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Episode 12 is all about STRESS!!!!

I'm joined by Carly Garrett, who is a reflexologist and a fertility coach and creator of our two online courses we offer The Two Week Wait and The Pocket Hug.

Does stress cause fertility problems? It's a question we are asked a lot and it's very common for people to feel stressed about their stress. So in this episode we unpick this and look at ways to help manage stress.

We discuss

• The stress that comes from feeling stressed

• Stress and fertility and the research that says there is no link.

• But fertility problems do cause stress, anxiety and depression

• The lack of control that comes with fertility problems

• What stress actually is

• Why it's important to know that fertility problems are really stressful and they don't go away when you're told to relax/ go on holiday! (hence the podcast title!)

• Why actively seeking help and support to address the stress is vital

• Why there is no one way, whatever works for you is right

• Letting go of perfectionism

• Why fertility problems are so unfair and why that is hard to sit with

Check out my blog you'd like to find out more about stress and fertility and organisations and communities for further support.

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We have a series of new events lined up covering topics like, male fertility, further testing, IVF abroad and IVF itself.

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