The Fertile Mindset Podcast is here to support and inspire you to create a meaningful and happy life with the 3 core values of Clarity, Purpose and Joy. Hosted by Sarah Holland, the Fertile Mindset Coach who uses EFT Tapping to calm the mind and unlock potential, she is joined by fascinating guests sharing their inspiring stories and words of support. Sarah has a special interest in fertility support, and the first 80 episodes of the podcast are fertility focused - if that’s what you’re looking for. Wherever you are on your path through life, you are welcome to join us for episodes 81 onwards! If the podcast sparks something within you and you want to live your life with clarity, purpose and joy, sign up for my Daily Seeds emails for daily messages of support and inspiration, along with welcome gifts including an EFT tuition video and tapping exercises. https://www.fertilemindset.com/dailyseeds
Episodes
Thursday Mar 17, 2022
Thursday Mar 17, 2022
There’s a lot going on at Fertile Mindset HQ right now to bring you even more effective fertility support than ever before. So while me and my team are working hard behind the scenes, the next few podcast episodes will be bite-sized and around 5 minutes long. They will be powerful episodes though and each includes a journal prompt for you to continue to reflect on and work with the topic. This episode is about whether you feel worthy of emotional support on your fertility journey and discovering what you truly need.
Here’s what is included in this episode:
- Why it’s important to invest time into taking care of your mind as well as your body when facing fertility issues.
- How giving support to yourself before you ask others is a powerful first step to take.
- A journal prompt to discover exactly what support you need.
- How you can use EFT tapping alongside your journaling for clarity and focus, and how to learn EFT if you are new to this technique!
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Thursday Mar 10, 2022
Thursday Mar 10, 2022
Today on the podcast I’m speaking with Michelle Oravitz who is an acupuncturist, ayurvedic practitioner, and certified hypnotherapist specialising in fertility health. She uses herbs, acupuncture, also diet, supplements, essential oils, and most importantly the mind and how it influences conception. Michelle is also the host of The Wholesome Fertility podcast which I’m excited to be joining her on in a few weeks! I hope you enjoy listening to Michelle as much as I enjoyed talking with her.
Here’s what is included in this episode:
- Michelle’s first experience of acupuncture and how it opened the doors to her holistic way of looking at health.
- How Michelle balanced her fertility before she even knew she would have a problem trying to conceive a baby.
- The importance of intuition and flow on a fertility journey, and what this can look like.
- Easy tips to be free of the overwhelm of fertility issues.
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Thursday Mar 03, 2022
Thursday Mar 03, 2022
It’s my birthday today, and as I turn 45 it feels like a good time to talk about age and how it can impact thoughts, feelings, and beliefs around fertility. Age is a big thing when you’re trying for a baby, isn’t it? You may have always had in mind the ‘ideal age’ to have a baby. If you’re now trying for a baby at a later time, you can feel the pressure of time. Adding in the statistics that are often quoted by fertility clinics and the media around age, and we are surrounded by so much negativity. This podcast explores the impact of our thoughts and beliefs around age and fertility, and gives you some simple steps to turn this around to an empowered and motivated mindset.
Here’s what is included in this episode:
- The journey we go on with age and its meaning related to our fertility.
- Exploring and noticing what your current age means to you.
- Tips on using EFT to release negative thoughts, feelings, and beliefs around age (and how to quickly learn EFT if you are new to it!)
- The amazing potential that is possible when we learn to accept age for what it is and make it a tool for empowerment!
Next steps:
Thursday Feb 24, 2022
Thursday Feb 24, 2022
Secondary infertility is one of the less talked about fertility issues, but definitely needs acknowledgment, conversations around it, and support too. Secondary infertility is when you find it difficult to get pregnant or stay pregnant when you try for a second or subsequent baby. For some, this is a continuation of the fertility issues they had when they first tried for a baby, and may mean going through the same steps and the same treatment as they did the first time. It can also strike for the first time when you’re trying for a subsequent baby after an easy, natural conception before. And this can be equally puzzling as you think back to the first experience of trying for a baby that was so easy and straightforward, and wonder why it’s not happening this time.
Here’s what is included in this episode:
- Why it can be so difficult to talk about secondary infertility.
- Some steps to take to start acknowledging how you feel and bring in support.
- What is needed by everyone on a fertility journey, regardless of whether they have a child yet or not.
- My own experience and understanding of my secondary infertility.
- The key questions I ask to see if there is a block to having another baby.
Next steps:
Thursday Feb 17, 2022
Thursday Feb 17, 2022
This week I am celebrating 21 years in business. 14th February 2001 was when I saw my very first client which was for reflexology. EFT soon followed and then my work evolved into Fertile Mindset, fully focused on emotional support and healing on a fertility journey. It’s been an amazing 21 years, and such a privilege to connect with and support thousands of people from all over the world. They have taught me so much, which means I’m always learning and growing, and I’m sure the next 21 years will be just as interesting and amazing! For now, I’d like to gift you something in this episode. After 21 years of fertility support, here are 21 things I’d love you to know.
Here’s what is included in this episode:
- 21 messages from me to you, things I’d love you to reflect on.
- Notice if these words resonate and comfort, or bring up questions or doubts.
- Use these words as affirmations, and as tapping prompts to release any unhelpful thoughts and beliefs.
- If you would like to see these 21 messages written down, you can read the transcript at www.fertilemindset.com/episode-061
Next steps:
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.
Next steps:
- Download your free Fertility EFT Starter Kit
- See if my one-to-one Fertile Mindset coaching support is right for you.
- Follow me on Facebook
- Connect with me on Instagram
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.
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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.
Guest Links:
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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.
Guest Links:
- 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
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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
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