More often than not it is mental health and energy, not time and money, that prevents women from creating the family of their dreams. Whether it is physically running ourselves ragged or the mental toll it takes, it can all be incredibly draining on our energy if we are not mindful. 

We need our energy to become and stay pregnant. 

In this episode of the FU Project Podcast, I share ways to help you recognize and recover from fertility fatigue including simple tips and tools you can start implementing right now. 

What You’ll Learn

• What drains our mental health and energy

• What is the Zone of Genius and how can we use it to assess our life and preserve our energy

• Tools and exercises to help you have more energy

• Nutrition, supplements, and alternative therapies to support fatigue recovery

• Making recovery time a priority

Resources

READY FOR SOLUTIONS TO YOUR IVF ISSUES? 

►Sign up for a strategy session WITH TASHA HERSELF!►Get a FREE Personalized Guide for Your Next IVF Protocol NEED SUPPLEMENTS? Click here for education and discounts on medical grade supplements (don’t take supplements unless they are medical grade- it could hurt more than help!)

WANT TO WATCH THIS PODCAST ON VIDEO? ► [The Tasha Blasi]

ADD US ON:

► YouTube ► Instagram ► Facebook 

For more information, email us at [email protected]

About the Host: 

Tasha Blasi is an IVF consultant and Founder of IVF Uncovered (formerly the FU Project). Using her background in the sciences, and personally going through ten rounds of IVF for her two children, she has created a life mission to help patients doing IVF know as much as their doctor so they can ask better questions and get better treatment...all while bringing an unfiltered, humorous tone to this often heartbreaking subject.

Topics: Fertility Consultant, IVF Consultant, Fertility Coach, IVF Coach, IVF Success, Getting Pregnant, Staying Pregnant, Egg Retrievals, Egg Quality, Embryo Transfers, Holistic Health, Women’s Health

Trigger Warning! This episode discusses loss. If it is not supportive to your journey please skip this episode and join us next week.

For those experiencing pregnancy after loss of a previous pregnancy, it can be a challenge to find the specific support you need. The experience is surely tumultuous, to say the least, and things like peer support groups can provide comfort and strategies for getting through the hard times.

However, sharing about pregnancy loss might not be well-received in a more general pregnancy support group and the grief-centered groups might not be the best place to talk about a new pregnancy.

This is where Pregnancy After Loss Support, or PALS, comes in.  

In this week's episode of the FU Project podcast, I talk to Lindsey Henke, a licensed clinical social worker and psychotherapist specializing in perinatal loss and the pregnancy that follows.

Lindsey founded Pregnancy After Loss Support (PALS), a national non-profit for moms pregnant after a previous pregnancy loss. Her writing has been featured in TODAY Show, UpWorthy, Pregnancy and Newborn Magazine, Scary Mommy, and the New York Times. She also was shortlisted in 2016 in the UK-based Butterfly Awards for International Author and Blogger and has been featured in three literary performances called Listen to Your Mother in the cast of 2015, 2019 and 2021.

When not immersed in her work of supporting grieving mothers, she can be found with her nose in a book or getting lost in the forest with her two living children, husband and favorite furry friend, her shih-tzu, Georgie.

Listen as Lindsey and I explore this topic of navigating pregnancy after loss and the work she is doing in supporting perinatal and infant loss parents.  

The topic may be triggering for some, but the conversation is inspiring and educational.

What You’ll Learn

• About PALS (Pregnancy After Loss Support), their mission, and who they serve  
• The personal experience that led Lindsey to founding PAL
• How to support someone during a pregnancy after a loss
• The PAL app features, functionality, and resources it provides
• Examples of strategies such as distress tolerance and emotional regulation and specific tools that support them
• Reframing guilt after a loss

Resources

• READY FOR SOLUTIONS TO YOUR IVF ISSUES? 

