Podcasts about infertility awareness week

In honor of Infertility Awareness Week, Sarah sits down with crowd favorites Erin and Stephen Mitchell from Couples Counseling for Parents to discuss how trying to conceive, infertility, and pregnancy loss affect relationships. From self-blame to communication breakdown, this honest conversation explores navigating this incredibly difficult journey and having hard conversations with yourself and your partner. Erin and Stephen are the cofounders of Couples Counseling for Parents, a company focused on providing access to research-informed, psychologically sound online education for couples. Both have a clinical education—Stephen, a PhD in medical family therapy, and Erin, a master's degree in counseling psychology—and they have a combined 23 years of experience providing counseling and education. They have been married for 16 years and have three kids.Connect with Erin and Stephen!Instagram: @couples.counseling.for.parentsWebsite: couplescounselingforparents.com/Follow Previa Alliance!Previa Alliance (@previaalliance_) • Instagram photos and videosKeep the questions coming by sending them to info@previaalliance.com or DM us on Instagram!

This week, I talk about the perspective of someone struggling with infertility, in hopes to create awareness during social conversations.  Become part of the SUWAT Team. Subscribe and share to help me reach my goal!

How easy is it to get pregnant?For a successful pregnancy to occur, many things have to happen, including a healthy egg developing, the right quality and quantity of sperm, and the uterus, fallopian tubes, and hormones all functioning optimally. On top of that, the timing has to be just right.In recognition of Infertility Awareness Week, host Faith Salie talks with Dr. Alexis Melnick, reproductive endocrinologist at NewYork-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine, to dispel the myths of infertility and dig into the realities of human fertility. They explore the facts about conception, similarities between the reproductive hormones for men and women, and talk about the role of fertility treatment for people who want to become parents. In their conversation, Faith and Dr. Melnick share a little of their own stories, and discuss the emotional weight of fertility issues.More about Dr. Alexis MelnickHear more from Dr. Melnick about how IVF works

In this episode, I open up about my fertility struggles during Infertility Awareness Week. From miscarriages to medical interventions, I share the emotional journey of facing genetic testing and fertility treatments like IVF. I discuss the contrast between my first pregnancy and subsequent challenges, including low egg count and early menopause symptoms. Join me as I navigate a high-risk pregnancy and confront a medical diagnosis, finding strength in unwavering support from my husband. Through my story, I offer empathy and understanding to others grappling with infertility, shedding light on this often unspoken struggle.

This one's important. This week raises awareness about something that many people keep to themselves. We went through it, and we feel the best way to make more people aware is to share our story, so here it is. Also, this episode includes an EYE MAKEUP WARNING! Get the tissues!

April is Sisters in Loss Infertility Awareness Month!  All month long we will be highlighting infertility stories and journey's.   Black Maternal Health week was April 11-17 and Infertility Awareness Week is April 18-24.  This week we are talking about reproductive health. Did you know that some midwives specialize in high risk births and pregnancy after loss or infertility?  Today's guest is a Certified Nurse Midwife and founder of Sakina Health who partners with birthing families to inspire them to become savvy birthers.  After spending nearly two decades as a midwife with nearly 1000 births in the hospital, birth center, and home, Takiya Ballard knows what it truly means to offer a unique type of healthcare that is unbiased and respectful in every way.  In this episode we deep dive into the State of Black Maternal Health, we discuss the differences between midwifery and doulas, her podcast The Savvy Black Birther, and creating the right birth team for us as black women. This episode is for you to listen to if you want to learn how to create the right birth team for you, the differences of midwifery and doulas, and how you can take control of your reproductive health. Become a Sisters in Loss Birth Bereavement, and Postpartum Doula Here Living Water Doula Services Book Recommendations and Links Below You can shop my Amazon Store for the Book Recommendations You can follow Sisters in Loss on Social Join our Black Moms in Loss Online Weekly Grief Support Group Join the Sisters in Loss Online Community Sisters in Loss TV Youtube Channel Sisters in Loss Instagram Sisters in Loss Facebook Sisters in Loss Twitter You can follow Erica on Social Erica's Website Erica's Instagram Erica's Facebook Erica's Twitter

For Infertility Awareness Week one of our very own advocates Bailey Dykema joins us to share her personal infertility journey. We discuss the things she learned along the way and how best to support friends & family that may be going through this journey.Find us at hughandgrace.com  On Instagram @hughandgrace       On Facebook @HughandGrace   Email us at customercare@hughandgrace.com Music: Realize your dreams by Sergio Prosvirini

Marking National Infertility Awareness Week, we talk the struggle so many women feel, the advances in naprotechnology to help, and the beauty of adoption.

During #InfertilityAwarenessWeek, let's support those struggling to conceive, educate ourselves on fertility issues, and advocate for improved access to infertility treatments. You are not alone in this journey.

Hoda and Jenna discuss different girl code scenarios. Also, Adrienne Bailon-Houghton chats about motherhood and her journey through infertility. Plus, Summer Lucille, owner of Juicy Body Goddess boutique, talks about her viral video. And, Gracie Lutz and Jatavia Izi reveal their dream prom dresses they found at Juicy Body Goddess. 

National Infertility Awareness Week is observed during the last full week of April and takes place from April 23 to 29 this year (2023), most often before Mother's Day in May. It is a significant observance that aims to raise awareness about infertility, the non-existent support structures, and the challenge those encountering fertility face. Infertility is a common challenge that doesn't discriminate, affecting anyone regardless of race, religion, sexuality, or economic status. The initiative encourages sharing of infertility stories or reproductive issues to change the narrative and get the necessary support and make the journey easier. Women should not be left alone in the struggle. HOW TO OBSERVE NATIONAL INFERTILITY AWARENESS WEEK Rock orange Join the awareness walk Post on social media -- You can do so by utilizing the N.I.A.W. banner or logo, sharing stories, calling for donations via extended N.I.A.W. links, and using the hashtag #NationalInfertilityAwarenessWeek. 5 FACTS ABOUT INFERTILITY YOU SHOULD KNOW Infertility does not discriminate The world's most fertile countries Infertility affects both sexes equally Eight million babies are born via I.V.F. Ovulation and conception work hand-in-hand More useful resources I found that may help you: National Today (info from the episode): https://nationaltoday.com/national-infertility-awareness-week/ NIAW Resolve: https://www.infertilityawareness.org/https://www.infertilityawareness.org/ Progyny: NIAW Toolkit: https://progyny.com/niaw-toolkit/ Yahoo! News: https://news.yahoo.com/raising-awareness-during-infertility-awareness-214046034.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAADW6gYu_v1p9A5jSe93S79vqQMeIN948gagrc-l7H3JYj4ZeGRQoD28fuIYX9Lorgn1O8UqkwFYX2E2Bdl_IJLa6pX_CcEHLkU2aRGvroQxs7MW9EIjtZZNqDw2S18SLlo_Dol0Mcbu8pzuKj5vAG_1mybUN71B45Z8BapT4Yaro Pinterest: National Infertility Awareness Week board & resources: https://www.pinterest.com/resolve/national-infertility-awareness-week-board/

Infertility Awareness Week is April 23-29, 2023 and was first created in 1989 by a support group called Resolve in order to empower change in conversation about infertility. In this episode Dr. Kowalczyk and Alexa Karbowski, PA C discuss why this week is so important for so many people who are struggling with infertility and some signs that it might be time to see a fertility specialist if you are struggling with your own fertility. Join Dr. Carole Kowalczyk, owner and lead doctor of Michigan Center for Fertility and Women's Health as she talks all things fertility, pregnancy, women's health, and more. You can find Dr. K and more information about Michigan Center for Fertility and Women's Health on their website: https://mifertility.com/ On Instagram: @mifertility Or on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mifertility/

