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What do driving on autopilot, crying during a movie, and the fertility journey have in common?

 More than you might think.

This episode unpacks the real science (and surprising power) behind hypnosis, and why it’s one of my go-to tools in supporting fertility, emotional well-being, and nervous system regulation.

If you’ve ever thought hypnosis sounded a little woo-woo, or if you’ve been secretly afraid it involves clucking like a chicken... let’s clear that up.

Because not only is hypnosis incredibly practical, it’s also one of the most research-backed ways to shift the way you think, feel, and show up on your fertility journey.

In this episode, I explore:

• What hypnosis actually is (and why you’ve probably already done it today)
• Why infertility puts your brain into hypervigilance, and how hypnosis can help
• The link between nervous system regulation and reproductive health
• How unconscious beliefs like “my body is broken” shape your emotions, behaviours, and outcomes
• The difference between meditation and hypnosis
• What really happens during a fertility hypnosis session (hint: you’re not handing over control)
• A real client story of shifting from fear to safe hope, and what changed after that

You’ll walk away with:

• A clearer understanding of how your nervous system and unconscious mind impact fertility
• Practical insight into how hypnosis rewires old beliefs and creates new emotional patterns
• Permission to stop “doing everything right” and start feeling more like yourself again
• A fresh perspective on how calm, trust, and inner safety support the whole picture of conception

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Free Resources:

Download my free mini-guide:
How to Let Go of Control (Without Giving Up Hope)
Gentle mindset shifts and nervous system tools that actually help you feel better today.

👉 studiofertility.com/letgo

Connect with Bella:

• Instagram: @studiofertility
• Youtube: @studiofertility
• Website: studiofertility.com

If you liked this episode, please take a few moments to pop into Apple iTunes and leave a podcast review. It would mean the absolute world to me and it means that more people will be able to find and enjoy the podcast.

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If you’ve ever felt like you’re walking a tightrope, trying to be the calmest, healthiest, most emotionally regulated version of yourself just to deserve a baby, this episode is for you.

In this one, I’m speaking directly to the part of you that’s exhausted from trying to get it “right.”

The version of you who’s given up wine, tracked everything like a military operation, smiled politely at advice you didn’t ask for, and still wonders if you're doing enough.

I want you to know this:

You were never meant to be perfect. You were meant to be whole.

Here’s what I cover:

• Why the pressure to be perfect can disconnect you from your body, your joy, and even your future baby
• The moment I stopped treating my journey like a science project and started living again
• How one client let go of her endless fertility checklist and found freedom, sleep, laughter, and, eventually, a baby
• The belief that finally helped me grieve, rebuild, and reconnect with myself after eight years of TTC
• What your baby actually needs from you (hint: it’s not completely clean eating or 6am yoga)

This episode isn’t about doing less. It’s about doing differently.

It’s about making space for the full, messy, emotional, human version of you, the one who laughs at memes, skips meditation sometimes, eats the burger, cries at night, and keeps showing up anyway.

You don’t need to be perfect to be ready. You just need to be real.

PS. Interested In Learning More?
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Free Resources:

Download my free mini-guide:
How to Let Go of Control (Without Giving Up Hope)
Gentle mindset shifts and nervous system tools that actually help you feel better today.

👉 studiofertility.com/letgo

Connect with Bella:

• Instagram: @studiofertility
• Youtube: @studiofertility
• Website: studiofertility.com

If you liked this episode, please take a few moments to pop into Apple iTunes and leave a podcast review. It would mean the absolute world to me and it means that more people will be able to find and enjoy the podcast.

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The two-week wait is never just two weeks.
If you’ve ever found yourself obsessing over symptoms, Googling "early pregnancy signs" at 3am, or spiralling into self-doubt before your test day… this episode is for you.

In this powerful, no-fluff episode, I get real about one of the most emotionally intense parts of trying to conceive, the infamous 2WW. But here’s the thing: when you’re going through it cycle after cycle, year after year, it’s not just a wait, it becomes a psychological marathon.

You’ll hear:

• Why the two-week wait messes with your mind (and nervous system)
• The difference between hope and hypervigilance
• What to do when you feel like a different person every luteal phase
• How to anchor yourself in connection instead of control
• Tools for protecting your mental health, even when the stakes feel impossibly high

I also share a deeply honest story from my own IVF journey, including the moment I was convinced it hadn’t worked… only to be proven completely wrong.