  ►Sign up for a strategy session WITH TASHA HERSELF!►Get a FREE Personalized Guide for Your Next IVF Protocol NEED SUPPLEMENTS? Click here for education and discounts on medical grade supplements (don’t take supplements unless they are medical grade- it could hurt more than help!)

  WANT TO WATCH THIS PODCAST ON VIDEO? ► [The Tasha Blasi]

   

  ADD US ON:

  ► YouTube ► Instagram ► Facebook 

  For more information, email us at [email protected]

  About the Host: 

  Tasha Blasi is an IVF consultant and Founder of IVF Uncovered (formerly the FU Project). Using her background in the sciences, and personally going through ten rounds of IVF for her two children, she has created a life mission to help patients doing IVF know as much as their doctor so they can ask better questions and get better treatment...all while bringing an unfiltered, humorous tone to this often heartbreaking subject.

  Topics: Fertility Consultant, IVF Consultant, Fertility Coach, IVF Coach, IVF Success, Getting Pregnant, Staying Pregnant, Egg Retrievals, Egg Quality, Embryo Transfers, Holistic Health, Women’s Health

“How do I improve egg quality?”

This is by far the most frequently asked question I receive from clients and listeners of the podcast.

Soon to follow are questions such as, “Is it even possible to improve egg quality? “Are there supplements I can take?” “What about sperm quality?”

In this week's episode of the FU Project podcast, I talk to Lauren Takata, a physician’s assistant specializing in functional medicine and fertility. She is also the functional medicine expert in the FU Project Workshop.

Lauren Takata is a Physician Assistant specializing in Functional Medicine and fertility. After spending more than ten years in different areas of medicine, Lauren has shifted her focus to personalized lifestyle medicine. After having first-hand experience of how functional medicine was able to find the WHY behind the health issues of her second baby, she’s now committed to helping families with living vibrantly, pregnancy, and fertility. She believes our foundation of health starts in utero—or even prior to conception and feels that being able to work with families during this time of their lives is incredibly rewarding.

Lauren combines her medical and Functional Medicine training to treat patients with a functional medicine perspective, using a root-cause, science-based, body-systems approach to optimize and balance each individual. She is dedicated to supporting women anywhere on their life journey – whether they are thinking about getting pregnant or undergoing fertility treatments. Women

dealing with autoimmune issues or hormonal imbalance.

She has received additional training from The Institute for Functional Medicine and is currently working on being credentialed as an Integrative and Functional Nutrition Certified Practitioner (IFNCPTM). She is a co-author of an Amazon best-seller book titled “No More Bandaids”.

Listen as Lauren and I dive deep into your favorite topic: Improving Egg Quality, the benefits of which extend well beyond egg health and fertility and into pregnancy and postpartum and even your baby’s health.

What You’ll Learn

·      How to Improve Egg Quality, Cell Health, AMH & FSH

·      The Importance of Improving the Mitochondria and Energy of an Egg Cell

·      Supplements that Support Cell Health and Improve Egg Quality

·      Sperm Quality and Things Your Male Partner Can Do

·      Emotional De-cluttering and Stress Management

Resources

• READY FOR SOLUTIONS TO YOUR IVF ISSUES? 

  ►Sign up for a strategy session WITH TASHA HERSELF!►Get a FREE Personalized Guide for Your Next IVF Protocol NEED SUPPLEMENTS? Click here for education and discounts on medical grade supplements (don’t take supplements unless they are medical grade- it could hurt more than help!)

  WANT TO WATCH THIS PODCAST ON VIDEO? ► [The Tasha Blasi]

   

  ADD US ON:

  ► YouTube ► Instagram ► Facebook 

  For more information, email us at [email protected]

  About the Host: 

  Tasha Blasi is an IVF consultant and Founder of IVF Uncovered (formerly the FU Project). Using her background in the sciences, and personally going through ten rounds of IVF for her two children, she has created a life mission to help patients doing IVF know as much as their doctor so they can ask better questions and get better treatment...all while bringing an unfiltered, humorous tone to this often heartbreaking subject.

