Rosanne acknowledges the grit, strength, and tenacity of women on the fertility journey who operate at 150% capacity while dealing with treatments, lifestyle changes, and emotional challenges that often go unrecognized. She shares the poem 'Invictus' as an ode to their unconquerable spirit.
Rosanne opens by acknowledging the tremendous strength of type-A women who operate at 150% capacity while managing fertility treatments, strict protocols, and personal sacrifices that often go unrecognized by partners, friends, and family.
Using William Ernest Henley's poem 'Invictus,' Rosanne illustrates how women on fertility journeys embody an unconquerable spirit, maintaining hope and determination despite facing seemingly insurmountable challenges and setbacks.
Rosanne reframes success to focus on tenacity, willingness to ask for help, and refusal to let fear stand between women and their dreams, rather than only measuring success by currently holding a baby.
The episode concludes with a concrete three-step exercise for acknowledging personal victories from the past 30 days and using those wins to create forward momentum on the fertility journey.
“you are already a success. Whether you're holding your baby today or not, I really want to acknowledge the part of you that has that stick with it ness, the tenacity, the willingness to ask for fucking help.”
— Rosanne Austin▶ 8:07
Recognize that your grit and tenacity make you already successful, regardless of current pregnancy status. Acknowledge your own sacrifices and victories, like maintaining strict protocols or overcoming fears.
“I am the master of my fate. I am the captain of my soul. This is your dream, mama.”
— Rosanne Austin▶ 10:32
Being captain of your soul means taking ownership of your destiny and believing your desire to be a mom is meant for you. It's about maintaining an unconquerable spirit despite setbacks.
“identify five things that you have done in the past thirty days that you are super fucking proud of. Whether anyone else notices or anyone else saw or whatever, pick some beautiful nuggets of awesome”
— Rosanne Austin▶ 12:05
Identify five things from the past 30 days you're proud of, write them down, do a victory dance, then use those wins to propel yourself forward on your journey.
“We do a lot of things that rarely get recognized that our partner, our friends, our family would just never understand.”
— Rosanne Austin▶ 4:48
The fertility journey involves personal sacrifices and challenges that partners, friends, and family often don't understand, creating isolation despite your tremendous efforts and growth.
“These are some gladiator fucking women out here. Women who say, hell yes. Women who say, hell no. Women who know boundaries.”
— Rosanne Austin▶ 7:14
Fertility journey women are gladiators because they say hell yes and hell no with boundaries, honor their calling to be moms, and go for it despite not knowing when or how success will come.
“Sometimes we have to break the pattern. Actually, we always have to break the pattern if we wanna get past that rut and really open up a new level of possibility in our lives.”
— Rosanne Austin▶ 2:35
You must get out of your normal environment and shake things up. Sometimes breaking the pattern requires changing your physical location and working with committed women who want the same quantum leap.
A three-step process to recognize your accomplishments and use them for forward momentum
Identify Your Wins
Write down five things from the past thirty days that you are super proud of, whether anyone else noticed or not - pick beautiful nuggets of awesome and do a victory dance when you read them
Leverage Your Awesomeness
Decide how you are going to use this awesomeness and amazingness from the past thirty days - even small wins like showing up to work on time or taking supplements - to propel you forward
Show Appreciation
Give the podcast a five-star review to show appreciation and help other women find this work, keeping the momentum of positivity going
Women on fertility journeys demonstrate Herculean strength by operating at 150% capacity while managing treatments, strict diets, and personal sacrifices that rarely get recognized
Rosanne references women like Tran who manage complex protocols like moxa sticks placement, women who overcome needle phobias to self-inject progesterone in sesame oil, and those maintaining strict diets for years while others 'eat cookies and watch TV.'
The strength to keep saying yes in the face of harrowing no's is what defines success, regardless of current pregnancy status
Rosanne teaches that women in her Fearlessly Fertile Method program demonstrate this by being 'so committed to their dream that they're not gonna let fear, their saboteurs, bad habits, or old bullshit stories stand between them and their babies.'
