Embrace Fertility

By Naomi Woolfson

Welcome to the Embrace Fertility podcast I’m Naomi Woolfson, a therapist who specialises in supporting women through trying to conceive, fertility treatments and then pregnancy and birth following inf... more

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The podcast currently has 143 episodes available.

Embrace Fertility episodes:

February 05, 2023 Can we please stop saying “Never give up” to those trying to conceive.
Episode 102: How does it make you feel when people say “Never give up”? Today I share why I think we need to shift the language here to something more supportive and inclusive.
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35min
January 22, 2023 How to get the best from Embrace Fertility
Episode 101: I offer a huge amount of free fertility resources and this episode talks you through how to access what you will find the most beneficial. I think I talk about the support offer and My next free class which is on Thursday. Www.Embracefertility.Co.Uk
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23min
January 13, 2023 Ranting in the woods - Try it!
Episode 100! I spent ages thinking about this episode I wanted it to be this grand epic celebratory creation. Instead it’s short, sweet and simple. Enjoy xxxx sign up for the free class which will be on Thursday 26th of January at www.embracefertility.co.uk/free-class.
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15min
December 08, 2022 Lessons learned through IUI, IVF and surrogacy with Kirsten McLennan author of 'This is Infertility'
Episode 99: Kirsten McLennan is an IVF and surrogacy Mum and a strong advocate for infertility awareness.
Her book 'This Is Infertility' is the six year journey of Kirsten and her husband Ryan as they navigate against tremendous odds to be parents. It combines the couple's personal experiences with factual insights into fertility treatment and gestational surrogacy. Through her Instagram profile @straight.up.infertility, Kirsten shares her personal experience and insights on infertility.
She's also an ambassador for IVF babble and writes and interviews for fertility magazines, blogs and video blogs.
www.instagram.com/straight.up.infertility/
www.straightupinfertility.com/
Other episodes mentioned: How to decide when to start or continue fertility treatment "My fertility specialist wants me to start treatment next cycle but I don’t feel ready." I hear this a lot as a fertility therapist and coach. We can feel so anxious and overwhelmed when a fertility specialist or even our partner is pushing us to take the next step forward with treatment but we don’t feel ready. In this episode I share three different mind-body techniques to allow you to make a decision from a place of confidence rather than fear. I discuss how to decide when you should start or continue fertility treatment be that Clomid, IUI, IVF or ICSI.
www.embracefertility.co.uk/embrace for 12 week course
www.embracefertility.co.uk/coaching for therapy
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1h 4min
November 23, 2022 4 ways to approach Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year while TTC
Episode 76 revisited: Are you dreading the weeks ahead? Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year You can't quite believe another ENTIRE year has gone by and you still don't have your baby. You're putting so much pressure on yourself to be pregnant by the end of 2022 you might actually implode.
And you're not sure how you are going to get through the celebrations, the social gathers and the never ending cheer.
I've got you.
In this episode I talk about the four options you have for how you go into the holiday season.
Also talk about the free class that I ran last year "Holiday Survival Guide for those trying to conceive"
Instant access to replay here: https://youtu.be/YFc3EWSmCVE
Sign up for freebies at www.embracefertility.co.uk/free-class or via link in my profile @embracefertility on Instagram.
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11min
November 12, 2022 My fertility specialist wants me to do IVF next cycle but I don’t feel ready - How to decide when to start or continue fertility treatment
Episode 98: I hear this a lot as a fertility therapist and coach. We can feel so anxious and overwhelmed when a fertility specialist or even our partner is pushing us to take the next step forward with treatment but we don’t feel ready. In this episode I share three different mind-body techniques to allow you to make a decision from a place of confidence rather than fear. I discuss how to decide when you should start or continue fertility treatment. Resources mentioned: www.embracefertility.co.uk/free-class www.embracefertility.co.uk/embrace www.embracefertility.co.uk/coaching EFT Tutorial - www.embracefertility.co.uk/blog/eft-tapping-for-infertility-and-fertility/ The private grief of infertility and pregnancy loss - https://www.embracefertility.co.uk/blog/grief-of-infertility
