Today's episode goes into how support groups are the essential element to bridging people to parenthood. 

• Ending isolation
• Renewing strength
• Celebrating the wins and sharing the burdens
• Gaining practical advice
• Creating a safe space for women physicians
• Focusing the next steps 
• Creating massive results

We are truly stronger together. 

Even if you are a massive introvert like me, the group is the only empowered  way to endure your journey with ease, support, strength, and ultimately success.

As always, please keep in mind that this is my perspective and nothing in this podcast is medical advice.

If you found this conversation valuable, book a consult call with me using this link:

www.loveandsciencefertility.com/contact

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Please don’t let infertility have the final word. We are here to take the burden from you so that you can achieve your goal of building your family with confidence and compassion. I’m rooting for you always.

In Gratitude,

Dr. Erica Bove

My Loves, this conversation is going to change your life. Dr. Chrissie Ott is a Med Peds physician who spent nearly a decade on the path to conceiving her daughter. She generously shares her story with us, and I know you will see yourself in her story. 

Among many important topics, we discuss:

• suffering and transformation
• joy
• isolation
• persistence
• comical moments along the way
• energy work
• lost friendships
• surrender
• the existential relief of finally receiving her little one

You just need to listen. Like I said, you will never be the same.

Dr. Chrissie Ott is a physician coach, Med-Peds doc, speaker, and the human behind Joy Point Solutions — a space for people doing meaningful work to reconnect with what lights them up. She helps clients untangle from burnout, come home to their values, and reclaim delight in both their lives and leadership.

She’s the host of the Solving for Joy podcast and the leader of the Physician Coaching Summit, an event that brings coaches, clinicians, and changemakers together to share wisdom, build connection, and reimagine what’s possible in medicine and beyond.

Chrissie’s work blends neuroscience, creativity, and soul — with a healthy dose of curiosity and a sense of humor along the way.

Guest Links:

LinkedIn
Instagram

As always, please keep in mind that this is my perspective and nothing in this podcast is medical advice.

If you found this conversation valuable, book a consult call with me using this link:

www.loveandsciencefertility.com/contact

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Please don’t let infertility have the final word. We are here to take the burden from you so that you can achieve your goal of building your family with confidence and compassion. I’m rooting for you always.

In Gratitude,

Dr. Erica Bove

Have you ever wondered why your REI made a certain choice for you on your IVF journey? Or why they kept the same protocol or chose a different protocol which none of your friends have tried? Or why different REI’s have different recommendations on protocol selection?

This is a question I get over and over, and I’m here to empower you with a deeper understanding of these protocol and the ability to feel confident in your treatment plan.

Also—please let me know what other science-based podcast topics you’d like to hear about.

The bottom line is that there are many right ways to do IVF, and a tailored approach is always the right answer.

As always, please keep in mind that this is my perspective and nothing in this podcast is medical advice.

If you found this conversation valuable, book a consult call with me using this link:

www.loveandsciencefertility.com/contact

Follow us on social media:

IG: www.instagram.com/loveandsciencefertility

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Please don’t let infertility have the final word. We are here to take the burden from you so that you can achieve your goal of building your family with confidence and compassion. I’m rooting for you always.

In Gratitude,

Dr. Erica Bove

Navigating Father's Day can be incredibly challenging when you're on a fertility journey.  

Join me, Dr. Erica Bove, as I offer heartfelt support and practical strategies to manage your emotions during this tender holiday. From staying off social media to acknowledging your feelings, I guide you through strategies which have helped thousands of patients and clients just like you over the years.  

Let’s journey through this Father's Day together, embracing love, support, and resilience.

As always, please keep in mind that this is my perspective and nothing in this podcast is medical advice.

If you found this conversation valuable, book a consult call with me using this link:

www.loveandsciencefertility.com/contact

Follow us on social media:

IG: www.instagram.com/loveandsciencefertility

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Please don’t let infertility have the final word. We are here to take the burden from you so that you can achieve your goal of building your family with confidence and compassion. I’m rooting for you always.

In Gratitude,

Dr. Erica Bove

Have you ever felt like you were merely surviving on the fertility journey? 
What would it feel like to thrive instead?

In this episode I reveal my top 5 strategies for navigating the fertility journey (and life for that matter) in a way that allows us to thrive instead of merely survive. We discuss:

• emotional sobriety
• a broader sense of identity
• healthy relationships
• the ability to set loving and flexible boundaries
• surrender

If this is a struggle for you, I’d love to help! 
Book a consult call today and I can start helping you to thrive.

As always, please keep in mind that this is my perspective and nothing in this podcast is medical advice.

If you found this conversation valuable, book a consult call with me using this link:

www.loveandsciencefertility.com/contact

Follow us on social media:

IG: www.instagram.com/loveandsciencefertility

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Please don’t let infertility have the final word. We are here to take the burden from you so that you can achieve your goal of building your family with confidence and compassion. I’m rooting for you always.

In Gratitude,

Dr. Erica Bove

Have you been struggling with your weight along the fertility journey? 

Perhaps someone has even suggested a GLP-1, however you were worried about how this might affect your timing and potentially your future pregnancy?

Dr. Sarah Stombaugh debunks a lot of myths in this evidence-based conversation. We discuss the following:

• GLP-1s and the different half lives / recommendations for discontinuing prior to pregnancy
• Other weight loss medications which can be used as adjuncts during the bridge to treatment
• Intuitive eating, hunger and satiety (including protein goals, fiber, hydration, and optimizing the micronutrient environment)
• Emotional eating and how to overcome this
• Mindset pearls

Guest Details: 

Dr. Sarah Stombaugh is a family medicine physician and diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine. Graduating from Creighton University Medical School and completing her family medicine residency at University of Chicago, Dr. Stombaugh practiced outpatient primary care in Evanston, Illinois before moving to Charlottesville, Virginia with her family. Host of Conquer Your Weight Podcast, Dr. Stombaugh believes in empowering both individuals and the medical community in order to promote an evidence-based approach to the treatment of obesity.

