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The Egg Whisperer ShowFertility Mindset Hacks: How Hypnosis and Visualization Support IVF with guest Naomi WoolfsonOn the latest episode of The Egg Whisperer Show, I’m joined by the incredibly compassionate Naomi Woolfson, founder of Embrace Fertility and a trauma-trained hypnotherapist who specializes in helping women feel emotionally supported through fertility treatment. Naomi shares her own four-year journey through IUI, IVF, miscarriage, and anxiety and how it led her to create The Embrace Fertility Method, a mind-body approach that empowers women to feel calm, confident, and connected as they prepare for pregnancy. We talk about how powerful the mind-body connection can be during IVF, how to gently shift from fear to...2025-05-1242 min
Embrace FertilityFeel better today while trying to conceiveA mini episode to welcome all of our new Embrace Fertility listeners and followers. Would you like to discuss working together? Complete the application form at www.embracefertility.co.uk/coaching and let’s book you in for a complimentary 30 minute clarity coaching call. I have just two slots left this week before I’m off to Thailand. We’ll get crystal clear on what you are struggling with at the moment, how you would prefer to be feeling and what your 3 month goal is.2025-03-2506 minEmbrace FertilityDr Aimee The Egg Whisperer and Queen of IVF - Fertility Testing & TreatmentEpisode 131: The second in the fertility expert interview series.Naomi and Dr. Aimee discuss the importance of personalised care and direct communication in fertility treatments, debunking common myths and emphasising the need for comprehensive testing of both partners.They also highlight the significance of emotional and mental support for patients undergoing IVF treatments, the value of a supportive team, and the benefits of adopting a positive mindset.Lastly, they discussed the process of reaching out to Dr. Aimee for a fertility consultation, the benefits of a class for individuals considering or undergoing IVF...2025-02-1154 minEmbrace FertilityUsing Yoga to Support Your Fertility & Nervous System when TTCEpisode 130: Naomi and Jennifer discussed their shared passion for supporting women during vulnerable times in their lives, particularly in the context of fertility and motherhood.
They emphasised the importance of self-acceptance, mindfulness, stress management, and habit-forming practices for mental and emotional well-being, particularly in relation to fertility.
They also shared their personal experiences with infertility, endometriosis, and the benefits of using yoga to support your fertility & nervous system when TTC.
Join Jen's FREE 3-Day Live Fertility Yoga Series from 28-30 January
Sign up here: www.elementpilatesyoga.com/waitlist
The doo...2025-01-2557 minEmbrace FertilityStop gaslighting yourself by trying to stay positive!Episode 129: Did you know that trying to force yourself to stay positive or just relax can actually have a detrimental impact on your mental and physical wellbeing while trying to get pregnant!I’m going to be talking about this in depth in my free master class tomorrow January 16th.Sign up at www.embracefertility.co.uk Instant access to replay from 17th Jan. ~~~~~~~~~~~Naomi Woolfson, of Embrace Fertility, is a trauma trained therapist sp...2025-01-1504 min
Wholesome Fertility PodcastEP 300 Can Mind-Body Techniques Improve Pregnancy Outcomes? | Naomi Woolfson On today’s episode of The Wholesome Fertility Podcast, Naomi shares her personal fertility journey and how she discovered the mind-body link in fertility. She emphasizes the importance of mindset and emotional well-being in the fertility process. We discuss the concept of toxic positivity and the need to embrace and process uncomfortable emotions. Naomi highlights the science-backed positive psychology techniques that can reduce stress and improve fertility success rates. Mind-body techniques can improve mental health, relationships, and overall quality of life. Naomi emphasizes the importance of feeling good and finding joy during the fertility journey. She shares the power of hypno...2024-08-2745 min
The Fertility Conversations PodcastPower of Fertility Visualization with Naomi Woolfson** Welcome to Season 5 of the Fertility Conversations Podcast. This is Episode 13 of this season.
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In this episode, we are joined by Naomi Woolfson. Naomi is the founder of Embrace Fertility. She is a trauma informed therapist specialising in supporting women emotionally and energetically through trying to conceive, fertility treatments and then pregnancy and birth following infertility.
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* Naomi provides emotional support for women trying to conceive. She provides resources including:
* Uplifting podcasts
* Informative articles
* Mind-body technique tutorial videos
* Free classes and workshops
* Fertility expert...2024-05-0344 minEmbrace FertilityMale infertility, finding the right coping strategies and supportEpisode 117: Podcast interview with Kevin the founder of The Man Cave a male infertility/mental health advocate. Today we are discussing male infertility and the importance of finding the right coping strategies and support.
Kevin set up The Man Cave to share his story, to reach out to other men going through a similar journey and to help raise awareness of male infertility and mental health.
In this episode:
- Kevin shares his own personal journey of being told he was infertile 10 years ago
- Micro-TESE, Sertoli cell-only Syndrome, donor sperm...2024-01-1531 minEmbrace FertilityThree reasons NOT to work with a fertility coach in 2024Episode 116: Have a listen and see if this resonates.
The reasons in short:
1 - You wouldn’t benefit from being supported by someone as you already feel resilient, in control and have a strong plan in place for supporting both your physical fertility and mental health in 2024.
2. - You could put together your own mind-body fertility course from free content on YouTube. There are so many amazing coaches sharing high-quality information on YouTube today so it would be completely feasible for you to sit do...2023-12-2911 minEmbrace FertilityThe Unique Heartbreak of TFMR - Terminating a wanted pregnancyEpisode 115: This week's episode is an expert interview with with Sabrina Fletcher, The TFMR (Termination for medical reasons) Doula. The heartbreak of losing a wanted baby
Sabrina companions bereaved parents through the unique heartbreak of losing a wanted baby to TFMR pregnancy loss. Through support groups and holistic healing she walks alongside as her community members learn to live again from the deep deep love they have for their babies and themselves.
