In this episode of The Wholesome Fertility Podcast, Michelle Oravitz,  shares the only fasting approach she recommends for those trying to conceive, and why most intermittent fasting methods can actually harm fertility. Drawing from both modern research and Ayurvedic principles, Michelle explains how to sync your eating habits with your body's natural circadian rhythm to support balanced hormones, stable blood sugar, and optimal digestion.

She breaks down how to determine if fasting is right for you (hint: it depends on insulin resistance and PCOS type), the best time of day to eat your biggest meal, and how the ProLon fasting-mimicking diet can help restore metabolic balance without depleting your energy or fertility.

If you've ever wondered whether fasting could fit into your fertility journey, this episode offers a grounded, fertility-safe way to approach it.

Key Takeaways:

• Not all fasting methods are fertility-friendly, skipping breakfast can increase stress hormones and harm reproductive balance.
• Those with insulin resistance or insulin-resistant PCOS may benefit from specific, gentle fasting approaches.
• Your largest meal should align with your body's strongest digestion period (midday, when the sun is highest).
• Finishing dinner 2–4 hours before bed supports better sleep, hormone repair, and digestive rest.
• ProLon's fasting-mimicking protocol can enhance insulin sensitivity and reduce stubborn weight safely.
• Always test, not guess, consult your healthcare provider before starting any fasting or supplement plan.

Disclaimer: The information shared on this podcast is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. Please consult with your healthcare provider before making any changes to your health or fertility care.

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Ready to discover what your body needs most on your fertility journey?
Take the personalized quiz inside The Wholesome Fertility Journey and get tailored resources to meet you exactly where you are:

 https://www.michelleoravitz.com/the-wholesome-fertility-journey

For more about my work and offerings, visit: www.michelleoravitz.com

Curious about ancient wisdom for fertility? Grab my book The Way of Fertility:
https://www.michelleoravitz.com/thewayoffertility

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On today's episode of The Wholesome Fertility Podcast, I'm joined by Rose McKenzie, fertility awareness educator and clinician trainer at Mira, to explore a simpler, smarter way to track your cycle, without the stress of daily temperature checks.

We dive into how continuous hormone monitoring can reveal what's really happening in your body each month, why a single lab test can miss crucial shifts in your hormones, and how lifestyle factors like sleep, stress, and nutrition affect ovulation. Rose breaks down the science behind Mira's lab-grade hormone tracking technology and shares how it's helping women and practitioners move beyond guesswork to truly understand their cycles.

If you've ever felt overwhelmed by charting, or you're ready to move past "BBT burnout," this conversation will help you see your hormones in a whole new way.

Key Takeaways: 

• Tired of charting every morning? Discover a stress-free way to confirm ovulation.
• Learn why LH strips only tell part of the story, and what you're really missing.
• See how Mira's lab-grade tech brings clarity to hormone tracking from home.
• Find out how stress, sleep, and nutrition can delay or disrupt ovulation.
• Learn why continuous data gives a clearer picture than one-time lab tests.
• Understand how your insulin sensitivity shifts across your cycle (and how that affects cravings).
• Get empowered to interpret your hormone data and take control of your fertility journey.

Sponsored by MIRA; opinions are our own.

Guest Bio: 

As the Clinical Manager at Mira, Rose assists healthcare professionals and providers to successfully use Mira with their patients. Through webinars, case reports, and one-on-one assistance she educates providers to effectively and confidently implement hormone monitoring in their practices. With over 10 years of experience as a natural family planning instructor trained in the Marquette Method and Sympto-Thermal Method, Rose has extensive experience assisting women using the Mira monitor for hormone monitoring and health promotion including women tracking their hormones in regular cycles, irregular cycles, postpartum amenorrhea, chemo-induced menopause, and perimenopause.

Learn more about Mira and follow their socials:

https://www.miracare.com/
https://www.instagram.com/mirafertility/
https://www.facebook.com/mirafertility/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS5Z-P55EpyB-eAnwZsvOdg
https://www.tiktok.com/@mirafertility 

Study link that we spoke about: 

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10421863/

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Disclaimer: The information shared on this podcast is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. Please consult with your healthcare provider before making any changes to your health or fertility care.

Join me inside The Wholesome Fertility Collective: https://www.michelleoravitz.com/thewholesomefertilitycollective

 
Ready to discover what your body needs most on your fertility journey?
Take the personalized quiz inside The Wholesome Fertility Journey and get tailored resources to meet you exactly where you are:

 https://www.michelleoravitz.com/the-wholesome-fertility-journey

For more about my work and offerings, visit: www.michelleoravitz.com

Curious about ancient wisdom for fertility? Grab my book The Way of Fertility:
https://www.michelleoravitz.com/thewayoffertility

Join the Wholesome Fertility Facebook Group for free resources & community support:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2149554308396504/

Connect with me on social:
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Facebook: The Wholesome Lotus

 

In this episode of The Wholesome Fertility Podcast, psychic, medium, and medical intuitive Julie Ryan (@askjulieryan) returns to share her extraordinary "buffet of psychicness." Julie has a rare ability to scan the body, facilitate energetic healings, and connect with spirits, including those of future children.

You'll hear a live fertility reading for one of my clients, where Julie uncovers energetic insights, identifies physical and emotional blocks, and even connects with two spirit babies waiting to join the family. We explore the body's innate ability to heal, the role of mindset and nervous system regulation in fertility, and how to navigate the often overwhelming medical side of the journey.

Julie also teaches her simple yet powerful "Two-Minute Rule" for reducing stress instantly, shares her process for regenerating energetic blueprints, and reminds us that healing is always possible. Whether you're seeking answers, hope, or a deeper spiritual connection on your fertility path, this conversation offers both comfort and empowerment.

Key Takeaways:

• The body has an innate ability to heal itself, healers and practitioners facilitate the process, but true healing comes from within.
• Spirit babies can attach to a mother's energy field long before conception, offering reassurance and hope on the fertility journey.
• Shifting out of fear and stress is crucial, as the body enters creation mode—not survival mode, when it feels safe and calm.
• The "Two-Minute Rule" is a simple tool to quickly identify irrational fears and keep stress and inflammation levels low.
• Energetic healing can address both physical and emotional blocks, supporting reproductive health alongside conventional care.

Guest Bio:
Julie Ryan is a psychic medium and medical intuitive with the ability to sense medical conditions, facilitate energetic healings, and communicate with spirits, both living and deceased. Known as a "buffet of psychicness™," she can scan animals, access past lives, and even gauge how close someone is to passing. Julie is the author of Angelic Attendants and the Angel Messages® children's books, and hosts the popular Ask Julie Ryan show, heard in over 100 countries. A businesswoman, inventor, and serial entrepreneur, she has founded nine companies across five industries and holds patents for surgical devices sold worldwide.


Learn more about Julie Ryan:

Visit her website here
Follow her on: Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn
Watch her on Youtube

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For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com

Take the quiz and start your journey here: https://www.michelleoravitz.com/the-wholesome-fertility-journey

To learn more about ancient wisdom and fertility, you can get Michelle's book at: https://www.michelleoravitz.com/thewayoffertility

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Dr. Bill Chun, who wants people to refer to him as "Bill", is a board certified ob-gyn with 30+ years of experience and 200,000+ patient interactions.

One of the most sought after OB-GYNs in greater Boston, Dr. Chun is one of the top surgeons in the greater Boston area specializing in Gynecologic Robotic-Assisted Surgery

He is an advocate for women's rights and a Korean-American immigrant who understands struggles minorities face.

 

Website & Social media links (Facebook, instagram, twitter)

Billchunmd.com

Womenonlyorganics.com

Doc & doula on IG,FB and TT

Byungyol Chun MD on LI and Twitter

 

 

For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com

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What happens when you get Rosanne Austin and Michelle Oravitz at a Dr. Joe Dispenza weeklong retreat? Lots of leaps into the quantum field, personal transformation, and insight on fertility! Join our conversation as we dish all the goods on our weeklong retreat where we met in person for the first time. Find out about our very crazy synchronicities! You won't want to miss this!

 

For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com

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Joni Hanson Davis is the female founder of Kirkland, Washington Femtech company Beli, modernizing reproductive, prenatal, and fertility health based on the latest nutritional science with one small, yet significant act of a daily prenatal vitamin for both men and women. After a long successful career leading Fortune 500 companies and technology startups to IPO, Davis founded Beli in 2018 with a personal mission to address the growing crisis of infertility and modernize the stagnant prenatal vitamin market. The fertility market is a $24B market, and yet prenatal vitamins still haven't caught up with modern nutritional science. 50% of all infertility can be traced to male infertility and nutrition plays a major role in successful pregnancy outcomes and science led Beli to look deeper at how nutrition plays a vital role in sperm health, launching the first modern male prenatal in 2019. Today, thousands of men across the country are using Beli and the company has built a following of loyal customers including heavy-hitter celebrity customers. The success of the men's prenatal vitamin led Beli to launch an exclusive women's prenatal in 2021 based on the latest folate and choline research to address both male and female fertility nutrition together. Beli has grown organically to become a profitable company with a multi-million dollar run rate with a small investment from strategic angel investors in the direct to consumer space in less than two years. Beli will be raising a Series A round this summer to further accelerate its strong growth. Prior to Beli, Davis held executive positions with Microsoft, InfoSpace, and Tableau Software.

 

https://belibaby.com

https://www.instagram.com/beli.baby/

 

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Dr. Kela Smith is a Holistic-Integrative Fertility and Hormone Doctor. She holds a Ph.D. in Natural and Holistic Medicine from Quantum University and Double Board Certification as a Doctor of Natural Medicine (DNM) and Doctor of Humanitarian Medicine (DHM) from the Board of Natural Medicine Doctors and Practitioners and the Board of Integrative Doctors. Dr. Kela is also a Board-Certified Functional Nutritionist (BCFN) from Functional Nutrition Lab, a 5x Board-Certified Health Coach (BCHC) from Health Coach Institute, and board-certified through The American Association of Drugless Practitioners. She founded The Hormone Puzzle Society and the Fertility Coach University. 

The Hormone Puzzle Society is a health hub for fertility, hormones, and pregnancy. Through this platform, Dr. Kela and her team work with women/couples coaching them on how to optimize their body/mind/spirit so they can get and stay pregnant, bring home a healthy baby, have an easy postpartum, and eliminate symptoms of hormone imbalance.

Fertility Coach University is an accredited and certified institute of higher learning for anyone wanting to become a fertility coach.