we are just in the kickoff of National Infertility Awareness Week , this is something that I am very grateful for Because I think the conversation around infertility needs to be more abundant, and I think that there needs to be a broader understanding that infertility does not always end up with having a child, and that people who go through , fertility treatments don't always end up pregnant. And that there's many roads to becoming a parent. And even if you have a child and you have secondary infertility, that there is still, an awareness and a love and compassion that needs to be had for folks in that community as well. As we get started this week, I wanted to chat a little bit about resolve, you know, the organization resolve. If you haven't heard of Resolve, I would plan on following them. They have a lot of great awareness campaigns for women,  who've, who are childless not by choice, or women who,  have children after infertility treatments. And so basically their community comes together and talks about,  enhancing public understanding that infertility needs and deserves attention on their website. They always want to say that they want to ensure that people trying to build a family know the guidelines for seeing a specialist. And then how to educate lawmakers about how infertility impacts people in their state. So, I wanted to take their guidelines for National Infertility Awareness Week and sort of their mission and talk about that a little bit this week on the podcast.  Can we first start talking about. How infertility needs and deserves education. And I'd like to maybe just share a little bit about why this is so important to me and what drives me every week to come to the podcast and to share my story on the podcast. And, um, some of the successes that I see my students make when they're working with me in the Mastermind and really have more of a conversation around infertility. And I know many people choose not to talk about infertility because it could be very,  triggering for them, and I get that. But when I think about telling my story and why I choose to tell my story, I think about a young girl and I think about maybe a girl who's only five years old, 10 years old, and. Is thinking about who she's gonna be when she grows up. And she has tied her future to becoming a mom, and she has tied her dreams for life, feeling complete, and feeling as though she's been successful as a woman, as she's thinking about that, I think about these young girls who need to know that you can be okay even if you didn't have the children you always dreamed of. So when I think about. Girls like that, and the girls that need to know that life can still feel abundant and full. I tell my story because I want them to hear more examples and see more living and breathing examples of women who are out there loving life. And feeling proud of who they are and taking advantage of this life that they've been given despite not being moms. So for me, that's one thing that is very important and I'd like to have you consider that as, as a consideration of whether you choose to share your story with somebody else.  I know it takes a lot of courage, and I know it might be hard for you to. Even recount some of the things that you experienced when going through your fertility journey. But when you think of it in that perspective, knowing that your story might be able to help somebody else create a life that feels easier to navigate whether they have children or not, I'd encourage that. And so the other thing I was, ensuring that people trying to build a family know the guidelines for seeing a specialist. And this is another thing when I think about. What I went through, and I talk about this a lot, when I've been guested on podcasts and such. When people ask me to tell my story, it's very interesting, the lack of awareness I had that I should have even seen a specialist. , I got married when I was 35. It was 37 when a friend of mine who by the way, went through I V F treatments and had her, her child or children via I V F. Because of her, my awareness was heightened that I should even go get a workup. So the more people that know that infertility exists and when. As we start to age, that our ability  to conceive becomes greater. I know it seems like second nature, like we know that, but when we're in it and we've lived a relatively healthy, life as far as like regular periods and no endometriosis, no P C O S, things like that, at least for me, I just thought. Yeah, my time would come and all of a sudden I'd get pregnant and pop out kids. How about,, even freezing your eggs? I think  that's a great option that we should be talking about, but we should also be talking about the potential that just because you freeze your eggs does not mean that they're actually going to fertilize and be healthy. So I think a lot of women. Are misinformed or maybe partially informed about the benefits of freezing your eggs. And then the third thing is, is like talking to policy and lawmakers and letting them know that I V F should be covered regardless of what state you're in. And during my journey, I experienced this. So I work for a company that is based out in Massachusetts. And at the time that I was going through my treatment,   Massachusetts did not offer. Any,, I V F cycles  so because I was employed and my insurance was through an employer in Massachusetts, even though I lived in Illinois, I was not eligible. So my husband is self-employed and he was on my insurance. So what we had to do, because we lived in Illinois and Illinois was one of the states that, um, I V F coverage, four cycles were covered. We had to get our own private healthcare plan, which if anyone has done that, is. Extraordinarily expensive, but we did the calculations financially that it was cheaper for us to pay out of the nose for this private plan for the two of us than it was to pay out of pocket for I V F. So we need states to understand that women deserve this. I think it's. It's not a privilege, it's a right. Um, for us to have access to this care and to these treatments. I know, for example, friends that live in other countries, like it is automatically included. It's, there's no questions asked that they have reproductive treatments, um, as part of their benefits being citizens in other countries. So I think it's very important that our employers. And our lawmakers are aware of what we need, and that's something that I've been doing in my corporate workplace is building awareness about A, how many women in the workplace are suffering with infertility, but also are we supporting them as employers? Are we giving them the time off that they need? To go to doctor's appointments cuz you know as well as I do that oftentimes we don't even know until 12 hours before that we need to come in for a retrieval or a trigger shot or be home at a certain time so that we can get our medications. And I think it's important for our employers to know that we need to have flexibility in our schedules. If we're going through  any type of fertility treatments, also with miscarriage, how many of you have had a miscarriage and then been expected to show up to work the next day? We need lawmakers and we need our employers to understand that there needs to be some sort of special offering for time off for women seeking and going through fertility treatments. And even for me, when I traveled to Colorado during our last couple rounds of I V F, I had to take P T O. To go and I had to pay out of pocket, stay in a hotel, airfares our meals while we were out there, and then take vacation days on top of that. So I think it's so important that if we tell our stories in our workplace, or to our lawmakers or to people who have some sort of influence that could get the word along for us, we will be serving ourselves and the women that are coming behind us in this community. So I am thinking of all of you during National Infertility Awareness Week and know that your story matters, and that even though it might be hard to tell it to somebody, if you find it within you to tell it, I know that you will make a difference by sharing your experience. And,  I just. I love you for finding the bravery to do so. So have a beautiful week. Reach out if there is anything I can help out with this week. , also we have the other's day brunch. I also wanna remind you that if you're seeking connection and you wanna find some women around you that,  Know what it feels like to feel lonely and isolated, either because you're childless, not by choice. Maybe you've lost your mom, maybe you never had a mother figure in your life. So I wanted to invite you and let you know that you will have a place on May 13th in Chicago for the other's day brunch, and  tell your friends. Even if you have something going on that weekend, share with your friends and let them know that if they're seeking connection, that they can have it with us on May 13th for the other's day brunch. So have a beautiful week. I love you, and remember, it is never too late to discover your meeting and I'll talk to you next week.

Erin Bulcao is 38 and has been dealing with unexplained infertility since she was 26! She is a true testimony of going through infertility & marital struggles, to coming out stronger in her marriage & truly knowing her body.In this episode, she shares her story:~From IUI triplets to twins~Verbal abuse in marriage~IVF struggles~Naturopath Doctor & having regular periods without hormones.CONNECT WITH THE GUEST:Website: http://Mybeautifulblunder.comIG: @mybeautifulblunderCONNECT WITH HOST:Website: www.mamayouredoinggreat.comIG: @kendahlyanezWant to get connected with other mamas like you?Mama Community Membership

2 Chicks and a Mic are back in the housssee!!!! This is part 2 of 2 episodes.My gal Salome Valdez and I have a two part episode for you ya and like always, we talk about tools that can help us with our clear awareness regarding our choices in life.Salome brought up a really good topic. It started with a quote that she found on social media that said “My love language is reminding you of your power.” Pretty good quote but it also gives a bit of a seniority vibe. Sometimes when we try to help others we tempt to not be aware of the seniority we show.Helping others can be like a rock in the middle of a stream. The stream flows through and the rock is sitting there… not being bothered. Yes, I know you might be confused! But listen in and laugh with us because not only do we get serious in this episode, we bring up a few “aha” moments that you might relate to. DM me on Instagram with a “

2 Chicks and a Mic are back in the housssee!!!! This is part 1 of 2 episodes. My gal Salome Valdez and I have a two part episode for you ya and like always, we talk about tools that can help us with our clear awareness regarding our choices in life.Salome brought up a really good topic. It started with a quote that she found on social media that said “My love language is reminding you of your power.” Pretty good quote but it also gives a bit of a seniority vibe. Sometimes when we try to help others we tempt to not be aware of the seniority we show.Helping others can be like a rock in the middle of a stream. The stream flows through and the rock is sitting there… not being bothered. Yes, I know you might be confused! But listen in and laugh with us because not only do we get serious in this episode, we bring up a few “aha” moments that you might relate to. DM me on Instagram with a “