We discuss three ways to live from the love you have for your baby and get through your underworld journey of such an intimate d...2023-12-0454 minEmbrace FertilityThe power of therapy while coping with infertility or pregnancy loss.Episode 114: Walking and talking about the power of working with a therapist during this time in your life and the things you should expect from the person supporting you.
I then describe AMDR the trauma release technique I use. Here is some feedback that inspired this episode:
"The AMDR sessions just keep blowing my mind every time I experience one. I have tried lots of different mind shift techniques before like Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) which is powerful but AMDR is like Superman defeating Lex Luthor in one go!!!
I can not express enough how...2023-11-2645 minEmbrace FertilityThe Embrace Fertility book is comingEpisode 104: This book has been in the conception phase for ten years! I left my career in design and the next day woke up and decided to write about my experiences of using the mind-body link to overcome anxiety and depression while going through infertility and fertility treatments.
12 weeks and I decided it was taking too long and I wanted to share the information I was writing about with the people who needed it. So I started a blog and fertility support group in North London.
The book concept was put down until 2020 when I entered the Hay House...2023-04-2927 min
Infertility Crossroads31. Thinking About Plan B Doesn't Jinx Plan A with Naomi WoolfsonDo you ever feel like if you think about what would come next if THIS cycle fails you are jinxing yourself? Have you looked back on a failed cycle and thought “if only I believed that cycle would work” that it would have? I’m going to raise my hand and say I’ve totally felt that way.
Today on the show, I’m joined again by my friend and colleague Naomi Woolfson from Embrace Fertility. Today we are trying something new by just having a deeper conversation on the topic: thinking we are jinxing ourselves or our cycles...2023-04-1749 minInfertility Crossroads27. What do Lemons, Our Minds, Our Bodies, and our Thoughts Have To Do With Our Decisions with Naomi WoolfsonLemons? The Mind? The Body? Infertility? What does it all mean?
On the episode today, Naomi Woolfson from Embrace Fertility joins me as we explore the surprising connections between our minds, our bodies, and our thoughts when it comes to making fertility decisions. Spoiler alert - she uses an example with a lemon that will make you go "whoah! I totally get it!"
Our minds and bodies are deeply interconnected, and our thoughts and beliefs can have a huge impact on our fertility journey. Naomi is a hypnotherapist and she breaks down what is the mi...2023-03-2054 min
The Fertility WarriorsHealing Infertility Trauma with Naomi Woolfson of Embrace FertilityInfertility trauma is absolutely real and something we don’t talk about enough. In today’s episode, I spoke with the incredible Naomi Woolfson of Embrace Fertility all about this exact topic. Naomi and I have been friends for quite some time but one of the reasons I was so keen to get her onto the podcast […]
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The Fertility WarriorsHealing Infertility Trauma with Naomi Woolfson of Embrace FertilityInfertility trauma is absolutely real and something we don't talk about enough. In today's episode, I spoke with the incredible Naomi Woolfson of Embrace Fertility all about this exact topic.
Naomi and I have been friends for quite some time but one of the reasons I was so keen to get her onto the podcast was because as a trauma-trained infertility therapist, she is trained in a technique called EDMR - which we chatted about in depth.
Some of the things we spoke about were:
•What is trauma?
•How can we recognise it?
•What are the repercussions of trauma?
•How can we h...2022-03-0840 minEmbrace FertilityHow to cope when the world is going fucking crazy!I feel sick and shocked and so angry about the events unfolding in Ukraine.
This podcast episode talks about how even if you don’t know anyone who is being personally impacted these events are impacting all of us emotionally and energetically.
I talk about what we can physically do to help and also what we can do emotionally to support our own mental health through this time and then send that out to those in need.
This is the free five day course I mentioned that I created in 2020, it’s not specific to fertility and it’s just access...2022-02-2718 minEmbrace FertilityHow to double your chances of conceivingEpisode 80: In this first episode of 2022 I talk about my intentions for the support I would like to offer you over the coming months, including three free fertility summits I’m taking part in and a free class that I’m running on the 25th of January entitled
‘How to double your chances of conceiving.’
I talk about how most people set New Year’s resolutions and they’re all about adding something into your life or trying to remove something. Creating balance and making space for the new or replacing the things you are removing is a more sustainable way of setti...2022-01-1615 min
Embrace FertilityTake back control of your life when your only goal becomes......to have a babyEpisode 78: Expert Interview with Jennifer Robertson
Jennifer is a fertility coach and has helped women all over the world transform their mindset and take back control of their life in the midst of infertility.
She is also author of The Injustice of Infertility, a deeply inspiring and raw account of her own seven-year fertility journey.
Throughout her own fertility journey, Jen discovered that her old ways of pushing and working hard weren’t serving her. She is now using the lessons learned along the way to develop programs and support women throughout their jour...2021-12-0943 min
The Hormone Puzzle Podcast - Learn How to Solve Your Infertility Puzzle to Get and Stay PregnantMindset, Beliefs, and Fertility with Naomi WoolfsonIn episode #130 of The Hormone P.U.Z.Z.L.E Podcast, our guest Naomi Woolfson talks about Mindset, Beliefs, and Fertility. More about Naomi Woolfson: Naomi Woolfson, of Embrace Fertility, is a therapist who specialises in supporting women emotionally through trying to conceive, fertility treatments and then pregnancy and birth following infertility. For the past eight years, Naomi has worked to raise the level of understanding about an infertility diagnosis – from the debilitating emotional impact and the overwhelming feelings of sadness, helplessness and grief, to the simple yet powerful mind-body techniques that pr...2021-11-1651 min
Finding FertilityDealing with Trauma Durning Infertility & Using Emotional Freedom Tapping to Support Your Journey with Naomi Woolfson from Embrace FertilityTopics Discussed:
Getting into the infertility root cause through EFT Tapping.
Impacts of trauma on fertility health.
Embrace your positive and negative emotions by practicing EFT Tapping.
“We’re holding our beliefs in our body; our beliefs are affecting the way we think, the decisions that we’re making, and the way that we’re living our lives.”
Are you working towards healing your past traumas, which might be the root cause of your infertility issues?
In this episode of the Finding Fertility podcast, we speak with Naomi Woolfso...2021-11-1245 minEmbrace FertilityWhat to do when the clinic rings with bad news mid cycleEpisode 75: Something a little different for you today. Last week I have had two clients reach out to me, both who were mid IVF cycle and both had been given bad news from their clinics. Information that means that although they are still in the race their chances had diminished.
Both were struggling with how to cope with the racing thoughts and what ifs? that come part and parcel with the phone call from the clinic.
I was going to make a personal video for each of them as that is how I usually support...2021-11-0818 minEmbrace FertilityWhen a therapist needs therapyEpisode 73: I’d just had one of the most powerful therapy sessions of my life!
Part of my professional commitment as a hypnotherapist myself is to ensure that I am attending to my own emotional needs and getting therapy on anything I find triggering in the sessions I do with my clients. This is to ensure that I am not bringing my own BS to the table while supporting others.
This session was on something that happened to me months ago. Something that I have worked on personally with emotional freedom technique. I’ve also discussed it at length with my c...2021-10-1742 min
Fertility Life RaftEmotional Freedom Technique (EFT) and Embracing All Emotion with Naomi WoolfsonI had the pleasure of chatting to the wonderful Naomi Woolfson in today's episode. We share a helpful, actionable conversation with lots of stuff you can take away and use right now to start feeling better straight away. Be sure to visit Naomi's website to download her free “3 ways to stress less and enhance fertility using the mind-body link.” Which includes the first chapter of her upcoming book, a three minute reset MP3 and a beautiful guided visualisation.Naomi Woolfson, of Embrace Fertility, is a therapist who specialises in supporting women through trying to conc...2021-10-0540 minEmbrace FertilityAre your beliefs blocking your ability to get or stay pregnant?Episode 72. “I just feel so jealous and angry all the time. This isn’t me. I want to move past this.”
“I can’t stop crying. Infertility is all I ever think about and it’s impacting my work and my relationship.”
“I am terrified of getting pregnant again and can’t imagine ever getting past that six week scan.”
“I want to energetically align with conceiving and call in my baby but I feel like I’m stopping it from happening.”
“When the doctor told us we would have to use donor sperm I thought I was going to throw up. I feel so alone as...2021-09-3025 minEmbrace FertilityFrom Surviving to Thriving during InfertilityEpisode 70: Today I share a case study of working with a fertility client and the type of shift that is possible using the mind-body techniques I specialise in.
I also talk about how next week I’ll be hosting a brand-new three day event to inspire and uplift. This is for you if you feel like you are on a hamster wheel. If month after month goes by and it feels like nothing is happening. You’re scared of it never happening and the not knowing is excruciating.
Client Testimonial:
1. What did you thin...2021-09-1427 minEmbrace FertilityTherapy for Infertility TraumaEpisode 69: Going through infertility can be emotionally traumatic, add in invasive medical procedures, investigations and surgery and our bodies can experience physical trauma.
Having specialised in mind-body fertility therapy for the past eight years I have supported women (and on occasion their partners) through infertility, PCOS, endometriosis, low sperm and azoospermia diagnosis, anxiety, depression, panic attacks, IUIs, IVF, ICSI, miscarriage, stillbirth, epitopic pregnancy, seveve morning sickness (hyperemesis gravidarum), pregnancy anxiety, birth preparation and birth trauma.
I spent last weekend in London adding Applied Movement Desensitisation & Reconsolidation (AMDR) to my training alongside Cognitive Hypnotherapy, Emotional Freedom Tec...2021-09-1019 minEmbrace FertilityHow to clear fears of labour and birthEpisode 68: When someone starts working with me I always ask them if they have any concerns or fears around being pregnant, going into labour or giving birth. Our popular culture teaches us that birth is painful and in most cases an emergency scenario.
Think of three birth stories you know and I imagine at least one will be from a film or TV show. Our subconscious mind’s sole purpose Is to keep us safe and so if you have fears of childbirth it can be hugely beneficial to clear those fears while trying to conceive.
In...2021-08-1910 minEmbrace FertilityAre you in denial about your mental health?Are you telling yourself that you are ok when you’re really not?
One of my biggest regrets while ttc was living month to month pushing myself telling myself it would all be okay as soon as I got pregnant.
But I didn’t get pregnant 44 times!
And once I got pregnant and then I miscarried.
If someone said to me that I would be trying for 46 months I would have got myself support so much sooner.
In this episode I talk about:
- Coaching questions you can ask yourself to check how you really feel.
- Things you can do t...2021-08-0924 minEmbrace FertilityFeeling out of control and the repercussions of trying to gain controlHands up who likes feeling out of control? This has been a theme this week with clients and I talk about the repercussions of trying to gain control of an uncontrollable situation.2021-07-1815 minEmbrace FertilityHow to release frustration and angerI am so wound up today that I have stuck my wellies on my feet and set off into the woods for the second time today as I know I need to shift my mood, shift my mindset, from one of frustration and anger to bring myself back to neutral and then set my intention of how I would like to feel and re-focus myself. This podcast is a live example of the shift you can experience in just a short period of time when you choose to embrace your emotions and take positive action to support yourself rather than...2021-07-1115 minEmbrace FertilityIt’s not your fault AND…….Episode 64: Very honest chat about how although infertility is not your fault there is a huge amount you may be doing that it’s not serving you and how taking radical responsibility for your own life can create shifts on a conscious, subconscious and energetic level. www.embracefertility.co.uk or @embracefertility to contact me.2021-07-0213 minEmbrace FertilityMale infertility is more than just bollocks!Episode 63: One for the guys today. “It’s okay to not be okay. It’s okay to feel disappointed, angry, devastated that you are not a dad yet.”
I’ve put together a free resource list for guys going through infertility which includes advice how to support yourself emotionally through infertility, information on how using visualisation can lower stress levels and work with your subconscious mind, how to overcome performance anxiety when you need to give a sperm sample, film suggestions and online support groups. Check it out here www.embracefertility.co.uk/partners if you have any suggestions of Insta acco...2021-06-2020 minEmbrace FertilityFree Guided Relaxation & Visualisation - Imagine your familyEpisode 62: On the podcast this week I am sharing one of my favourite visualisations where I guide you on a journey into your future to imagine being a family of three and you and your partner putting your child to bed and reading him or her a story.
I start by sharing the benefits of using visualisation and how to clear any emotional or energetic blocks that you may uncover by listening.
NOTE: Only listen to these MP3s when you can safely relax, do not listen whilst driving or operating machinery. This track is s...2021-06-0428 minEmbrace FertilityI lost my voice!Something a little different this week. For those of you that attended my free masterclass on Tuesday you will know I lost my voice towards the end!
I don’t want to skip recording a podcast this week though so instead of walking in the woods and talking I’m simply walking in the woods and invite you to join me and imagine enjoying the sounds of nature around us as we walk in companionable silence.
I hope you are doing okay this week do you message me on Instagram or Facebook and let me know what you thought of this...2021-05-2708 minEmbrace FertilityI’m so stressed will I ever get pregnant?Episode 60. Today I am talking about how we can get stressed about being stressed, worried about being worried and anxious about being anxious. I talk about how we can change our relationship with stress and how to tune in with your intuition. Come and join my free class on Friday to explore this further www.embracefertility.co.uk/freeclass.2021-05-1914 minEmbrace FertilityWhat are triggers and how to minimise your chance of being triggered while ttc.Episode 59 Trigger or Happy?
In this episode I talk about what a trigger is in regards to mindset and your emotions.
I talk about:
- What happens when you are triggered by an external event.
- How you can recognise your own triggering internal thoughts.
- How to begin to work through triggers and clear them.
- How to minimise your chance of being triggered in the first place.
Do you come and join my mailing list to download the three minute reset MP3 I talk about in this episode. Www.embracefertility.co.uk2021-05-0919 minEmbrace FertilityDonor Conception - The Emotional JourneyEpisode 58
This is truly an amazing, inspiring and uplifting episode for everyone who is currently trying to conceive not just those who are considering donor conception.
Meta is a donor conception coach who helps family-focused, responsible, and thoughtful women and couples who have found themselves facing a journey to parenthood they had never imagined: using donor eggs, donor sperm or donor embryo.
Meta and her husband Michael went through their own infertility challenges and after four IUIs and three rounds of fresh IVF, they achieved their dream of a family through using donor eggs.
In this 50 minute interview Meta shares:
...2021-04-2853 minEmbrace Fertility57. Suffering is SubjectiveEpisode 57 Suffering is Subjective.
It’s National Infertility Awareness Week in the US and thousands are sharing their personal experiences of infertility, fertility treatments and pregnancy loss.
It is easy to fall into the trap of comparing your own journey to others and even feeling jealous that “She only struggled for X months” or feeling guilty that others have been through so much more than you.
Suffering and pain however are subjective and cannot be measured by the amount of months someone has been trying to conceive or the number of failed treatment cycles they have had.
Even if someone has suffe...2021-04-2207 minEmbrace FertilityWhat is the next 12 weeks could be fun?Getting beyond excited about new people joining The Embrace Fertility Method today. I am packing up the welcome boxes and they will be posted out tomorrow with our first group call on Tuesday evening. Www.Embracefertility.Co.Uk/embrace for all the details.2021-03-2812 minEmbrace FertilityFree masterclass and new preparing for IVF blogMore of a news update than my regular podcast episode. Hope to see you at the class tomorrow. Www.embracefertility.co.Uk/start-here and Www.embracefertility.co.Uk/blog for list of resources when you are starting a fertility treatment cycle.2021-03-2211 minEmbrace FertilityCoping with Mother’s DayEpisode 54 : Coping with Mothering Sunday Sharing some tips of how to get through this weekend when the whole of the UK has gone mothering mad! Here is the jealousy article I mentioned https://thefertilitytribe.com/blog/6-ways-to-deal-with-pregnancy-envy-during-infertility.2021-03-1313 minEmbrace FertilityWhat to do if your partner just doesn’t get itBased as many of my podcasts are on something which has happened in my own life and then reflecting on how I used mind-body tools or techniques to help the situation.
This one starts off with a story about my partner and I and how he allowed me a full seven minutes to be angry about a shocking situation before telling me to move on and let it go!
If you have listened to my podcast before I know I occasionally rant but this one I deliberately waited and recorded a week after the original incident so this is more...2021-03-0717 min
The Fertile Mindset PodcastEP 011: Can fertility visualisations help you get pregnant? with Naomi WoolfsonFertility visualisations are a wonderful way to support the mindset piece of your fertility puzzle, but how do they work? And can they really help you conceive? My guest, fertility therapist Naomi Woolfson and I dive into discovering what fertility visualisations can do. Within this episode you will have the chance to experience a beautiful visualisation too.
**Please do not take part in the exercise if you are driving!**
A few months ago I was thrilled to be interviewed on Naomi’s podcast Embrace Fertility, and it was a pleasure to return the invitation now th...2021-02-2542 minEmbrace Fertility3 powerful ways to journal while trying to conceiveThree powerful ways to use journalling while trying to conceive
Let me start by saying journalling is just a fancy word to describe using a pen and paper to write things down as part of your own personal development.
I have been journalling since I was eight years old! Writing plays a big part in how I express myself and get in touch with how I really feel about things.
Today on the Embrace Fertility podcast I share how to use journalling to support yourself and your fertility.
Number One : Use journalling to rant, pour out your heart, express anger...2021-02-2117 minEmbrace Fertility3 ways to reduce stress while going through infertilityA super short episode today talking about how you can start to recognise when you’re really not okay (enter impression of Ross on friends!) and three ways you can help yourself to reduce stress and feel better in the moment. As in right now today. Hop over to www.embracefertility.co.uk to download your freebies and then come and follow me on Instagram @embracefertility. Xxx2021-02-0811 minEmbrace FertilityDo I have to lose weight to get pregnant? Interview with expert Nicola Salmon.Continuing our interviews with fertility experts.
