🎙️ Episode 8 – Therapy, Tears, & TTC
AKA: IVF is hard, our relationships are tired, and yes-we cried (again).

This week, Laura and Brandis get real about the emotional rollercoaster of fertility treatments. From IVF breakdowns to relationship strain, therapy breakthroughs to those dreaded brunch pregnancy announcements-this episode dives into the messy, honest, and healing side of TTC.

💔 Topics We Cover:

• Why fertility struggles can rock your relationship

• Couples therapy wins (and awkward first date flashbacks)

• Setting boundaries with people, social media, and your own brain

• Guilt, grief, and the myth of the perfect pregnancy timeline

• Tips for managing emotional overload (journaling, yoga, cocktails... we said what we said)

📣 Listener Confessions:
We read your stories-from crying in the brunch bathroom to feeling left behind while everyone else moves forward. You're not alone. Ever.

🛠️ Coping Tools We Mention:

• Fertile Hope Yoga (virtual support + meditations)

• Journaling with photo stickers (hello, future fertility scrapbook)

• Therapy (individual & couples)

• Setting “no fertility talk” breaks

• Making the journey your own

💌 Need support?
Hit us up at cnyfertility.com/fertileish or DM us on Instagram. We’ve got you.