ShownotesDr. Jamin Brahmbhatt is a urologist and robotic surgeon who is an outspoken advocate for men's health and wellness. He currently works as the Director of the Personalized Urology & Robotics Clinic at Orlando Health and is a board member of the Florida Urological Society. Dr. Brahmbhatt wants to change the way men value their own health by making an impact on social norms and ideas that influence our perceptions of our health.In this two-part series with Dr. Brahmbhatt, we cover various topics, such as infertility in men, why it's so important to encourage men to go in for a doctor's visit, and steroid use in teenagers. Stay tuned for the second half of this series for more information on men's health with Dr. Brahmbhatt!Key TakeawaysMale infertility, what causes it, and what you can doMyths of urology and urologistsThe importance of engaging men with the healthcare system and tactics to do itSteroid use in teenagers and what to look forFor more resources, check out our website.For Dr. Brahmbhatt's clinic website: https://purclinic.com/Follow Dr. Brahmbhatt on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drjaminb/Trandscript:0:00:00.1 S1: Enjoy the first part of a two-part series with Dr. B. Our health is the most important thing that we have and as a married woman of almost 19 years to my dear husband, Andrew and mother of two boys and daughter of my dad, Bill, who's 81, I am acutely aware of the fact that men don't go into the doctor and they don't seek care. In fact, I have an uncle that saw the doctor once in his entire life and died at age 86 of a heart attack while he was climbing a mountain. Men typically have a hard time going into the doctor, and this podcast is for all of you women that care about the men in your life. Whether that's your sons, your dads, your husbands, your brothers, your spouse, your partner. We are covering everything with Dr. Brahmbhatt, a urologist at Orlando Health. We're covering everything from steroid use to infertility, to depression, to prostate exams, to identifying any kidney problems, and what's the best way to see a physician. We are covering the gamut. Doctor B is incredibly approachable, relatable, he makes things funny and the reason I had this podcast was for all of you ladies that are the caregivers of the men that we love, and it's good to recognize the symptoms, and it's good to be encouraging to our men that we love.0:01:34.8 S1: With that, let's get into the interview today, you're gonna learn lots, take some notes, I'm gonna have all the show notes with the links of the products that he recommends, and as well as a link to follow Dr. B on LinkedIn and TikTok. And I just hope that you leave with some new ideas on how to incorporate health and wellness into their lives. So with that, let's get into the episode. 0:02:06 S2: Welcome to the Wellness Essentials Podcast, where we invite you to join the conversation and get inspired to be in the driver's seat of your health and well-being. On this podcast, you'll get an all-access pass inside the minds of MDs, experts and thought leaders in the industry. No topic is off-limits, and we're asking the questions to get you the answers across the gamut of topics when it comes to optimizing your health. This is the WE Podcast.0:02:44 S1: Hello everyone, this is Patty Post. Today, I'm your host of the Checkable Health Podcast. We have rebranded everyone, we were the Wellness Essentials Podcast, now we're the Checkable Health Podcast as we are powered by Checkable Medical, but Checkable Health makes more sense because at Checkable Health, we create content that is for mothers that have a core value of health and wellness for themselves and their families.0:03:15.3 S1: So on the Checkable Health Podcast today, my guest is Dr. Brahmbhatt, who is a urologist with Orlando Health. Dr. B, thank you so much for joining me.0:03:27.0 S2: Producer, cue round of applause. Thank you so much for having me on. I appreciate the opportunity, and if you can't hear me, it's not my fault, it's Patty's fault.0:03:41.5 S1: This is our take two for, I wish we could have that. That first performance was so good we had such a great connection and our goodbyes, it wasn't like a goodbye forever, we actually did have a great connection, so I'm very thankful that you're coming back on the podcast again. Thank you.0:03:59.5 S2: Thank you. And last time my skin was perfect, I did my hair. This time I have acne on my face, but it's okay, I'm doing it for you, Patty. So, no seriously, all jokes aside I appreciate being on. We had a great conversation, and we can have that same conversation again and go on and on and on, and I look forward to it.0:04:16.7 S1: So I didn't do my hair either, my hair's slicked down and I have a little bit of acne myself, so I just, we're gonna feel comfortable. We're amongst friends here. And that happens in life. Right. If you're a CEO, if you're a doctor, if you're a teacher, life goes on when you have these blemishes, right?0:04:34 It does. And actually, I actually have been more on TikTok lately, actually, as a creator, and my content sucks, but I've just been kind of playing around with the software, and then I'm like, “Holy moly”, I had this like epiphany. They have so many filters, like I remember Snapchat filters, Instagram filters, but you go on TikTok, there's video filters, photo filters like, I can look white, black, my skin could change, my skin could be perfect, I could be toned, I could look skinny. So this whole time for the past year during COVID, I've been wasting time on TikTok, but if TikTok ever sponsors me, TikTok, I don't think it's a waste of time, I appreciate it, but it makes you realize nothing is real nowadays, like nothing at all. So this is the real me, whether you can see it or not, and you can definitely hear it, and I think we should embrace ourselves. I think that's what's lacking, and I think that's why we have you checking us and keeping us some honest here.0:05:32 S1: Getting you on video.0:05:34 S2:. I think what everyone in the audience needs to realize is that everything may be really produced and sound so great and you'll add music, but Patty here, is not only an entrepreneur and trying to change the world with her test and everything else, but she has kids, a dog, and then she has this backdrop, that's almost half falling off, but that's the reality is, it's actually Nurses Week and Healthcare Awareness Week, and I always try to give all the females that work in my office an extra kudos, I don't, I don't gender equal, I don't wanna get in trouble here, but it's amazing how you can be a mother, a wife and run what you're doing. I barely get up from my office and, so it is pretty cool, and I don't think you share it out, I think you should show your real you because of stuff, what you do is not easy, but you make it look easy.0:06:30.2 S1: Well, thank you for saying that. I think with, the women, why this podcast have gotten really narrow with my audience of women, mothers specifically, because we do care for our families, we care for ourselves, we care for our husbands, we care for partners, kids, and a lot of times our parents, which you had mentioned to me that your in-laws are coming, I think that we just naturally, we're gifted as being nurturers, we're inclusive, we're nurturing, we're empathetic, and sometimes it can be a burden that we carry. I think that it is a blessing to the world that there are women because we are like that, so I bet the women in your office like rally around you and take care of you. Is that true?0:07:19.1 S2: They do, they actually do. They know when I'm stressed out. They know when I haven't eaten anything. They go get me what I need, they can control my schedule up ahead, it's pretty amazing, like I am, so, I don't wanna say babied, but we have such a good mutually beneficial relationship, it truly is amazing. But you know what's also amazing is, I'm actually glad we're recording this now, 'cause you mentioned, we were talking about girl power and I have three daughters, so I'm all about it. But you know what's really interesting that really irks me is that Infertility Awareness Week is usually the same week as Mother's Day. It just kills me. You may not know this, but I think in May, it's Infertility Awareness Day or Awareness Week, and then you have Mother's Day and yes, this is geared towards mothers, but you may have people listening that want to be mothers and they're struggling. I actually sub specialize in infertility, the male side of infertility, and I would say dealing with a couple that has infertility is harder than diagnosing metastatic cancer in some cases, because it's such an emotional journey. But that being said, going back to the whole thing, I know I'm going off on a tangent, but I...0:08:26.5 S2: I think it's important to say, going back to the whole thing about what the realities of life are and how social media can really affect you, the first thing I put in my plan with these patients and these couples is get off social media and get off forms and stop reading. Because that, when you go online and hear about someone throwing a balloon off a helicopter to see if it's a boy or girl and doing these gender parties and they're going on vacation before they have a kid or celebrating birthdays, it can really take a big toll on you as a couple, and believe it or not, it's not your age, in many cases, it's not your habits, it's really stress, stress is one of the top risk factors for infertility, whether it's male or female, and what is the biggest stressor in our life, I would say right now, it's probably what we're looking at with their eyes and swiping with our fingers, which is social media, so I just wanted to kind of at least do some education with this girl power conversation that I started off and give you kudos, all the women out there that are trying to become mothers, and all the mothers out there, I think everyone deserves a big kudos.0:09:28.1 S1: I couldn't agree more. We just had a podcast episode about infertility and the struggles with infertility and what couples go through, and then loss of children as well.0:09:41.1 S2: Is this your way of telling me change topic of conversation, 'cause we've already talked about it?0:09:44.8 S1: No, not at all. I think that it is very important, and actually as opening, as I said, that we're narrowing the audience and really Checkable Health, a subject can be covered a dozen to 212 different ways, especially medically speaking, you can get very deep and get into medical terminology, and there's a lot of people out there that really wanna get that medical terminology, so as we continue to grow this podcast, we aren't gonna touch on one subject a single time, we'll touch on it multiple times, and I think hearing it from you as a urologist, hearing that as a father and an employer, it really resonates with me because topics shouldn't just be covered once and the content that we're creating, I want people to take their walk for 45 minutes and hear from a physician or a clinician or subject matter expert on something of their health that they didn't know prior to listening to it, it's entertaining, but more educational. 0:10:52.8 S2: So in this case for the women out there, going and getting an evaluation for infertility is extremely difficult, it's kinda like, “Where do I go?” So you as a female may be trying, trying, trying, and then you go to your gynecologist or obstetrician, and then from there, you may have to go to a specialist, usually the dude is the last person that's looked at it. But the reality is 50% of infertility is male factor-related and 50% is female factor-related, and so what's really changed in my field is a lot of the stuff that we do on dudes when they initially come see us, some of it's actually now in your own hands. So I got reminded of this, 'cause what you're trying to do, you're trying to do a home test that you can make healthcare more accessible for kids and families, in the same way we can actually make your guy's fertility status much more accessible and in your hands, no pun intended here ‘cause I'm gonna tell you what I'm talking about. So you can actually check a full semen analyses. So when we see a couple for infertility, I just do what the guy...0:11:57.8 S2: If the guy has a problem and if he doesn't have a problem or we don't know what's going on, we try to discover it. He comes in, we get a history, a physical. If he's smoking weed, we tell him to stop. If he's smoking, we tell him to stop. He's overweight, we tell him to exercise, but then we get into nitty-gritty, so we check the testicles and then we'll order some labs, we check hormones in testosterone, but the biggest thing that we do is a semen analysis, and that's where we actually take the entire ejaculate and look for sperm counts, and just all these details that we look at, that used to be miserable to do, you have to go to a lab and you're usually put in a toilet somewhere, sometimes a shared toilet, and you gotta go and wank off without lube or anything. And then you gotta rush that thing, but that's actually changed now, and I'm not paid by this company, I just think it's pretty cool what they're doing similar to what you're doing, is at home semen analysis test. They used to be like a gimmick, but the research, there's a research article that came out in a big name Journal of Urology, where they said that this at home test is one of the first tests that…0:12:55.7 S2: Is probably just as good as what you would do in my office. And that you can just buy online on your own, I think it's called meetfellow.com or meetfellow. You can just Google it, I don't know the exact thing, but it's been a game changer. My compliance rate with my patients, 'cause I just tell them, “Hey, just do it at home” has skyrocketed up, but you can actually do that if you're like, “Hey, you know what, we haven't started yet, but hey, let's just track or…”0:13:18.0 S2: If you have a concern, you can do that, and then your labs, you can actually just get your primary care doctor do it when you're seeing them and get the routine stuff, so you can kind of do the basic stuff on your own, and a lot of couples don't realize that, and that's where the fertility part gets delayed, and then you go from being 30 to 35 to 36, and then realizing your dude, his swimmers aren't swimming. You can start doing that early, that's just a little tip to avoid any hopefully frustrations for you guys if you're trying to conceive.0:13:46.8 S1: And emotionally for the female, we carry that burden of the infertility, like “Oh, it's me”, and then you get all of the ovulation tests and you're balancing your… 0:14:02.6 S2: Patty, I'm gonna stop right there. I'm gonna stop right there. Those ovulation tests are the…I don't wanna say anything 'cause I don't wanna get yelled at, but they're like, they're horrible. Yes, yes, you can measure and see when you're most fertile. Today, I saw two couples in fertility, one of them, they only have sex for three days the whole month.0:14:16.7 S1: Oh, jeez.0:14:17.0 S2: Right around that peak, and I'm like, “Dude, you should still be doing it”. So what I tell my couples is like, “Screw that ovulation thing and just do it every other day”, and my dudes, my dudes are like “Yeah!”0:14:29.3 S2: “Did you hear that? Can we do it three times a day?” But…0:14:33.4 S2: It becomes like a, it's just so sad because you're gonna be spending thousands of dollars and if you gotta do all these hormones and testing, you're gonna be spending, you're gonna be putting all these chemicals inside of you, when all you gotta do is enjoy each other's company every other day, don't try to be so perfect with the statistic, so yes, it's ovulation test and apps. They're great, if you're doing it great, but man, don't forget about each other and why you guys are together. It's not about having a baby, it's about that intimacy in that relationship, and so enjoy it, Enjoy it. A bang for your buck, as I say. That's gonna be edited out.0:15:10.9 S1: There are so many, what was the one that you said, “Screw that”, when you start with this. Exactly, you should be screwing more if you want, if you wanna get pregnant. Right, and it shouldn't be so stressful. So with that said of a urologist, let's stop for a second, because some people might not have ever seen a urologist, and I'll back it up another step, I'm actually having you on because as a wife, I have to do the encouragement and sometimes even the calling for doctor's appointments or, I have someone that, lovely works for me, and sometimes she makes embarrassing appointments for my family, but that is my, I feel like it's my role. So for my husband, we're looking for a new doctor for him. I'll set up appointments for him, you need to go do this, and then he just goes, and he doesn't set anything up for himself, and I would like to hear about one, What your view is on the frequency that a male should be seen by their physician, and two, when do you see a urologist? Because it's a specialty. And what does the urologist do? 0:16:29.3 S2: So first, the myths. Urologists only take care of men, no. I would say my practice, about 70% men, 30% females. Second myth is that we only take care of old dudes that can't remember half the stuff they're doing. That is not true, like I see everyone from 18 to 100. The third myth is that you have to always see a primary doctor first to see a urologist. I'm gonna be careful on demystifying that myth, you should always have a primary care doctor first, that is like your quarterback or your coach that navigate, that coach that navigates everything. We are a sub-specialty, but I'm actually seeing more and more, especially young millennial men, just bypass whole system and come see me directly, and then they want me to do all this screening testing, and I think some doctors like me won't accept them, but I just say, “Okay, listen, if we have an opening, let's take them”, and then I'll do the routine urology stuff they're concerned about but I will stress the need for a primary care doctor and I will actually, on their follow-up notes, notate that that's part of the plan is they have to commit to getting a primary care doctor, so I kinda use it as a way to...0:17:38.4 S2: Yes, get them what they need from a urology standpoint, usually some candy like Viagra, Cialis or they're worried about their testosterone, but then I make sure that they get engaged with someone else, so urologists are surgeons of the genitourinary tract, so we deal with all the medical and surgical issues from the kidneys and to the tip of the penis, or the tip of the urethra in women. We do all things like kidney cancers, kidney stones, blocked tubes that go down to the bladder, bladder cancers, overactive bladder is something I'm seeing more and more and more, especially in women, and then we deal with sexual dysfunction and testicle stuff and ball pain and other things, so I personally am based, I'm nine years out of practice, I'm in Orlando, part of the Orlando Health System, and if you go to myballshurt.com, it actually comes to my website. 