What You’ll Learn:

• Why symptom spotting is addictive (and misleading)
• How rituals — not rigid rules — can calm your nervous system
• A mindset shift that will help you stop living for the result and start living through the wait
• How to create a two-week wait mental health plan instead of a fertility checklist
• The difference between “controlling everything” and actually feeling safe in your body

Whether you're on your first two-week wait or your fiftieth, this episode is here to say:

You’re not crazy. You’re not alone. And you don’t have to white-knuckle your way through this part of the journey.

PS. Interested In Learning More?
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Free Resources:

Download my free mini-guide:
How to Let Go of Control (Without Giving Up Hope)
Gentle mindset shifts and nervous system tools that actually help you feel better today.

👉 studiofertility.com/letgo

Connect with Bella:

• Instagram: @studiofertility
• Youtube: @studiofertility
• Website: studiofertility.com

If you liked this episode, please take a few moments to pop into Apple iTunes and leave a podcast review. It would mean the absolute world to me and it means that more people will be able to find and enjoy the podcast.

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Infertility is more than a medical condition, it's a full-blown mental marathon.

Ever found yourself spiralling because of a single Google search or convinced that your entire cycle was ruined by one glass of wine? Yep. You’re not alone, you’re just stuck in the mental storm that infertility creates.

In this bold and honest episode, I’m naming the thing most people tiptoe around: infertility can mess with your head in ways no one prepares you for. 

From overthinking every symptom to blaming yourself for things completely out of your control, this journey can become all-consuming. But there are ways to reclaim your sanity, without pretending everything is fine or "just thinking positive."

Inside this episode, we explore:

•  Why infertility creates the perfect storm for mental spiralling
•  How your brain tries (and fails) to protect you with overanalysis
•  The difference between mindset issues and nervous system overload
•  Practical, body-based tools to stop the thought spirals
•  How to shift from anxious obsessing to grounded clarity

This is not another “just relax” pep talk.
 It’s a real conversation about what it feels like when your brain becomes your biggest battleground, and what you can do about it.

Whether you’re deep in the two-week wait, stuck in decision paralysis, or simply exhausted from thinking about TTC 24/7, this episode will help you feel a little more sane and a lot more human.

PS. Interested In Learning More?
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Free Resources:

Download my free mini-guide:
How to Let Go of Control (Without Giving Up Hope)
Gentle mindset shifts and nervous system tools that actually help you feel better today.

👉 studiofertility.com/letgo

Connect with Bella:

• Instagram: @studiofertility
• Youtube: @studiofertility
• Website: studiofertility.com

If you liked this episode, please take a few moments to pop into Apple iTunes and leave a podcast review. It would mean the absolute world to me and it means that more people will be able to find and enjoy the podcast.

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Trying to conceive can make sex feel like a job, and no one tells you what that does to your relationship.

In this honest, unfiltered episode, I’m talking about one of the most overlooked parts of the fertility journey:
 The emotional toll of timed sex, ovulation pressure, and how intimacy gets tangled up in stress, grief, and expectations.

If you’ve ever felt like your partner gets to stay relaxed while you’re tracking 17 data points and crying in the pantry, you’re not alone.
 If you’ve ever felt resentment, guilt, frustration, or like you’re using each other in the name of trying to conceive, this episode is here to help you feel seen and supported.

Inside, I unpack:

• Why sex often stops feeling like connection and starts feeling like pressure
• What really happens when emotional safety leaves the bedroom
• What I’ve heard from clients about resentment, shutdowns, and loneliness
• How stress about “getting it right” sabotages more than just the mood
• What you can do to soften the tension and reconnect with your body and each other

A gentle reminder from me:
You are not broken because sex feels hard.
You’re human. You’re under a lot of pressure. And you’re allowed to want a reset.

PS. Interested In Learning More?
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Free Resources:

Download my free mini-guide:
How to Let Go of Control (Without Giving Up Hope)
Gentle mindset shifts and nervous system tools that actually help you feel better today.

👉 studiofertility.com/letgo

Connect with Bella:

• Instagram: @studiofertility
• Youtube: @studiofertility
• Website: studiofertility.com

If you liked this episode, please take a few moments to pop into Apple iTunes and leave a podcast review. It would mean the absolute world to me and it means that more people will be able to find and enjoy the podcast.