  Topics: Fertility Consultant, IVF Consultant, Fertility Coach, IVF Coach, IVF Success, Getting Pregnant, Staying Pregnant, Egg Retrievals, Egg Quality, Embryo Transfers, Holistic Health, Women’s Health
•  

In this week's episode of the FU Project podcast, we talk to Dr. Kris Wallace and get an in-depth look into the thyroid and how your thyroid and hormones could be affecting your fertility journey.

Dr. Kris Wallace is a licensed Naturopathic Physician at Desert Wellness Center. She graduated from Northern Arizona University with a master’s degree in health psychology and began her career as a health educator. Recognizing the whole person in a journey to health, Dr. Wallace continued her education and earned her Doctorate of Naturopathic Medicine from Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine. With over 25 years in the health field, she now practices naturopathic medicine with a focus on the whole person and uses the most effective natural treatments in conjunction with the latest medical research. Her practice focus includes BHRT, thyroid optimization, GI disorders, medical aesthetics, adolescent health, mental health, and acute routine illness. 

This week you’ll learn:

• Thyroid 101 - The real tests you need to be getting and what they mean,
• The correct ranges for your thyroid levels
• What is estrogen dominance and how to best detox if you have too much in your body,
• How metabolism can affect your fertility,
• and so much more!

Resources

• READY FOR SOLUTIONS TO YOUR IVF ISSUES? 

  ►Sign up for a strategy session WITH TASHA HERSELF!►Get a FREE Personalized Guide for Your Next IVF Protocol NEED SUPPLEMENTS? Click here for education and discounts on medical grade supplements (don’t take supplements unless they are medical grade- it could hurt more than help!)

  WANT TO WATCH THIS PODCAST ON VIDEO? ► [The Tasha Blasi]

   

  ADD US ON:

  ► YouTube ► Instagram ► Facebook 

  For more information, email us at [email protected]

  About the Host: 

  Tasha Blasi is an IVF consultant and Founder of IVF Uncovered (formerly the FU Project). Using her background in the sciences, and personally going through ten rounds of IVF for her two children, she has created a life mission to help patients doing IVF know as much as their doctor so they can ask better questions and get better treatment...all while bringing an unfiltered, humorous tone to this often heartbreaking subject.

  Topics: Fertility Consultant, IVF Consultant, Fertility Coach, IVF Coach, IVF Success, Getting Pregnant, Staying Pregnant, Egg Retrievals, Egg Quality, Embryo Transfers, Holistic Health, Women’s Health

WELCOME BACK!

Welcome to 2022 and welcome to a new season of the FU Project podcast! It feels so good to be back in the seat and record new content that I know will help you on your fertility journey.

Following the spirit of the new year (it's a popular time to start new things), I figured it would be a good idea to use this first episode to go over Tips to Help You Achieve Control Over Your Fertility Journey. In this episode, I will share how to get started when you realize you need fertility assistance.

These things will not only help support and guide you on your fertility journey, but these tips will also make you the best mama to be and woman for yourself.   

What You’ll Learn To:

• Be Your Own Advocate 
• See Each Choice as a Lesson or an Accomplishment
• Gather Your Facts
• Look for Unbiased Opinions
• When To Consider Hiring a Consultant

Resources

• READY FOR SOLUTIONS TO YOUR IVF ISSUES? 

  ►Sign up for a strategy session WITH TASHA HERSELF!►Get a FREE Personalized Guide for Your Next IVF Protocol NEED SUPPLEMENTS? Click here for education and discounts on medical grade supplements (don’t take supplements unless they are medical grade- it could hurt more than help!)

  WANT TO WATCH THIS PODCAST ON VIDEO? ► [The Tasha Blasi]

   

  ADD US ON:

  ► YouTube ► Instagram ► Facebook 

  For more information, email us at [email protected]

  About the Host: 

  Tasha Blasi is an IVF consultant and Founder of IVF Uncovered (formerly the FU Project). Using her background in the sciences, and personally going through ten rounds of IVF for her two children, she has created a life mission to help patients doing IVF know as much as their doctor so they can ask better questions and get better treatment...all while bringing an unfiltered, humorous tone to this often heartbreaking subject.

