Trigger warning: this episode discusses sensitive mental health topics and pregnancy loss.

Today's episode is dedicated entirely to the taboo topic of mental health. While the physical aspect of IVF is certainly tough, I found the mental health struggles to be a whole different beast. In this episode I talk super openly about the main feelings and emotions I struggled with the most during my IVF cycles and my TTC time and try to give some helpful tips that have helped me to deal with some of these challenging emotions.

In this episode:

00:00 Intro

03:03 Societal Expectations To Power Through

06:00 Trigger Warning

07:10 Feeling Like Desire To Get Pregnant Is Taking Over Entire Life

14:10 Feeling Like I Am Not Good Enough

21:36 Fearing That My Body Is Not Able To Get/Stay Pregnant

27:46 Closing

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