Sometimes we wake up on the wrong side of the bed or maybe we’re going through a really tough situation, maybe PMS is raging or maybe we don’t know why but we just aren’t feeling it.  Each day is different, and when we’re in the thick of a bad day, it can feel unbearable.  The good news is, it’s OK to not feel OK.  And we don’t have to put on a “happy face” for anyone just to hide it.  Join me on today’s episode of The Unspoken Cycle Podcast, where you’ll find a safe space to NOT be OK, and where together we’ll learn how to embrace all the feels and care for ourselves even on the hardest of days.

Our endocrine system controls many functions and hormones in our bodies.  But what we don't hear about often enough is how the Thyroid function directly correlates with our reproductive function, and how a low-functioning thyroid can complicate fertility or cause infertility altogether.  On today's segment of Fertility Fridays I'm sharing my difficult journey with Hashimoto's, Thyroid Cancer, how it's impacted my ability to conceive and my lifelong battle to keep hypothyroidism at bay. I'll also share helpful tips and information on how to enance your overall health to optimize Thyroid function.

We all suffer at the hands of adversity at some point in our lives.  Some will be much more traumatic than others.  Often times that trauma will convince us that we will continue to be victimized by unfortunate circumstances and this victimized menality becomes easy to embrace; however, living in victimhood does not allow us to heal, nor does it allow us to move forward from tragic circumstances. On today's episode, I talk about the dangers of a victimized mentality, why we should NOT embrace it, and how we can become the survivors we are intended to be.

Have you heard of perminopause?  I was new to this term until it became a reality for me.  Menopause is inevitable for all women and perimenopause is a transitional stage that many women experience as the onset of menopause.  On this episode of Fertility Fridays, I talk about the difficult stage of perimenopause, explore the signs and symptoms and share my experience with it. Did you know that women are still fertile and can concieve during perimenopause? I'm excited to share with you how those of us who are trying to conceive at an older age in life can still hold on to hope.

On today’s episode of The Unspoken Cycle Podcast I’m exploring the faux pas

 of social conversation surrounding politics and religion. Why do these two topics almost always result in intense discussion?  And better yet, How can we navigate these tricky waters civilly when our friends and loved ones are at odds with our personal views? Do we have to lose friendships because we’re on opposite sides of the fence or can we all just simply get along?!

Dare we find out?

There are many fertility treatment options that can help us become successfully pregnant.  One of them is IUI treatment.  I've undergone IUI treatment several times and found the process to be less intimidating and costly than IVF.  Many women who are TTC start with IUI.  On today's episode of Fertility Friday's I dish the deets about IUI, what the process looks like, why its a favorable option and how it turned out for me.  I'll also provide helpful resources from the best Doctors in the world of fertility, whom I had the pleasure of treating and guiding me along my IUI journey.

On today’s episode of The Unspoken Cycle Podcast we're talking about journeying to a land where no woman ever wants to go…into a relationship with a narcissist.  We’ll identify the red flags of narcissism, shed light on the destruction that narcissists cause and most importantly, we’ll learn just how to rid our lives of that nasty narcissist so that we can repair the damage and move on. Let's get to healing ladies!

Grief shows up in many ways while trying to conceive.  It's important for those of us who are TTC to know what grief looks like, that it's absolutely OK to embrace it and how to use our grief to find hope again.  In today's episode I talk about that heaviness of grief, why we should welcome it, and how we can use it to empower ourselves along the way.

As a woman, it seems like everywhere I turn, there’s a new pressure to step up my game and how I express my femininity. I’m constantly being challenged to wear the perfect outfit, have the perfect hairstyle, be calmy composed at all times and even find the perfect solution to stop aging in its tracks.  But this only creates an unrealistic journey to perfection that I know I can’t achieve. On Today’s episode of The Unspoken Cycle Podcast, I explore the topic of classic femininity (think Audrey Hepburn), in a progressive society (think Kim Kardashian).  How can we better embrace who we are as feminine women at all ages and stages of life and love ourselves in the skin that we’re in on a deeper level? 

Sometimes the most intimidating part of the fertility journey is figuring out what you should know or should've know along the way.  In this episode I explore the basic foundation of information that we should equip ourselves with, as well as share tools and resources that have been incredibly helpful to me in making this journey a much less intimidating process.  Knowledge is power mamas!