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Teaching2021-08-23·15 min

EP130 Embrace the Sometimes Lonely Road To Fertility Success

EP130 Embrace the Sometimes Lonely Road To Fertility Success

Rosanne addresses the loneliness that can arise on the fertility journey, reframing it as evidence that you're on an uncommon path pursuing something extraordinary. She teaches how to embrace the isolation that comes with having the courage to pursue your dreams when others don't understand.

The Loneliness of Pursuing Dreams

Rosanne establishes that fertility journeys can be lonely because committing vigorously to dreams puts you in a rare category. Unlike linear career pursuits, heart-based pursuits like motherhood have no guarantees, making them harder for others to understand.

Why You're Different - And That's Good

The tenacity required on this journey makes you a unicorn because most people give up easily. When others offer quick fixes, it reveals they don't understand your journey and may be uncomfortable with your persistence because it reminds them of their own regrets.

Reframing Loneliness as Evidence

Rosanne teaches reframing loneliness as proof you're on the narrow path toward extraordinary rather than settling for average. She emphasizes that the desire for motherhood exists because it was meant for you.

Finding Your Tribe

Loneliness often signals the need to uplevel your community. The solution isn't making everyone understand but finding the right women who get it, creating sisterhood where success becomes contagious.

Questions This Episode Answers

Why do I feel so lonely on my fertility journey

Having the guts to vigorously and unapologetically commit to a dream puts you in a category of people that few have the fortitude to enter.

Rosanne Austin3:16

Loneliness on your fertility journey often means you're pursuing something extraordinary that few people have the courage to chase. The tenacity required makes you different from those who give up easily.

How do I handle people who don't understand my fertility journey

What this reveals is that despite their good intentions, they just don't fucking get it.

Rosanne Austin6:53

When people offer quick fixes like adoption or donor eggs, it reveals they don't truly understand your journey. Set boundaries and find community with like-minded women who get it.

Is it normal to feel different on my fertility journey

The tenacity one has to actively choose on a daily, sometimes hourly basis makes you a unicorn of sorts.

Rosanne Austin5:29

Yes, feeling different is normal because pursuing your fertility dreams with tenacity puts you in a rare category. Most people give up at the first sign of difficulty, but you're choosing the road less traveled.

How do I reframe loneliness on my fertility journey

What if you embrace the loneliness you feel as just part of the deal, a reminder of sorts that you are veering away from average and forging ahead to extraordinary?

Rosanne Austin8:27

Reframe loneliness as evidence that you're veering away from average toward extraordinary. It's a sign you're on the narrow path that leads to uncommon results.

Where can I find support for my fertility journey

It's not about having everyone get you. It's about having the right people around you.

Rosanne Austin14:28

Find community with other driven, like-minded women who understand your journey. Surround yourself with people who think big and refuse to settle for mediocrity.

How to Embrace Loneliness on Your Fertility Journey

A three-step process for reframing loneliness as evidence of being on the right path

  1. 1

    Flip the script on loneliness

    Reframe loneliness as meaning not everyone will get you in this chapter, not that nobody loves you. Take responsibility for clearly communicating your needs and giving people a chance to support you.

  2. 2

    Write your new story

    Create a new narrative about times when you're alone on this journey, appreciating the part of you willing to say hell yes when you might be the only one saying it.

  3. 3

    Find your sisters

    Recognize that embracing loneliness with an open heart will lead you to women who truly get it, creating life-changing sisterhood and contagious success.

All Teachings 7

TeachingEmpowering3:16

Committing vigorously to your fertility dreams puts you in a rare category of people that few have the fortitude to enter

Rosanne conceived naturally at 43 after years of treatment failure by demonstrating this exact tenacity. The women in her Fearlessly Fertile Method program include physicians, lawyers, engineers, and entrepreneurs who succeed by refusing to give up.

TeachingReframing3:27

Heart-based pursuits like fertility have no linear progression or guarantees unlike career pursuits, making them fundamentally different and harder for others to understand

Unlike law or medical school where you generally get a job after jumping through hoops, the pursuit of motherhood has no immediate reassurances, as demonstrated by Rosanne's own journey of treatment failures before natural conception.

TeachingEmpowering5:29

The tenacity required on this journey makes you a unicorn because most people tap out at the slightest difficulty

Women in Rosanne's program who are physicians, lawyers, nurses, engineers, biologists, artists, teachers, and entrepreneurs demonstrate this unicorn mentality by thinking and demanding big with no apologies.

TeachingChallenging6:53

When people offer quick fixes like adoption or donor eggs, it reveals they don't understand your journey and may be uncomfortable with your tenacity because it reminds them of their own regrets

This pattern is observed across the women Rosanne coaches who report similar responses from family and friends who suggest giving up, reflecting the contrast between those who pursue dreams and those who wave the white flag.

ReframeReframing8:27

Loneliness can be reframed as evidence that you're veering away from average and forging ahead to extraordinary

Rosanne teaches this reframe to women in her program who go on to succeed against odds, demonstrating that embracing the uncommon path leads to uncommon results.

TeachingEmpowering10:20

The desire in your heart to be a mom is there because it was meant for you

This principle guided Rosanne to natural conception at 43 and is foundational to her method that has helped women around the world make their mom dreams come true.

TeachingEmpowering11:12

Loneliness on the road less traveled is often an invitation to uplevel your community and surround yourself with like-minded women

The women in Rosanne's Fearlessly Fertile Method program find community among physicians, lawyers, nurses, engineers, biologists, artists, teachers, and entrepreneurs in an informed and noncompetitive environment.

Episode Tone
4 empowering2 reframing1 challenging

Key Teachings 7

Committing vigorously to your fertility dreams puts you in a rare category of people that few have the fortitude to enter

3:16

Heart-based pursuits like fertility have no linear progression or guarantees unlike career pursuits, making them fundamentally different and harder for others to understand

3:27

The tenacity required on this journey makes you a unicorn because most people tap out at the slightest difficulty

5:29

When people offer quick fixes like adoption or donor eggs, it reveals they don't understand your journey and may be uncomfortable with your tenacity because it reminds them of their own regrets

6:53

Loneliness can be reframed as evidence that you're veering away from average and forging ahead to extraordinary

8:27

The desire in your heart to be a mom is there because it was meant for you

10:20

Loneliness on the road less traveled is often an invitation to uplevel your community and surround yourself with like-minded women

11:12

Perspectives 2

Loneliness on your fertility journey means nobody understands you and you're isolated

CONSIDER: Loneliness means you're on an uncommon path pursuing something extraordinary that few have the courage to chase

When people suggest adoption or donor eggs, they're trying to be helpful

CONSIDER: These suggestions reveal people don't understand your journey and your tenacity makes them uncomfortable about their own regrets

Quotable Moments

Having the guts to vigorously and unapologetically commit to a dream puts you in a category of people that few have the fortitude to enter.

Rosanne Austin3:16

The tenacity one has to actively choose on a daily, sometimes hourly basis makes you a unicorn of sorts.

Rosanne Austin5:29

What if you embrace the loneliness you feel as just part of the deal, a reminder of sorts that you are veering away from average and forging ahead to extraordinary?

Rosanne Austin8:27

The desire in your heart to be a mom is there because it was meant for you.

Rosanne Austin10:20

It's not about having everyone get you. It's about having the right people around you.

Rosanne Austin14:28

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