0:18:30 S1: Are you serious?0:18:31 S2 Yeah, I own about 300 domain names that all get filtered and you'd be surprised that people aren't looking for urologist in Orlando, they're like, “Man, myballshurt.com”. I have some other raunchy ones, which I'm not gonna say, but hey, it brings the people in.0:18:46.5 S2: We actually are a sub-specialty, and it's a specialty that no one really knows about until you actually need one. I actually needed one myself when I had a kidney stone a year and a half ago. I couldn't take care of my own stone, but we do a lot, and we're actually very broad, but we are probably the specialty that's trying to get men healthy the quickest. And that's because we see problems as sometimes are irreversible, like they can no longer have erections, or now they have issues with scarring on their penis, and it's all bent another way.0:19:16.7 S1: That sounds awful. What is that called?0:19:19.6 S2: It's called Peyronie's Disease, that's abnormal curvature of the penis, and the company that has a product that we inject into the scar to open it up has a really cool marketing campaign, it's with the carrot and like a bent carrot. They didn't have that great, great marketing, but now, I'm like, “Man, this carrot thing is pretty cool”. But hey, it gets the guys in, but we do a lot and we've become kind of like the advocates for men because we have opportunities to engage men way more than other people or other specialties may. So I personally have made it a life's mission to change some of the statistics that men are dealing with in America. Men live 5 years less than their female counterparts. Men are 50% less likely to go see a doctor when they have an acute condition, men are full of excuses when it comes to why they don't wanna go see a doctor. If you look at the top 10, the top causes of death in America have changed since COVID, but if you look at, I think it's 9 out of 10, or now even maybe 10 out of 10 causes of death in America, men are more likely to die of these than women.0:20:23.7 S2: And it's because a lot of factors, we just don't engage healthcare like we should, we think we're macho, we're afraid of the prostate exam, not everyone that comes to my office gets a prostate exam guys. So our whole thing is to get guys more healthy, and there's many different tactics to do it, but it ain't easy. Dudes are not easy to get into, and I know that because I'm a dude myself.0:20:46.0 S1: And how do you motivate you though, because you can say something and I want a reaction right away. Like, “Well, you should go do this”. And then two days later, I'd be like, “Oh, Did you make that appointment?” “Oh no, I didn't”, and then it will be like two months and this appointment is still not made, so how do you motivate a male to see a urologist or see doctor just in general.0:21:16.6 S2: Well, there's, there's many different ways, tell them he's not gonna have any dessert until he goes and sees the physician, but I think what it comes down to guys is, listen, men really don't have as many opportunities as women do to engage healthcare. So birth control is more prominent in women. When it comes to birthing years, women have to engage healthcare professionals whereas dudes, until they're having trouble peeing or their erections go down, or they're having chest pain that you really don't see a purpose, but what men need to realize is at about the age of 20, you should start going and seeing a primary care doctor. That's when you kinda get the manual for your health. Once you get that manual, everything is kind of pre-determined for you based on science and research, so whether it's a certain set of labs every five years, visits every two years or something every single year, it's all kind of catered to you based on how much you weigh, your past medical history, your parents history, your family history, so the primary care doctor is pretty good about getting that. What happens is when you go in and see your primary care doctor for the first time at 50 or 60, it's very overwhelming, 'cause you've had 50 years of life that they have to dive into, why not just form a relationship and kind of get how the healthcare systems work early and then once you got that manual, you just follow it, that's all you gotta do. It's kinda like the car, like, “Hey, I gotta change my oil here, the light goes on here, then I gotta go do this”.0:22:47.2 S2: We through Orlando Health when we did, we have this campaign called the Drive for Men's Health, where we drive across the country every summer and we use really cool tactics to get guys talking, we actually did a survey one of those years, and we asked the question, as men, we found, remember their make and model of their first car more than when their last doctors visit was, so they know everything about their cars, but very little about their healthcare. So it's just getting them to realize, “Yo, this is a priority”, how you do that is the billion dollar question, which hopefully, we'll get someone like Elon Musk or Tim Cook to support me in my endeavors and help us figure all this stuff out much more quicker, so…0:23:33.8 S1: I think from the comfortability, this might be a really bad example, but when my kids were learning their own anatomy, there were friends that would, “Well, we don't say vagina, we say who-who or kitty cat”. I'm like, “It's a vagina. It's a penis. It's not your dingaling”. And they would giggle at first, and same with fifth grade, we are talking about anatomy and after you hear it a few times, you're more comfortable with it, and what resonated for me when you said women are more comfortable with the healthcare setting, especially if we've had children, then we've had to go in even just for that first child, those first visits are very uncomfortable, or when you get your first annual gyno exam. Uncomfortable, but then you're familiar. You know what it takes. And to me, when I hear erectile dysfunction, I'm thinking, “Well, how would, it's embarrassing”. And then how would you get over the hurdle of making that call of like, “Oh, I have, I might have a problem here”, and that's where the Romans and the Hims have made it where the barrier to entry is so low, but I'm curious of what your opinion is on that, because it might not just be erectile dysfunction, there might be some...0:25:05.0 S1: There could be something that's causing that erectile dysfunction, and it's important to get into your uncomfortable zone and actually go in and see a physician if something is happening.0:25:16.2 S2: Yes, so kudos to Hims and get Roman, all these companies, they really did open up access to kind of taboo medications and topics and treatments for the mass audiences, so definitely kudos, kudos to them. But at the same time, these are for-profit entities, so you go online, you fill out a questionnaire, and if you really know what you want, you can kind of fill it out in a certain way, then you quickly get an evaluation and then you get your drugs and usually in these things, it's more response, I'd say more of a subscription model, so you gotta get three months supply, where a Cialis is gonna cost you four bucks a pill, whereas you can go to your local grocery store using GoodRx. Yay, GoodRx, sponsor us! GoodRx is gonna be about a buck a pill. The biggest thing is, I think these things are great, but I see so many patients that go see these online things, get what they need, but then you're right, they're only gonna have to work up. If you're a guy in your 40s, and the only thing or only problem you have is erectile dysfunction, I'm gonna go send you to see your cardiologist to make sure your heart's okay.0:26:24.7 S2: Early onset erectile dysfunction is a huge warning sign for cardiac disease and heart attacks in the future. I send several guys a year to the cardiologist and you'd be surprised what they find and most they don't find anything, but hey, it gives us a peace of mind. At the same time, dudes will be started on, let's say, testosterone at super high doses, and they're in their 20s and now they're having infertility, these are all things that are on there when you sign your life away on all those pages. But there's so much more to it, and yes, it's easy to do that, and it's hard to get in with someone like me, it may be a several month wait, so it sucks, and I don't know how to fill that gap, but it's possible because we have virtual visits, and you can go see a virtual primary care doctor within a healthcare organization that has consultants that can kind of help out. I think it's kind of like when it comes to your body, you can pick any car you want, I'm not gonna name any brands, but you can get the top of the line sports car to take care of you and drive you around, or you can just go for the golf cart.0:27:34.1 S2: And I think when we take these easy ways out, like the golf cart may be great, but it's not gonna get you to your final destination, so I think this is one where even if it sucks and you're gonna suck it up, go and engage in a system that you're comfortable with number one. And there's lots of ways to make it comfortable for you, we'll go into that either now or in a different way. Go into the best first, where you're gonna have tons of resources open to you and to get evaluated.0:28:00.6 S1: Go into the best first, did you say?0:28:03 S2: Yeah, I would say go and if you have to wait a little bit to see a primary care doctor that's legit, just wait.0:28:09.6 S2: And get in there, don't just try to take the golf cart mentality where you just go online and quickly get whatever you need based on symptoms. Don't focus on the symptom, focus on you and your entire body. I think that's essential. So it's worth the wait because you only get one body.0:28:25.5 S1: I just had this conversation with my son, so I have two boys, 18 and 16, and I'm not sure if you've heard this from guys that age, but they really think that steroids isn't a big deal, and they wanna get big and have big muscles and be studly for when they get older, right now they do. And I say there are repercussions in doing that, and I'm wondering if you can elaborate on that.0:28:58.6 S2: I've been fortunate where I haven't had to deal with getting kids off of this stuff, I have heard stories of people being on them and with their kid, and some of the stories are pretty sad, it's kinda like you've got this peer pressure to be the best sports athlete, and then you want to appease your coach, and you want that cheerleader to look at you. I think as a kid, if you're taking steroids, that's one of the stupidest things you can do. I'd have no other way to describe it. Is it a defect on the part of you as a parent? No, 'cause sometimes you don't even know what's going on, but I think this is where it's essential, as we go off, just a quick tangent, you gotta have open communication with your kids day one. So as you mentioned like you, I'm just gonna use the words that are there and make sure that their biggest confidant is not some girl or we have to be equal here or a guy that they have a crush on, that it's always you. Steroids, yes, you can get those gains, but those are not everlasting gains. Once you stop, they're gone. But once you stop, you may have caused yourself infertility, you may have increased your risk of heart attacks and blood clots in the future.0:30:09.4 S2: Dudes that take steroids without prescriptions and try to get big, they're taking a lot of stuff, and what's really funny is when I tell guys this they just start laughing, and I'm gonna try not to laugh. When you take steroids or exogenous testosterone like yeah, your muscles may get big and your balls are gonna shrink.0:30:28.4 S1: It's true, it really happens.0:30:30.5 S2: You're gonna have small balls. Yeah, so you may have guns, that's where you can say the beach is that way and you can move your like man boobs left and right, so do you wanna be known as the guy with the small balls? It's true, and that's because when you take all this stuff, exogenously, your testicle thinks, “Woah, they don't need me, there's no use for me”, 'cause the testicle is where most of your testosterone is made. That's also where your sperm is made. So if you're taking exogenous stuff, then your testicle's gonna be like, “Alright, I don't gotta work” and it's gonna kinda shrivel up.0:31:01.1 S1: They get lazy.0:31:02.3 S2: They get lazy, shrivel up and say, “Buh-bye”, the testicle actually in most cases, stops producing sperm. You should not get into the habit of this now. What if you're a parent? How are you gonna know? There are kind of ways, I'm not an expert at this, but there are ways, 'cause when people are on these things, they may have mood changes, they may be super irritable, you may be like, “Yo dude, you never had acne in your life, and now you have crazy acne,” well, acne. You may notice that they're a little bit more swollen, they have fluid retention. So there's lots of different things that you can kind of look at, but I hope kids aren't doing this and if they are, then try to stop it 'cause it can be very dangerous for them now and in the future.0:31:46.4 S1: I completely agree. I can't wait until Will Post listens to this and he hears you say that.0:31:54.2 S2: Who's that?0:31:54.6 S1: That's my son. 0:31:57 S2: How old is he? 0:31:58 S1: He's 18.0:32:00.2 S2: 18, what does he wanna do with his life?0:32:02.6 S1: He's gonna be a entrepreneur, finance major, entrepreneurship.0:32:08.2 S2: You've determined that for him?0:32:09.4 S1: No, that's what he wants to do. We just went to visit schools. I actually want him to be like finance, econ, I'm like don't be an entrepreneur. That's crazy talk. But he wants to, so we'll see.0:32:25.6 S2: He has to follow in your footsteps. No, I think that's good. I think you're letting him kind of flourish, like I know, we have one daughter that wants to be a lawyer, one daughter that wants to be a doctor like me, and then we got one daughter that wants to be an artist. And so when she first said that to us, me and my wife were like... But we didn't how to engage that conversation because we're thinking like, “Okay, most of the artists we know, financially, everything else may be struggling”, but then my wife looked at, well, there's lots of artists that are thriving, they're doing better than us, so we kind of now encourage it, and let them do whatever they want, but it's hard I think being a parent. So I think if he wants to be an entrepreneur let him be an entrepreneur. I never thought I was gonna be a penis doctor.0:33:10.9 S1: When you were 18, you weren't like, “This is what I'm going to, this is what I'm going to pursue. Urology!”0:33:20.0 S2: I didn't even know what urology was until med school, I didn't even know it was a specialty. I personally knew what urology was, but I didn't know what urology was. No, I didn't even know the specialty existed, 'cause every, I'm of Indian origin, I was born in New Jersey. Patients think I'm not from America, but I am from America, I was born in New Jersey. New Jersey is a state in the United States of America. I know New Yorkers kinda don't believe in that, but when I was, most of my family was either cardiologists, like heart doctors or primary care doctors, so that's all I knew. Throughout med school, you do these rotations, and I fell in love with it, and now I made a career out of it. I just wish my mom could really explain to people what I do, but it's okay. I'm a kidney doctor, I'm like, “Mom, I'm a surgeon”.0:34:04.8 S1: Right, you're in the OR, how many days a week?0:34:09.3 S2: About two days a week, and I'm in the clinic about two and a half days a week.0:34:14.0 S1: We hope you enjoyed the first half of Patty's conversation with Dr. B. Make sure to catch the second half on the next episode. Thank you so much for tuning in to today's episode. We hope you got a lot out of it. If you haven't already, be sure to subscribe to our podcast so you can stay up-to-date with our latest episodes. Also, you can find us on social media by searching, Checkable Health. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