  Topics: Fertility Consultant, IVF Consultant, Fertility Coach, IVF Coach, IVF Success, Getting Pregnant, Staying Pregnant, Egg Retrievals, Egg Quality, Embryo Transfers, Holistic Health, Women’s Health

Are you feeling analysis paralysis when it comes to your fertility journey?

There are so many decisions to make when you're on this journey and all of them feel so important.

• Which clinic do you choose?
• Do you need a second opinion?
• Should you use an egg donor?
• Should you do another round of egg retrieval?

With so many decisions it's hard to know what feels right... how to find the clarity that the decision you're making is the right one for YOU.

In today's episode of the FU Project podcast, I'm sharing one of the tools that I share with my clients inside the FU Project Workshop:  Making Decisions with Precision on Your Fertility Journey.

These 6 steps that I teach you and my clients will help you navigate the tough decisions that only you can make. AND you'll feel confident knowing that you've used these steps to help guide you to what is truly best for you on this journey.

This week you’ll learn: 

• How to move forward when you feel stuck, 
• 6 Steps to help you gain instant clarity,
• Practices that help you tune into inner guidance - your intuition,  
• And so much more! 

Resources

• READY FOR SOLUTIONS TO YOUR IVF ISSUES? 

  ►Sign up for a strategy session WITH TASHA HERSELF!►Get a FREE Personalized Guide for Your Next IVF Protocol NEED SUPPLEMENTS? Click here for education and discounts on medical grade supplements (don’t take supplements unless they are medical grade- it could hurt more than help!)

  WANT TO WATCH THIS PODCAST ON VIDEO? ► [The Tasha Blasi]

   

  ADD US ON:

  ► YouTube ► Instagram ► Facebook 

  For more information, email us at [email protected]

  About the Host: 

  Tasha Blasi is an IVF consultant and Founder of IVF Uncovered (formerly the FU Project). Using her background in the sciences, and personally going through ten rounds of IVF for her two children, she has created a life mission to help patients doing IVF know as much as their doctor so they can ask better questions and get better treatment...all while bringing an unfiltered, humorous tone to this often heartbreaking subject.

  Topics: Fertility Consultant, IVF Consultant, Fertility Coach, IVF Coach, IVF Success, Getting Pregnant, Staying Pregnant, Egg Retrievals, Egg Quality, Embryo Transfers, Holistic Health, Women’s Health

For those faced with the decision to use an egg donor, sperm donor, or a surrogate it can feel impossible to know how to navigate the journey. 

How do you protect yourself? How do you protect the surrogate? How do you protect the eventual child? There is SO much to consider. 

In this week's episode of the FU Project podcast, I talk to Rijon Charne. Rijon is a fertility attorney and the founder/owner of Sunray Fertility Law based in Los Angeles, California. Having been born in South Africa, Rijon thoroughly enjoys working with international clients, clinics, and agencies and is well-versed in American and International law.

Shortly after graduating from law school, Rijon was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Cancer. As a precautionary measure, she chose to undergo fertility treatments before undergoing chemotherapy. This life-changing experience introduced her to the field of fertility law and Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART). She understands first-hand how stressful life can be for an individual or a couple who wants to have a family of their own. Her personal experience is why she takes pride in guiding parents through this intricate legal process. She handles all aspects of fertility law, including egg donation, sperm donation, embryo donation as well as the complicated area of surrogacy law, on behalf of intended parents, donors, and surrogates. Rijon also works as a consultant to many clinics, physicians, and fertility companies around the world. 

This week you’ll learn: 

• What is a fertility attorney,
• Who should work with a fertility attorney, 
• What conversations you should be having with everyone involved, 
• How to protect yourself on this journey, 
• And so much more! 

Resources

• READY FOR SOLUTIONS TO YOUR IVF ISSUES? 

