Welcome to the Fertile Mindset Podcast! Sarah Holland is the Fertile Mindset Coach and a mother to two children after her own fertility challenges. She understands that when it takes longer than expected to conceive a baby worry, stress and overwhelm soon become part of the picture. But what if it was possible to navigate through fertility challenges feeling calm, strong and empowered? What difference would that make to both your life and your fertility journey? Let this podcast be your guide as Sarah and her guests acknowledge, explore and transform the many emotional aspects of fertility. Whether you’re looking for a way to reduce fertility related stress, are seeking the missing piece of your fertility puzzle, or want to discover how your mind and emotions can support your fertility, you will find all the support and inspiration you need within these podcast episodes. You can receive more support from Sarah and step inside the Fertile Mindset Sanctuary at www.fertilemindset.com/sanctuary
Episodes
Thursday Feb 10, 2022
EP 060: Three Questions to Create Your Emotional Support Plan
Thursday Feb 10, 2022
Thursday Feb 10, 2022
This episode is on something useful and practical, to make it easy to bring emotional support into your fertility plan. For emotional support to make a real positive difference to you and your experience of your fertility journey, it needs to always be present and to be consistent. And it also needs to be realistic and easy to step into. On the podcast today I take you through three steps, with 3 questions and the answers will give you your own emotional support plan.
Here’s what is included in this episode:
- An invitation to create your own emotional support plan for your fertility journey.
- The three important questions to ask yourself that will make sure you have an effective approach to emotional wellbeing while you wait for your baby.
- A peek into the BLOSSOM membership level of the Fertile Mindset Sanctuary membership and how it can cover all aspects of your emotional support.
- Your last chance today to join us in the Fertile Mindset Sanctuary, or purchase the amazing value VIP ticket to the Fertility Stress Solution Summit!
Next steps:
Both closing today:
- Purchase your VIP ticket to the Fertility Stress Solution Summit (include a month of Sanctuary membership for free!)
- Click here to meet me in the Fertile Mindset Café for a cuppa and a chat.
- Join us in the Fertile Mindset Sanctuary - amazing fertility support for just £29 a month!
- Follow me on Facebook
- Connect with me on Instagram
Thursday Feb 03, 2022
EP 059: LGBTQ+ Fertility & Connecting with Your Baby - Vanessa Gillis-Phelps
Thursday Feb 03, 2022
Thursday Feb 03, 2022
In this episode, you can listen to a chat I had with Vanessa Gillis-Phelps who is the founder of Queer Fertility where she coaches individuals and couples with tailored support to meet the unique challenges faced by the LGBTQ community. She’s a mother herself alongside her wife, having conceived two amazing donor-conceived kids. In this conversation, we also explore Vanessa’s other passion of spirit baby communication.
Here’s what is included in this episode:
- The trying to conceive challenges faced by the LGBTQ community and the added pressure she experienced with donor treatment.
- How EFT supported Vanessa and helped her start to heal from her miscarriage.
- What it can mean to connect with your baby before they are conceived.
- Vanessa is also at the Fertility Stress Solution Summit this week and there’s still time to catch her session and tapping here: https://www.fertilemindset.com/fertilitystresssolution/
Next steps:
- Join us for free at the Fertility Stress Solution Summit happening right NOW!
- Visit Vanessa’s website
- Find Vanessa’s group on Facebook
- Follow Vanessa on Instagram
- Click here to meet me in the Fertile Mindset Café for a cuppa and a chat.
- Join us in the Fertile Mindset Sanctuary - amazing fertility support for just £29 a month!
- Follow me on Facebook
- Connect with me on Instagram
Thursday Jan 27, 2022
EP 058: Fat Positive Fertility with Nicola Salmon
Thursday Jan 27, 2022
Thursday Jan 27, 2022
In this episode, I’m sharing a chat I had with Nicola Salmon from Fat Positive Fertility. Nicola is doing amazing and much-needed work supporting people as they navigate getting pregnant and seeking fertility treatment in a weight-obsessed world. She’s the author of the popular book “Fat and Fertile”, and she uses her unique fat positive framework to support people in finding their own version of health without diets, to advocate for their bodies, relearn how to trust their body and believe in their ability to get pregnant. In this conversation, we also talk about our mutual love of the technique EFT, how she used it herself, and now in her coaching.
Here’s what is included in this episode:
- Nicola’s story and how she decided to support fat folks who are trying to conceive.
- The impact of the judgement and shame that’s felt around weight in fertility appointments.
- The four pillars of support in Nicola’s Fat Positive Fertility coaching.
- What Nicola is bringing to the Fertility Stress Solution Summit and your invitation to join us! Register for free here: https://www.fertilemindset.com/fertilitystresssolution/
Next steps:
- Join us for free at the Fertility Stress Solution Summit starting 1st February
- Visit Nicola’s website
- Find Nicola on Facebook
- Follow Nicola on Instagram
- Click here to meet me in the Fertile Mindset Café for a cuppa and a chat.
- Join us in the Fertile Mindset Sanctuary - amazing fertility support for just £29 a month!
- Follow me on Facebook
- Connect with me on Instagram
Thursday Jan 20, 2022
EP 057: Mindfulness for Fertility with Fran Migliorati
Thursday Jan 20, 2022
Thursday Jan 20, 2022
In this episode, I’m speaking with Fran Migliorati who is a fertility and mindset coach based in London, UK. Having been through her own fertility journey and survived ectopic pregnancy to become an IVF twin mum, Fran uses everything she learnt and experienced to support others on a fertility journey. In this chat we hear Fran’s own fertility story and how this led to her making big changes in her career and life, and what she’d love you to know about mindfulness!
Here’s what is included in this episode:
- Fran’s TTC story, her emotional breakdown, and how she turned her wounds into wisdom.
- What mindfulness is, why it seems unreachable, and how we can easily create a mindfulness practice.
- How we can use EFT alongside mindfulness, and the powerful steps EFT takes us through.
- How Fran will be supporting you at the Fertility Stress Solution Summit starting 1st February. Join us at the summit here: https://www.fertilemindset.com/fertilitystresssolution/
Next steps:
- Join us for free at the Fertility Stress Solution Summit starting 1st February
- Visit Fran’s website
- Find Fran on Facebook
- Follow Fran on Instagram
- Click here to meet me in the Fertile Mindset Café for a cuppa and a chat.
- Join us in the Fertile Mindset Sanctuary - amazing fertility support for just £29 a month!
- Follow me on Facebook
- Connect with me on Instagram
Thursday Jan 13, 2022
EP 056: Have you done it in public?!
Thursday Jan 13, 2022
Thursday Jan 13, 2022
At the heart of all the mindset and emotional support I offer at Fertile Mindset is an amazingly effective technique called EFT. It’s brilliant at soothing stress and releasing any and all negative emotions, thoughts and beliefs. There’s just one problem though; it looks a bit weird!! EFT involves using your own fingertips to tap on points on the face, head, hands and upper body to release stress and rebalance our emotional state. The tapping means that most people prefer to tap in private, but there are huge benefits to tapping in public too! Whether or not you feel brave enough to use EFT in public, have a listen to this episode and be curious about how tapping anytime, anywhere could be a game changer for your emotional health and wellbeing.
Here’s what is included in this episode:
- 3 reasons why using EFT in public could be a great thing to do!
- How tapping in public can help you as well as those around you.
- The ways I’ve used tapping in public places
- Ideas for discrete ways to tap
Next steps:
- For the 5 minute guided EFT to use with this episode, go to episode 20 and skip to 17:33
- Click here to meet me in the Fertile Mindset Café for a cuppa and a chat.
- Join us in the Fertile Mindset Sanctuary - amazing fertility support for just £29 a month!
- Follow me on Facebook
- Connect with me on Instagram
Thursday Jan 06, 2022
EP 055: Let’s start the year strong and with podcasts made for YOU!
Thursday Jan 06, 2022
Thursday Jan 06, 2022
Welcome to the first episode of the Fertile Mindset Podcast in 2022. Although we’re almost a week into the new year now, I’d like to wish you a Happy New Year and also acknowledge how you may be feeling. When you’re on a fertility journey the new year can be a time for a renewed focus and energy, maybe making new plans or taking new steps, and it can also be an overwhelming time when you’re not sure what to focus on. The temptation is there to use the fresh start of a new year to take lots of action, but this doesn’t always feel good and may not be a good approach for you and your fertility.
Here’s what is included in this episode:
- Sharing the Tapping Tip sent to my Fertile Mindset Sanctuary members, titled: New Year, New Plan? Or Not…
- 3 steps to help you feel calm and mentally strong at the start of this year.
- An invitation for you to send in your questions and requests which I will answer on the podcast by completing this form here.
- How sending in your request to the podcast could be a positive mindset shift for you and the rest of your fertility journey!
Next steps:
- Send me your questions and requests for future podcast episodes. I’d love to hear from you! Complete the form here: https://forms.gle/WTZeytYHa6eKpgJZ7
- Click here to meet me in the Fertile Mindset Café for a cuppa and a chat.
- Join us in the Fertile Mindset Sanctuary - amazing fertility support for just £29 a month!
- Follow me on Facebook
- Connect with me on Instagram
Thursday Dec 30, 2021
EP 054: An End of Year Message
Thursday Dec 30, 2021
Thursday Dec 30, 2021
2021 has been quite a year hasn’t it? In this final podcast episode of the year, I invite you to look at your fertility journey and experience of the past 12 months in a new way. And I would also love you to join me in transitioning into the next year with kindness and support. Wishing you a happy, healthy and peaceful New Year filled with more moments of joy and some wonderful surprises along the way too. I’ll see you in 2022!
Here’s what is included in this episode:
- What my first year of podcasting has been like!
- Taking a wider more inclusive view on the year that is ending.
- An invitation to journal and transition between the years in a healing and supportive way.
- My wishes for you in the year to come.
Next steps:
Thursday Dec 23, 2021
EP 053: Tips to Survive and Thrive at Christmas
Thursday Dec 23, 2021
Thursday Dec 23, 2021
Christmas can be a difficult time when you’re still waiting for your baby. Seeing family and friends, much of the celebrations being centred on children, and the worry that you’ll be asked probing questions about when you’ll be having a baby. And maybe you are feeling particularly sensitive right now after a setback or loss. This episode is to help you create your own perfect Christmas, protect yourself in challenging situations, and rediscover the joy of the season. I hope you find support within this episode, and I wish you a happy Christmas.
Here’s what is included in this episode:
- Recognising the pressure and expectations at this time of year, and how you may be feeling.
- Creating a Christmas that is exactly what you need with some new traditions too.
- A simple technique to protect yourself and your energy at family gatherings.
- Bringing joy into your fertility journey and life with guided EFT on Instagram
Next steps:
Thursday Dec 16, 2021
EP 052: A Conversation Around Mindset and Fertility with Sarah and Rachel
Thursday Dec 16, 2021
Thursday Dec 16, 2021
Rachel Bolton from Plan Yourself Pregnant was my first guest on the Fertile Mindset Podcast back in episode 3 which was released on our launch day on 1st January 2021. Rachel recently invited me into her lovely Fertility Heroes group on Facebook a couple of weeks ago, and we had a conversation about all things mindset and why it’s a vital part of a fertility journey. It was a really lovely chat about both of our approaches to mindset work in relation to fertility. I think you’d like to listen to it too, so I was thrilled when Rachel sent me the recording to share with you, my wonderful podcast listeners! We talk about so much here, and there’s such a synergy in the way that we support people on a fertility journey. I hope you enjoy listening and find some useful support for you within our conversation.
Here’s what is included in this episode:
- What do we mean by “mindset” and why is this important on a fertility journey?
- The most common mindset issue that is most often the reason people seek support with me.
- Our thoughts on “taking a break” from trying for a baby when it gets too stressful.
- The importance of the meaning we give to what happens on our fertility journey.
Next steps:
- Join Rachel’s Fertility Heroes Facebook group
- My favourite mindset books: Untamed by Glennon Doyle, Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It by Kamal Ravikant, The ONE Thing by Garry Keller
- Click here to meet me in the Fertile Mindset Café for a cuppa and a chat.
- Join us in the Fertile Mindset Sanctuary - amazing fertility support for just £29 a month!
- Follow me on Facebook
- Connect with me on Instagram
Thursday Dec 09, 2021
EP 051: The “What If?” Questions on a Fertility Journey
Thursday Dec 09, 2021
Thursday Dec 09, 2021
The "what if?" questions and thoughts that can keep us up at night, and tap into our greatest fear and worries about the future. “What if I don’t get pregnant this year?”, “What if I never have a baby?”. In this episode, we talk about these questions, and how acknowledging and addressing them can be the biggest gift to yourself and your fertility journey.
Here’s what is included in this episode:
- How the “what if?” questions can impact on us and our emotional wellbeing.
- My own experience of working through my questions and fears, and how this lead me to my babies.
- How you can address your own questions and use EFT tapping on the emotions that come up.
- Why I believe this is some of the most important mindset work you can do.
Next steps:
- For the 5 minute guided EFT to use with this episode, go to episode 20 and skip to 17:33
- Click here to meet me in the Fertile Mindset Café for a cuppa and a chat.
- Join us in the Fertile Mindset Sanctuary - amazing fertility support for just £29 a month!
- Follow me on Facebook
- Connect with me on Instagram