You are the master of your fate and captain of your soul - this desire to be a mom is meant for you
Rosanne uses William Ernest Henley's poem 'Invictus' to illustrate how women on fertility journeys embody the unconquerable soul described in the verse 'my head is bloody, but unbowed' and 'I am the captain of my soul.'
Recognition and acknowledgment of your journey's challenges is essential for maintaining momentum forward
Rosanne acknowledges that 'very few people see' the growth women experience when 'challenged in so many ways' and 'having to step up their game in what feels like a thousand different areas,' which is why she dedicates this episode to recognition.
Breaking patterns and escaping your normal environment is necessary for quantum leaps on the fertility journey
Rosanne explains that 'we always have to break the pattern if we wanna get past that rut and really open up a new level of possibility' and promotes her Sun Valley Quantum Leap Retreat as an example of pattern interruption.
Type A professional women are used to operating in 'red line' where their 100% equals everyone else's 150%
Rosanne describes how 'lovably type a, control freaky professional women who get their shit done' operate at levels where 'people don't have to ask you twice' and are 'used to just being at the top of your game.'
Women on fertility journeys demonstrate Herculean strength by operating at 150% capacity while managing treatments, strict diets, and personal sacrifices that rarely get recognized
▶ 3:37The strength to keep saying yes in the face of harrowing no's is what defines success, regardless of current pregnancy status
▶ 11:23You are the master of your fate and captain of your soul - this desire to be a mom is meant for you
▶ 10:42Recognition and acknowledgment of your journey's challenges is essential for maintaining momentum forward
▶ 6:34Breaking patterns and escaping your normal environment is necessary for quantum leaps on the fertility journey
▶ 2:35Type A professional women are used to operating in 'red line' where their 100% equals everyone else's 150%
▶ 3:37“Success on the fertility journey is only measured by holding a baby”
CONSIDER: You are already a success if you demonstrate tenacity, willingness to ask for help, and refuse to let fear stand between you and your dreams
“you are already a success. Whether you're holding your baby today or not”
“The strength that it takes to keep saying yes in the face of harrowing no's is Herculean.”
“I am the master of my fate. I am the captain of my soul.”
“this desire in your heart to be a mom, it's fucking meant for you.”
“These are some gladiator fucking women out here.”
“your hundred percent is like everyone else's hundred and fifty percent.”
EP305: Buh-Bye 2024: Reflections On Making 2025 Crazy Good
If you're serious about having a baby, you cannot be in the same exact place this time next year - here's how to make 2025 your breakthrough year.
EP303: With 4 Miscarriages, A Cancer Scare, and Low Ovarian Reserve “They” Didn’t Think She Could Do It: Kristen’s Story
After 4 miscarriages in 9 months and being told to expect the 'path of failure,' Kristen discovered the missing piece that changed everything.
EP288: The Break Glass In Case of Fertility Freakout Episode
The most powerful episode to save for your darkest fertility moments - Rosanne's fierce wake-up call that will snap you out of despair and back into your power.
The first step to making 2025 crazy good is making and keeping the promise from episode 304 - this is what separates women who succeed from those who stay stuck
Rosanne emphasizes that women who make and keep this specific promise 'get to the end of their journey with a smile on their face and a baby on their hip' regardless of what shows up on their journey.
Take inventory of your favorite lessons from 2024 with no shame, no guilt, just the lesson - this wisdom will carry you forward in 2025
Rosanne instructs to write down lessons for 10 minutes to slow your brain down and 'open up the wisdom that's waiting for you in those lessons' because this different way of thinking is critical for breakthrough.
The desire in your heart to be a mom is there because it was meant for you - when there's a will, you will find a way
Kristen overcame 4 consecutive miscarriages in 9 months, low ovarian reserve, and a cancer scare to conceive naturally at 37 and carry her daughter to term after doing mindset work.
Medical tests will never find that mindset is the root cause - there's no test that could have diagnosed that
Kristen had every fertility test run and all came back perfectly healthy, yet she continued miscarrying until she addressed her mindset through the Fearlessly Fertile Method.