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BIG ANNOUNCEMENT FRIENDS! We are taking a break in May and will be back with brand new episodes in June! Have a great month and visit Twelve 12 Ministries to keep in touch. In this episode we discuss: 3 ways to support your spouse or friend going through infertility. Using declarations to stand firm on God's word. How to get connected to Twelve 12 Ministries. Go to www.patreon.com/purposebeyondmotherhoodpodcast to watch the live conversation! Connect With Twelve 12 Ministries twelve12ministries.org@twelve12ministries Looking for more support and community? Join us HERE at the T12 Collective.Register for our virtual small group on May 24th - save your spot HERE

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 I am busy with plans for The Other's Day bunch I am planning in Chicago on Saturday May 7.  It is going to be so much fun!  It is being professionally catered by Lisa's Boutique Catering.  I've had businesses reach out to me a proactively offer to donate gifts because they are in love with the mission of The Other's Day Brunch.  If you are scratching your head and wondering what it is, it is a brunch I am hosting for anyone feeling sadness or loss around Mother's Day.  It's not closed off only to women with infertility.  I welcome anyone who may be feeling a tinge of dread thinking about Mother's Day.  Maybe you lost your mom or never had a mom you celebrated?  Maybe you're not able to physically spend Mother's Day with your mom this year.  Maybe you've yet to have children and hope for that day to come, or maybe you're like me and always dreamed of becoming a mom and never was able.  So if any of this resonates with you, join is.  It's $20, yes brunch is included, and RSVP are required and we only have a limited number of seats.  You can reserve your seat at stitchcoaching.com/othersday (I'll put the link in the show notes) or if you use Eventbrite, you can find The Other's Day Brunch on there. If you are outside of Chicago and loving the sounds of this, I invite you to be one of my Ambassadors.  Message me and I will chat with you about putting your local event together and time permitting, get you gifts to share with your ladies who are brunching. This week we are just starting out National Infertility Awareness Week. There is this whole movement and a whole community out there Working very hard to raise awareness about infertility,  to normalize the conversation about infertility, to basically allow anyone that's feeling challenged to have a family, regardless of race, religion, sexuality, or economic status know that infertility is real. There's a national movement working to unite millions of Americans that want to remove stigmas and barriers that stand in the way of building families. And I am all over this. I love it because I believe a lot of people have a lack of awareness about infertility, where to seek treatment, access to treatment and who is eligibility and insurance for treatment.  That said, there's also another side of the coin to National Infertility Awareness Week .  There is a huge community that did seek the treatment and do all that we could, yet we are still here, living with an infertility diagnosis and living without children.  I definitely don't want anyone to be confused by thinking I am bashing what this week is about,  I think it's wonderful. And I am so supportive of building awareness around infertility.  But this other side of the infertility diagnosis holds women who are feeling as though living childless not by choice is not being showcased.  The statistics are clear that not everyone that seeking infertility treatments will go home with a child.   So I understand this belief of misrepresentation is because the community is not being represented as a whole.  There is this opportunity to tell the stories of what life ends up like for women that are childless after infertility. Many are feeling shunned and as if their voice doesn't matter.    They are aware.   They know the statistics  They've lived the reality of infertility treatments  and are trying to navigate their next steps and asking themselves, SO NOW WHAT?                  So this week I'm going to talk a little bit about how to have your voice heard. And it all starts with telling your story.  There is someone out there wishing they knew they weren't alone, but they haven't heard your story. Your story matters.  May of you are thinking - easy for you to say.  You are an open book, Lana.  I just decided that I would use my experiences and story in the hopes that just one person would hear it and not feel the loneliness and isolation I felt for the years after my treatments ended. So it's no wonder that there is lack of voice around our community because it's very hard for us to share our stories. It is hard to put into words what we're feeling. Who've gone through fertility treatments and weren't able to have kids. And so there's oftentimes a stigma. I think that we create for ourselves because we are embarrassed to tell our stories. We have shame around ourselves and our body's not doing what we thought that they would do or what we believe they were intended to do as being born female. And what I want to encourage everyone this week is take this opportunity as national infertility awareness week to tell your story. You don't need to go out on a megaphone and, and present your innermost secrets of what you've gone through to a group of strangers, but maybe start to put your story down on paper. Just for you.  Imagine you were the hero of your infertility story.  What would you tell me about you and the life you are living despite not being able to become a mom. Could you start the rough draft of that story today, so when you are ready to share it you a proud of who you are today?    If we hear crickets when it comes to living your life childless after infertility, it's because there are not enough of us proving them wrong.  If this community is not being represented the way that we believe it should be, that it's up to us to take up the space in the room and lead the conversation about what life can look like if fertility treatments don't work for you.. I am proud to say I decisive to take up as much space as I could fine when I told my story publicly just 33 weeks ago and I am astonished by the messages and comments I get from people thanking me for putting into words what they've been feeling in isolation.   The only way To make this community bigger, is for us to represent what it is like to be a woman without children, and to be a living, breathing, powerful woman that failed infertility treatments but decides she will not look at herself as a failure. I tell you this because I once was very embarrassed to even talk about the fact that I was seeking fertility treatments, and then to even admit. That I tried them and they did not work for me was something that was very hard for me to feel comfortable talking about. My point is today that the ability to talk about it and share my story with others has just been such a weight that has lifted off of me that offers such gratitude and pride knowing that my story of sadness and failure can be reshaped into one of hope.  Your opportunity to do the same is no different. Choose words that tell a story of will and courage.   Decide you can represent a bigger subset of women that just have yet to get to our point in their journey. So as we are looking around at national infertility awareness week and believing we don't see pictures of women like us, or hear the stories of women like us, who did not have insurance coverage and still scraped together, to pay out-of-pocket for our treatments or the women that went through seven rounds of IUI and four rounds of IVF with a few canceled cycles sprinkled in there. Start to carve out the opportunity for us to be recognized so that people know we exist.

