mel’s personal story of ‘post-traumatic growth’ and how focusing on her wellbeing has transformed her life. For a long time, she suppressed her trauma and negativity but when she finally tackled …
…
continue reading
1
EP32 - Secondary Infertility Story
41:49
41:49
Прослушать позже
Прослушать позже
Списки
Нравится
Нравится
41:49
One of our favourite podcast interviews yet! We’re lucky enough to interview a beautiful couple from the United States who open up and share about their secondary infertility story, their miscarriages and how they have grown together as a couple as a result. Shannon initially felt hesitant about speaking out about her secondary infertility for fear…
…
continue reading
1
EP31 - Factors affecting your fertility
30:17
30:17
Прослушать позже
Прослушать позже
Списки
Нравится
Нравится
30:17
There are often multiple factors that could be affecting your fertility. Learn more about these in our interview with natural fertility specialist Gabriela Rosa. When you’re on a fertility journey, you feel like you’re on a quest to discover the answer to why you’re not getting pregnant. Often it can be multiple factors that can be leading to infer…
…
continue reading
1
EP30 - Keeping motivated during your fertility journey
22:28
22:28
Прослушать позже
Прослушать позже
Списки
Нравится
Нравится
22:28
How do you keep going when it feels like you're never going to get pregnant?! Hear our expert tips for keeping motivated on your fertility journey In this episode, we celebrate the first birthday of the Your Fertility Hub Podcast and thank our amazing listeners as we hit 10,000 downloads. We ask you to like, subscribe and go a step further - to sha…
…
continue reading
1
EP29 - An Integrative approach to fertility care
29:25
29:25
Прослушать позже
Прослушать позже
Списки
Нравится
Нравится
29:25
One size doesn’t fit all when it comes to fertility. Often an integrative and individualised approach to fertility care can help women get pregnant. Learn more from leading expert, Dr Victoria Maizes. When you're TTC (trying to conceive), it feels like you have to tick all these boxes and you're always searching for the one thing that might break t…
…
continue reading
1
EP28 - Your Fertility Mindset
46:46
46:46
Прослушать позже
Прослушать позже
Списки
Нравится
Нравится
46:46
In this episode, we talk to mindset and anxiety coach Sam Hearne from ‘A Happy Mind’ about her own personal infertility journey and her top tips to keeping on top of your mindset. Mindset is one of the toughest parts of a fertility journey and it’s hard to journey the rollercoaster in a positive way, however, there are some techniques that can real…
…
continue reading
1
EP27 - What's your fertility formula?
29:26
29:26
Прослушать позже
Прослушать позже
Списки
Нравится
Нравится
29:26
Learn from fertility expert, Kirsten Karchmer about how to find your fertility formula, what your cycle is telling you and what areas you can work on to improve your natural fertility. In this episode, we interview Kirsten Karchmer (Founder & CEO of Conceivable and Viv Wellness) about her unique approach to infertility, built after 20 years treatin…
…
continue reading
1
EP26 - Jealousy during infertility
19:29
19:29
Прослушать позже
Прослушать позже
Списки
Нравится
Нравится
19:29
In this open episode, we talk about the thorny topic of feeling jealous during infertility. It’s incredibly common and can be really difficult to cope with at times. Learn 3 top strategies to help you reduce or mitigate jealous feelings and instead feel more empowered on your fertility journey. Firstly we talk about how normal it is to feel this wa…
…
continue reading
1
EP25 - Combining running with infertility and IVF
38:20
38:20
Прослушать позже
Прослушать позже
Списки
Нравится
Нравится
38:20
There’s a lot of conflicting advice out there about if you can exercise during infertility and particularly during fertility treatments like IVF and IUI. In this interview, we chat with Tedi Palmer - an infertility blogger who loves running and endured a 7-year fertility journey, about her journey to motherhood and her opinions on exercise and infe…
…
continue reading
1
EP24 - Quick guide to your fertility diet
25:48
25:48
Прослушать позже
Прослушать позже
Списки
Нравится
Нравится
25:48
Listen to this great interview with Charlotte from The Fertility Kitchen about how she supported herself through her IVF with a healthy diet and is now teaching others to do the same. Charlotte battled infertility for over 3 years and was successful in her first cycle of IVF. She strongly believes the steps she took to implement a healthy fertility…
