The Fertile Mindset Podcast

I invited Sheila on to the podcast for two main reasons. To share the inspiring story of her own long journey to parenthood, and how she is now supporting the fertility community and providing the support she wished she’d had. Plus Sheila is also so warm and caring, and I know you’re going to love meeting her!

Here’s what is included in this episode:

• Sheila’s worries around having a donor egg conceived child and how she overcame them.

Guest Links:

• Receive one of the 10,000 free ebook copies of This is Trying To Conceive

Next steps:

• Download your free Fertility EFT Starter Kit

Self-kindness may seem like a simple concept but in reality, not many of us practice it regularly. Instead, we may more frequently lean towards criticism, judgement, blame and frustration directed towards ourselves. The sad thing is that when we face the big challenges in life. like fertility issues, this is when we need to have that kindness towards ourselves the most.

Here’s what is included in this episode:

• Why a practice of self-kindness is important, and why we struggle with it.

Next steps:

• The Inside Out Revolution by Michael Neill

Decision making is an important part of any fertility journey, and the ability to make decisions you feel good about will give you moving forward. But it’s not always that simple when overwhelm, fear and procrastination get in the way!

Here’s what is included in this episode:

• Why decisions on our fertility journeys are so so important, and the moment this begins.

Next steps:

• Download your free Fertility EFT Starter Kit

The Covid situation has been affecting us all in many ways for around a year now. Even though there is now light at the end of the tunnel, you may still be dealing with disruption and uncertainty in your life and on your fertility journey. In this episode, we explore how you can support yourself through this time, and still stay positively focused on your fertility too.

Here’s what is included in this episode:

• The reality of how Covid may have impacted on you and your fertility journey.

Next steps:

• Download your free Fertility EFT Starter Kit

Fertility visualisations are a wonderful way to support the mindset piece of your fertility puzzle, but how do they work? And can they really help you conceive? My guest, fertility therapist Naomi Woolfson and I dive into discovering what fertility visualisations can do. Within this episode you will have the chance to experience a beautiful visualisation too.

A few months ago I was thrilled to be interviewed on Naomi’s podcast Embrace Fertility, and it was a pleasure to return the invitation now the Fertile Mindset Podcast is live! I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.

Here’s what is included in this episode:

• The emotional and energetic benefits of visualising conception, pregnancy and life as a new mum.

Guest Links:

• Get Naomi’s freebies on her website

Next Steps:

• Download your free Fertility EFT Starter Kit

This month I am celebrating 20 years of fertility support work, and in this episode, I share the story of how Fertile Mindset came to be! I’d love you to join me in the celebrations at a free Fertile Mindset Support Circle session on 23rd February. 

Here’s what is included in this episode:

• Where my journey into fertility support began and what I noticed so early on that changed the whole direction of the support I offer.

Next Steps:

• Download your free Fertility EFT Starter Kit

Although around 1 in 8 people who try for a baby experience fertility issues, when you don’t know of anyone in your immediate circle of friends it can feel very isolating. In this episode, I talk about how to create your own fertility support team and the benefits this can bring you. 

Here’s what is included in this episode:

• What a fertility support team is and how having one can make a big difference to your fertility journey.

Next Steps:

• Download your free Fertility EFT Starter Kit

Positivity is a good thing, isn’t it? Not always, and in this episode, I explore what it means to “be positive” on your fertility journey, how some approaches to positive thinking can cause more problems and the healthiest approach to creating a positive and supportive mindset.

Here’s what is included in this episode:

• How positive thinking can be problematic when it’s used as a quick fix strategy.

Next Steps:

• Request a free consultation with Sarah

In this episode, I talk to Jennifer Robertson, a fertility coach and author based in Brisbane, about her own fertility journey that made her a mother in two very different ways, and about her brilliant new book, ‘The Injustice of Infertility’. 

Here’s what is included in this episode:

• The three important reasons why Jen wrote her book, and the lessons she learned on her fertility journey that she wants every woman who is struggling to conceive to know.

Next steps:

• Jennifer’s website

There is a simple, but very powerful practice that can have a huge positive impact on your fertility journey and your emotional wellbeing. It can help calm and clear your mind during challenging times and help you enjoy your life now while you wait for your baby. In this episode, we’re talking about the practice of being present.

Here’s what is included in this episode:

• How thoughts about the past and future can stop you from being truly present, and the impact this can have on your fertility journey and your wellbeing.

Next Steps:

• The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle