Marina shares her extraordinary 5-year fertility journey through 9 IVF cycles, 15 embryo transfers, and multiple countries before finally conceiving her baby boy. Her transformation through mindset work with Rosanne led to pregnancy within 4 months of completing the Fearlessly Fertile Method program.
MarinaAge 40· IVF· Baby boyBefore
Lost herself, making decisions from fear, no joy, letting doctors control everything, looking backward at failures
Key Shift
Took control of her protocol, started envisioning her future family, brought joy back into her life, trusted herself over doctors
After
Confident, fearless, in control, manifesting euploid embryos, enjoying life while on the journey
Marina's fertility journey began at 33 out of fear and spanned 5 years across Italy and Brazil. She underwent 9 IVF cycles with 15 embryo transfers, including one ectopic pregnancy, before discovering that mindset was the missing piece.
Marina's transformation involved three key shifts: releasing fear-based decisions, bringing joy back into her life, and taking control of her medical treatment. She created her own IVF protocol and renamed it the 'success protocol,' leading to pregnancy within 4 months of mindset work.
Marina's successful transfer was followed by 6 days of fever that forced her to rest completely. This unexpected 'forced surrender' allowed her body to 'just be' for the first time in 5 years, resulting in successful implantation of embryo number 15.
“I had nine pickups. So IVF, so nine IVF cycles with hormones and all of that, Ten transfers, and my pregnancy is embryo number fifteen.”
— Marina▶ 13:36
Marina did 9 IVF cycles with 15 embryo transfers over 5 years before conceiving her baby boy. She had treatments in both Italy and Brazil.
“So at forty, I was having more success than I was having at thirty five thirty six when I started the journey.”
— Marina▶ 22:04
Yes, Marina got pregnant at 40 after 9 failed IVF cycles. She actually had better results at 40 than at 35 when she started, producing more euploid embryos after working on her mindset.
“We are gonna call it the success protocol. I don't there's no panic here. Like, I know what I'm doing.”
— Marina▶ 30:54
Marina created her own IVF protocol by telling her doctor exactly what treatments to include. When he called it the 'panic protocol,' she renamed it the 'success protocol' and conceived on that cycle.
“I think four months. Four months, I was pregnant. Like, the the the eight week program.”
— Marina▶ 44:04
Marina got pregnant within 4 months of completing Rosanne Austin's 8-week Fearlessly Fertile Method program, after 5 years of unsuccessful treatment.
“So for six nights, I had fever. I was in bed for six days, and I said, okay. This is, like, six or seven days. And I said, this is not gonna work.”
— Marina▶ 32:58
Marina had fever for 6 days after her successful embryo transfer and still got pregnant. The fever may have actually helped by forcing her to rest and 'just be' for the first time.
“Looking back, I think there are three main points that I I found out about myself in this journey... fear was a huge thing... I didn't have the joy anymore... taking control back.”
— Marina▶ 19:37
Marina made three key changes: releasing fear-based decision making, bringing joy back into her life, and taking control of her treatment instead of letting doctors decide everything.
Marina's approach to creating her own successful IVF protocol
Research everything
Become an expert in IVF protocols and options available - Marina studied so much her husband said she knew more than doctors
Decide what you want
List all the treatments and protocols you want to try, even experimental ones
Take control of the conversation
Walk into your doctor's office and tell them exactly what you want to do
Reframe the narrative
If doctors call it extreme, rename it - Marina changed 'panic protocol' to 'success protocol'
Show up powerfully
Marina wore her shiny sneakers and approached the transfer with confidence and ownership
There's no arbitrary number that says when to quit fertility treatment - the question is how bad do you want what you say you want
Marina did 9 IVF cycles with 15 embryo transfers over 5 years before conceiving her baby boy, proving that persistence with the right mindset can overcome seemingly impossible odds.
You are the common denominator in all of your fertility experiences - changing clinics, countries, and protocols won't work if you don't change yourself
Marina changed clinics multiple times and traveled from Italy to Brazil but didn't get pregnant until she addressed her mindset, conceiving within 4 months of mindset work after 5 years of treatment failure.
Fear can drive you to start your fertility journey, but it will also keep you stuck and making wrong decisions
Marina started trying to conceive at 33 out of fear after hearing her friend's miscarriage story, and later realized fear was driving her poor decision-making throughout her 5-year journey.
You can be fertile with lots of eggs and still not get pregnant - fertility isn't just about physical capability
Marina was getting 12-17 eggs per cycle at age 40 and had multiple embryos, yet didn't conceive until she addressed her mindset after 9 IVF cycles.
