Elise shares her remarkable journey from fibroids and fear to welcoming her miracle baby Jaden at age 45. After years of failed treatments, diagnoses including Hashimoto's, and multiple IVF rounds yielding zero normal embryos, Elise transformed her approach through faith, receiving, and the Fearlessly Fertile Method.
EliseAge 45· IVF· Baby girlBefore
Compliant, striving, controlling, feeling rejected by body and God
Key Shift
Shifted from striving to receiving, deepened faith, trusted intuitive guidance over expert advice
After
Peaceful, trusting, committed rather than compliant, calm and relaxed as new mother
Elise's journey began at 40 with doctors who wouldn't test her due to age, leading to multiple missed diagnoses. She persevered through changing providers until finding one who discovered uterine polyps that could be preventing conception.
When Elise and Hector fasted and prayed about pursuing IVF, a college acquaintance reached out with a dream about treatment that would help her conceive. This divine confirmation led them to pursue IVF with renewed faith.
Multiple IVF rounds produced abundant eggs and fertilization but zero normal embryos, creating a cycle of rising hope and crushing disappointment. Elise learned the importance of celebrating small wins along the way.
After taking breaks to heal her Hashimoto's and deepen her faith, Elise shifted from striving to receiving. This transformation included finding the verse about Sarah conceiving past childbearing age as her anchor.
Elise's final embryo transfer required no hormones due to her body's reset. The two-week wait was surprisingly peaceful, filled with confirmations including her mother's prophetic naming of Jaden before her death.
The challenging journey refined Elise into the relaxed, trusting mother Jaden needed. She now applies the faith muscle developed through fertility to all areas of life, including business challenges and writing her leadership book.
“I had uterine polyps, fibroids, Hashimoto's, and after multiple IVF rounds with zero normal embryos, I conceived at 45 and delivered healthy baby Jaden”
— Elise▶ 20:01
Yes, it's absolutely possible. Elise conceived at 45 despite having fibroids, Hashimoto's, and multiple failed IVF rounds. The key was finding the right medical team, healing her autoimmune condition, and shifting her mindset from striving to receiving.
“After that, I just thought, I don't wanna keep going through more rounds of IVF only to get the same zero result... but we decided to do IVF again, zero embryos. Again, healthy ones... that fifth round, we got another healthy embryo”
— Elise▶ 30:01
Don't give up hope. Elise had multiple IVF rounds with zero normal embryos, then successfully conceived with her final embryo at 45. Taking breaks for healing, finding the right protocol, and working on mindset can change outcomes dramatically.
“She ended up being able to heal my Hashimoto's in two months. And that was amazing, because you're supposed to never really get healed and keep you can go into remission, but then it can flare up again. But she was actually able to help me get completely healed”
— Elise▶ 34:13
Elise healed her Hashimoto's completely in just two months by finding the right naturopathic doctor who approached her individually rather than generically. This healing was crucial to her successful conception at 45.
“I think because I had been part of the program and people had been fearful about that and you had coached them around that, I just had to kinda surrender that if this is what I feel intuitively that I'm supposed to be doing, then, I think you said your baby will wait for you”
— Elise▶ 32:02
Sometimes taking intentional breaks allows your body to reset and heal underlying issues. Elise took breaks between IVF rounds to heal her Hashimoto's and reset her system, which ultimately led to her successful pregnancy at 45.
“By faith, Sarah herself received the power to conceive even when she was past the age of childbearing since she considered him faithful who had promised. So this verse became my verse for the rest of my fertility journey”
— Elise▶ 32:19
Faith creates the foundation for fertility miracles. Elise's journey transformed when she deepened her faith, received divine guidance about treatment direction, and trusted in promises beyond medical statistics, leading to conception at 45.
“Before, I was kind of mindlessly going through the motions of somebody else's template or what they were telling me to do. And then as I became more aware, it's almost like I stepped into my body fully and was now living from a place of very intentional commitment and decision without the fear”
— Elise▶ 59:41
Compliance is mindlessly following others' protocols, while commitment comes from conscious choice and brings peace. Elise transformed from compliant treatment-following to committed decision-making, resulting in her most peaceful fertility experience.
Elise's transformation from working extremely hard to trusting intuitive guidance
Recognize the striving pattern
Notice when you're trying to control every aspect through perfect diet, endless supplements, or following every expert's advice
Practice intuitive decision-making
Ask yourself what feels right for your body rather than automatically following others' recommendations
Develop faith muscle
Build trust through prayer, meditation, or spiritual practices that connect you to guidance beyond statistics
Take inspired action
Move from doing a hundred things out of fear to doing the one right thing from inspiration
Create space for receiving
Allow breaks when guided, trust divine timing, and remain open to unexpected pathways
Faith must precede the miracle - belief creates the pathway for conception even against medical odds
Elise conceived at 45 after multiple failed IVF rounds that produced zero normal embryos, crediting her deepened faith and the biblical verse about Sarah conceiving past childbearing age as her anchor throughout the journey.