With over 25 years of experience in integrative health, Dr. Kela has created seven online courses and published multiple books on fertility, hormones, pregnancy, and total body wellness. Some of her books include- The Complete Hormone Puzzle Cookbook, The Hormone Puzzle – Solving-Infertility Workbook, The Cycle Optimizing Scheduler, The Hormone Puzzle – Optimizing Pregnancy Guide and her newest cookbook will be out in late 2023. 

Dr. Kela also hosts The Hormone P.U.Z.Z.L.E Podcast, Solving-Infertility Summit, and Healthy Happy Pregnancy Summit.

You can learn more about her at www.coachkela.com.

Website & Social media links (Facebook, instagram, twitter)

www.coachkela.com

https://www.instagram.com/kela_healthcoach

https://www.facebook.com/kelahealthcoach

 

https://coachkela.com/the-wholesome-fertiity/

 

For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com

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 Is your follicular phase too short? If so, how can that impact your chances of conceiving and what can you do about it?

 

In this episode, I will cover:

 

-       The different phases of the menstrual cycle

-       What factors can impact a short follicular phase

-       Why it matters for you to have an adequate length for your follicular phase

-       Things that you can do to improve it

 

For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com

The Wholesome Fertility facebook group is where you can find free resources and support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2149554308396504/

Instagram: @thewholesomelotusfertility

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thewholesomelotus/

 

Cassie has practiced Homeopathy for the past 17 years and has specialize in fertility for the last 13 years.  She also lectures, provides practical courses and supervises students. Her client base extends worldwide. Cassie trained at the Centre for Homeopathic Education and is a Foresight Practitioner which is the charity that pioneered the concept of preconception care.

 

Website:

Instagram: @cassie.everett

For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com

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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thewholesomelotus/

Nikki Bostwick is the Founder and Editor in Chief of THE FULLEST and host of THE FULLEST Podcast. She has always been passionate about providing wellness content that offers a perspective outside the mainstream narrative - one that is holistic, diverse, and inclusive. Since launching, Nikki has grown THE FULLEST to include a daily digital platform, a podcast, a botanical product line, and a wholesale business alongside her amazing team. Nikki has been in the wellness scene for 10+ years - after receiving a B.S. in Entrepreneurship, she studied plant-based foods at Matthew Kenney Culinary, is reiki and yoga certified, and has traveled with wellness pioneer, David Wolfe, to Peru and Iceland.

 

Founder and CEO of THE FULLEST

 

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Website & Social media links (Facebook, instagram, twitter)

@thefullestco and @nikkibostwick

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Amira and her husband experienced secondary infertility. After several failed in uterine inseminations, Amira conceived her twins through IVF. It was her own personal experience with infertility that was the catalyst for healinginfertility.ca.

Amira Posner is a therapist with a private practice in Toronto, Ontario. Amira has both a Bachelor and Masters Degree in Social Work from the University of Manitoba. She works with individuals and couples who are struggling with infertility. Amira developed and now facilitates the Mind-Body Fertility Group and co-facilitates the Online Mindfulness Fertility Series.

In addition to working with individuals, couples and families providing therapy in a secure and safe setting, Amira is a member of the Ontario Association of Social Workers (OASW) and Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW). Amira is a certified Hypnotherapist and Reiki practitioner.  Amira is also the mother of three miracles. She supports couples worldwide.

www.healinginfertility.ca

Instagram: @healinginfertility

 

You can find Amira's first episode (#38) on The Wholesome Fertility Podcast.

For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com

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DR. WILLOW BROWN holds a doctorate in Chinese Medicine. She blends ancient Taoist philosophy with sexual and spiritual practices that ignite the soul's true calling. She is devoted to the sexual healing of humanity and works to promote and open receptive pleasure pathways in each person she works with.

As these pleasure pathways open, your cellular body begins to open with sensuality and love, and your body shifts somatically. Clearing away all previous pretenses about who you think you should be so that you may become who you are meant to be. According to modern neurological studies, being in peace, happiness, and bliss is better for a long and happy life than any diet fad, exercise regime, or supplement.

These avenues to health and vitality can augment the inner peace and happiness that you will arrive at when you work with Dr. Willow. She works with her clients and patients on every level, physical, spiritual, emotional, and psychological. You will not find a more holistic approach to a long, happy, healthy life.

www.drwillowbrown.com 
IG @Drwillowbrown 
TT @drwillowbrown

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Ania Volovique is a self-proclaimed queen of personal reinvention. A move across the world at the age of 10 led her on a lifelong search for a sense of belonging.  

Through many years of personal development, reinvention and looking within, Ania found what she was seeking….only it came in the form of brain cancer. 
Recognizing the undeniable link between the mind and body, Ania firmly believes in the accessibility of this power to everyone. That is precisely why she developed her life-changing program, appropriately named "REBIRTH", which serves as a catalyst for profound transformation. 

Ania Volovique is a Somatic Coach, Master NLP (Neurolinguistic Programming) and Mental and Emotional Release Practitioner.

  
But beyond these titles, Ania is deeply devoted to her own spiritual growth and using her experience and personal healing journey to guide women on their transformative paths of self-discovery - especially during significant transitions like birth, death and rebirth.

  

Website & Social media links (Facebook, instagram, twitter)

volovique.com

https://www.instagram.com/ania_volovique/

 

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On today's solo episode of The Wholesome Fertility Podcast, I explore the often-misunderstood world of manifestation, especially as it relates to trying to conceive. If you've ever felt guilty for having negative thoughts or wondered whether your mindset is blocking your fertility, this episode is for you.

I break down the energetic and physical layers of manifestation, share how flow state and nervous system regulation impact your ability to create (including fertility), and offer actionable tips for integrating mindset work in a way that supports, not overwhelms, your journey. From ancient wisdom to real-life stories (including how I manifested my dream job and meeting my husband), I share how true manifestation stems from a state of ease, alignment, and wholeness.

Key Takeaways: 

• Manifestation is not about toxic positivity or blaming yourself for your fertility journey
• Flow state, deep presence and openness, is the true foundation of creation
• Fertility is an extension of the body's creative energy and should be supported holistically
• Validation of your emotions is essential, resisting them leads to stagnation
• Aligning body and mind through practices like meditation, journaling, and joy-based activities can help shift your energetic state
• Affirmations work best when they feel safe, believable, and rooted in gratitude

Links and Resources:

• Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi\

• The Power of Your Subconscious Mind by Joseph Murphy

If you're curious about how to quiet your mind and gently support your body with mindset tools, my Rooted Membership is designed for you. It's a space where I share hypnosis audios, meditations, and mindset practices to bring calm to your fertility journey. You can even try it free for 7 days and see how it feels. https://www.michelleoravitz.com/rooted-fertility-mindset-membership 

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For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com

Take the quiz and start your journey here: https://www.michelleoravitz.com/the-wholesome-fertility-journey

To learn more about ancient wisdom and fertility, you can get Michelle's book at: https://www.michelleoravitz.com/thewayoffertility

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Deanna Minich, MS, PhD, CNS, Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner (IFMCP), is a nutrition scientist, international lecturer, educator, and author, with over twenty years of experience in academia and in the food and dietary supplement industries, currently serving as Chief Science Officer at Symphony Natural Health. She has been active as a functional medicine clinician in clinical trials and in her own practice (Food & Spirit™). She is the author of six consumer books on wellness topics, four book chapters, and over fifty scientific publications. Her academic background is in nutrition science, including a Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Human Nutrition and Dietetics from the University of Illinois at Chicago (1995) and a Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Medical Sciences from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands (1999). She has served on the Nutrition Advisory Board for The Institute of Functional Medicine and on the Board of Directors for the American Nutrition Association. Currently, she teaches for the Institute for Functional Medicine, University of Western States, Institute for Integrative Nutrition, and Institute for Brain Potential. Through her talks, workshops, groups, and in-person retreats, she helps people to practically and artfully transform their lives through nutrition and lifestyle. Visit her at: www.deannaminich.com

 

Website & Social media links (Facebook, instagram, twitter)

FB: https://www.facebook.com/deanna.minich/

IG: https://www.instagram.com/deannaminich/

 

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Dr. Anshul Gupta is a best-selling author, speaker, researcher, and the world expert in Hashimoto's disease. He educates people worldwide on reversing Hashimoto's disease. He is a Board-Certified Family Medicine Physician, with advanced certification in Functional Medicine, Peptide therapy, and also Fellowship trained in Integrative Medicine. He has worked at the prestigious Cleveland Clinic Department of Functional Medicine alongside Dr. Mark Hyman. He has helped thousands of patients to reverse their health issues by using the concepts of functional medicine.

https://www.anshulguptamd.com/
https://www.facebook.com/drguptafunctionalmedicine/
https://www.instagram.com/anshulguptamd/
https://www.youtube.com/c/AnshulGuptaMD

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Anna Bohnengel, MS, RD, LD is a registered dietitian trained at the National Institutes of Health with a decade of experience helping women balance hormones, boost fertility and enjoy a healthy pregnancy. After turning her own infertility around, without the medical intervention that doctors had claimed as her only option, she developed FERTILE IN FIVE™, a proven process boasting a 92% healthy baby success rate. Her holistic, personalized and results-driven coaching programs put each woman in the driver's seat of her own fertility, so she can avoid the heartbreak of failed fertility treatments and move on to baby names.

 

Website & Social media links (Facebook, instagram, twitter)

www.fertility-nutritionist.com

Instagram: @MyFertilityNutritionist

For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com

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Nicole Kruck L.Ac, Lmt. has been practicing Traditional Medicine using an array of therapies for Reproductive and Women's Health for over 26 years.

She is a Licensed Oriental Medicine Practitioner/Acupuncturist and Massage Therapist, providing a wide range of holistic treatments for: gynecological conditions, pregnancy, infertility IVF/ART support, perimenopause and menopause, digestive issues, along with other reproductive issues for women.

Due to her own health concern in 1997 she helped forge the profession of professional practitioners of The Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Therapy® which treats abdominal and pelvic conditions for men and women. Her unique dual certifications as both a Licensed Acupuncturist and a Licensed Massage Therapist provides exceptional results utilizing both Eastern and Western proven medical treatments.

Nicole also teaches Acupuncture at SUNY Downstate Medical to medical doctors as well as other related women's health courses. Her private practice is located in New York City, a city very close to her heart.

Nicole holds an Oriental Medicine Master's Degree from the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine and is a graduate of the historic Swedish Institute of Massage, NYC.

You can find Nicole at her website https://www.nicolekruck.com on Instagram @ FertileGardenWellness.com

 

Website & Social media links:

https://www.nicolekruck.com

Instagram @ FertileGardenWellness

For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com

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In today's episode, I share why your belief on your fertility journey matters.

 

Our belief breathes more life into things than we might initially realize. This is apparent in a phenomenon called the placebo effect. In this episode I cover:

·       Why your belief matters when it comes to your physiology

·       What is the placebo effect

·       What is the nocebo effect

·       Why our beliefs need to be intentional

·       How you can get your belief to work for your efforts

In today's episode, I share why your belief on your fertility journey matters. 

 

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1484793/

https://scholar.dominican.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1265&context=news-releases

 

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Dr Christina Burns L.Ac, FABORM, OMD founder of the Naturna Institute, Junk Juice and author.

Dr. Christina Burns is a Doctor of Eastern Medicine, Herbalist with a specialization in women's health and fertility. She began her career at the age of 19 when she began studying nutrition and herbal medicine. Her studies included years spent in China, India and Nepal, where she learned mindfulness and eastern medicine from monks in remote areas. Dr. Burns collaborated with physicians in underserved regions and women's hospitals. Over the next 9 years, she achieved degrees in acupuncture, herbal medicine, nutrition and spiritual coaching. Since returning to North America, she has founded a wellness institute in NYC that is focused on helping women achieve their optimal health goals through natural medicine practices, informed nutrition, lifestyle management, and personalized mind-body programs. She is the author of the "The Ultimate Fertility Guidebook" and is a frequent speaker on the topic of women's health and wellness. She currently resides in NYC with her husband and 3 children.

Website & Social media links (Facebook, instagram, twitter)

Christina's Personal - @drchristinaburns

Naturna - @naturna_life

Junk Juice - @junkjuicemagic

https://junkjuicemagic.com/

https://naturnalife.com/

https://christinaburns.com

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 Carrie Cohen is a psychotherapist who helps couples who are navigating infertility by healing trauma & stress, strengthening their relationships and ultimately improving their chances of conceiving.

 

In addition to practicing as a psychotherapist for the past 24 years, Carrie is also a certified clinical hypnotherapist, a Rapid Transformational Therapy Practitioner, an Integrative Health Coach and a Certified Nutrition Coach.  

Carrie's approach to her client work is multidimensional and holistic utilizing an eclectic therapeutic model that is tailored to her clients' needs.  

https://carriecohenlcsw.com

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For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com

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In this episode, I break down what your reproductive potential is and how you can tap into it. The reality is, that your body is more concerned with surviving than reproducing. Based on this fact, I will cover what main things to consider in order to improve your reproductive potential. Topics covered in this podcast:

 

-       What reproductive potential is.

-       Why balance is at the heart of improving reproductive health.

-       How our emotions can guide our reproductive potential.

-       What main things all people trying to conceive should address.

 

For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com

The Wholesome Fertility facebook group is where you can find free resources and support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2149554308396504/

Instagram: @thewholesomelotusfertility

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Tori Quisling is a recognized clairvoyant therapist and author for over 35 years and has been featured on the Today Show, CBS News and more. Tori is also certified by Marisa Peer in the Rapid Transformational Therapy Hypnotherapy method. Tori uses all her experience and skills to assist clients with Fertility, Anxiety, Life Purpose, Past Life Regression and more. Her readings and RTT sessions address and transform goals, purpose, relationships, health, past and future. She teaches intuitive and psychic development in private classes. She offers her services nationally and internationally on Zoom.

 

www.ToriQuisling.com

https://www.facebook.com/psychictoriquisling

https://www.instagram.com/toriquisling/

 

You can find her book here.

Calling in Your Baby call: 

https://toriquisling.com/fertility-coaching2 

For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com

The Wholesome Fertility facebook group is where you can find free resources and support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2149554308396504/

Instagram: @thewholesomelotusfertility

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thewholesomelotus/

 

Can a visualization practice improve or impact your chances of conceiving? I will be covering the answer to this in this episode and so much more! If you are curious in learning what a visualization practice can do for you, including some fascinating researching in this field, you will not want to miss this episode!

 

Topics covered:

 

-       How the brain responds to visualization

-       What mirroring is and why it matters

-       How to begin a visualization practice to help your fertility

 

For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com

The Wholesome Fertility facebook group is where you can find free resources and support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2149554308396504/

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On this powerful solo episode of The Wholesome Fertility Podcast, I explore the deep connection between blocked creativity, emotional trauma, and the womb—and how this interplay can directly affect your fertility. While so many focus on ovulation tracking, supplements, and diet, it's often the unspoken, unprocessed emotions that quietly influence conception.

In this episode, I share the wisdom of ancient traditions and modern science, revealing how the womb is not just a physical organ but an energetic, emotional, and creative center. From Chinese medicine's heart-womb connection to somatic healing practices like visualization and movement, I offer actionable ways to reconnect with your womb and unlock its healing potential.

Whether you're trying to conceive or simply seeking a deeper relationship with your body, this episode will invite you to listen inward, release what's been stored, and restore safety and softness to the womb space.

Key Takeaways:

• How trauma, grief, and emotional blocks can be stored in the womb
• The ancient and energetic significance of the womb as a creative center
• How the heart and uterus are connected through Chinese medicine
• Practices to restore safety and regulation in the nervous system
• Simple tools like visualization, movement, and self-compassion to nurture the womb

For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com

Take the quiz and start your journey here: https://www.michelleoravitz.com/the-wholesome-fertility-journey

To learn more about ancient wisdom and fertility, you can get Michelle's book at: https://www.michelleoravitz.com/thewayoffertility 

The Wholesome Fertility facebook group is where you can find free resources and support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2149554308396504 

Instagram: @thewholesomelotusfertility

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thewholesomelotus/

Disclaimer: The information shared on this podcast is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. Please consult with your healthcare provider before making any changes to your health or fertility care.

Dr. Goldstein is one of the most trusted names in fertility and is highly recommended by her patients for her communication, responsiveness, and attention to detail. She has guided her patients through more than one thousand in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles and consistently delivers some of the highest pregnancy rates in the industry. 

Dr. Goldstein obtained her MD from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City and is a double board-certified OB-GYN and Reproductive Endocrinologist. 

During her time as a Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility fellow at UCLA and Cedars-Sinai Medical Centers, Dr. Goldstein published and presented internationally her revolutionary discovery of an important genetic mutation that causes what had previously been considered an unexplained cause of familial infertility.

In an industry that is continually becoming less personalized, Dr. Goldstein is proof that you can provide world-class fertility care and empower hopeful parents to choose a fertility journey that aligns with their goals before anything else.  She weaves her way through the often overwhelming world of fertility care with intuition and empathy, to make sure her patients have a clear understanding of their diagnosis and treatment options.

Dr. Goldstein is a fertility specialist at Beverly Hills Fertility and a partner of Innovative Health Diagnostics, which offers a variety of at-home tests, such as the AMH test, which focuses on infertility, as well as tests for COVID-19, general health biometric screening and both molecular and antibody STDs.

Dr. Goldstein lives in Santa Monica with her two children and her husband. When she is not taking care of patients, she enjoys rowing, kayaking, yoga, traveling, and hiking in the Santa Monica Mountains.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beverlyfertility/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BeverlyHillsFertility/

For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com

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Katie Beecher, MS, LPC is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Medical and Emotional Intuitive with over thirty years of experience. Katie is featured in over 200 media outlets including Goop, Kourtney Kardashian's website Poosh and Miranda Kerr's Kora Organics Blog and has taught a weeklong workshop at the Omega Institute. She has a unique way of working with clients, creating a detailed, individualized, physical, emotional, and spiritual report and symbolic painting, before ever seeing them, talking with them or seeing a photograph, using only their name and age. 

Katie's first book, Heal from Within: An Intuitive Guide to Wellness is published by St. Martin's Press. Using practical tools and techniques Katie uses in her own medical and spiritual intuitive readings, the book teaches you to be your own medical intuitive using Katie's revolutionary, step-by-step process for connecting to intuition and spirit, finding self-love and empowerment as well as how to heal physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Heal from Within is filled with remarkable stories of healing from her years of experience as well as her own healing from bulimia, Lyme disease and depression. 

Book orders: 

https://www.amazon.com/Heal-Within-Guidebook-Intuitive-Wellness/dp/1250780241

Website: www.katiebeecher.com

Instagram: www.instagram.com/katiebeecher_medical_intuitive

Facebook page: www.facebook.com/beechermedicalintuitive

Website & Social media links (Facebook, instagram, twitter)

https://www.amazon.com/Heal-Within-Guidebook-Intuitive-Wellness/dp/1250780241

Website: www.katiebeecher.com

Instagram: www.instagram.com/katiebeecher_medical_intuitive

Facebook page: www.facebook.com/beechermedicalintuitive

 

 

For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com

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Danielle is a board-certified adult nurse practitioner and a certified functional medicine practitioner through the Institute for Functional Medicine. Danielle began her medical practice in a conventional primary care setting in 2014. After experiencing fertility challenges first-hand, she discovered the functional medicine practice model, and never looked back! Danielle now works with fertility clients through a functional medicine lens, and advocates for general health optimization. She is passionate about supporting each client on their own health and wellness journey. 

 

https://www.vitalaspirations.com/

instagram: @vital.aspirations

 

For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com

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On today's episode, I share how stress can impact the fertility journey physically and emotionally and why it's important to create a strategy when it comes to de-stressing. I share key tools on how to lower stress. Topics covered in this episode are:

 

-       How stress impacts the fertility journey.

-       Why it matters to create a strategy when it comes to lowering stress in your life.

-       Free tools that can have an immediate impact on your mental state.

-       How to avoid making your de-stress strategy not an added stress!

 

For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com

The Wholesome Fertility facebook group is where you can find free resources and support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2149554308396504/

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Born and raised in Miami's Little Haiti, FL, Marline is a grounded, humbled and accomplished woman.  Marline was born to Haitian immigrant parents.  Destined to make her parents proud, Marline is a successful CFO, CPA, Management Business Professional, Educator, Entrepreneur and Doctoral candidate.  She can now add Author to her list of accomplishments.  What started off as an outlet to cope and express her feelings while dealing with Infertility and child loss, has resulted in her first published work, titled "It'll Happen By 30: A Relentless Journey of Faith | Delayed but not Denied."  On a continual mission to help others, Marline is very proud of her book.   

 

The book has catapulted her into the next phase and role in her life as an Advocate for all things Women.  After launching her company, MCD Business Enterprise LLC, Marline is an Entrepreneur set out to empower and help build confidence among her fellow female cohorts.  She has coined the saying "Where Women Matter."  Marline has since released her 2nd book in honor of her twins born via IVF titled "Kason and Kamden | Yes We're Twins and I'm Still Me." The book aims to help the young generation to embrace what makes them different and unique.      

Marline is blissfully celebrating 21 years of marriage to her doting husband Kevens.  She is mother to 4 princes - her bonus son, Richard, twin boys Kason and Kamden, and her youngest son KB (Kevens Benjamin).  When not working, Marline and Kevens invest lots of time with their family of sons in finding new ways to nourish their family dynamic.  

 

Keeping in line with the Christian teachings of offering time, talent, and treasure, Marline volunteers in a multitude of capacities.  Marline proudly serves as the Chairperson for the Finance Committee at the Church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.  She also served as a former CCD (religious education) instructor for the church in an effort to give back to the faith community and enrich the younger generation.  As the Treasurer for her local Home Owner's Association, she volunteers her time to ensure the residential community functions well to meet the needs of her fellow homeowners.  Furthermore, Marline is an Ambassador with the non-profit organization, Filling Empty Wombs, to further assist, bring awareness, and advocate for the fertility community that are too often voiceless.  

 

Reach out to Marline via Email: @happenbook.com

Website: https://linktr.ee/mcduroseau;  www.happenbook.com;

Social Media: Instagram: @mcdbe; Twitter:@ladymarduro    

 

https://linktr.ee/mcduroseau

Facebook - Marline Cepoudi Duroseau

Instagram - @itllhappenbook

Twitter - @LadyMarDuro

 

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On today's episode, I cover why your gut health is center to your fertility health and what to be aware of if you're trying to improve your gut health. Topics I will be covering are:

 

-       Why gut health is so important for fertility health

-       What is leaky gut?

-       Difference between prebiotics and probiotics

-       Are all probiotics good?

-       When should you take prebiotics?

-       How a poor gut can lead to inflammation

-       What to consider when working to heal your gut

 

For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com

The Wholesome Fertility facebook group is where you can find free resources and support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2149554308396504/

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Mindfulness is one of the most powerful practices and for good reason! It brings more awareness and presence to what you are doing. As we know, the more present we are, the more effective we are and the more we are able to become centered in the face of challenges. In this episode, I will cover:

 

-       What mindfulness is.

-       The difference between mindfulness meditation vs living a mindful life.

-       Why presence is the antidote to mental stagnation and limitations.

-       How mindfulness can impact your digestion.

-       Why becoming mindful of your menstrual cycle can be a game changer.

 

For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com

The Wholesome Fertility facebook group is where you can find free resources and support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2149554308396504/

Instagram: @thewholesomelotusfertility

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thewholesomelotus/

Vanessa is a lesbian wife and mama to two amazing donor-conceived kids. After going through her own struggles of trying to conceive, she saw a need within her community for support and guidance on the conception journey. She is an LGBTQ fertility coach and the creator of Queer Fertility. She has helped countless lgbtq folks around the globe realize that anything is possible when it comes to creating the family of their dreams.

 

Website & Social media links (Facebook, instagram, twitter)

www.queerfertility.co

www.facebook.com/groups/lgbtqttcpregnancyandfertility/

IG is @queerfertility.co

 

For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com

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In today's episode, I share five of very important fertility foods staples everyone who is trying to conceive must have! 

Chinese medicine teaches us the important role of the spleen and stomach, and how they impact the blood and qi of the body. The more the body is replenished with adequate qi and blood, the more it is prepared for conception. If you feel overwhelmed on where to start when it comes to fertility foods, this episode is a must!

ENROLL IN THE WHOLESOME FERTILITY METHOD WHILE DOORS ARE OPEN! https://www.michelleoravitz.com/thewholesomefertilitymethod

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Lisa Miller, Ph.D., is the New York Times bestselling author of The Spiritual Child and a professor in the Clinical Psychology Program at Teachers College, Columbia University. She is the Founder and Director of the Spirituality Mind Body Institute, the first Ivy League graduate program and research institute in spirituality and psychology, and has held over a decade of joint appointments in the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University Medical School. Her innovative research has been published in more than one hundred peer-reviewed articles in leading journals, including Cerebral Cortex, The American Journal of Psychiatry, and the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

Dr. Miller is Editor of the Oxford University Press Handbook of Psychology and Spirituality, Founding Co-Editor-in-Chief of the APA journal Spirituality in Clinical Practice, an elected Fellow of The American Psychological Association (APA) and the two-time President of the APA Society for Psychology and Spirituality. A graduate of Yale University and University of Pennsylvania, where she earned her doctorate under the founder of positive psychology, Martin Seligman, she has served as Principal Investigator on multiple grant funded research studies. Dr. Miller speaks and consults around The Awakened Brain and The Spiritual Child for the US Military, businesses (including tech, finance, HR and sales), personal development, faith based organizations, schools and universities, and for mental health and wellness initiatives.

Website & Social media links (Facebook, instagram, twitter)

@dr.lisamiller —instagram

Www.lisamillerphd.com

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On today's episode of The Wholesome Fertility Podcast, I'm joined by Jillian Greaves @jilliangreavesrd, a functional medicine dietitian and women's health expert, to unpack the complex but often overlooked, relationship between blood sugar balance, hormonal birth control, and fertility. Jillian shares her personal health journey from battling persistent symptoms like acne, bloating, anxiety, and hair loss to uncovering the deeper root causes through functional medicine.

We dive into how hormonal birth control impacts your hormones, gut, liver, and micronutrient status, and why so many women feel worse when coming off the pill. Jillian also breaks down why managing blood sugar is essential not only for hormone balance but also for egg quality, ovulation, and creating safety in the body.

Whether you're navigating post-birth control symptoms, thinking about conception, or simply curious about how nutrition and nervous system regulation influence your cycle, this episode is packed with insights that will leave you feeling empowered and informed.

Key Takeaways:

• Hormonal birth control suppresses your natural hormone cycle and can lead to long-term nutrient depletion, gut imbalance, and inflammation.
• Coming off the pill is often a bumpy process that requires patience, support, and targeted care.
• Balanced blood sugar is the foundation of hormonal health and fertility—swings in either direction can create stress signals in the body.
• Fasting and trendy diets like intermittent fasting may backfire for women, especially those trying to conceive.
• Nutrition is powerful, but blood sugar regulation also depends on stress management, sleep, and circadian rhythm alignment.

Guest Bio:
Jillian Greaves @jilliangreavesrd is a functional medicine dietitian and women's health expert who helps women address the root causes of hormonal imbalances, period problems, and fertility challenges. After facing years of frustrating symptoms and inadequate answers from conventional care, Jillian turned to functional medicine to heal her own body and now supports others through a personalized, evidence-based approach. She offers private coaching, advanced lab testing, and practical guidance to help women feel empowered in their health journeys.

Links and Resources:

• Visit Jillian's Instagram
  
• Book a free discovery call via her website
  
  

For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com

To learn more about ancient wisdom and fertility, you can get Michelle's book at: https://www.michelleoravitz.com/thewayoffertility

The Wholesome Fertility facebook group is where you can find free resources and support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2149554308396504/

Instagram: @thewholesomelotusfertility

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thewholesomelotus/

Disclaimer: The information shared on this podcast is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. Please consult with your healthcare provider before making any changes to your health or fertility care.

 

Dr. Shivani Gupta is an Ayurvedic practitioner and expert in fusing Eastern and Western practices that help our bodies achieve equilibrium. Inflammation is a root cause for many health issues in our lives and we have the power to overcome it. Ayurveda is a sister science to Yoga that allows us to learn natural ways to bring the body back into balance. Learning at-home remedies to reduce inflammation naturally will help you enjoy more energy, less brain fog, less pain, and ultimately achieve vibrant health! Dr. Shivani Gupta has practiced Ayurvedic medicine for over 20 years and her approach is to show you the tools in your toolkit, so you can reach for them every time you need them.

https://www.FusionaryMethod.com/ - My 6-Week Ayurveda Immersion - Fusionary Method

Free 7-Day Inflammation Detox Challenge - https://www.7dayinflammationdetox.com/

https://www.facebook.com/TheShivaniGupta
https://www.instagram.com/dr.shivanigupta/
https://www.youtube.com/@shivaniguptaphd-modernayur877

https://www.facebook.com/FusionaryFormulas
https://www.instagram.com/fusionaryformulasrx/
https://www.youtube.com/@Fusionaryformulas

For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com

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Tori Quisling is a recognized clairvoyant therapist and author for over 35 years and has been featured on the Today Show, CBS News and more. Tori is also certified by Marisa Peer in the Rapid Transformational Therapy Hypnotherapy method. Tori uses all her experience and skills to assist clients with Fertility, Anxiety, Life Purpose, Past Life Regression and more. Her readings and RTT sessions address and transform goals, purpose, relationships, health, past and future. She teaches intuitive and psychic development in private classes. She offers her services nationally and internationally on Zoom.

 

www.ToriQuisling.com

https://www.facebook.com/psychictoriquisling

https://www.instagram.com/toriquisling/

 

You can find her book here.

Calling in Your Baby call: 

https://toriquisling.com/fertility-coaching

 

For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com

The Wholesome Fertility facebook group is where you can find free resources and support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2149554308396504/

Instagram: @thewholesomelotusfertility

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thewholesomelotus/

Candice is the Founder of Rasa Healing and has 15 years' experience utilizing transpersonal, existential, and humanistic therapy to catapult soul-level transformation in clients. She has served the community as a therapist since 2007 and started her career supporting the HIV+ community interweaving spirituality and psychotherapy. Candice also has 7 years' experience as a Clinical Director of 3 addiction treatment centers in Florida studying spirituality and developing programs to enhance connection. Candice utilizes holistic perspectives including Buddhist Psychology and mindfulness to focus on mental, emotional and spiritual healing, not just from an individualized framework, but with an awareness of ancestral karma. Her areas of expertise include supporting healing from shame, grief, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, self-worth challenges, and addictions. In addition to being a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Qualified Supervisor in the State of Florida, Candice also completed karma yoga at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health and is certified in Integrated Energy Therapy, Akashic Records, JourneyDance, Channeling/Mediumship and mindfulness meditation techniques.

www.rasahealingservices.com

Rasa Healing Network on Mighty Networks

@Rasahealing on Instagram and Facebook

 

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After three decades of suffering from bad eczema and receiving the same symptom-masking treatments Neil stumbled upon something amazing. He reversed his condition and quickly discovered that those pillars could be applied to virtually any common and chronic illness, with extraordinary results.

In his #1 best selling book "The Vitality Secret" he highlights the underlying cause of almost every chronic health challenge that exists today. Further to writing his book, Neil began to attract people into his life who had reversed so-called "incurable" illnesses and was inspired to start The Vitality Secret Podcast, to inspire others to do the same.

"Your body ́s ability to heal is greater than you have ever been allowed to believe."

