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Teaching2021-12-13·13 min

EP146 Whole Hearted Holiday Homework

EP146 Whole Hearted Holiday Homework

Rosanne challenges women to break free from lack and scarcity mindset by buying themselves something truly special for the holidays. She explains how pleasure and self-investment are strategic for fertility success, not selfish indulgences.

The Strategic Importance of Self-Investment

Rosanne challenges the common pattern of measuring every purchase against treatment costs and explains why investing in yourself is strategic, not selfish. When you feel loved and taken care of, your energy increases dramatically, which directly impacts your fertility results through the connection between thoughts, beliefs, actions, and results.

Breaking Free from Pleasure Anorexia

The pleasure anorexia that many women engage in on their fertility journey dims their light and restricts resilience. Rosanne emphasizes that people who are truly thriving take care of themselves and are not starved of joy, while the saboteur voice that says you can't spend on yourself is the same voice that will talk you out of fertility success.

The Wholehearted Holiday Homework Challenge

Rosanne presents a three-step challenge: feel into something that would blow your mind and you'll remember forever, go get it without hesitation, and use it while noticing how different you feel. This isn't about the specific item but about breaking past stories of lack and scarcity to create evidence for yourself and your future child.

Questions This Episode Answers

Should I spend money on myself during fertility treatments

If you don't take care of yourself on this journey by wholeheartedly investing in you and your dream, you virtually guarantee your failure.

Rosanne Austin3:27

Yes, investing in your joy and pleasure during fertility treatments is strategic, not selfish. When you feel loved and taken care of, your energy and optimism increase, which impacts your fertility results.

Why does pleasure matter for fertility success

When you feel loved, supported, seen, and taken care of, your energy goes through the fucking roof.

Rosanne Austin2:15

Pleasure matters for fertility because it raises your vibration, increases resilience, and changes your energy. When you feel amazing, you see opportunities, take leaps, and make different choices that improve your results.

What is pleasure anorexia on fertility journey

The pleasure anorexia we engage in on this journey has got to fucking stop. It dims your light and restricts your resilience.

Rosanne Austin4:49

Pleasure anorexia is when women on fertility journeys deprive themselves of joy and measure every purchase against treatment costs. This dims your light, restricts resilience, and sabotages success.

How do I overcome guilt about spending on myself during fertility treatments

The part of you that might be saying, does she think money grows on trees I can't possibly spend on myself? Is the exact part of you that will talk you out of doing what you know you need to do to be successful on this journey.

Rosanne Austin7:53

Recognize that the voice saying 'I can't spend on myself' is the same saboteur that will talk you out of everything you need for success. Challenge this by taking action and refusing guilt, which isn't from a divine source.

What should I buy myself for fertility success

Feel about something that would truly blow your mind and that you will remember forever. Get it for you. Get it for the woman you choose to be.

Rosanne Austin9:04

Buy something you will remember forever that truly blows your mind - something that represents breaking past your stories and choosing to stop living your fertility journey in lack and scarcity.

How to Give Yourself Wholehearted Holiday Homework

A three-step process to break free from lack and scarcity patterns by investing in yourself strategically

  1. 1

    Feel into what you want

    Don't think about something you want - feel about something that would truly blow your mind and that you will remember forever. Get it for you, for the woman you choose to be, to show your baby when they're born.

  2. 2

    Go get it without hesitation

    Once you know what you want to buy, execute immediately. Do not hesitate, stall, make excuses, or freak out. Get it before the end of the year, pay for expedited shipping, refuse guilt and shame.

  3. 3

    Use it and share the message

    Don't leave it in plastic or the box - use it, wear it, practice it. Notice how different you feel and your energy. Text this episode to someone who needs it and share on social media.

All Teachings 9

TeachingChallenging1:34

Women on fertility journeys often measure every purchase against treatment costs, creating harmful lack and scarcity patterns that sabotage their success

After coaching women to fertility success for coming up on 7 years with incredible results, Rosanne has observed this destructive pattern where women compare everything to treatment investments and starve themselves of joy.

TeachingFierce2:15

When you feel loved, supported, seen, and taken care of, your energy goes through the fucking roof and you see opportunities, take leaps, and enhance your optimism

This strategic approach to mindset impacts fertility results because thoughts, beliefs, actions, and results are interconnected - you cannot outrun this truth.