This week is Nicola Salmon, a fat-positive fertility coach and author of “Fat and Fertile”.
She helps fat folks navigate getting pregnant in a weight-obsessed world and advocates for change in how fat people are treated whilst accessing help with their fertility.
Nicola uses her unique fat positive framework to support people in finding their own version of health without diets, advocate for their bodies, relearn how to trust their body and believe in their ability to get pregnant.
In this interview we cover:
...2021-01-2136 minEmbrace FertilityFree 5 day fertility mindset workshop on NOWTHIS IS FOR YOU IF YOU
🍍Want to feel sure that you are doing everything you can to support yourself and your fertility
🍍Are feeling overwhelmed by the strength of the emotions you are experiencing
🍍Are looking for ways to feel good now even before seeing that positive pregnancy test
I’m on a mission to share the powerful techniques that can turn your fertility journey around.
Hit link in bio @embracefertility on Instagram now or go to www.embracefertility.co.uk to sign up and get instant access to day 1 straight to your inbox now.2021-01-1410 minEmbrace FertilitySinking or swimming during lockdownA mini one for you today. Www.embracefertility.co.uk.2021-01-0741 minEmbrace FertilityEmbracing ALL emotionsDon’t let anyone tell you how you should be feeling this year, embrace those emotions, they are real, they are valid, they are yours, you need to feel them
AND
know that you do not need to be controlled by your emotions, feel them, understand the message they are bringing to you and release them.
If you have absolutely no idea how to do that then please do check out all the free resources I offer on my website, podcast and YouTube channel.
You can journal, you can use emotional freedom technique tapping, you can use meditation and hypnosis MP...2020-12-2410 minEmbrace FertilityDiving Deep into the Power of Fertility EFT - Guest Interview with Sarah Holland the Fertile Mindset® CoachI have absolutely loved recording these fertility expert interviews and we are finishing the year strong with my friend and colleague the wonderful Sarah Holland the Fertile Mindset® Coach. Sarah will forever hold a very special place in my heart as she invited me to speak at one of her Fertility Summits when I was just starting out and it gave me such a boost of confidence.
Diving Deep into the Power of Fertility EFT
This interview is not your usual introduction to emotional freedom technique it is a deep dive into the potential of t...2020-12-181h 00Embrace FertilityFertility Yoga and Intuitive Movement to build Resilience and Self-compassionSimone was already a yoga instructor when she had a miscarriage after trying to conceive for a year and a half. Yoga and meditation were a huge part of her healing process, so much that she became certified to teach yoga for fertility and miscarriage so that she could share this healing with others. Now she works online as a fertility coach, helping her clients become more resilient, empowered and connected to their authentic selves, using fertility yoga and meditation as tools, as well as mindset, breath work, and mindfulness techniques.
In this interview:
We t...2020-12-0941 minEmbrace FertilityCan stress stop you from getting pregnant and CAUSE infertility?Two years into trying to conceive, after our first treatment cycle fail I was suffering from anxiety depression insomnia IBS and panic attacks. I knew that the stress I was experiencing was caused by the fact I was unable to get pregnant but was this stress now impacting my ability to conceive and causing infertility?
Determined to find out I started researching the link between stress and infertility. What I discovered was fascinating. In this 20 minute except from my workshop 'Fertility and Your Mind the Science' I share:
Why, once you decide to start trying to conceive...2020-12-0327 minEmbrace FertilityBut what if I don’t feel thankful?A little love notes talking about embracing all emotions during Thanksgiving and Christmas this year and an invitation to my free coping at Christmas workshop this Sunday 29th of November 3pm EST / 8pm GMT. You can sign up here www.embracefertility.co.Uk/start-here. In this episode I quote the lovely @xojennijune Who was my podcast guest two episodes ago.2020-11-2608 minEmbrace FertilityHow your thoughts impact your fertility journey - Interview with Kezia Ashley OkaforFantastic interview talking all things mindset, thoughts and feelings.
All about Kezia
"Through my own journey through secondary (in)fertility I was introduced to therapy and then mindset work – both in their own ways changed my life and change my experience of infertility. Therapy helped me to see that there was a missing link between infertility and its impact on mental health. Mindset work helped me to put into practice what therapy describes in theory. I now use both in my work to help women through their journey of infertility.
I wrote Flipping the...2020-11-231h 05Embrace FertilityEnergetic blocks, Reiki and healing while trying to conceive and following miscarriageEvery week for the next month I will be bringing you fantastic interviews with fertility experts.
This week is Jenni June and we are talking about healing after loss:
Jenni's words: I first discovered Reiki healing after my 2nd Ectopic Pregnancy. I was in the depths of my pain after losing a very wanted pregnancy and losing my last fallopian tube. Not knowing where to turn, I found a Reiki healer and was curious to try anything to help me move forward in my grief. What I was surprised by is how much that one...2020-11-1658 minEmbrace FertilityTransforming worry too hope while #ttcThe worry, the dread, I would feel especially during those treatment two week waits.
In this episode I talk about a neurolinguistic programming technique you can do yourself at home to help transform your worry to hope.
This is one I did have a client last week and it is so powerful.
“It felt like I turned the splodge of worry I had that was stopping me from feeling any kind of hope or excitement into gravity boots, that could help keep me grounded but that I could also choose to take off and allow myself to fly.” *
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FREE ‘Fertile Though...2020-11-1119 minEmbrace FertilityWhat to do when you feel overwhelmed.Recorded 10 days ok before lock down announced but ties in rather nicely.2020-11-0125 minEmbrace FertilityNo! You can’t! You just can’t!Wow total telling off at the weekend from one of my oldest friends.2020-10-2213 minEmbrace FertilityThe stories we tell ourselves while TTCThe stories we tell ourselves while we are trying to conceive go something along the lines of this; I’m not getting pregnant and that means X, I don’t have a baby and that means X I’m not a mother yet and that means X.