 

Website: https://www.vitalitysecret.com 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NeilCannon1980

Instagram: http://instagram.com/NeilCannonVitality

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/NeilCannon80 

 

Links mentioned in the episode:  

https://www.omniaradiationbalancer.com  Use coupon code "vitality" for a discount.

https://somavedic.com

 

For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com

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BreAnna Guan is a licensed naturopathic physician specializing in women's hormone health. Her healing journey began after going off the pill and losing her menstrual cycle for six years. She now helps women transform their hormone and health challenges into a life-changing and empowering journey. Through her virtual consulting practice, she has helped hundreds of women naturally transform their health, hormones, and fertility.

Dr. Guan participated in NIH-funded research at Bastyr University, where she earned her undergraduate degree in Herbal Sciences, and then her doctorate and the prestigious Founder's Day Award for exceptional service to her community. She is a past president of the Indiana Association of Naturopathic Physicians. She's served as a medical consultant for hormone-testing companies, a well-known fertility software app, and a botanical supplement company.

 

Her writings have been featured in Better Nutrition, and she's been a guest speaker with the Let's Get Checked podcast. She has introduced medical professionals to the current science on botanical medicine fertility disorders.

Dr. Guan lives with her husband and four children.

 

https://www.instagram.com/drbreannaguan/

https://drbreannaguan.com/

 

For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com

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Sharon Fisher is a board certified psychiatric nurse practitioner with additional certification in perinatal mental health through Postpartum Support International.  She founded Nurtured Well, a boutique women's mental health practice in Maryland. After a long fertility journey, Sharon felt driven to help other women struggling to conceive.  She is also the co-author of Beyond The Egg Timer: A Companion Guide For Having Babies in Your Mid-Thirties and Older.  When not working or writing, she can be found in her garden or out enjoying the Chesapeake Bay with her husband and children. 

 

www.nurtured-well.com

 

Instagram @Beyond_The_Egg_Timer

 

FB: https://m.facebook.com/people/Nurtured-Well-LLC/100040111582043/

 

https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Egg-Timer-Companion-Mid-Thirties/dp/0999195875

 

For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com

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When you started on the fertility journey, you may have found that you went into hyper research mode and looked up every single possible thing you can do in order to improve your chances of conceiving. As an acupuncturist specializing in fertility, I love the compliance that I get from my patients because they are so engaged and willing to work with me. I have also seen common mistakes people make and I wanted to address them on this episode as well as why they can work against efforts to conceive.

 

For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com

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Judy Wilkins-Smith is a highly regarded organizational, individual, and family patterns expert.

As the Founder of System Dynamics for Individuals and Organizations, she collaborates with individuals to implement innovative, 'whole system' design elements, ensuring balance, appetite for excellence, passion and sustained success.

She is the author of Decoding Your Emotional Blueprint: A Powerful Guide to Transformation Through Disentangling Multigenerational Patterns (Sounds True).

Website - https://judywilkins-smith.com/ Social Media Links:

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Jeselyn is a woman I worked with who wanted to share her story of hope. She experienced fertility struggles for over a year and has even gotten a reading from medical intuitive Julie Ryan on episode 117 before conceiving naturally. Her story of defying the odds is one of my favorites and is bound to infuse listeners with a boost of hope!

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Dr. Mary Shackelton, MPH, ND founder of Holistica Integrative Care has been practicing naturopathic medicine with an emphasis on women's health for 25 years in Boulder Colorado. She also has a Master's in Public Health (MPH) which focuses much of her work in the area of prevention. Her current focus is on Environmental Medicine and the conditions associated with toxic exposures including auto-immunity, chronic fatigue, cognitive decline, hormone imbalances, mitochondrial dysfunction and neurologic conditions.

 

Her book, Pre-Conception Cleanse: Detoxify Your Life - Inside and Out - For The Optimal Health of Your Baby, was written for women who are pre-conception to help them reduce the life long impact of chemical exposures, creating the foundation of a healthier neurologic terrain beginning in utero.   Dr Shackelton has co-founded numerous companies and projects including: Insulite Laboratories, a company dedicated to reversing disorders related to insulin, PridePads Africa (PridePads.org) whose mission it is to provide sanitary pads to girls in Cameroon Africa to keep them in school. She has been an avid life long gardener, runner, skier, hiker and has raised 3 children with her husband in Colorado.

She can be contacted at maryshackelton.com

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On today's episode of The Wholesome Fertility Podcast, I am joined by Laetitia Felix @mindset_bodyandsoul, a fertility mindset coach who shares her deeply personal and powerful journey through infertility, loss, and ultimately conception. After experiencing three ectopic pregnancies and an early miscarriage, Leatitia was told IVF was her only option—but she knew in her heart there was another path.

In this vulnerable conversation, she opens up about how slowing down, healing her nervous system, and connecting to her spiritual self helped her conceive naturally—against the odds and through the same fallopian tube doctors advised removing. We also explore spirit baby communication, the emotional toll of unexplained infertility, and how reclaiming your inner wisdom can be the most radical act of self-love.

This episode is an invitation to stop, listen, and trust the messages your body and spirit may already be sending you.

Key Takeaways:

• Laetitia Felix conceived naturally after three ectopic pregnancies and an early loss—through the same tube doctors recommended removing.
• IVF was presented as her only option, but she chose to explore inner healing and spiritual connection instead.
• Emotional processing, mindset work, and womb healing played a major role in restoring her health and fertility.
• Connecting with her spirit baby gave her reassurance, peace, and a sense of divine timing.
• Fertility healing isn't one-size-fits-all—trusting your intuition and calming the nervous system are foundational.

Guest Bio:
Laetitia Felix @mindset_bodyandsoul is a certified Fertility Mindset Coach based in London, originally from France. After navigating her own challenging path to motherhood—including multiple pregnancy losses—she now supports women on similar journeys through her holistic Mind, Body, and Soul approach.

Laetitia helps women process emotional trauma, release both conscious and unconscious blocks, and reconnect with their inner wisdom to prepare for conception. Deeply passionate about this work, she brings compassion, lived experience, and powerful tools to guide women—whether they're just starting out or healing after loss.

Links and Resources:

• Visit Laetitia's Instagram
• Book a free discovery call via her website
  
  

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Disclaimer: The information shared on this podcast is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. Please consult with your healthcare provider before making any changes to your health or fertility care.

 

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Michelle Oravitz: [00:00:00] Episode number 347 of the Wholesome Fertility Podcast. My guest today is Leticia Felix. Leticia is a fertility and pregnancy after loss coach and a mind body, soul practitioner who believes in the power of working with a woman as a whole. Leticia conceived naturally at 40 after a four year journey through adenomyosis low a MH, unexplained infertility.

Multiple losses, including three ectopic pregnancies and her own healing journey. Now she supports women navigating the unexplained diagnosis as well as pregnancy after loss, helping them uncover subconscious, emotional and energetic blocks, process grief and reconnect with her bodies and intuition, with a deep belief in their connection between the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual.

Leticia blends somatic, energetic. And mindset based therapies to identify and release blocks at all levels. [00:01:00] Boosting fertility and bringing empowerment, clarity, calm, and trust to their journey.

Welcome to the Wholesome Fertility Podcast. I'm Michelle, a fertility acupuncturist here to provide you with resources on how to create a wholesome approach to your fertility journey.

Welcome to the podcast Leticia. Thank you so much, Michelle, for having me. I'm very honored. It's a pleasure having you, and I know you have like a really amazing story, long story, difficult story to tell on your own fertility journey, and I love hearing these stories, especially when it brings you to doing the work that you're doing today and helping so many other people.

So I'd love for you to share your story and how you got through it and. [00:02:00] Eventually conceived and had your kids. Yeah.

Leatitia Felix: Yeah. It'll be my pleasure to share. Well, basically it was a long journey, let's put it that way. It took me four years to conceive. I didn't have any idea that would take that long. I was on a pill for very long time, which looking back now, I know it was one of the, a big mistake because I then was diagnosed with Alysis.

So that was, we are talking in my early thirties when I thought. Let's planning for what I knew I wanted all my life, which is having children. I didn't meet the right partner, my twenties, so you know, it's very common to start family around 30. So I thought, okay, let's stop the pill. But then as we know now, when you stop the pill, you realize after if you had issues, this is when it all comes.

You know, times 4, 5, 10. Long story short, I did some tests. I had very painful, heavy periods. I did the test that told me I had adenomyosis, which is kind of. Sister of [00:03:00] endometriosis, they told me at that point that fertility could be an issue. They also gave me medication and I'm really not good with medication.

I'm not good with all medical side of things. So anyway, I still took them, but then I thought, okay, I'm still gonna try and it might just not affect me. I dunno if that's what affected me, but that's just to give a bit of idea of what was in the background when I started. And then I just. For, you know, I didn't know anything about what conception.

I mean, now I know how. It's so much more than just the sperm meat, the egg, and especially for any woman out there, you know, going through fertility issues, we know that it's, it's so much more complex. You need to create really the right environment. So I can talk about that after. But basically at the time I just thought, you know, I'll give you a try.

And actually we get pregnant very easily within six months. So at that point I was 34 I think, or 35, and. Everything was [00:04:00] very happy days. You know, I made the special announcement to my partner on his birthday. Everything was amazing, but I suffered from my first ectopic pregnancy, so I found that maybe a week or two weeks after when I started to bleed and.

That's when the story really started to get complicated. So altogether I had three ectopic throughout the four years and I had one early, early loss. So I won't go through all of them, but basically it's pretty much every year I had a loss. I, after the second loss, that's when I started to do all the tests.

Mentioned also, the ectopic pregnancy is very dangerous, so. When it happened, thankfully I managed to keep my fallopian tubes, but I was treated with medication and that also had a knock on effect on my health, so as if it wasn't bad enough to have suffered a loss. Also, my health suffered. The medication is very, very strong, and I had to have two dosage, I think they call it.

It's like a [00:05:00] chemo treatment, actually. It kills all your cells, so you can just imagine. And after that, the knock on effect was gut health issues, mental. I suppose anxiety, panic attacks, like mental issues. I also suffered like skin issues. I found that out.

Michelle Oravitz: That's a very strong treatment. Yeah,

Leatitia Felix: it's very strong.

I mean, it depletes you from all your folates, you know, inside your body. But I don't think it's just that. I think it's so much more. If you imagine you kill all your good back, you know, you talk a lot about the gut health, so obviously. You know, it's got all this effect on your health, but also on your conception, on your fertility health.

So it actually got worse. And then after my first loss or my second loss, the second was an early chemical pregnancy, that's when I started to really look into my symptoms and thought, okay, I started to look into neuropathy and acupuncture and to all the women out there, I can only highly recommend. I mean, it goes hand in hand to me the importance of [00:06:00] the gut health.