TeachingChallenging3:27

If you don't take care of yourself on this journey by wholeheartedly investing in you and your dream, you virtually guarantee your failure

After coaching women to fertility success for coming up on 7 years with incredible results, Rosanne has identified this as a pattern that determines success or failure on the fertility journey.

TeachingEmpowering4:07

People who are truly thriving take care of themselves and are not starved of joy - it's their joy, pleasure, and connection to their faith that keep them moving forward

This observation about thriving people contrasts with the pleasure anorexia that dims your light and restricts your resilience on the fertility journey.

TeachingFierce4:49

The pleasure anorexia we engage in on this journey has got to fucking stop because it dims your light and restricts your resilience

Rosanne asks how your baby is supposed to find you when you're living this journey like a dried up prune of the woman you once were, emphasizing that pleasure makes you unstoppable.

TeachingChallenging7:53

The part of you that says 'I can't possibly spend on myself' is the exact part that will talk you out of doing what you need to do to be successful on this journey

This saboteur voice is the reason why women stop short of their dreams, and challenging it by taking action shows that bitch she's wrong.

TeachingEmpowering8:23

When your heart sings, your choices are different because thoughts, beliefs, actions, and results are connected

This isn't woo woo fluff - the connection between thoughts, beliefs, actions, and results is truth you cannot outrun, and joy improves fertility results.

TeachingEmpowering9:14

By loving yourself enough to break past your stories, you teach your child to do the same because you have the street cred that comes from actually doing the thing

This gift becomes something you can show your baby when they're born as evidence of choosing to stop living your fertility journey in lack and scarcity.

TeachingEmpowering11:29

Every woman who has succeeded on this journey through the Fearlessly Fertile Method was united in making a decision to give to herself, and the payoff was extraordinary

All the women featured on the podcast throughout the year who had babies were united in this pattern of self-investment, demonstrating the connection between self-care and fertility success.

Episode Tone
3 challenging2 fierce4 empowering

Key Teachings 9

Women on fertility journeys often measure every purchase against treatment costs, creating harmful lack and scarcity patterns that sabotage their success

1:34

When you feel loved, supported, seen, and taken care of, your energy goes through the fucking roof and you see opportunities, take leaps, and enhance your optimism

2:15

If you don't take care of yourself on this journey by wholeheartedly investing in you and your dream, you virtually guarantee your failure

3:27

People who are truly thriving take care of themselves and are not starved of joy - it's their joy, pleasure, and connection to their faith that keep them moving forward

4:07

The pleasure anorexia we engage in on this journey has got to fucking stop because it dims your light and restricts your resilience

4:49

The part of you that says 'I can't possibly spend on myself' is the exact part that will talk you out of doing what you need to do to be successful on this journey

7:53

When your heart sings, your choices are different because thoughts, beliefs, actions, and results are connected

8:23

By loving yourself enough to break past your stories, you teach your child to do the same because you have the street cred that comes from actually doing the thing

9:14

Every woman who has succeeded on this journey through the Fearlessly Fertile Method was united in making a decision to give to herself, and the payoff was extraordinary

11:29

Perspectives 2

You can't spend money on yourself during fertility treatments because every dollar should go toward medical expenses

CONSIDER: Investing in your joy and pleasure is strategic for fertility success because when you feel amazing, your choices, energy, and results are different

Self-care and pleasure during fertility struggles is selfish and frivolous

CONSIDER: Taking care of yourself and experiencing pleasure raises your vibration and makes you irresistible to your babies - it's strategically necessary

Quotable Moments

If you don't take care of yourself on this journey by wholeheartedly investing in you and your dream, you virtually guarantee your failure.

Rosanne Austin3:27

How the hell is your baby supposed to find you when you are living this journey like a dried up prune of the woman you once were?

Rosanne Austin4:49

The pleasure anorexia we engage in on this journey has got to fucking stop. It dims your light and restricts your resilience.

Rosanne Austin4:49

When you feel loved, supported, seen, and taken care of, your energy goes through the fucking roof.

Rosanne Austin2:15

You are smart, vibrant, sexy, strong, lovable, and well equipped. Fucking add some pleasure to that, and you are unstoppable.

Rosanne Austin5:00

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