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Time for Another Birthday? Seeing Ourselves with Our Hearts with Dr. Jessie Mahoney
Birthdays can be fraught with many complexities. Grief for where we thought we would be by now, cognitive dissonance of people wanting to celebrate us when we feel sad and angry, and also the sheer fact that our ovaries are getting older.
Done with Grit: How to Stop Overfunctioning with Dr. Kathy Stepien
What do we do when the strategies which have worked for us in the past are no longer serving us?
We have gotten so good at overfunctioning, and yet we are feeling burdened, depleted, and resentful of not just our jobs but the fertility journey. We also feel incredibly alone in our struggle.
Reclaim Your Life: Charting Freedom with Dr. Mary Leung
What if the charting piece were solved for you--would that make a difference in your fertility journey and your life in general?
Dr. Mary Leung reclaimed 2.5 hours of her life each day by combining coaching tools and charting efficiency strategies.
Stressed about Stress? A Lifestyle Medicine Approach to Stress Reduction with Dr. Chhaya Makhija
In this evidence-based and wisdom-filled episode, we discuss how there are many ways to use science to start to feel better and achieve better fertility outcomes.
“It's The Group That Does The Healing." 7 Insights from the Love and Science Community
Today's episode goes into how support groups are the essential element to bridging people to parenthood.
May It Be So: A Personal Account of the Fertility Journey with Dr. Chrissie Ott
This conversation is going to change your life. Dr. Chrissie Ott is a Med Peds physician who spent nearly a decade on the path to conceiving her daughter. She generously shares her story with us, and I know you will see yourself in her story.
Demystifying IVF and FET Protocols
This episode answers why your REI made a certain choice for you on your IVF journey, why they kept the same protocol or chose a different protocol which none of your friends have tried, and why different REI’s have different recommendations on protocol selection.
Father's Day: A Message of Comfort and Support
Let’s journey through this Father's Day together, embracing love, support, and resilience.
Stuck in Survival Mode? How to Thrive Through Infertility
In this episode I reveal my top 5 strategies for navigating the fertility journey (and life for that matter) in a way that allows us to thrive instead of merely survive.
Bridge the Gap: Weight Optimization Strategies with Dr. Sarah Stombaugh
Dr. Sarah Stombaugh debunks a lot of weight loss myths in this evidence-based conversation.
Doctor, Heal Thyself: Making Fertility Appointments as a Female Physician
In today's episode, we discuss creative solutions for getting to all of your fertility appointments while still working as a physician.
How Total Weight Care Can UpLevel Your Fertility Journey with Dr. Catherine H. Toomer
Even if you have not struggled with weight, this episode highlights many of the less talked about aspects of the fertility journey: stigma, unsupportive family members, and shame.
May this episode be a conversation started for many more impactful conversations!
Mother's Day: Strategies to Navigate with Agency and Self-Compassion
We explore how a coaching lens can take us from feeling complex and negative feelings about this day, to being more in alignment with how we want to feel about this day.
Mother's Day: Surviving the Day with Grace and Self Compassion
Let the wisdom here guide you as you approach Mother's Day (let's be honest--we know it's not just the day itself, but also the anticipation of the day), and let's take back our power together.
Body Shame and Disordered Eating: How to Nourish Ourselves and Heal with Dr. Kara Pepper
How to get the support you need to navigate the journey, especially when you struggle with body shame and/or disordered eating.
How to Have An Amazing Sex Life While Undergoing Fertility Treatments with Dr. Sadaf Lodhi
Listen to today's episode with Dr. Sadaf Lodhi, a board certified OBGYN who focuses on sexual health and intimacy in her concierge gynecology practice.
The Fertility Journey is a Marathon: Wisdom from Dr. Michelle Quirk
My patients and clients know that I mark off the steps of an IVF journey like miles in a race. I see so many parallels between long distance running and the wisdom we need to make it through the fertility journey--loved, supported, and in tact.
OHSS: Prevention and Treatment
We have learned so much about OHSS prevention and treatment over the last 10-15 years. In this episode, I share my thought process when thinking about how to balance safety and success, and how to get people back to living their lives sooner.
Adenomyosis: What is it, and why should we care?
My goal is to empower you with knowledge and for you to have the most efficient and successful fertility journey possible.
A Year of Transformations: Happy Birthday to the Love and Science Podcast!
We celebrate how the Love and Science community ends the isolation which is inherent in the fertility journey. There is no reason to suffer in silence when we can help each other through.

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