And the overall health of your body, not just the supplement we take for fertility, but everything around the digestion, around the blood flow, all of that. So it really helped me, but clearly it wasn't enough because then I suffer another topic. And when I started do all the medical tests, you know, everything came back pretty normal, apart from the fact that they said my egg reserve was low.

They said that I was approaching 40, so the only option for me would be IVF, and I have nothing against IVF. I just don't like how it's thrown at beyond the option without actually looking at anything else. They never said, oh, food is very important. You know, food, food is very like important into your fertility, your mental health, your emotions, your mindset, everything that I now know, none of, none of the doctors would talk about that.

So I didn't go for IVF because. [00:07:00] It didn't feel right to me at the time. And also I was told that you had more chances of having ectopic. So I thought, well, you know, I don't see how, and you know, I think like you have to prepare yourself mentally to do that, and I, I thought it would be at some point, maybe a plan B, but I was really trying to find the root of the issues also.

Although I was told it's unexplained, you know that, that big thing

, But anyway, he didn't convince me at the time, so I was like, yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Along with all the medication and everything to take I 4K. And also I didn't have any medical, you know, specific issue. I had an unexplained diagnosis, so to me, I felt that it was more to it, but that wasn't medical.

But that's so

Michelle Oravitz: strange too to me. Um, because you, you had adenomyosis.

Leatitia Felix: Yes, I had that. Yeah. It is in inflammation. You're right. But when I did all the testing in terms of my hormones, my tubes tested, the egg reserve was low, but that's what they came, you know, they said, well, you can get pregnant. That was the answer [00:08:00] as well.

Well, you can get pregnant as you got pregnant four times. Well, not four times. At the time it was twice, so there's no reason why you can't get pregnant. There's no nothing we can do for the ectopic. So let alone, when I had three, I was like, well, surely, and it's always been on the left side as well, when you look more on the spiritual side, you know, the feminine side.

So I don't know if that's anything to do with that, but I obviously dig more into it. I also. Spoke to a baby spirit, you know, person that spoke to the baby spirit, and I learned so much more about the divine timing and things like that. Oh,

Michelle Oravitz: so talk to us about all of it. Don't leave anything out because that's very interesting.

Leatitia Felix: Well, when I went through those losses, I obviously, I did the physical side. All my symptoms were gone in terms of like my skin issue, my eczema, my asthma. That came out of nowhere. The digestion issue, all of that was cleared. So I was in a good place physically, but during that time, I also turned to angelic reiki.

I came across the, you know, the universe. [00:09:00] Funny way of showing things. I kept hearing Raiki Raiki. I was like, what is Raiki? And long story short, I met my healer, neither I've known for over 10 years, who trained Evangelic Raiki, and I start looking into this. I always believe in something more than you know, the universe and all of the spiritual side.

But that really like helped me as well to feel also, I lost my mom before I went through all of these fertility issues. So.

Michelle Oravitz: Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. Thank you.

Leatitia Felix: So I felt like I had kind of a spiritual awakening at the time, and so when I turned to baby spirit, communi, I dunno how you call them, you know, I suppose

Michelle Oravitz: spirit, baby.

Yeah, yeah. Spirit, baby communication and medium. Yeah.

Leatitia Felix: I dunno how you call them. Mediums, I suppose.

Michelle Oravitz: Yeah.

Leatitia Felix: It wasn't something that was woohoo for me. For me that was a normal, natural thing. I just wanted to know more. So I thought, is there any other way that I can actually understand what's coming up in terms of the baby spirits?

So what I was told at the [00:10:00] time was that the first loss wasn't, the soul of the baby was never meant to come to earth. It was meant to help me grow spiritually and. So it was part of my path. Basically, it was growth and I suppose. With time as well. I realized that all this journey, although it's very hard to understand once you are in, it wasn't happening to me.

It was happening for me in a way that helped me to understand about, you know, as I said, nutrition changed my way of doing my mindset. That changed how I learn about all the mindset stuff. So that was part of it. And then I also spoke to my daughter that. Now I have with me. And that was part of the losses as well.

She said I wasn't ready yet. And also it was about her. She wasn't meant to come at a specific time and it was not yet her time, but it was, you know, reassurance within that for me because I was like, I'm not going crazy. I am gonna become a mom. My baby's out there. [00:11:00] It's just that,

Michelle Oravitz: yeah,

Leatitia Felix: when it happens, you've got so much fear and you're like, I've always known deep down I'm gonna be a mom.

This is like something I've always. And also when I lost my mom, I was like, I need to have that bond with, I always believed that be having a daughter, a daughter as well. That's, you know, and. Like, I need to have that same bond I had with my mom and I, I just can't accept that I'm not gonna have one. It was so ingrained inside me.

So when that happened, I thought, I'm not completely crazy then it is happening. It's just, I didn't understand why I had to go through all of that. And I guess it gave me some kind of, I can't say closure, but like explanation.

Michelle Oravitz: Like hope also. Yeah.

Leatitia Felix: Yeah. I wish I knew it before in a way. 'cause I was like, well when you are in that spiral you just, you know, my mistake going through all the F losses is that I never stopped.

I always wanted to keep going. I'm kind of that person. I need to find solution, I need to keep going. [00:12:00] And so I never. Grieved, I suppose. I never, until I came to the fourth loss and that's when I think I had a moment where I thought, okay, I have to stop everything. So going through those losses, coming to the third ectopic, I remember being in that hospital.

Corridor. And I was very lucky because those drugs only happen the first time. And then I know some women go from like CIB ruptures and they have to go for surgery and it can be very life threatening. So I'm very blessed that I didn't have that and my fallopian. Remained and I had to go through expectant management on the next ectopic, which means you let your body just process the loss and remove the pregnancy basically.

But after the third one, the doctor in that hospital said. Okay, I've got a surgery in half an hour. Look his watch, let's go and remove your tube. And I was a bit shocked [00:13:00] because my hormone levels were really low. And so when it's that almost non-existent, you technically not in danger or anything, so you're supposed to do expectant management.

So I was like, why do I have to do that? And his answer was very uncompassionate. Well, you've had free ectopic. How many more do you want? And I was, wow. Yeah. That was shocking to me. 'cause I was like, that's not really a way for me to convince me to do it, or even to show me compassion. I'm going through a loss.

But he was exactly his words. I mean, it's stuck in my mind. And I said, listen, I've asked the question in a way I took back my control because I was giving my power away through all those years, and I was so happy to. Take back my control and say, listen, is my health in danger? Is any, you know, what are the reason for doing that?

And he said, is to, to prevent another topic. And I'm like, okay, I need to take the night to think about this, which I did. And he said, well, we need to do it while you're [00:14:00] going through it because you, we can't remove your tube after. Again, I dunno if that's true, but that was the answer.

Michelle Oravitz: That makes no sense to me.

I know. That's crazy.

Leatitia Felix: Me neither. But as it was really his answer, he said, we have to do it while you're going through the next few days. We can't do it whilst you don't have, you're not pregnant anymore. So I'm like, okay. Anyway, talked to work with my partner and I really followed my gut on that one. And this is what was the kind of the moment where I decided, okay, I need to trust myself again.

And I decided not to do it. I said to my partner, maybe we'll talk about IVF. Maybe we'll do something else. But for now, I think we need to give it one more shot. And long story short, again, the following year. The exact same month and the exact same month, I felt naturally pregnant on the LE same tube that was going to be removed, which is my left tube.

I didn't do anything else physically from the third ectopic to the natural pregnancy, except from [00:15:00] then working a lot on my mindset, on my energy, and on the. Emotion processing, which this is what I've learned and now I teach my clients. And so yeah, so after that, that loss and that talk with the doctor and not doing it, we decided to take a break.

And that's what I mean by take back my power suppose and, and also just stopping the race. I felt like I was on a race on the. If forget marathon, it was like, you know, and I was, I was paralleling out of control in terms of who I was, in terms of like, well, social life didn't exist anymore. My partner, my relationship was going, uh.

Just me being cry, either crying or being completely obsessive or, you know, just talk about, it was just all we talked about, as I'm sure a lot of women can relate, was conception and stress, and my body was in complete fear. Um, fight or flight mode, like [00:16:00] survival, basically. So I said, if we are gonna give you one more try, I wanna give it my best shot.

And I can't carry on that way because if a novel loss happened, I dunno where I will be at that point. So we need to get back to ourselves, and that's what we did.

Michelle Oravitz: Yeah. So that was when you took the year off and then you conceived naturally? Yes.

Leatitia Felix: I mean it was always trying naturally anyway, but we took about.

Mm-hmm. So I got pregnant in October and the loss, the previous loss was also October, so we started again in July. So I wouldn't say it was a year, but yeah, nine months approximately to completely switch off from conception. And I'm talking, not even trying, purposely, not talking about it, but back to the basics, which joy, connection, self-love, but also so much.

Yes. Emotional processing because. You know when you stop and you're like, this is when everything comes back and you're [00:17:00] like, actually, I didn't stop. I didn't want to face those emotions and I didn't want to because if I would, I wouldn't be strong enough and I wouldn't be able to carry on. So I had to carry on.

Yeah. But I've learned that it's not about not slowing down. It's not about. Affection or being strong, it's actually about processing as well. And let your body, your mind, process everything in order to be actually stronger in that sense. What I mean by strong is your body the best chance to thrive, you know?

So.

Michelle Oravitz: Yeah. The way I see it is we need to digest emotions just like we digest food. Yeah. Yeah. And if we don't fully digest it, it sits there. It really sits there and it drains our energy. Overall, how did you feel that it was a left side tube? Would, did you feel like ovulation on the left side? Month. Yeah, they told me.

So every time before you can see. Yeah,

Leatitia Felix: I do feel it, to be honest. Even to this day now for some reason it's something about the left [00:18:00] side that always ovulate and I do feel the sensation. But even though as you get, uh, yeah, they're able to say that every single time. So I would, once you have one ectopic, you have to go for your test, for your scan, interest.

Scan around seven, eight weeks. And they're always able to say, you've ovulate, you've conceived from that side. So at that time I didn't always. That's fascinating. Yeah. I didn't always know at that time, I didn't always feel it. But now I must say I do feel the physical sensation of the left side, which is very funny.

I dunno if there's a spiritual, there was another side to it, then why Is it always on the left or is it just I'm always ovulate on the left.

Michelle Oravitz: Is that in energy? Which it seems kind of like a, sometimes the universe gives you hints and your body gives you hints on what it is that you need to focus on, and it really is symbolic.

It's kind of like this reflection of what's happening not just in your body, but also your psyche. And I think it's just really [00:19:00] interesting. I always talk about how being in the fight or flight really shuts down creativity. Yeah. It shuts down regeneration. It shuts down joy. I mean, 'cause you can't afford to do anything.