  ►Sign up for a strategy session WITH TASHA HERSELF!►Get a FREE Personalized Guide for Your Next IVF Protocol NEED SUPPLEMENTS? Click here for education and discounts on medical grade supplements (don’t take supplements unless they are medical grade- it could hurt more than help!)

  WANT TO WATCH THIS PODCAST ON VIDEO? ► [The Tasha Blasi]

   

  ADD US ON:

  ► YouTube ► Instagram ► Facebook 

  For more information, email us at [email protected]

  About the Host: 

  Tasha Blasi is an IVF consultant and Founder of IVF Uncovered (formerly the FU Project). Using her background in the sciences, and personally going through ten rounds of IVF for her two children, she has created a life mission to help patients doing IVF know as much as their doctor so they can ask better questions and get better treatment...all while bringing an unfiltered, humorous tone to this often heartbreaking subject.

  Topics: Fertility Consultant, IVF Consultant, Fertility Coach, IVF Coach, IVF Success, Getting Pregnant, Staying Pregnant, Egg Retrievals, Egg Quality, Embryo Transfers, Holistic Health, Women’s Health

At the origin of every single one of our patterns is a moment. Every interaction that you have where you feel triggered, where you enter into a pattern of behavior be it anger, anxiety, stress, fear has an origin outside of that moment.

The person or scenario triggering the pattern is merely acting as a mirror to help you work through and release that pattern.

In this week's episode of the FU Project podcast, I talk to Cedric Bertelli. Cedric Bertelli is the Founder and Director of the Emotional Health Institute (EHI), an organization that provides information and education about Emotional Resolution®, or EmRes®. EHI gives people struggling with stress, depression, anxiety, and many other negative emotions access to the best-trained professionals who can guide them to resolve disruptive emotional patterns. EHI has taught thousands of adults how to resolve their emotional difficulties. In the San Francisco Bay area alone, over 200 teachers were trained to use Emotional Resolution with children thanks to the Insitute’s collaboration with Dedication Special Education and the Marin County Office of Education.

Cedric began to study and research the Emotional Resolution (EmRes) process in 2009 in his home country of France and has developed his understanding of emotional functioning and his craftsmanship of EmRes throughout the years. In addition to training mental health professionals, coaches, and educators on Emotional Resolution, Cedric also works with clients individually.

Join me this week for more fertility advice and adventure as we talk about: 

• How emotions are made.
• How stress and emotional difficulties can actually be resolved.
• What is Emotional Resolution®, or EmRes® and how it can help.
• How emotional patterns - emotional clutter - can keep you from getting and staying pregnant.
• And so much more! 

"...Most of the time our emotional state is not in tune with what we are actually currently experiencing...."

Resources

• READY FOR SOLUTIONS TO YOUR IVF ISSUES? 

  ►Sign up for a strategy session WITH TASHA HERSELF!►Get a FREE Personalized Guide for Your Next IVF Protocol NEED SUPPLEMENTS? Click here for education and discounts on medical grade supplements (don’t take supplements unless they are medical grade- it could hurt more than help!)

  WANT TO WATCH THIS PODCAST ON VIDEO? ► [The Tasha Blasi]

   

  ADD US ON:

  ► YouTube ► Instagram ► Facebook 

  For more information, email us at [email protected]

  About the Host: 

  Tasha Blasi is an IVF consultant and Founder of IVF Uncovered (formerly the FU Project). Using her background in the sciences, and personally going through ten rounds of IVF for her two children, she has created a life mission to help patients doing IVF know as much as their doctor so they can ask better questions and get better treatment...all while bringing an unfiltered, humorous tone to this often heartbreaking subject.

  Topics: Fertility Consultant, IVF Consultant, Fertility Coach, IVF Coach, IVF Success, Getting Pregnant, Staying Pregnant, Egg Retrievals, Egg Quality, Embryo Transfers, Holistic Health, Women’s Health

It is SO gross how much it costs to do fertility treatments. I speak with hundreds of women that wonder if they’ll ever be able to reach their goals of creating the family of their dreams because of said costs. 