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If you’ve ever caught yourself thinking, “Maybe if I just do everything right, I’ll finally get pregnant”… this one’s for you.

In today’s episode, we’re diving into one of the most common but rarely named patterns in the fertility world:

 👉 Treating conception like a cosmic performance review.

Whether it's cutting out dairy, forcing yourself to meditate, tracking every bowel movement, or beating yourself up over that third cup of tea, we start to believe that if we sacrifice enough, restrict enough, and do this “perfectly”… then we’ll finally deserve our baby.

But here’s the truth:

You don’t have to earn your baby.

And trying to do so is exhausting, demoralising, and completely counterproductive to both your mental health and your fertility.

In this episode, I breaks down:

• Why so many women fall into the “if I’m good enough, I’ll get pregnant” mindset
• How spiritual and self-help culture can subtly shame women in this space
• Why this pattern is more about fear and trauma than discipline
• The difference between doing your best and punishing yourself
• 3 powerful mindset shifts that help you feel safe, grounded, and real again

You’ll also hear personal stories from my own fertility journey (including “the no friends diet” and secret negotiations with the universe), plus what it actually means to support your nervous system when you’re no longer willing to live like a monk on a mountaintop.

💬 Mic-drop reminder:
You are not a project.
You are not being tested.
And your baby isn’t waiting for you to get it perfect, they’re waiting for you to come home to yourself.

PS. Interested In Learning More?
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Free Resources:

Download my free mini-guide:
How to Let Go of Control (Without Giving Up Hope)
Gentle mindset shifts and nervous system tools that actually help you feel better today.

👉 studiofertility.com/letgo

Connect with Bella:

• Instagram: @studiofertility
• Youtube: @studiofertility
• Website: studiofertility.com

If you liked this episode, please take a few moments to pop into Apple iTunes and leave a podcast review. It would mean the absolute world to me and it means that more people will be able to find and enjoy the podcast.

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What if joy isn’t a distraction from your fertility journey — but a missing piece of it?

When you’re trying to conceive and nothing’s working, joy can feel like the first thing to go.

You stop saying yes to plans.

You put off holidays, hair dye, cocktails, fun.

You tell yourself you’ll relax after the positive test.

But what if waiting to enjoy your life is what’s keeping you stuck in survival mode?

In this powerful and liberating episode, I gives you full permission to reclaim joy, without guilt and without giving up.

I dive into:
 ✨ Why joy often feels like a betrayal when you're TTC, and why it’s not
 ✨ How infertility turns life into a constant “pause” button and how to press play again
 ✨ The nervous system science behind joy and hormone regulation
 ✨ 3 practical ways to reconnect with joy today (even when life feels heavy)
 ✨ How to build joy into your fertility strategy without fear it will sabotage your hope

Whether you've forgotten what fun feels like, or you’re scared that happiness might send the wrong message to the universe, this episode will lovingly dismantle those beliefs.

💬 Truth bomb from the episode:
There’s no prize for being the most miserable woman trying to conceive.
Joy is not indulgent. Joy is intelligent. Joy is part of your healing.

PS. Interested In Learning More?
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Free Resources:

Download my free mini-guide:
How to Let Go of Control (Without Giving Up Hope)
Gentle mindset shifts and nervous system tools that actually help you feel better today.

👉 studiofertility.com/letgo

Connect with Bella:

• Instagram: @studiofertility
• Youtube: @studiofertility
• Website: studiofertility.com

If you liked this episode, please take a few moments to pop into Apple iTunes and leave a podcast review. It would mean the absolute world to me and it means that more people will be able to find and enjoy the podcast.

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Why does someone else’s pregnancy announcement make you want to cry… and then feel guilty for crying?

 You're not alone and you’re definitely not broken.

In this honest, intimate episode, I shine a light on the comparison spiral that hits so many women during infertility, the kind no one talks about because it feels shameful, petty, or too much.

From Instagram baby bumps to WhatsApp announcements to chance supermarket run-ins, the emotional triggers can feel relentless, especially when you're navigating fertility struggles, grief, and hope all at once.