You're kind of on backup reserves and it's like, uh, everything has to shut down. Nothing else can matter at this moment. Yeah. And to have that state become chronic is extremely taxing on the body. Yeah.

Leatitia Felix: And it's, I was very much in my masculine side, you know, having to be productive, having to tick off the box, what's next?

What did I not try yet? What would the next thing I can try? You know that, that kind of mental state. Yeah. As well as the despair and the sadness and everything. But yeah, you're right, it's, it's then opened up so much for me. I. Don't get me wrong, it's not easy, but for me,

Michelle Oravitz: yeah,

Leatitia Felix: it's not, it's very, that's why people will actually sometime avoid it.

But for me, feeling is part of healing. And if you don't [00:20:00] feel your emotions, I, I practice now, you know, EFT tapping, which helps me a lot. I mean, I've now trained into it and I. I was first skeptical. It's, it's one method. You know, it could work for some people in the sense that if you believe it, but for me it works a hundred percent with everyone I do it with.

But what I like about it is that it gives you that space where you actually bring awareness to that emotion. You know, you can even talk to your emotions. Mm-hmm. You know, you see where. Left in your body and as it starts to shift, it moves from like getting, being in your chest to your throat or anywhere.

And this is when you really, even client that don't especially know about it, they realize that it's all energy and it all really if you, if you, if you live it, as we said. It just will stay stuck in your body and it creates all kind of things. And also how much can you keep in as well? You know, eventually it's floating because it's too much that you've held in all this time.

[00:21:00] You know, if you've got one loss, two loss, or any other traumatic experience. To be honest, I think for me, the key, it's very much to slow down and process. Take the time. Yeah. It's conflictual when it comes to conception, because we are in one side. Wanting to hurry and be pregnant and try again. But on the other side, funny enough, slowing down is beneficial for us.

That's why I believe

Michelle Oravitz: it anyway. It absolutely is. I think it's just beneficial overall. You know, you can kind of like take whatever it is and kind of insert, you know, the topic. And the topic can be many different things. And in this case we're talking about fertility. But yeah, I agree. There's many different topics.

Sometimes it's relationships, sometimes. It's jobs or you know, obviously jobs are not as important, but sometimes it is relationship. I mean, when you're younger and you're trying to meet your partner, it could be also the center focus. Yeah. And so sometimes over trying can get in [00:22:00] the way of that flow and that natural.

Ability to connect with or align with who is right for you. Yeah. So it's kind of like that flow in general in life. It blankets on everything. Yeah. Ultimately, and it's kind of like that trust and that knowing. 'cause as soon as we shut down, we also shut down our ability to connect with our wisdom and our inner guide.

Yes. So that's incredibly important and it's a huge asset to the journey. Yeah,

Leatitia Felix: for me, a hundred percent Matt, I mean, you know, you're speaking my mind, but it's that inner connection. That's one of the first thing I wanna teach the woman I speak to, but also that I went through myself and as you said. What I like about, in a way, and what I said earlier about this happening for me is because everything I've learned, you know, whether it is how I eat, whether it is what I put in my body, the way you nourish your mind and nourish your body with your faults, your belief, everything, [00:23:00] whether your energy, your processing emotion, all of that, it's for lifetime.

You know, it's something that I've learned for everything, even as obviously as a mom as well as we know motherhood is another story, but it's like it's for everything. And that's why I want to teach my child as well. You know, we don't learn about mindset or emotions about nervous system. Maybe we learn in some places, but I've not learned that.

That's cool. So it's a lifetime thing. And that inner wisdom, it's definitely also something, I mean. I haven't talked about that, but also worked with my womb during that time. Those nine months reconnected to my womb.

Michelle Oravitz: So interesting that you took nine months off. Uh,

Leatitia Felix: yeah, isn't it now? Actually, I never thought about that.

So many little signs. But yeah, the womb

Michelle Oravitz: healing's like a rebirthing of your own energy. Yeah.

Leatitia Felix: Yeah, it is. And the womb healing was also very powerful. I mean, as women, we store so much. Emotion, [00:24:00] trauma and even ancestral things inside our womb. And that healing process was very transformative as well. Very powerful.

So yeah. But coming back to what you said, the inner wisdom, we get so much information out there, don't we, in terms of fertility. I know it applies to everything, but in this case we're talking about that. So like, do this, do that, try this. And we all are unique. It is no one size fits all. So if you don't come back to inner wisdom, then you just, in a way.

I dunno what's right for you, but when you come back to your inner knowing your power, you will know your gut. Feeling that soul telling you what is that is right for you, your inner, your own soul, basically your higher self or however you want to call it. But for me, that's how I call it. That's where it should even start.

Right? And that's what, you know, when I realized and when I got pregnant a year later and I, from that same tube, I was like, oh my God, I should never [00:25:00] really ever. Doubt my gut feeling. Yeah. I know the fear and everything else or the noise around us can cause to doubt it. And the fear specifically, I think the fear is, is very something that can do that.

But it's about teaching our stuff to go back within, isn't it? And that it's so important, the inner wisdom. Because then you can filter. It really is, you don't have to try the whole everything single thing in the world. You try what your own body needs or what it is that you need right now.

Michelle Oravitz: Well, I, I always say this is kind of like something that I've always felt, and it's kind of, I guess like something that I find myself repeating is that all roads lead to the light.

And sometimes we can do a huge detour and resist, resist, resist, and we're just gonna push back. That road. Yeah. That leads to the light. I look at the vessels, the blood vessels, all of them lead to the heart eventually. Yeah, it all leads the blood back to the heart. Some of them are further out and some of 'em are more direct, and [00:26:00] it's the same kind of thing with us.

I love that. I think that, I think our bodies are such a great reflection of just our lives and how things work, and we can either flow with it and allow it. Relax into it, and then that will actually get us there faster, or we can fight it and slow it down, and that will take a little longer, but it'll eventually still lead to our personal growth and our journey.

Yeah, and ultimately, like our dreams or our calling, I call it a calling because it's something that you are called to do and you know that it's there. And you had mentioned before, which I thought was really powerful, that you knew you were meant to be a mother. You felt it. And I don't think that feeling is a random thing.

I think it's there for a reason. I think that that is your highest self. Pointing you to a way that you're actually meant to go. Yeah.

Leatitia Felix: Not a hundred percent believe. And you know what? When, and then I start connecting with my daughter way before she [00:27:00] was born. It's incredible because it, it just proved to me that it was real, you know?

Yeah. That gut feeling, that knowing I would be a mom. I was more than just wishing. Honestly, this was ingrained inside me from a long time ago. The fact that I always, even like I used to tell my, I used to tell my friend, I'm gonna have a daughter first. I don't know why, don't ask me. But I know, and I still think now I'm 45 and I still think I'm gonna have a boy coming up and I'm putting everything in place for him to come.

But I've been connecting with my daughter before that. And the funny thing is. Children these days are very, very open. And believe it or not, she told me one day when she was three or four, she described me exactly when we used to meet in my meditation and I used to connect with her as a baby soul and it was her with a little boy.

I always visualize them two together. And so I, I used to go always in that safe space and I learned how to connect with the baby spirits, basically. But the funny thing was one day she sat at the table. You remember mommy? When [00:28:00] we used to go on that swing with my baby brother?

Michelle Oravitz: Oh my God, I got the chills and I

Leatitia Felix: was like.

Like what? You went to the nursery? Did you have a friend or something? You know, I tried every angle that she could mean, you know, and she was speaking well, it's just that I was like, I don't understand what she's saying 'cause you can't be that. And she described it so much. And then I said, but you don't have a.

You don't have a younger brother? And she said, but it was, and then I said, well, was daddy with us? No, it was just us three, you remember? But yeah, it was crazy. And then she said it was a dream. Mommy, you remember a dream? And then she start talking about something random and completely switched the conversation.

And I was like, hold on, hold on. Can we go back to this? And

Michelle Oravitz: she was so

Leatitia Felix: like open. And she also said randomly one day to us, to me and my partner, she said, I'm the one who choose you as my parents.

Michelle Oravitz: Wow. And you

Leatitia Felix: know when it's not something that you have taught her or [00:29:00] you've taught her, you, you know, how does she come up with this stuff?

It's crazy to me. It's not crazy because I believe it, but it's just confirming what you know. But it's kind of weird to hear it from the child's per, you know, mouth. And it's like, wow.

Michelle Oravitz: Because you usually know it on a very innate personal sense. It's more of a sense. You usually don't see it. Kind of in the material world as much.

It's like, you know, sometimes the knowing can be something that is there but is not typically in our world seen Yes. Right there in front of us. Which is

Leatitia Felix: incredible to see it, isn't it? To hear it and to be having that confirmation. Yeah. But yeah, just to say that, that is very real too. And as much as we know conception.

So much more than, as we said, you know, the sperm media egg. There's so many different aspects, the right environment for your mind, for your body and everything. But it's also about divine timing and it's also about the journey of your own soul journey of your partner. It's, it's souls involved in this process.

Yes. [00:30:00] So we have to remember that it's not just us as well. Yeah. Yeah.

Michelle Oravitz: It's too sacred for a checklist, you know? And I think that it, it's become such a checklist, but it's too sacred. Yes. It has to have another element added and sprinkled in to the journey. Yeah. Than just the physical, like what to eat with.

You know? It's the same thing when you're together with a partner that you love and if you make it a checklist to the finish line and you're not spending time with a romance, the energy, that connection mm-hmm. And making it all physical. Uh, to me it's just another example of that.

Leatitia Felix: Yeah, no, I agree. It's a whole holistic and that's how the best way Yeah.

Holistic process in every sense of the term and, yeah. I think it's important to remember that, but also to give ourself compassion. 'cause we know as a woman, we just blame ourselves so [00:31:00] much, what we're doing wrong, what we didn't do right, what's happened. But yeah, it's about also coming back to self-love, compassion, and understanding.

There's more to it than just what know we can do things, of course, and we, I also hate the fact that it becomes very medical. As soon as you have this diagnosis, it becomes very medical and you forget about. You don't forget, but you are not really, um, told about the holistic part of it. Yeah. You get lost into that process sometimes, so I think that's why, for me, I also created what I've created to help other women because I want them to come back to themself.

It is fertility of course, and we want to get ultimately to, for them to get pregnant and keep the pregnancy, but it's also about coming back to themself. And even if you are doing medical, it's not, by not doing IVF or not doing medical, they absolutely understand that you have to do it. Sometimes you can combine both.