Website: www.sarahstombaughmd.com

Instagram: @sarahstombaughmd

Additional Links:

Conquer Your Weight Podcast episode #74: The Impact of Weight on Fertility with Guest: Dr. Erica Bove

Love and Science Fertility Podcast episode #61: GLP1's and Infertility With Dr. Catherine H. Toomer

As always, please keep in mind that this is my perspective and nothing in this podcast is medical advice.

If you found this conversation valuable, book a consult call with me using this link:

www.loveandsciencefertility.com/contact

Follow us on social media:

IG: www.instagram.com/loveandsciencefertility

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Please don’t let infertility have the final word. We are here to take the burden from you so that you can achieve your goal of building your family with confidence and compassion. I’m rooting for you always.

In Gratitude,

Dr. Erica Bove

Have you ever looked at an IVF calendar and wondered how you are going to make it all work?

In today's episode, we discuss:

• The typical appointment schedule for oral cycles, IVF, and frozen embryo transfer protocols
• Creative solutions for getting to all of your appointments while still working as a physician
• The champion's mindset which is the real driver to make this all possible

Hopefully this episode will help you to believe you are worth it, come up with creative solutions, and bridge you to your goal of parenthood.

As always, please keep in mind that this is my perspective and nothing in this podcast is medical advice.

If you found this conversation valuable, book a consult call with me using this link:

www.loveandsciencefertility.com/contact

Follow us on social media:

IG: www.instagram.com/loveandsciencefertility

FB: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553692167183

Please don’t let infertility have the final word. We are here to take the burden from you so that you can achieve your goal of building your family with confidence and compassion. I’m rooting for you always.

In Gratitude,

Dr. Erica Bove

If weight concerns on the fertility journey are taking up your mental space, do not miss this episode.

Dr. Toomer generously shares her own journey of navigating type 2 diabetes, an elevated BMI, and a potentially fatal diagnosis of heart failure early in her career.  She discusses how being an early adopter of a GLP-1 literally saved her life. She gives an overview of GLP1’s and shares her thoughts about when a patient with fertility struggles could consider starting one.

Even if you have not struggled with weight, this episode highlights many of the less talked about aspects of the fertility journey: stigma, unsupportive family members, and shame.

May this episode be a conversation started for many more impactful conversations!

Guest Links
Website: https://drtoomer.com

Youtube: https://youtube.com/@drtoomer 

TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@drtoomertalks 

Facebook: https://facebook.com/drtoomer 

As always, please keep in mind that this is my perspective and nothing in this podcast is medical advice.

If you found this conversation valuable, book a consult call with me using this link:

www.loveandsciencefertility.com/contact

Follow us on social media:

IG: www.instagram.com/loveandsciencefertility

FB: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553692167183

Please don’t let infertility have the final word. We are here to take the burden from you so that you can achieve your goal of building your family with confidence and compassion. I’m rooting for you always.

In Gratitude,

Dr. Erica Bove

Encore of the 2024 Mother's Day episode.

Today we explore how to approach Mother's Day, which is this coming weekend. We discuss how our expectations can set us up for additional suffering, and how to handle triggers in the best way possible. 

We invite you to connect with your feminine divine energy and to acknowledge the women in your life who have mothered you, even if you do not share a biological connection. Similarly, we invite you to consider the many ways you may already connect with this energy, nurturing and supporting the people (and sometimes pets) in your life. 

We explore how a coaching lens can take us from feeling complex and negative feelings about this day, to being more in alignment with how we want to feel about this day.  Having awareness of our thoughts and feelings is the first step in deciding whether these thoughts and feelings serve us, and whether we want to make even small shifts to make us feel more calm and grounded.  

Most importantly, we discuss creating space for self compassion and grace during this time, and also leaning on the wisdom of the Serenity Prayer to get us through. 

As always, please keep in mind that this is my perspective and nothing in this podcast is medical advice.

If you found this conversation valuable, book a consult call with me using this link:

www.loveandsciencefertility.com/contact

Follow us on social media:

IG: www.instagram.com/loveandsciencefertility

FB: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553692167183

Please don’t let infertility have the final word. We are here to take the burden from you so that you can achieve your goal of building your family with confidence and compassion. I’m rooting for you always.

In Gratitude,

Dr. Erica Bove

There's no way around it: Mother's Day is complicated for most people, especially while on the fertility journey. Truly, most people approach this day with trepidation and dread, however this robs us of our power.

In today's episode, we discuss the following:

• Why Mother's Day is so painful
• My Top 10 strategies to make Mother's Day more tolerable
• How to hold the tension of unrealized dreams and still acknowledge progress 
• A few stories of hope since last Mother's Day

The longer I live, the more I understand that if something has nuance, complexity and paradox, it's probably getting me closer to the truth. This episode is no exception. Let the wisdom here guide you as you approach Mother's Day (let's be honest--we know it's not just the day itself, but also the anticipation of the day), and let's take back our power together.

Another Helpful Episode

Mother's Day: Strategies to Navigate with Agency and Self-Compassion

As always, please keep in mind that this is my perspective and nothing in this podcast is medical advice.

If you found this conversation valuable, book a consult call with me using this link:

www.loveandsciencefertility.com/contact

Follow us on social media:

IG: www.instagram.com/loveandsciencefertility

FB: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553692167183

Please don’t let infertility have the final word. We are here to take the burden from you so that you can achieve your goal of building your family with confidence and compassion. I’m rooting for you always.

In Gratitude,

Dr. Erica Bove