…
continue reading
1
EP23 - Managing emotions during IVF
38:37
38:37
Прослушать позже
Прослушать позже
Списки
Нравится
Нравится
38:37
IVF is an incredibly emotional experience. There’s lots of tips and information out there about how to change your diet, lifestyle and the practical tips but not a lot of specific emotional support. In this episode, Fertility Coach Karenna Wood talks you through her top tips to manage IVF more positively. In this, she touches on stress, emotional w…
…
continue reading
1
EP22 - A holistic approach to recurrent miscarriage
29:31
29:31
Прослушать позже
Прослушать позже
Списки
Нравится
Нравится
29:31
In this episode, Karenna talks to Dr Lora Shahine, a Reproductive Endrocronologist from Pacific North West Fertility in Seattle. As well as an IVF specialist, Dr Shahine is also the Director of the Center for Recurrent Pregnancy Loss and author of two books (see links below) In this in-depth interview, we delve into the whole range of approaches to…
…
continue reading
1
EP21 - Mindfulness: The secret weapon for infertility
24:34
24:34
Прослушать позже
Прослушать позже
Списки
Нравится
Нравится
24:34
In this episode, Karenna talks about the power of mindfulness. It’s not just a buzz word or only for the few - it’s now a mainstream technique that is scientifically-proven to raise emotional wellbeing and improve natural fertility. Most of us spend most of our thinking time in two places - the past and the future. We rehash past events, allow regr…
…
continue reading
1
EP20 - Faith and Fertility
25:56
25:56
Прослушать позже
Прослушать позже
Списки
Нравится
Нравится
25:56
Caroline’s faith has led her through her own fertility journey and she now inspires thousands of others with her approach You are going to love meeting Caroline in this episode! Caroline is an infertility blogger who’s faith has supported her through her own 6-year battle with infertility and has led her to now inspire and support thousands of othe…
…
continue reading
1
EP19 - Meet Poppy - infertility, relationships and positive tools to manage stress
1:07:20
1:07:20
Прослушать позже
Прослушать позже
Списки
Нравится
Нравится
1:07:20
Hear Poppy’s fertility story and how stress has been a major factor. Learn how she has deepened her relationship with her husband and listen to Karenna coaching Poppy on some positive support tools to reduce stress.For more emotional support and free resources, join Your Fertility Toolbox - www.yourfertilityhub.com/join-toolbox or https://www.faceb…
…
continue reading
1
EP18 - Relationship tips during infertility
24:34
24:34
Прослушать позже
Прослушать позже
Списки
Нравится
Нравится
24:34
Infertility can deepen cracks in your relationships but it can also make you stronger and better at communicating. Tune in to hear our Top 5 tips for your primary relationship during infertility. For more emotional support and free resources, join Your Fertility Toolbox - www.yourfertilityhub.com/join-toolbox or https://www.facebook.com/yourfertili…
…
continue reading
1
EP17 - Finding direction on your fertility journey (Free meditation)
20:01
20:01
Прослушать позже
Прослушать позже
Списки
Нравится
Нравится
20:01
EP17 - Tune into this special podcast episode featuring a full, free meditation where you can meet your inner guide and get some direction for your journey. Even if you’re new to meditation, give it a try as it’s proven to help you reach your goals. For more emotional support and free meditations join Your Fertility Toolbox - www.yourfertilityhub.c…
…
continue reading
1
EP16 - Goal setting for your fertility
16:32
16:32
Прослушать позже
Прослушать позже
Списки
Нравится
Нравится
16:32
In the first episode of 2018, we unashamedly jump on the January bandwagon and talk about setting goals. However, we do it in a very different way to what you might be used to. You may feel that setting goals during infertility is pointless as things change and you don’t have full control over your journey and destiny. We talk about how, of course,…
…
continue reading
1
EP15 - Changing negative thoughts to boost your natural fertility
11:06
11:06
Прослушать позже
Прослушать позже
Списки
Нравится
Нравится
11:06
In the last episode of 2017, we talk about one of the greatest challenges during infertility - negative thinking. It’s a huge topic and this episode uses one simple technique to help you challenge some of your negative thoughts - simply being your own best friend. So we start by being aware of what some of your common negative thoughts are e.g. ‘Th…
…
continue reading