Michelle Oravitz: Yes, a hundred percent. I say the same thing. You can prepare [00:32:00] the, and the medical's there. It's amazing. It could be a miraculous to have the medical aspect there.

Leatitia Felix: Yeah, you can prepare. You know, it's about preparing the soul, isn't it? The environment for your pregnancy to thrive.

Michelle Oravitz: You could work 'em both.

Leatitia Felix: Sorry.

Michelle Oravitz: To support one another. Yeah, a hundred percent.

Leatitia Felix: Yeah. Yeah, exactly. And it's about, so for me, yeah, it's whether you try naturally or medically, it's about coming also back to everything. The holistic process.

Michelle Oravitz: Yeah. Yeah, for sure. And I find it really interesting that you talked about meditation, how that ultimately is how you connected with your daughter.

Yeah. It's through meditation. We cannot connect like effectively with our higher selves without getting quiet. We need to get quiet in order to do that because our highest selves are not gonna be found outside of us. No,

Leatitia Felix: exactly.

Michelle Oravitz: And we're always gonna be distracted when we're focused on [00:33:00] the outside and sometimes kind of leaving that, even if it's for five, 10 minutes.

Preferably 20 and connecting inwards, that's when you can really connect. Interestingly enough, I believe that I manifested a lot of my life and there were things that I manifested that were like pretty insane. Even my husband, I described him and a month later I met him. Wow. Described his personality and I told people about it and a lot of people did the same thing and they're like, it's not working for me.

And then I look back and I finally realized. The secret ingredient that I sprinkled in at the time, which is I started meditating around that time. What I think happens is you meditation can prime your nervous system, which is really a system of information. Mm-hmm. And connection. Yeah. And information to and from, from within you out to the universe, from a universe out inside to you through wisdom, guidance, alignment, [00:34:00] and.

It's not easy to manifest if you're not in that state of alignment and your nervous system is not receptive. This kind of highway of information is not receptive and primed in a balanced state. When you talked about how you connected with your daughter, it was like you went into meditation. People talk about downloads all the time, like that's when you're opening yourself or giving yourself that opportunity.

To connect. With this divine energy. Yeah,

Leatitia Felix: a hundred percent. And I agree with you. For me, visualization is a big part of what I do for myself, for the woman I help. And I actually read a book, I'm reading a book about visualize, it's called visualization, and I love it. I'm always been about law of attraction and, and, and all of that manifestation.

It says in that book exactly what you've said. If you've got a busy mind, it doesn't mean that you, you can't have thoughts, but it's about calm another system first. So [00:35:00] breathing meditation, you know, and just stop for a second. Just go inwards. I think actually even sometime when you stop as well, you also have the emotion healing, isn't it?

I, I couldn't be processing emotion if I'm just going around and doing all those things and be like. So, no, you've gotta stop The same thing for visualization of meditation. Like when I, I was doing the connection absolutely right. First, I would always count my nervous system, breathe, be in the moment.

Because if you could be on the, on high alerts, you know, on thing, it's very hard. My connection wouldn't work. I couldn't visualize anything. Yeah. It just doesn't work for me. But visualization, it's, it's, I mean, it's a whole different again, thing, but it's so powerful. For me, I do hypnosis as well, and I think it helps as well the mind to settle, but it's very powerful.

You know, the brain as you know, it doesn't know what's real and what's not real, so the more you feed, I've manifested the [00:36:00] same as you said about your partner. I did the same with mind, and I believe I manifested so much in my life, but I know it's not always easy. I'm not saying it's easy. You know, when you go through that.

Time of doubts and also all the noise, everything that you're being told. And I think that's why it's so important to, you know, for me, when I, I, I talk about mindset. It's not about being positive. It's not about not being stressed, it's not about being perfect. You can neither be, you can't do any, none of that.

It's okay to be stressed and it's normal, it's human affection doesn't exist, but it's about. Getting the right tool to learn. You know, learning how to treat your mind, but also nourish your faults. So it's about negative thoughts are gonna happen, but what can you do to introduce new faults? What can you do to be more in control of those force and actually reframe some of them?

You [00:37:00] know, I think that's very important, but. Yeah, I'm saying that because we talk about, yeah, it's all good to say, oh yeah, do that, do that. Visualize and that, and of course you're gonna have those emotional, crazy moments. It's all gonna happen, but you can, if you allow time each day, you know, okay, let's do this strategy where you are not gonna think about.

The worst thing that can happen, just focus on visualizing, breathing, calming the nervous system. Allow maybe even, even if it's 15 minutes a day, just for this 15 minutes to try to raise your vibration and be like. What can I do that actually shifts my mood today? Is it listening to my best soundtrack? Is it going in nature?

So it's about leaving space in a day to actually not do the same thing over and over again, which is thinking or even like go on Facebook or somewhere and, and just. Look at the worst story that can happen because actually it fits your mind with all those things. [00:38:00] And then, yeah, that is also mindset, bad nourishment, if I can call it that way.

I dunno if I make myself here, but Yeah.

Michelle Oravitz: Yeah. And it is, I find sometimes it could be a difficult topic to talk about because it is so abstract. And words are a little more analytical, so to try to bridge that. A lot of times when people have mystical experiences, one of the most frustration that they like coming across is that they can't get an out.

Clearly they can't verbalize it, that these experiences are so vast that it's hard to really describe, but. I think that that's why it's so important to really sit there and become with it and like kind of be with it and feel it and experience it. I find for me what's always worked is really non-resistance.

Even things that happen that you don't like to just be with it and to look at it in a more neutral light because it's true. Many teachers have have said this, that [00:39:00] most events in life are actually more neutral than we make them to be because we. Assign meaning to things. Mm. Yeah. And that's why you'll find 10 different people and you'll find 10 different meanings to the same exact circumstance.

Mm-hmm.

Leatitia Felix: Yeah. No, I agree. Yeah. It's such a complex journey, but I think it's, um, you know, it really all helps, but it is one step at a time as well, you know? Yeah. And, uh, what I don't like as well is that when we talk about mindset or when we talk about mindset with fertility, it's often, um, talk about like, oh, you have to be positive, or it's not really explained in that way.

That why is it actually that book? Visualize, they talk about mindset and they said, we talk about and looking after our body, but the mind is half of our health, so why are we not really looking into it and caring for it as much? But I think. When it comes to fertility for me mindset, just [00:40:00] wanna say that it's not just being positive, it's about, it's the lens for which we see our reality.

And the way we fit it is like our belief. It's like our stories, our experience, it's our identity, it's the values, it's the thoughts that we do. That's the behaviors. It's all linked, isn't it? The way you think, the way you feel, the way you act, the behavior. So yeah, for me it's so important to look at that as well and to not think, it's not just about being positive or anything like that.

So nothing thing I've learned. Yeah, and

Michelle Oravitz: I think processing emotions means you have to validate your emotions and kind of validate your experience in that moment. And so allowing that I think is, is a huge. Part of the process.

Leatitia Felix: Yeah. Yeah, it definitely is. I didn't talk about acupuncture as well. I know you do acupuncture.

I, that's also something that I thought was very helpful for me. But yeah, if I can [00:41:00] advise anything, I would say definitely start going back within and allow some time. To go back within and just calm the nervous system. And you know, it's not just one size fits all. It's about what is right for you. When I work with my clients, it's always tailored to the person.

Some person might hate journaling, some person actually not good at doing hypnosis for too long. Some person are not good at visualizing. So it's really about what works for you to really help your nervous system and your mindset and the way you are gonna show up every day.

Michelle Oravitz: Absolutely. So if people are hearing this and they wanna find you, how can they find you?

Leatitia Felix: Yeah, so they can email me. Sure. You would leave my, you probably leave my details there. So I, I, yes. All

Michelle Oravitz: your information's gonna be in the episode notes.

Leatitia Felix: Yeah, yeah, yeah. Uh, its mindset, body and soul mindset, body and soul for the Instagram. So, uh, you can contact me on Instagram. You can check my website Also.

I have [00:42:00] three discovery call. Happy to discuss. See how I can help, see if we fit. Of course, these a two-way street. See if anything that I say resonates, I help women that basically, I mean, usually women, either they try everything and medically nothing is wrong. So it's an explain a lot of times and they want to see what else they can do.

So we really go with the whole part. So I always advise for the body. Side of it, which means the nourishment, the gut health, the acupuncture, you know, this is something that would always advise, that's not my spec specialty, but what I do is I make sure that we treat everything in the body and we look at the mindset, we look at the emotion, we look at the inner child, we look at the energy, we look at the healing, and we really look at self-love, compassion, and all of that.

So. I help women, I do bundles, I do longer programs, and, uh, it's also very close to my heart to help women after loss. So I have also [00:43:00] a program after loss and also pregnancy. Once you've had loss of pregnancy, after loss of pregnancy, after birth, trauma, there's also something like that. So, but yeah, happy to go on the discovery call and

Michelle Oravitz: answer any questions.

Wonderful. Leticia, this is a great conversation and thank you so much for sharing your journey and really sharing your wisdom and all of the wisdom that you've accumulated throughout this journey. It's my pleasure. So thank you so much. May. Thank you so much. So that concludes today's episode. You can find all of the links mentioned on the episode notes.

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For over 30 years, Nancy Mae has studied and implemented transformational success principles. She is a sought-after Intuitive Fertility Educator and Spirit Baby Expert and works with people around the world helping them build their dreams, break through limitations, and create richer, more fulfilling lives and achieve greater results than they have known before.

Nancy is the creator and Hay House award-winning author of The Energetic Fertility Method™: Tools for a Healthy Conception and Beyond, and has appeared on Open to Hope TV, hosted her own international radio show, and shared the stage with world-renowned teachers.

Nancy has a Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology (M.A.), a Master of Science in Cognitive Psychology (M.S.), and a Master Certification in Intuition Medicine® (MIM). She also holds a Sports Psychology Certificate and is a Certified Usability Analyst™ through Human Factors International as well as a non-denominational Minister.

As a sought-after life transitions coach and professional speaker, Nancy offers inspiring workshops to audiences around the world as well as transformational in-depth coaching programs that help clients achieve new heights of success, meaning and spiritual aliveness.

 

 

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Chelsea Leupold is a board-certified health and fertility coach certified with the Wholesome Fertility Method training, reiki healer, and yoga instructor. She holds a Master's Degree in Health Coach and Herbal Medicine and have helped hundreds of people reach their goals by making small but substantial changes. She is a Senior Health Coach at Visana Health a women's health company that focuses on holistic care. 

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On today's episode I welcome a past patient of mine who was happy to share her inspiring story of hope after over a year of struggling to conceive her third child. Jill's story brings so much hope and also has a moment of a spiritual element of connecting with her unconceived child which you will not want to miss!

 

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