The end of these sentences can be things like
* I’m broken
* My body has failed me
* I am worthless
* Maybe I don’t deserve to be a mother
These stories torment us and cause sadness, anxiety and depression.
In my latest podcast episode I share how I have been telling myself my own stories in...2020-10-1513 minEmbrace FertilityTransforming pain to peace“A few years from now the spot on your chest, which throbs with pain, will be the same place where your kids will fall asleep. & at that moment, your heart will be at peace.” This made me cry as resonates so much with how much pain I was in while going through infertility. After seeing this post from @Prayhopewait I have recorded a rather impassioned podcast talking about it. The weight of the longing and the depth of my desire to be a mother when faced with year after year of nothing but negative results.
It hurt so much as the...2020-10-0513 minEmbrace FertilityManifesting. Attraction. Visualising. While TTC.In the fifth video of my five day fertility mindset series I talk about creating and how I went down the rabbit hole of trying to manifest a baby after watching the film 'The Secret'. I ended up manifesting ovarian cysts, massive arguments with my partner and depression!
Once I had trained as a therapist and was devouring psychology texts I understood how films and books like 'The Secret' just scrape the surface of what is going on for us consciously, unconsciously, physically and energetically.
In this podcast introducing the video I talk about:
🦄 Toxic positivity and the importance of und...2020-10-0313 minEmbrace FertilityWhat if you could just click your fingers and feel different?What if it was that easy to feel better right now? What if you could release the tension you feel in your throat or your chest or your stomach when you think about your fertility?
In todays video of my free five day fertility mindset coaching workshop I’m going to be teaching you how to not click but tap your fingers in order to change how you feel both emotionally and physically.
It may come as a surprise that women undergoing infertility treatment experience the same level of stress, anxiety, and depression as women who have cancer, HIV, or he...2020-09-2814 minEmbrace FertilityFree fertility mindset coaching workshop starts todayTotally getting goosebumps about sharing #allthethings with you. Today at 5pm my free fertility mindset coaching workshop begins, make sure you are part of it, go to www.embracefertility.co.uk/start-here. In this episode I share why this course is NOT just a mindfulness course.2020-09-2113 minEmbrace FertilityWhat to do when you wake up and anxiety hits youI woke up today and for a split second everything was okay. Then the anxiety hit me. My stomach felt tense and knotted, my shoulders were up around my ears and I haven’t even sat up yet and I felt slightly nauseous.
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The list of things that needed to be done or changed or eradicated was immense. I got up and after a few moments remembered that my experience is not created by what is going on in the world around me but by the thoughts I am having about those things.
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This made me feel slightly better and re...2020-09-1312 minEmbrace FertilityHow committed are you to your own happiness?When push comes to shove and the shit seems to be flying at you from all directions do you:
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A. Decide it’s all just too much so crumble and get flattened by all the shit or
B. Decide that you can and will ride through this and prioritise the things you know you need in order to be able to do that?
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To be completely honest I have not been prioritising the things I know I need because it’s just felt too much, too many other things seem more important in the moment so I stick myself on the...2020-09-1010 minEmbrace FertilityWhat to do when thinking about having a baby makes you cryA 10 minute episode today discussing the way talking or even thinking about having a baby can become a trigger for anxiety, grief and anger in the same way seeing pregnant women or babies can.
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The deeper you go into infertility the more painful your own thinking can become and your unconscious mind may begin to try to protect you from pain by encouraging you to turn away from bumps, babies and allowing yourself to even imagine yourself being pregnant or a mum.
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You are in essence turning away from what you most want.
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I talk about how to drop through...2020-09-0509 minEmbrace FertilityWhen you crave silenceIt’s my habit to listen to guided meditation recordings or hypnosis recordings as I like the structure, direction and intention behind them. However there is part of me that craves sitting with myself, craves silence. I go through periods of avoiding it though as my mind can be so busy, so loud. I have to re-cultivate that habit of giving my mind time to settle.
If you’ve never just sat before then start off with my four minute Reset Button MP3 to get you started but then after listening for seven days try setting a time on your phon...2020-08-1607 minEmbrace FertilityHow to go from depressed to content in 3 hours!In this new podcast I talk about how to move yourself from depressive low mood thinking to a space of calm contentment in just a few hours. Www.embracefertility.co.uk.2020-08-0715 minEmbrace FertilityDo you feel safe?Infertility for me was like the tiger in the room I would wake up and for a split second everything will be fine and then I’ll remember I am in theatre and the giant tiger would jump on my back and stay with me all day long. I was living in a chronic State of stress and it was only when I started having panic attacks on the London underground that I realised how bad it had got. In this episode I talk about why listening to my reset button MP3 for just 3 1/2 minutes a day can improve your qu...2020-07-1711 minEmbrace FertilityThe 2 things I desperately don’t want YOU to know about ME💣TRUTH BOMB TIME💣
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Funny isn’t it how synchronicities show up in our lives. Last Saturday I totally lost it and ended up sobbing on an Instagram live and it took me by surprise.
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I decided to save it as an IGTV video and emailed it out to my entire mailing list! I did this because I want to show you that it is okay and normal to have big huge emotions.
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It’s okay not to be okay.
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The synchronicity was that on the following Monday my business coach challenged me to share with you the one thing I really don...2020-07-1516 minEmbrace FertilityFeeling all the feelsI’ve just come for a quick walk after a client session and I am feeling all the feelings. I’m excited and inspired and I feel so so grateful that I get to work with women in this way at such a deep level. That I get to facilitate the transformations that occur from looking at your thoughts, your beliefs and your habits. How these impact how you are feeling and your decision making and therefore your life. I’m so blessed that I get to do this work. If you would like to find out more about working with m...2020-07-0113 minEmbrace FertilityFather’s Day & HedgehogsMini episode on Father’s Day here in the UK, support for the guys, how the differences in how men and women deal with infertility based on my personal experiences and those of my clients and how that can impact your relationship.