Hello podcast world! This week is National Infertility Awareness week and so I decided to reflect on my own infertility journey and share some of my lessons learned. I dive into 4 lessons learned: 1) It's OK to advocate for yourself 2) You have more control than you realize 3) Don't sweat the small stuff (yes, easier said then done) 4) Surround yourself with people who can see you break down & then pick you back up 5) Celebrate being perfectly imperfect. Full transcript here: https://share.descript.com/view/Vj1ZIGqCMGi This Is My Truth Listeners: Donate to the The Colette Louise Tisdahl Foundation Here! I will be matching donations up to $500 during April 2022 in honor of Infertility Awareness Week. Most importantly, thank you, xoxo, Jessi This is My Truth is a newly launched podcast, and I'd love to know what you think! Please consider leaving a review, comment or rate the podcast on Apple Podcasts. If my message resonated with you, please share with others in your circle who may benefit as well! It would be much appreciated! You can connect to This is My Truth on: Leave me a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jessi-shuraleff/message Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisismytruthpodcast/ Email: jessinshuraleff@gmail.com Web: www.jessishuraleff.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jessi-shuraleff/message

April 25, 2022 ~ The Founder of the Michigan Center for Fertility & Women's Health talks to Paul about "Infertility Awareness Week" and she says 15-percent of couples struggle with infertility.

Special weather statement (1:05); More weather woes (6:10); Typical household squabbles, such as - THROW PILLOWS (9:55); The search for safe office space Downtown (16:45); Texts on household squabbles (21:45); Small Town Salute: Gliding Club out of Starbuck (24:05); Downtown feedback (31:55); Education reform (33:30) More on Downtown (39:05); Brett's insane squabble story (40:45); Portage and Main renovations (43:10); Winning text (50:55) &  Infertility Awareness Week (53:35) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join me today as I interview the co-chair for RESOLVE'S National Advocacy Day, Ryan Ferrante.  Ryan shares with us his own personal infertility journey, what brought him RESOLVE, and we discuss the importance of advocacy.   If you are interested in volunteering for National Advocacy Day you can register here: https://resolve.org/events/advocacy-day/

This week's conversation is one near and dear to my heart. I speak with Michelle Valiukenas about her very special motherhood journey. She speaks her truth about infertility, pregnancy, celebrating her sweet angel baby, Colette Louise, and celebrating her living rainbow baby, Elliot Miguel. Michelle speaks her truth and enlightens us about her amazing foundation. Inspired by her journey with Collette Michelle and her husband founded the Collette Louise Tisdale foundation whose mission is to improve outcomes of pregnancy childbirth, prematurity, and infancy, as well as aid in the grieving process through financial assistance, education and advocacy. Their flagship program, financially assist families dealing with high risk and complicated pregnancies and NICU stays. The organization's ability to help families relies on donations and grants. And they're grateful if you are able to donate. Michelle also participates in advocates on issues of maternal health, maternal mortality, infant health, and safety and pregnancy complications. Michelle lives in Glenview, Illinois with her son Elliott, husband, mark, and Doug. This Is My Truth Listeners: Donate to the The Colette Louise Tisdahl Foundation Here! I will be matching donations up to $500 during April 2022 in honor of Infertility Awareness Week. Most importantly, thank you, xoxo, Jessi This is My Truth is a newly launched podcast, and I'd love to know what you think! Please consider leaving a review, comment or rate the podcast on Apple Podcasts. If my message resonated with you, please share with others in your circle who may benefit as well! It would be much appreciated! You can connect to This is My Truth on: Leave me a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jessi-shuraleff/message Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisismytruthpodcast/ Email: jessinshuraleff@gmail.com Web: www.jessishuraleff.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jessi-shuraleff/message

Lean into what it is that you're feeling. Because when you lean out…you separate yourself from you. This show is all about the magic tools that I use when I fall and need to get back up. I lean into what it is that's going on. I get curious and ask a question. And then I lean into my awareness and remain open to my awareness. I invite you to be open and not answer the questions you ask when you get curious. Listen for the feather touches and see what comes up. Watch how your world will shift and begin to slowly (or quickly) get easier and you'll be able to get back up with ease. IN THIS EPISODE, I TALK ABOUT:I invite you to be open and not answer the questions you ask when you get curious.How these magic tools are different from other advice you've been given before. What can you do if you wake up today and your world gets flipped upside down. Lean into what it is that you're feeling. If you loved this episode, it would mean the world to me if you SUBSCRIBED to the podcast on your favorite podcast app and give it a 5 star review. I would be forever grateful! Thank you!!  ✅  CLASSES:Check out my upcoming classes and workshops by DMing me the word: CLASSES on INSTAGRAM and get the latest notices when my classes open up! “UNSTUCK YOUR BUSINESS” In-Person Workshop in Los Angeles: SUNDAY, APRIL 10TH - SIGN UP by DMing me on Instagram @joannavargasofficial to get exclusive VIP access!  RESOURCES:Text: CREATE to 323-524-9857 to apply for my Get Up Girl Gang community If you enjoyed this episode, make sure and give us a five star rating  and leave us a review on iTunes, Podcast Addict, Podchaser and Castbox. Let's Connect:The Get Up GirlInstagramFacebookMonthly online fitness academy 

Jasmine Katatikarn shares her almost 6 year long fertility journey. Together, Jasmine and Michelle discuss how difficult and lonely infertility can be for so many, the importance of advocating for yourself, as well as finding someone to talk to or a way to process and release the feelings and emotions such as grief, loss, guilt, and shame that often accompany infertility. Jasmine also explains when she was at the lowest point in her fertility journey, she decided to apply the creative and strategic mindset that she uses in her career as an artist. From this mindset she created The FREEdom Method Fertility Training which assists other women on their fertility journey by helping them to  Find their core values, Reframe their challenge, Explore creative solutions, and Execute their plan.  "That's also like another part of the fertility journey. It's this roller coaster. It's this emotional roller coaster of like ups and downs where you get completely deflated after, you know, a failed cycle. Because you have your hopes up, and then, the big thing about fertility is, and that is why people often say fertility warriors, is cause we have to pump ourselves back up. It is like, not only are you alone in your journey but like you go through these huge devastations. You can't wallow in it…because you have to keep up hope. And, it's hard."—Jasmine Katatikarn{This episode originally aired as number 063 on The Birth Ease Podcast}About Jasmine Katatikarn: Jasmine is a computer animation artist and certified life coach living in New York City. After nearly six years of trying to conceive, she was given the crippling news that she would have less than a 1% chance of having a biological child. At one of the lowest points in her life, Jasmine realized that she could begin to approach her fertility journey from the mindset she uses as an artist. A mindset that combines creative reframing, problem-solving, and action always to ensure forward movement.  Now a mom to two miracle children, Jasmine now teaches this same artist's mindset to help others find control in their fertility journey. She is the founder of The FREEdom Method fertility training which helps women release the emotions, stress, and pure exhaustion of their fertility journey easily by approaching it with a mindset of an artist so they can live a life where no obstacle will ever get in their way of being “happy.”  Jasmine has been featured on various fertility organizations like @wearerobyn, and @resolveorg during Infertility Awareness Week 2020. Book a Free 30-minute Strategy Call (limited availability): https://jazzkatat.com/call/FREE Fertility Training: https://bit.ly/FertilityTrainingInstagram: https://bit.ly/jazzkatat_InstagramYouTube: https://bit.ly/jazzkatatYouTube Connect with Rev. Michelle:Website:  BirthEaseServices.com /loss-supportFacebook:   Birth Ease Baby Loss SupportInstagram:   @birtheaselossssupportLinkedIn:  Birth Ease Michelle SmithThank you for listening! Remember, you are not alone in your grief. 

You clear your desk. You clear your kitchen. You clear your closet. What if we cleared ourselves? What does it mean to CLEAR? For the past 3 days I have been so exhausted to the point where I could fall asleep standing up. What is that? I got back up after clearing it. In this episode, I explain what it means to clear something from your life. Our bodies act like radio towers and are picking up thoughts, feelings and emotions all the time. We are infinite beings with infinite knowing. Consciousness is a choice and when we're living in tru consciousness, we are one with life. When we're living in pure, positive energy, we function from total perceiving, knowing, being and receiving. It's when we have the ability to transcend our limited circumstances and actualize unlimited possibilities. If you enjoyed this episode, make sure and give us a five star rating  and leave us a review on iTunes, Podcast Addict, Podchaser and Castbox.Let's Connect:The Get Up GirlInstagramFacebookMonthly online fitness academy

April is Sisters in Loss Infertility Awareness Month!  All month long we will be highlighting infertility stories and journey’s.   Black Maternal Health week was April 11-17 and Infertility Awareness Week is April 18-24.  This week we are talking about reproductive health. Did you know that some midwives specialize in high risk births and pregnancy after loss or infertility?  Today’s guest is a Certified Nurse Midwife and founder of Sakina Health who partners with birthing families to inspire them to become savvy birthers.  After spending nearly two decades as a midwife with nearly 1000 births in the hospital, birth center, and home, Takiya Ballard knows what it truly means to offer a unique type of healthcare that is unbiased and respectful in every way.  In this episode we deep dive into the State of Black Maternal Health, we discuss the differences between midwifery and doulas, her podcast The Savvy Black Birther, and creating the right birth team for us as black women. This episode is for you to listen to if you want to learn how to create the right birth team for you, the differences of midwifery and doulas, and how you can take control of your reproductive health. Become a Sisters in Loss Birth and Bereavement Doula Here Living Water Doula Services Book Recommendations and Links Below You can shop my Amazon Store for the Book Recommendations You can follow Sisters in Loss on Social Join our Healing Collective Online Support Group Join the Sisters in Loss Online Community Sisters in Loss Instagram Sisters in Loss Facebook Sisters in Loss Twitter You can follow Erica on Social Erica’s Website Erica’s Instagram Erica’s Facebook Erica’s Twitter

in honor of Infertility Awareness Week, today is a quick study on the 5 women in the Old Testament that were named "barren". I hope you enjoy their stories and are inspired by their faith.