In this episode of the FU Project podcast, I want to dive into The Financial Costs of IVF and How to Protect Your Investment. So many people start fertility treatments engulfed in fear… Will I run out of time? Will I run out of money? Will I ever have the family of my dreams? 

Join me this week for more fertility advice and adventure as we talk about: 

• How did I afford 10 rounds of IVF?
• Strategies you can do to protect your investment before and during treatment.
• What you should know about insurance coverage.
• Is it possible to get it even when your employer doesn’t have it? 
• And so much more! 

“Protect your investment, optimize results, and don’t move forward out of fear.”

- Tasha Blasi

Resources

READY FOR SOLUTIONS TO YOUR IVF ISSUES? 

►Sign up for a strategy session WITH TASHA HERSELF!►Get a FREE Personalized Guide for Your Next IVF Protocol NEED SUPPLEMENTS? Click here for education and discounts on medical grade supplements (don’t take supplements unless they are medical grade- it could hurt more than help!)

WANT TO WATCH THIS PODCAST ON VIDEO? ► [The Tasha Blasi]

ADD US ON:

► YouTube ► Instagram ► Facebook 

For more information, email us at [email protected]

About the Host: 

Tasha Blasi is an IVF consultant and Founder of IVF Uncovered (formerly the FU Project). Using her background in the sciences, and personally going through ten rounds of IVF for her two children, she has created a life mission to help patients doing IVF know as much as their doctor so they can ask better questions and get better treatment...all while bringing an unfiltered, humorous tone to this often heartbreaking subject.

Topics: Fertility Consultant, IVF Consultant, Fertility Coach, IVF Coach, IVF Success, Getting Pregnant, Staying Pregnant, Egg Retrievals, Egg Quality, Embryo Transfers, Holistic Health, Women’s Health

Approximately 1/3 of infertility is attributed to the female, 1/3 to the male, and 1/3 is caused by a combination or is unexplained. So why does this conversation always feel so female-focused?

Males can have low sperm count, low motility, low viability, and more. Fertility is just as much a female challenge as it is a male challenge. So why do we feel embarrassed when our male counterparts face a fertility challenge?

In today's episode of the FU Project podcast, we are talking Male Fertility: I Heart Men With Low Sperm Count. Stop feeling shame and embarrassment around male infertility and start feeling empowered to take control of your journey.

What You'll Learn:

• What causes male infertility,
• How to find out if male infertility is a factor in your unique journey,
• Tools for improving sperm quality,
• and much more!

“Getting our bodies as healthy and happy and well as possible is for your best, most successful, most productive life.”

-Tasha

Resources

• READY FOR SOLUTIONS TO YOUR IVF ISSUES? 

  ►Sign up for a strategy session WITH TASHA HERSELF!►Get a FREE Personalized Guide for Your Next IVF Protocol NEED SUPPLEMENTS? Click here for education and discounts on medical grade supplements (don’t take supplements unless they are medical grade- it could hurt more than help!)

  WANT TO WATCH THIS PODCAST ON VIDEO? ► [The Tasha Blasi]

   

  ADD US ON:

  ► YouTube ► Instagram ► Facebook 

  For more information, email us at [email protected]

  About the Host: 

  Tasha Blasi is an IVF consultant and Founder of IVF Uncovered (formerly the FU Project). Using her background in the sciences, and personally going through ten rounds of IVF for her two children, she has created a life mission to help patients doing IVF know as much as their doctor so they can ask better questions and get better treatment...all while bringing an unfiltered, humorous tone to this often heartbreaking subject.

  Topics: Fertility Consultant, IVF Consultant, Fertility Coach, IVF Coach, IVF Success, Getting Pregnant, Staying Pregnant, Egg Retrievals, Egg Quality, Embryo Transfers, Holistic Health, Women’s Health