You can watch the YouTube version of this episode here:
https://youtu.be/req14lHnhTc
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16min
November 06, 2022 You do not need to be perfect in order to get pregnant
Episode 97: You cannot control or command that a baby comes and stays. A baby will come or not come.
You can however embrace the enormity of your emotions and the situation, and gently release the need to control.
Allowing instead a sense of relief.
This weeks podcast episode I talk about you do not need to be perfect in order to get pregnant and become a mum.
I shared a powerful metaphorical visualisation to help you release the pressure you are putting on yourself to do ALL of the things and to do all of them perfectly.
The MP3s I mention can be found at www.embracefertility.co.uk/store.
You can follow me for daily inspiration at https://www.instagram.com/embracefertility/
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28min
October 06, 2022 How to step off of the crazy train while trying to conceive
Episode 96: Does it feel like you’re hurtling along at 1,000,000 miles an hour desperately trying to find the answer, find the solution to why are you not getting pregnant?
Does it feel like the more you research the more you feel you NEED to research?
In this weeks episode I share a technique to allow you to assess all of the different things you’re doing to support your fertility to ensure you are making the most of your time, energy and resources.
For the image of the mind map I mentioned go to my Insta account @embracefertility. How to Improve Your Chances of Success Using the Mind-body Link free class
Or how to improve your quality of life and experience more joy while waiting for your baby.
In this free hour long class I'll share:
♥ Science backed strategies to reduce stress and enhance fertility
♥ How by making simple changes you can double your changes of success
♥ The truth behind the impact of stress on your fertility and mental health
♥ How to use visualisation to comfort, clear and create while trying to conceive
♥ The studies that reveal vital information when we are struggling with infertility. Www.Embracefertility.Co.Uk/peace2 to sign up.
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23min
October 02, 2022 What have frogs got to do with the fact I don’t offer one-off therapy sessions anymore?
Episode 95 : A confession in this episode of how before training as a therapist I thought my friend’s frog phobia was silly!
Then once I had trained in Emotional Freedom Technique tapping I offered her a free session to undo my wrongs.
I talk about how in 40 minutes we had cleared her phobia that stemmed from a traumatic incident she experienced at five years old.
I share how quickly we can create changes with these powerful mind-body techniques but how the majority of cases we need to be detectives and that takes time and connection.
I do not offer one-off sessions anymore I work with you for 12 weeks to give you the support and care you deserve.
www.embracefertilit.co.uk/coaching for all the details and www.embracefertility.co.uk to sign up for Fridays free class.
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25min
September 25, 2022 The private grief of infertility and pregnancy loss
Episode 94: Recorded the day before the Queen‘s funeral here in the United Kingdom I thought it was the perfect time to talk about grief and loss.
Even if you do not feel connected to the Royal family in any way you will have been impacted by the Queen‘s death even if it’s just because you can’t go to your usual supermarket because everything is closed for the bank holiday!
However many people are experiencing a very public and shared grief. Many are choosing to celebrate the Queen‘s life by visiting Buckingham Palace or Windsor Castle and laying flowers and thousands have queued to pay their respects and walk past the Queen's coffin.
One of my clients was surprised by the grief she felt at hearing the news of the Queen‘s death but I reminded her that whenever we hear of death it reminds us of our own immortality and also of the loss that we ourselves have experienced.
Infertility and pregnancy loss on the other hand is a very private grief and one that we generally don’t have space for in our society.
In this woodland walk episode I talk about ways in which you may be triggered by current events and how to connect with and work through your own personal grief, be that in regards to Infertility and pregnancy loss or any other grief.
You can watch on the Embrace Fertility Youtube channel here.
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15min

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The podcast currently has 143 episodes available.

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