TW: Infertility and Loss In honor of Infertility Awareness Week, Whitney welcomes friend Laura Hoover onto the show.  Laura and her husband spent a difficult and emotional journey to expand their family of 2 to a family of 4.  She shares details of how they navigated their fertility ups and downs in this episode.  Experiences of infertility are very common and the grief that a family experiences shouldn't need to be carried alone.  Thank you, Laura, for your vulnerability in sharing this week! Music: All About It by: Jamie Lono Do Your Thing by: Red Parker  

Welcome to the final episode of the National Infertility Awareness Week series on Be Unstoppable Radio. #NIAW In this episode, I put all the pieces together that you've heard through the previous guest episodes and tell a little more about our story and the journey we are on.  This series of episodes represents the start of National infertility awareness week, which is actually April 18th - April 24th. Now, if you're wondering why this is something I'm bringing awareness to on my personal platforms it's because this is a very big and real part of our life right now and has been for the past 3 years. I realized that as we were experiencing this obstacle that it's not something that many people openly discuss. It's a journey that can make you feel hopeless, isolated, and oftentimes confused. Actually, the guests that I interview throughout the week are people that are in my circle that I never knew struggled with infertility until it just so happened to come up in conversation. So, I decided to do this series to make an effort to change the tough conversation around infertility. I realize that this topic doesn't resonate with everyone, but if you know someone that is experiencing infertility or has felt alone and misunderstood throughout their own journey, please share it with them! This also may be a good opportunity for you to learn and feel more comfortable talking to someone about the path they're on. The guests this week all bring a different perspective on infertility. I have Brad Jensen to bring insight from the male side, Chyrelle Miller for the perspective from the female, and Jim and Kate Hallinan to discuss infertility as a couple. I hope you enjoy these episodes and I pray that these stories of hope bring some light to anyone that needs a little in their life right now. Thanks again for joining me! Follow my journey through my blog and on Instagram

This episode was recording to increase the awareness of infertility. Infertility effects 1 in 8 couples in the United States, which translates to 7.5 million people. I personally have experience how hard it is when 2 of my 3 daughters had infertility struggles. If you are struggling with infertility, I have referenced in this episode, several previous episodes where women and men have shared their struggles of infertility. I only shared a statement or two that was in the previous episodes, so if you were touched by something take time to listen to their entire story. I know it will help you on your journey. Do not hesitate to reach out to find support on your journey. Connect with me: EMAIL teresa.womenconnect2019@gmail.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/.womenconnectsupport/. Phone # 1-618-560-8484

In honor of Infertility Awareness Week, which is April 18-24 this year, we’re replaying one of our most popular episodes. In February 2020, we talked with Dr. Bala Bhagavath about common causes of infertility, and the range treatment options available for people interested in expanding their families. Dr. Bhagavath is a reproductive endocrinology and infertility specialist in the UW Department of Ob-Gyn, and director of UW Health’s Generations Fertility Care clinic in Madison. He is also a member of the Building Families Alliance Wisconsin steering committee. You can learn more about this group focused on fertility-friendly policy in Wisconsin and defining statewide standards for fertility care at buildingfamilieswi.org. Have a suggestion for a future episode? Let us know what health issues you'd like to learn about here! https://forms.gle/XaoArBtnxfHxA4Up7 

Today I chat with Fertility Coach, Elizabeth King in honor of Infertility Awareness Week. We discuss my own troubles conceiving having been diagnosed with PCOS and Elizabeth shares her experience suffering a miscarriage. We want you to know you are not alone if you're having difficult conceiving or have experienced the loss of a miscarriage. You can learn more about Elizabeth's Mama's After Miscarriage course here. Elizabeth King is a Certified Fertility Health Coach, Master Certified ICF Life Coach, Birth & Bereavement Doula and co-Host of the Pretty Little Tribe podcast. Her mission is to help people of all backgrounds conceive a healthy baby and carry to term. She had her 3 children over 40 and supports clients through natural fertility, infertility, IVF, miscarriage loss, early pregnancy PTSD, and new parent support. Her practice is based in Irvine, CA but serves clients worldwide remotely. Learn more about working with her here.  If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend or write an honest review! Sharing with friends and sharing your thoughts really helps a new show like ours get visibility. If you send a screenshot of your review via DM @dreamlifepodcast we'll send you a $10 credit towards Tiffany's online sleep marketplace The Slept Life.Please stay in touch with me after the show on Instagram!@tiffanynpaul@dreamlifepodcast@thesleptlifeAbout the Host, Tiffany Paul is a mom, wife and entrepreneur, founder of The Slept Life and inventor of the Sleeper Scarf. She left her decade long corporate career in 2019 to go after her dream of being her own boss. This show is a peak inside her journey.

This week is Infertility Awareness Week so this week we are diving into Infertility with my dear friend and guest, Amanda Dalton. Whether you struggle with infertility or you know someone that does, this episode will hopefully be insightful for everyone.From Amanda sharing her personal experiences to us talking about infertility etiquette, we cover a lot of ground in this episode all in hopes to show some awareness and some love for the people who are going through this right now. Find Amanda Dalton on IG: @mandaaadalton

Surprise! It's a bonus episode! 1 in 8 women struggle to get pregnant and 1 in 4 pregnancies end in miscarriage, realities that both Kalea and Kristy know all too well. In honor of National Infertility Awareness Week , we sat down to talk a little bit about what NIAW means to us, how you can support a friend waiting for a baby, and what helped us along the way. Enjoy! 

Bustin' Out of Breast CancerNew Episodes release Wednesdays at 7:00 am ESTEP 121-Infertility and Breast CancerAll I wanted was a family. I didn't think that process would have me receiving a breast cancer diagnosis later in life.This week is Infertility Awareness Week and is a week I am struggling with this year.Reliving the loss of my daughter's twin as well as 2 additional failed invitro cycles have been character building, to say the least.In this episode, I discuss my infertility journey and why I feel that contributed to my breast cancer diagnosis.Hey, let's stay in touch:Be the first to get the latest podcast, blogs, news, and specials by signing up for my newsletter:● Head over to my website www.shannonburrows.com  Join our Breast Cancer Health & Wellness Private Facebook Group● Are you a survivor, thriver, or caregiver? Come join our PRIVATE Free Facebook Group Where do you like to hang out on social media? Come find me and let's get to know each other.● Follow me on Instagram (and then send me a DM and say Hi:)● Follow me on Facebook (and then send me a DM to say Hi:)

This is National Infertility Awareness Week. I struggled for years to get pregnant with my two rainbow babies. Today we will honor those who struggle and those who have suffered miscarriages. Join us on Facebook and get sneak peeks: facebook.com/mommymomentpodcast Find out more about us as podpage.com/mommymoment Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Being a mom is hard. Bring a little calm to the chaos and take a moment to fill up your own cup. It doesn't take long. Make a coffee, put the kids down for a nap, and tune in. Most importantly -- take a moment for yourself. Join Sarah every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for your daily encouragement. -------------- Transcript: This week is national fertility awareness week. We're going to talk about my own fertility struggles and how to hold your children close. And dear subscribe. So you don't miss another podcast. Join me every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for your daily incurred. This week is national fertility awareness week. Just a warning. If you don't want to hear about miscarriages or loss, then you might want to skip to the next episode. It's really fitting that national fertility awareness week happened stair in our birthday week. The week that we celebrate the birth of our two rainbow babies. If you don't know a rainbow, baby is a baby conceived after a loss, it could be a pregnancy loss. It could be a miscarriage for us. It was a miscarriage. I've had three miscarriages in my life. The first one was before I had my daughter, the other two were between my daughter and my son, one in eight couples in America, struggled to conceive. One in four pregnancies and then a loss. The amazing thing is that as a society, we don't talk about this. There's a lot of shame around loss. There's a lot of shame around miscarriage. Oftentimes the mom feels like it's her fault. She also feels like she's alone. Like no one understands. But here's the great thing. 25% of all women have had some kind of miscarriage. You aren't alone. Your pain is valid. The struggle is real, and the hurt is deep. Whether you struggle with secondary infertility or initial fertility, I want you to hear it's not your fault. After all of my miscarriages, I felt devastated, but question of what could have been, what might be and what will be in the future. And today as I hold my two rainbow babies, I will tell you if I could go back and talk to that woman who had just miscarried, I would tell her you're going to be okay. The child that you want is out there. It may not come from your body. It may come from adoption and there's nothing wrong with that. If you want to be a mother, you can be a mother. And that child is yours. Infertility is difficult, it's lonely. It pulls at your heart. But the important thing to remember is you are not alone. Many women will suffer a miscarriage. Many women will struggle to conceive. If you don't struggle, hold your baby close. Don't take them for granted. The best thing anyone ever told me during my fertility struggles was how my story made them connect deeper with their own children. How people like me, who struggled to conceive and who want that child so bad made them appreciate their child more in that moment. When that person told me that I cried, I finally understood how my story could impact other people. Hold your baby close. Love them. See them as a gift that was given to you, connect deeply with them. And if you have ever struggled with infertility or infant loss or miscarriage, share your struggle, it's vulnerable, it's uncomfortable, but it's important that we start understanding how common it is. It's important that we take away the fear and anxiety and guilt. That moment was for you. Now go make someone else's day. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mommymoment/message

Christina Pistotnik, co-owner and clinical director of Whole Family Health Briana Dixon is an infertility patient who has two children, both conceived through IVF—after going through numerous failed cycles.

Infertility is a common, difficult, and often confusing problem facing many couples today. How is it diagnosed and what are the risk factors? What can 3W do to support you if you suspect you or your partner may be infertile? In today's episode of Wellness Wednesday, our Medical Director Dr. Susan Rutherford joins us to share the answers to these and other important questions!      Disclaimer: The information shared in this podcast is the opinion of the speaker, or speakers. Medical information is not intended as individual medical consultation, but for general education only. Always consult your own health professional for personalized advice regarding medical decisions. 