You’ll learn:

🔹 Why infertility comparison is a nervous system response, not a personal failure
🔹 How grief disguises itself as jealousy or irritation (and what to do about it)
🔹 Why protecting your peace doesn’t make you a bad friend — it makes you wise
🔹 How to stop spiralling and start anchoring into your own path
🔹 A powerful reframe that transforms comparison into clarity and compassion

I also share a raw story about my own journey, including what people didn’t see when I announced my pregnancy after 10 years of trying, and why no one’s story is ever as simple as it looks from the outside.

Whether you’ve found yourself hating a friend’s baby shower, rage-tapping out of another fertility forum, or quietly wondering “What’s wrong with me?”  - this episode will help you breathe again.

💬 Reminder:
You are not a bad person for struggling with comparison.
You are a human being in pain, and you deserve space for that truth too.

PS. Interested In Learning More?
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Free Resources:

Download my free mini-guide:
How to Let Go of Control (Without Giving Up Hope)
Gentle mindset shifts and nervous system tools that actually help you feel better today.

👉 studiofertility.com/letgo

Connect with Bella:

• Instagram: @studiofertility
• Youtube: @studiofertility
• Website: studiofertility.com

If you liked this episode, please take a few moments to pop into Apple iTunes and leave a podcast review. It would mean the absolute world to me and it means that more people will be able to find and enjoy the podcast.

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Ever stood in a supermarket aisle debating between oat milk and almond milk… and somehow it feels like the fate of your entire fertility journey hangs in the balance?

You're not alone.

This episode is for every woman who’s ever spiralled over sushi, supplements, prenatal timing, or whether that one Pilates class was “too intense.”

Because when you're trying to get pregnant, every decision can start to feel like life or death — even when you know it’s not.

 And that kind of mental pressure? It's exhausting. And more common than you think.

In this episode, I break down:

• Why TTC turns everyday choices into emotional landmines
• The hidden fear driving perfectionism and overthinking
• A real story of when I cried from hunger because I was scared to eat a "non-approved" food
• The difference between a decision and a story, and how your brain tricks you
• How to shift from “perfect choices” to kind, grounded ones
• Four powerful mindset reframes to reclaim your peace and self-trust

This isn’t an episode about “choosing better.”

 It’s about loosening the grip of fear, calming your nervous system, and learning to trust yourself again, even in the chaos of uncertainty.

Loved this episode?
Send it to a friend who's stuck in fertility decision fatigue.
Let’s make sure no one walks this alone.

PS. Interested In Learning More?
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Free Resources:

Download my free mini-guide:
How to Let Go of Control (Without Giving Up Hope)
Gentle mindset shifts and nervous system tools that actually help you feel better today.

👉 studiofertility.com/letgo

Connect with Bella:

• Instagram: @studiofertility
• Youtube: @studiofertility
• Website: studiofertility.com

If you liked this episode, please take a few moments to pop into Apple iTunes and leave a podcast review. It would mean the absolute world to me and it means that more people will be able to find and enjoy the podcast.

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Toxic positivity? Yeah… we’re done with that.

In this episode, we’re breaking the very loud myth that says “you have to stay positive to get pregnant.”

Because here’s the truth:

You don’t. 

You just have to be real.

This isn’t a sugar-coated episode, it’s a full-body permission slip to stop forcing a smile and start honouring what’s actually going on inside you.

Because grief, fear, rage, and even numbness aren’t the problem, suppressing them is.

In this episode, we dive into:

• Why forced positivity creates more stress, not less
•  How emotional honesty and “positive anger” are actually healing
•  The truth about nervous system regulation vs. emotional suppression
•  What hope really looks like when it isn’t weaponised
•  How my clients beat the odds, without gaslighting themselves into calm

You'll also hear personal stories from my journey, why gratitude sometimes becomes a weapon, and what actually helps you feel better, without pretending you're fine when you're not.

Real talk takeaway:
You don’t have to earn your baby with your mindset.
You don’t have to be perfect.
You don’t have to be positive.
You just have to be human.

PS. Interested In Learning More?
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Free Resources:

Download my free mini-guide:
How to Let Go of Control (Without Giving Up Hope)
Gentle mindset shifts and nervous system tools that actually help you feel better today.

👉 studiofertility.com/letgo

Connect with Bella:

• Instagram: @studiofertility
• Youtube: @studiofertility
• Website: studiofertility.com

If you liked this episode, please take a few moments to pop into Apple iTunes and leave a podcast review. It would mean the absolute world to me and it means that more people will be able to find and enjoy the podcast.