When you lose yourself on the fertility journey, you stop doing things that bring you joy and punish yourself instead
Marina stopped seeing friends, traveling to Brazil, and doing activities she loved during her 5-year journey, which she identified as a key factor keeping her stuck.
You have to take control back and set the terms of your own treatment instead of letting doctors make all the decisions
Marina created her own IVF protocol, told her doctor exactly what treatments to use, and called it 'the success protocol' instead of 'the panic protocol' - and that's the cycle that worked.
Looking backward at all your failures keeps you stuck - you need to look forward and envision your life with your baby
Marina was always focusing on past failed cycles until she started visualizing herself with her husband and two kids at the beach, which helped her conceive embryo number 15.
Sometimes women who do a lot need to just be and let their body figure itself out
Marina got a fever for 6 days after her successful transfer and couldn't get out of bed, which forced her to 'just be' for the first time in 5 years - and that's when implantation happened.
You can have more success at 40 than at 35 when you get your mindset right
Marina had more embryos and euploid embryos at age 40 after mindset work than she did when she started IVF at ages 35-36.
When you change your frequency and mindset, the people around you change too, including your partner
Marina's husband changed around her when she changed her mindset, and her friends noticed the transformation, with one saying she was confident Marina would get pregnant because she worked with Rosanne.
Misery on the fertility journey is a choice - you can be on the journey and still enjoy your life
Marina was miserable for 5 years but didn't realize it until she changed her mindset and started enjoying life again, which led to her pregnancy within 4 months.
There's no arbitrary number that says when to quit fertility treatment - the question is how bad do you want what you say you want
▶ 1:12You are the common denominator in all of your fertility experiences - changing clinics, countries, and protocols won't work if you don't change yourself
▶ 16:26Fear can drive you to start your fertility journey, but it will also keep you stuck and making wrong decisions
▶ 6:02You can be fertile with lots of eggs and still not get pregnant - fertility isn't just about physical capability
▶ 15:31When you lose yourself on the fertility journey, you stop doing things that bring you joy and punish yourself instead
▶ 20:30You have to take control back and set the terms of your own treatment instead of letting doctors make all the decisions
▶ 30:12Looking backward at all your failures keeps you stuck - you need to look forward and envision your life with your baby
▶ 23:38Sometimes women who do a lot need to just be and let their body figure itself out
▶ 34:52You can have more success at 40 than at 35 when you get your mindset right
▶ 22:04When you change your frequency and mindset, the people around you change too, including your partner
▶ 40:09Misery on the fertility journey is a choice - you can be on the journey and still enjoy your life
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“After multiple IVF failures, you should consider donor eggs or give up”
CONSIDER: If you have good egg quality and quantity, the issue may be mindset rather than your eggs
“You need to follow doctor's orders exactly and trust medical professionals completely”
CONSIDER: You need to take control and set the terms of your own treatment protocol
“There's no arbitrary number out there that says, okay. Well, once you hit IVF cycle number four, you're done. I mean, it's it's all made up. The question is how bad do you want what you say you want?”
“We are gonna call it the success protocol. I don't there's no panic here. Like, I know what I'm doing.”
“You can't keep repeating the same thing and expecting a different result.”
“Being a mother is going to happen for you. Like, I knew inside my heart that I would never leave dessert without having the experience of being pregnant with my own baby, with my own egg, with my husband's sperm.”
“So at forty, I was having more success than I was having at thirty five thirty six when I started the journey.”
“For the first time, I was looking forward and looking at where I wanted to be, not where I was at, not what I where I had been, but where I wanted to be.”
“Misery is a choice, and you're living proof.”
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Frameworks & Methods
The fertility journey can be a catalyst for complete life transformation if you allow it to wake you up to an entirely different way of living
Lavinia spent 10 years on her fertility journey from age 33-43, transforming from someone living in victim mentality to an empowered woman who now coaches other women through fertility struggles.
You can meditate all day, but if you don't change the underlying belief system that's causing you to be stuck in worst-case scenario thinking, meditation alone won't create the transformation you need
Lavinia tried meditation and felt better physically but still had racing thoughts about 'what if I transfer and it doesn't work' until she addressed her limiting beliefs through mindset work.
The pain and struggle of your fertility journey disappears once you have your baby in your arms - nothing else matters
Trish, who struggled for years before conceiving her daughter Geordie and is now pregnant again, shares that the relief and magnitude of love outweighs all the grief, sadness and disappointment from the journey.
You are the absolute boss and decision maker of your fertility journey - not the doctors
Diana applied this mindset shift to conceive her son and now has two daughters, ages 2 and 2 months. She uses these same techniques for career decisions and all life choices.