For fab podcasts and accounts to follow hosted by blokes check out @ittakes_three @pursuingfatherhood
@them_ancave
@theeasybit
@themaleinfertilitypodcast
@infertilityman
Check out www.embracefertility.co.uk for loads of free support/ideas/downloads.2020-06-2211 minEmbrace FertilityI’m choosing to educate myselfRecorded at the beginning of June 2020 and sharing what I’m choosing to do at this time to add my voice to the anti-racism conversation. Follow any of my social media feeds for images, links and info on what you can do. @embracefertility on Insta and Facebook and embracefertile on Twitter. Check out this article https://www.motherpukka.co.uk/the-silence-was-deafening/, https://instagram.com/thesullivanslondon?igshid=18hykfjvapkd1 and https://instagram.com/courtneyahndesign?igshid=ptvv10amf92f2020-06-0813 minEmbrace FertilityFeeling held, heard and hopefulI’m walking today down the Ridgeway in Oxfordshire and it’s a raised winding footpath completely engulfed in trees. I feel very safe, very held and that is the topic of today’s podcast.
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I created the Embrace fertility method as that is what I needed myself, the first version of the course was written and recorded while I was going through infertility and IVF myself.
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At the time I wanted to be surrounded by other women who not just understood me completely and without judgement but wanted to support themselves and learn how they could do that.
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I’m launch...2020-05-2615 minEmbrace FertilityAn InvitationJoin me this Sunday at 4pm for a free masterclass and fertile thoughts activation process. Sign up at www.embracefertility.co.uk/start-here2020-05-2108 minEmbrace FertilityYou are more than a walking womb or ball sack!Does this podcast need more explanation than that? I think not just hit play!
Www.embracefertility.co.uk2020-05-1618 minEmbrace FertilityJust relax! Oh F off!Just relax. Stay positive. Just don’t think about it. One of my most read blogs is on this very subject and involves swearing!
In this episode I talk about how trying to stay positive can actually have a detrimental impact on your well-being. I share how I ended up going down a rabbit hole of fertility visualisations, affirmations and law of attraction teachings and how instead of getting pregnant as promised I got more and more anxious.
When I trained as a cognitive hypnotherapist I learnt the science behind how techniques such as visualisations and affirmations work and why th...2020-05-1123 min
The Postnatal PodcastThe Lockdown Sessions: 7. Naomi Woolfson: Acupressure Techniques | Reducing Anxiety | Community for MumsIn this episode cognitive hypnotherapist Naomi Woolfson of More Mojo for Mums shares simple techniques of how to calm your mind and body. She shares the self-hug acupressure technique and two questions you can ask yourself to help you feel better in the moment.
She invites you to join her free mini-course ‘5 Days, 5 Ways to Calm’ sharing exercises that range from 20 seconds to 20 minutes, that will not only allow you to feel so much better in the moment but will bring your body out of stress response therefore building your resilience. Join free group now no sign up required all videos wi...2020-05-0500 minEmbrace FertilityWhat would you like your life to look like in 3 months time?Today I talk about creating big picture vision and then focusing down on how you would like to be feeling and why.
I get a bit passionate and I go a little David Attenborough in this one.
You can get instant access to your FREE ‘Fertile Thoughts Activation Quick Start Pack’ and find relief from anxiety and repetitive negative thinking sign up here: https://embracefertility.co.uk/start-here/2020-05-0226 minEmbrace FertilityWhat is this time teaching you about yourself?About how you respond in a crisis about how you reach out or turn away from what you might need at this time. What would you like to learn what would you like to gain from this time?2020-04-1511 minEmbrace FertilityI’ve done it!I’ve done it, my 20,000 word Embrace Fertility book proposal is done and I hit send.
In this quick update I talk about why I am writing a book and why I held off publishing that first draft seven years ago.
I invite you to share what your biggest achievement is this week, that might just be getting out of bed and having a shower each day. but acknowledging what we are doing empowers us to do more.
Visit www.embracefertility.co.uk/mindbodysectets for free workshop mentioned.2020-04-0906 minEmbrace Fertility5 Days, 5 Ways to CalmHow’s everyone feeling about week two of lockdown? I am putting together this free mini course to share the techniques that I am finding indispensable at the moment.
Join to learn simple ways to calm your mind and body. We start today.
These powerful techniques, that range from 20 seconds to 20 minutes, will not only allow you to feel so much better in the moment but will bring your body out of stress response therefore building your resilience.
Join group now: https://www.facebook.com/groups/5dayscalm2020-03-3008 minEmbrace FertilityFree online workshop Wednesday at 8 pmJust a quick note to say I’m running a free online workshop tomorrow Wednesday 25th of March at 8 pm sign up to my mailing list at https://embracefertility.co.uk/free-online-workshop/ I’ll be sharing more coping and comfort techniques and we will do you a beautiful grounding meditation to bring us to a place of calm. I hope you are all well.2020-03-2403 minEmbrace FertilityCoping and comfort in troubled timesI published a blog yesterday which includes my self-soothers video of simple acupressure techniques you can use to soothe your mind and body during this time. These techniques are very easy to do and have the added bonus of boosting your immune system. Check out the blog for the free video and link to sign up to the emotional freedom technique tapping video. https://embracefertility.co.uk/coping-and-comfort-in-troubled-times/2020-03-1606 minEmbrace FertilityMusings on mothering yourself while trying to conceiveThe importance of mothering yourself while trying for baby.
Starts with a behind the scenes at how and why I record the Embrace Fertility podcast as I filmed this episode for IGTV. You can go check out that episode now follow me on Instagram @embracefertility.2020-03-1014 minEmbrace FertilityWhen was the last time you metaphorically masturbated?In today’s episode I ask ‘When did you last do something that was purely to bring you pleasure and joy in this moment?’ No ulterior motive, no ‘I’m doing this because I’m going to increase my chances of getting pregnant’? When was the last time you really did something that was just for you?