The journey from compliance to commitment brings peace and power - conscious choice eliminates confusion
Elise transformed from mindlessly following others' protocols to making intentional decisions, resulting in her most peaceful two-week wait after five years of struggle when she finally conceived at 45.
Over-restriction and perfectionism in diet and lifestyle can work against conception
Elise conceived when she loosened her strict fertility diet, having previously eliminated gluten, dairy, sugar, caffeine and alcohol. She got pregnant while eating more freely, similar to Rosanne's experience with raw cheese and champagne.
Learning to receive rather than strive is essential for fertility success
Elise shifted from working extremely hard and trying hundreds of supplements to trusting intuitive guidance, which led to her successful conception at 45 after years of struggle and multiple treatment failures.
Protecting your mindset requires the right people in your corner - statistics and naysayers can derail faith
Elise credits learning about Bump Squad criteria as crucial to maintaining hope, surrounding herself with women focused on vision rather than struggle, which helped her conceive at 45 despite multiple medical professionals dismissing her due to age.
Divine guidance often comes through unexpected messengers when we're open to receive it
During Elise's week of fasting and prayer about IVF, a college acquaintance she barely knew found her on social media to share a dream about a treatment that would help her get pregnant, leading to her successful path.
Acts of faith in other life areas create momentum for fertility breakthroughs
Elise invested in new floors and wrote a book while pregnant at 45, demonstrating how expanding vision beyond fertility and taking leaps of faith in other areas amplifies receiving capacity overall.
The fertility journey refines you into the parent your child needs
Elise became a calm, relaxed mother at 45 after her challenging journey, contrasting with the anxious, helicopter parent she would have been earlier. She credits the refinement process for preparing her for Jaden's calling.
Taking breaks from treatment when guided intuitively allows healing and reset
Elise took intentional breaks from IVF to heal her Hashimoto's and reset her body, ultimately leading to drug-free embryo transfer and successful pregnancy at 45 after multiple failed rounds.
Individual protocols matter more than generic fertility treatments
Elise's fibroids quadrupled in size with standard IUI drugs, but she found success with a doctor who used low stimulation IVF protocols tailored to her specific condition, ultimately leading to pregnancy at 45.
Faith must precede the miracle - belief creates the pathway for conception even against medical odds
▶ 48:48The journey from compliance to commitment brings peace and power - conscious choice eliminates confusion
▶ 59:39Over-restriction and perfectionism in diet and lifestyle can work against conception
▶ 10:38Learning to receive rather than strive is essential for fertility success
▶ 33:21Protecting your mindset requires the right people in your corner - statistics and naysayers can derail faith
▶ 14:14Divine guidance often comes through unexpected messengers when we're open to receive it
▶ 22:23Acts of faith in other life areas create momentum for fertility breakthroughs
▶ 55:06The fertility journey refines you into the parent your child needs
▶ 63:38Taking breaks from treatment when guided intuitively allows healing and reset
▶ 30:01Individual protocols matter more than generic fertility treatments
▶ 9:16“Age 40+ means slim chances and doctors won't even test you”
CONSIDER: The right medical team will partner with your vision regardless of age
“Perfect diet and lifestyle control are required for conception”
CONSIDER: Over-restriction can create stress that works against fertility
“Failed IVF rounds with zero normal embryos mean hopeless odds”
CONSIDER: Faith and receiving can override statistics to create miracles
“If you want the fear of failure or the pain of regret? I don't want the pain of regret.”
“I'm not rejecting you. I trust you. I trust you can do this journey.”
“The belief precedes the miracle always.”
“The road to get here was ten times as hard as having her actually here.”
“How are we supposed to teach them resilience unless we've had to learn to be resilient?”
“God gave me her name. It means God has heard, so that's a promise.”
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Frameworks & Methods
Common Beliefs
Don't listen to experts who dismiss you based on age alone - trust your intuition about what's right for your body
Elise's first OB wanted to send her straight to fertility treatment without any tests just based on her age at 40, but she found doctors who actually investigated and discovered treatable conditions like fibroids and polyps
Over-obsession with diet and lifestyle perfection can actually work against you - joy and relaxation matter more
Elise conceived when she loosened up on her strict diet restrictions, and Rosanne notes she was eating raw cheese and wearing stilettos when she got pregnant
One healthy embryo can be more than enough when you have the right mindset and medical support
Yasemin conceived at 41 with just one healthy embryo after multiple failed IVF cycles, traveling between Canada and Turkey for treatment, and overcoming polyp surgery complications.
Medical opinions can vary dramatically - you have the power to seek providers who believe in you
Yasemin was told by one clinic to use donor eggs after two cycles, while another doctor said 'I don't see why not' when reviewing the same case. She ultimately found success with providers who believed in her potential.