THE INTERVIEW // Alyssa Coleman, a productivity guru, and founder of The Productive Entrepreneur, the Free Spirited Babes Community, and the creator of "The Lazy Girl's Guide to Launching" a no bullshit launching system that's repeatable, tweakable, scalable and recyclable! Alyssa is a recovering procrastinator herself, she was drowning in her entrepreneurial journey when she thought enough is enough and became obsessed with figuring out how the Oprah's, the Beyoncé's, and the Marie Forleo's of the world were running empires, staying creative AF, and making it all look easy.  As soon as she figured this out, her business did a complete 180.  Alyssa shares tangible tips on how to stop procrastinating, what to do before your launch, how to launch properly and effectively without being "salesy" and how to go from a hot mess to organized and productive af. Alyssa also shares how she batched an entire years worth of emails, and how to figure out what kind of procrastinator you are so you can play to your strength instead of feeding your weaknesses. We also talk about...The "I work well under pressure" IdentityThe Pomodoro Technique + time blocking How the different astrological signs procrastinateWhy warming your audience is key before launchingCommon productivity mistakes and how to move away from themSetting unrealistic goals feeds your imposter syndrome + attacks your worthiness Being a nice boss to yourself as a solopreneur How to get rid of distractions and get laser focusedMasculine energy defaults being a female entrepreneurHaving a good relationship with your calendar + less is more when it comes to productivity and momentum in your businessCreatives and the structure of routineProductivity can be boring + Conscious Self-SabotageBoredom leading to direction change as an entrepreneurResources:Learn more: Alyssacoleman.caInstagram: @alyssacoleman.caAlyssa's Course Lazy Girl's Guide to LaunchingListen to Alyssa's favourite It's Wild episode : #65 Fertility, Miscarriage, PCOS & Hormones - Sam's Journey - April 18-25 is Infertility Awareness Week, this episode is raw, vulnerable and immensely educational if you have anyone in your immediate family or friend circle that is struggling, make sure to give it a listen and better support the women in your life going through it. Join our Insta: CommunityLeave us a Rating and Review: Apple PodcastsStay in touch with your Hosts: Jana & Lulu#75 Stop Wearing Burnout as a Badge of Honour episode Our recent Book Club Takeaways post Justin Bieber (feat. Khalid) - As I AmDavid's Tea Grand Cru MatchaSponsors:• Skinfolio | Use code ITSWILDPODCAST for 20% off any service

April 18th- 24th is Canadian Infertility Awareness Week, so we partnered with Kaeleigh MacDonald about her experience with infertility.  For resources on infertility in Canada, please check out @fertility_Canada on IG, /fertilitymatterscanada on FB, www.unpregnantchicken.com (or /unpregnantchicken on FB).  Kaeleigh is on IG @kaeleighmacdonaldwrites  Check out Hope Anchors YYC on IG for a sweet way to support your friends struggling with infertility, loss, or grief.  Please consider leaving us a review wherever you get your podcast, and dont forget to check us out patreon.com/ididnotsignupforthis IG @ididnotsignupforthis.podcast Tiktok @ididnotsignupforthis.pod  FB /ididnotsignupforthis  Merch https://shop.spreadshirt.ca/i-did-not-sign-up-for-this/

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In the Moment, April 19, 2021 Show 1030. This week is severe Weather Awareness Week in South Dakota. Kelly Serr joins to prepare us for upcoming drills and the season. Dr. Keith Hansen is a reproductive endocrinologist at Sanford. This week is Infertility Awareness Week. We talk about the medical options and emotions of infertility. Kim Malsom Rysdon is the secretary of the SD Department of Health. We discuss the new reality of COVID variants in the state and how it is impacting young professionals and their decision to vaccinate. Morry Crow was a turret gunner during WWII. He escaped harrowing air raids and has now celebrated his 101st birthday. SDPB's David Azadi Scott reports on the celebration, the memories, and a sense of duty that defined a nation.

The Center for Advanced Reproductive Services is recognizing National Infertility Awareness Week with social media campaigns as well as virtual events.Interview with : Ami Chokshi is the Center’s National Board Certified Health & Wellness CoachAbout National Infertility Awareness Week (April 18-24, 2021)National Infertility Awareness Week®, founded in 1989 by RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association, is the largest public awareness campaign that addresses the public health issue of infertility. Even though 1 out of 8 couples has trouble conceiving of carrying a pregnancy to term, it is a disease that causes many who are diagnosed to feel very alone.Throughout NIAW, the family building community will take action to increase awareness of infertility in order to remove stigmas and improve access to all family building options. Members of the infertility community will share their stories and lead the conversation about challenges to family building and methods of resolution.

April 1, 2021 ~ One out of eight couples are affected by infertility, though few ever seek help. Michigan Center For Fertility Medical Director Dr. Carole Kowalczyk tells WJR's Dick Heafner that solutions are available to more than 90% of those who are struggling to become parents.

Listen in as Jasmine Katatikarn shares her almost 6-year long fertility journey with Michelle. Together they discuss how difficult and lonely infertility can be for so many, the importance of advocating for yourself, as well as finding someone to talk to or a way to process and release the feelings and emotions such as grief, loss, guilt, and shame that often accompany infertility. Jasmine also explains when she was at the lowest point in her fertility journey, she decided to apply the creative and strategic mindset that she uses in her career as an artist. From this mindset, she created The FREEdom Method Fertility Training which assists other women on their fertility journey by helping them to  Find their core values, Reframe their challenge, Exploring creative solutions, and Execute their plan. "That's also like another part of the fertility journey. It's this roller coaster. It's this emotional roller coaster of like ups and downs where you get completely deflated after, you know, a failed cycle. Because you have your hopes up, and then, the big thing about fertility is, and that is why people often say fertility warriors, is cause we have to pump ourselves back up. It is like, not only are you alone in your journey, but like you go through these huge devastions. You can't wallow in it…because you have to keep up hope. And, it's hard."—Jasmine Katatikarn About Jasmine Katatikarn: Jasmine is a computer animation artist and certified life coach living in New York City. After nearly six years of trying to conceive, she was given the crippling news that she would have less than a 1% chance of having a biological child. At one of the lowest points in her life, Jasmine realized that she could begin to approach her fertility journey from the mindset she uses as an artist. A mindset that combines creative reframing, problem-solving, and action always to ensure forward movement. Now a mom to two miracle children, Jasmine now teaches this same artist's mindset to help others find control in their fertility journey. She is the founder of The FREEdom Method fertility training which helps women release the emotions, stress, and pure exhaustion of their fertility journey easily by approaching it with a mindset of an artist so they can live a life where no obstacle will ever get in their way of being “happy.” Jasmine has been featured on various fertility organizations like @wearerobyn, and @resolveorg during Infertility Awareness Week 2020.  About Jasmine Katatikarn: Book a Free 30-minute Strategy Call (limited availability): https://jazzkatat.com/call/FREE Fertility Training: https://bit.ly/FertilityTrainingInstagram: https://bit.ly/jazzkatat_InstagramYouTube: https://bit.ly/jazzkatatYouTube Connect with Michelle Smith:Website:  BirthEaseServices.comFacebook:   Birth Ease,   The Birth Ease Podcast,  Birth Ease Baby Loss SupportInstagram:    @birtheasemichellesmith,  @birtheaselossssupportYouTube:    Birth EaseLinkedIn:  Birth Ease Michelle SmithPinterest:  Birth EaseShow:  Birth Ease

In today's episode, we answer your questions about infertility for #infertilityawarenessweek. To watch us talk about our own infertility journey watch - https://youtu.be/TNo0vp14JyM.

In honor of Infertility Awareness Week, Megan Cape joins the conversation and takes us through her journey to motherhood. Grab your tissues because her story will give you all the feels! Follow Megan Cape on IG: https://www.instagram.com/mrsmeggcape/ Follow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/whatthemotherpodcast/

National Infertility Awareness Week is April 19-25, 2020. In this episode we talk about who has infertility, insurance coverage and how we can help those on the journey. For information on this week visit: infertilityawareness.org   Danielle's Info: For speaking engagements - please fill out this quick form: https://iamdaniellejoseph.com/speaker   Need a Mentor or Coach - let's connect: https://iamdaniellejoseph.com/contact   Find me on social media: Instagram: www.instagram.com/iamdaniellejoseph   Facebook: https://facebook.com/MasterMentorandMinister

In this episode, I share about NIAW and what that means for our infertility community. I also break down what it looks like for my clients walking through infertility and in what ways I support them.

This week in honor of National Infertility Awareness Week, we have special guests Dr Torie Comeaux Plowden and Jessie Bernstein, LMT on to talk about caring for people along the fertility journey.  We discuss stigma, access to care, cultural considerations, impacts within communities of color, supporting legislative efforts, and limits of care in the time of COVID-19.Support the show (https://www.paypal.me/yourbirthpartners)

This week's episode is one of those “tough but needs to be talked” about episodes. We're so blessed to have our dear friend Ashleigh Azzari share her story about her journey with infertility in honor of Infertility Awareness Week. We know women out there struggling to conceive or recently experienced infertility challenges and it is something that is close to our hearts as we support them through these moments. Motherhood starts in all different ways, and on today's podcast we will hear about Ashleigh's personal journey. Let's get real. Let's get in it with each other. Let's get ready to support one another. Even in the lowest points of her journey she still finds the silver lining and we're pretty sure regardless you'll be laughing during this episode like you always do. It's one of the many reasons we love her - she's raw, real and real good at keeping a positive mindset amidst any challenge. #youreourgirlAsh See full show notes

Kelly Moore & Leah Hextall on the end of the Jets post-season (1:30); The latest from Sri Lanka (17:45); Brett finds $35 in thrift store pants (21:40); City-wide cleaning starts tonight (28:00); BerMax Caffe targeted with anti-semitism (35:05); Golf season is finally here! (40:10); Game of Thrones tourism (48:45); Infertility Awareness Week (56:55). 

For National Infertility Awareness Week, we asked several women across our groups what infertility means to them. So, #ListenUp! -- For more about Sarah's Laughter, please visit our website at sarahs-laughter.com. Our podcast-only site is podcast.sarahs-laughter.com. You can follow us on social media linked here: Sarah's Laughter on Facebook & Instagram, and @sarahs_laughter & @jasonforbus on Twitter. Sarah's Laughter also holds the Baby Steps Fun Run, where we give away a $10,000 grant for expenses related to either adoption or fertility treatment. We also partner with local SART-listed fertility clinics to give away IVFs at the event. Check babystepsfunrun.com for details and schedule. *** Sarah's Laughter is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity. If you'd like to help support what we do, including this podcast, please visit sarahs-laughter.com/give. Thank you. -- Want to share your infertility story on this podcast? Email us at podcast@sarahs-laughter.com

A Vancouver couple never thought they would be one of the one-in-six couples that have fertility issues. They were eager to start a family after they got married but 10 years later they had gone through a whole gamut of testing and treatment that included two in vitro fertilization procedures (IVF) that ended in heartbreaking miscarriages. But Gladys never gave up hope and she finally had a successful IVF and got pregnant with adorable twins.