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I talk about how on my own journey through infertility I got to the point where everything I did was in the pursuit of getting pregnant. I was meditating, doing fertility yoga, acupuncture, I was doing ALL THE THINGS in the hope that this would the...2020-03-0211 minEmbrace FertilityAre you desperate for a baby?In this episode I talk about the difference between desperately wanting to get pregnant and feeling empowered and impassioned on your journey to motherhood.
I discuss how desperation has negative connotations - imagine a friend desperately wanting a boyfriend or desperately wanting a job and how that would impact their behaviour.
I explain how you don’t need to dial down your desire for a baby but you instead dial down your fear that you may never get to have a baby. These are two very different things and this is where Embrace Fertility steps in, this is where I step...2020-02-2515 minEmbrace FertilityWhen was the last time you cried till your head hurt?For me it was 15 minutes ago.! I decided to record this podcast to share about the unexpected outburst I just experienced and the learning I took from it as well as the benefits of everyone allowed themselves to have a really good cry.2020-02-1420 minEmbrace FertilityTrying to ‘just relax’ and ‘stay positive’ can have a negative impact on your fertility!Episode 8: Yes I know, when I first found this out I was like WTF!
Everyone tells us to relax and stay positive while we are trying to conceive but trying to do so can actually have a very detrimental effect on your well-being and physical health and therefore a knock-on impact to your fertility and chances of conceiving.
I’m going to be talking more about this along with the science behind your fertility and your mind in my free masterclass on Wed 12th Feb.
If you are listening after that date then come and join my mailing list and I...2020-02-1119 minEmbrace FertilityIs your mind helping or hindering?Our minds are powerful and are unable to distinguish between real or imagined. I demonstrate this with a simple exercise at the beginning of the podcast where I ask you to imagine cutting open and then biting into a lemon.
I talk about how many of us going through infertility can wake up and immediately start thinking thoughts like “What if I never get pregnant?” “What if I never get to be a mother?”
I talk about how this takes your body into stress response and then discuss simple techniques you can start to utilise to counterbalance this and bring your min...2020-02-0715 minEmbrace FertilityWhat to do when you are feeling awfulThis week something happened that completely threw me. I was in floods of tears, feeling overwhelmed and shook up. I turned to the mindbody techniques that served me so well while going through infertility and the ones that I keep coming back to time and time again to rebalance and find comfort.
In this episode I talk about how we can take charge of our emotions in our lives through simple decisions and actions. I suggest ways you can do that too.
At the end of the podcast I invite you to email me and let me know what you...2020-01-3126 minEmbrace FertilityYou are the reason I left my kids for 3.5 daysYes you. You dipping into podcasts looking for…......... What are you looking for? The answer? A distraction? Connection?
When it comes down to it we are all just looking for, no scrap that, desperately longing for connection.
Connection with ourselves, our partners, our purpose.
When we don’t have connection we are lost, stunted, diminished.
When we have it we are in powered inspired uplifted.
I made a conscious decision to leave my much longed for children for you. http://www.embracefertility.co.uk/2020-01-2121 minEmbrace FertilityNurture and nourishIt’s so tempting at this time of year to set ourselves a massive list of new years resolutions of all the things we want to change about ourselves.
Instead bring a new habit to your daily life, ask yourself before each decision you make “Is this nourishing or depleting?”
While I was trying to conceive I pushed myself at work as a way of coping with infertility and it lead to burnout. As I started to tune in to my body I learnt how to nurture myself rather than deplete my energy.2020-01-1013 minEmbrace FertilityHave you ever noticed that food has no flavour when you are stressed?I spent 15 minutes making myself a delicious pot of porridge with fresh berries, nuts, seeds and cinnamon and I set out into the woods to eat it. I got chased by a huge dog and now the porridge has no flavour.
In this episode I talk about the emotional and physiological changes experience by our bodies when we go into stress response and how this can impact our experience of infertility.
Go to www.embracefertility.co.uk for your free fertility support pack and mindful meditation.2019-12-1317 minEmbrace FertilityCoping at Christmas while trying for a baby.Now it’s December I thought I would share some tips for coping at Christmas while trying for a baby. In this episode I talk about how it’s okay to decide on short notice if you want to attend Christmas parties or gatherings. I talk about simple mindbody techniques that you can use to overcome overwhelm and bring your body back into rest and relaxation.
The blog I mention is ‘Happiness on hold ‘which can be found at https://embracefertility.co.uk/ill-be-happy-when-im-pregnant-vs-what-can-i-do-to-feel-better-right-now/.
The IVFbabble article ‘10 ways to respond to ‘When are you having a baby?’ will be added once it goes l...2019-12-0420 minEmbrace FertilityHow to embrace your fertilityIntroducing the mindbody techniques that brought me back to myself after hitting rock bottom due to infertility. I was suffering from anxiety, panic attacks and depression. For you free fertility support pack visit www.embracefertility.co.uk.2019-11-1823 minEmbrace FertilityEmbrace Fertility (Trailer)2019-11-1700 min
The Happy Mama Movement with Amy Taylor-KabbazEp #88 - The great expectations of motherhood with Naomi WoolfsonWe think falling pregnant will be easy;We have a very clear idea of what the birth will look like;We believe we know exactly how it will be when we return to work;We have the perfect vision for our perfect families:And of course, motherhood shows us life can be very very different.So how do we navigate the great expectations we have of this time in our life, with the reality that we are faced with?Naomi Woolfson is a mama of two who has had her fair share of 'great expectations' - especially...2019-04-0936 min
The Joy Of BeingEpisode 51: From Frustration To Flow - Coaching Guest Special with Naomi WoolfsonOn today’s show, “Episode 51: From Frustration To Flow” Coaching Naomi Woolfson, Cognitive Hypnotherapist & Wellness Coach, joined us for a new type of episode. Today, I used this time to help Naomi get clarity on an area of her life where she felt stuck. Naomi, a mum of two small children, was trying to find specific time for her blogging but was putting a lot of pressure on herself to get work done. During the coaching call, Naomi saw that she could allow herself to rest, as well as set up her business day to work for where she is now...2019-04-0955 min