Adam shares his remarkable journey from stage 4 colorectal cancer to naturally conceiving with his partner Lizzie at age 56. Despite being told chemotherapy had destroyed his fertility and his sperm was 'shot to hell,' Adam and Lizzie conceived naturally after working on their mindset.
LizzieAge 42· natural· Baby girlBefore
Blaming herself for miscarriage, doubting her body, feeling blocked and starting to lose hope despite always being someone who found solutions
Key Shift
Released guilt and self-blame from miscarriage, learned to advocate with medical professionals, gained clarity on what she needed rather than accepting what doctors thought she needed
After
Confident, clear on her needs, able to have difficult conversations, believing in abundance rather than scarcity
Adam and Lizzie reconnected after eight years apart when she reached out through Twitter. Despite wanting to build a life together, Adam's stage 4 colorectal cancer diagnosis put everything on hold while Lizzie became his fierce advocate, securing the best surgeon in the country.
After conceiving easily at ages 55 and 40, Adam and Lizzie faced a devastating miscarriage. Though the baby was chromosomally perfect, Lizzie blamed herself intensely, creating an emotional block that prevented them from conceiving again despite knowing their bodies could do it.
When Lizzie realized she was blocked by guilt and self-doubt, she turned to Rosanne's podcast and eventually the Fearlessly Fertile Method. Adam describes their transformation as 'life before Roseanne and life after Roseanne,' as they gained new language for difficult conversations and shifted from scarcity to abundance thinking.
Despite being told Adam's sperm was 'shot to hell' from chemotherapy, Lizzie conceived naturally the day after receiving this devastating news. Their experience taught them that medical professionals have opinions, not gospel truth, and that patients can advocate for what they need rather than accepting what doctors think they should have.
“I got a sperm test come back, said, your sperm shot to hell. You're never gonna have a baby. And then she was pregnant, like, a day after that or something.”
— Adam▶ 27:58
Yes, natural conception is possible after chemotherapy. Adam conceived naturally at 56 with his partner after stage 4 cancer treatment, despite being told his sperm was destroyed by chemotherapy.
“Lizzie, without realizing it, had probably started to blame herself that she, killed her. Those were her words, I've killed a perfectly healthy child.”
— Adam▶ 8:13
Guilt and self-blame after miscarriage can create an emotional block that prevents conception. Adam's partner Lizzie blamed herself for their miscarriage and couldn't conceive again until she worked through the guilt with mindset coaching.
“I was fifty five, and, you know, a lot going for me at that point. And I and, we said we will go for it. I think three months into trying, we're pregnant.”
— Adam▶ 6:37
Men can father children naturally well into their 50s and beyond. Adam naturally conceived with his partner at age 56, even after cancer treatment that supposedly destroyed his fertility.
“Happy people make nice people. Happy, relaxed people get pregnant.”
— Adam▶ 23:37
Mindset profoundly impacts fertility outcomes by reducing stress, improving communication, and helping couples advocate for themselves medically. Adam and Lizzie's relationship and fertility improved dramatically after mindset work.
“I was basically, stage four cancer, pretty much colorectal cancer... I've had chemotherapy. I've had, all of this. So it seems to come quite easy. And Lizzie was pregnant.”
— Adam▶ 5:20
Yes, cancer survivors can have children naturally even after extensive treatment. Adam survived stage 4 cancer with chemotherapy and naturally fathered a child at 56, proving cancer doesn't automatically end fertility.
“We told them during my cancer what we wanted from them in a way, not what they were trying to give us. We wouldn't take what they were saying as gospel.”
— Adam▶ 30:24
Tell doctors what you need from them rather than accepting what they think you need. Be clear about your requirements and don't take no for an answer when it comes to getting the best care.
Cancer can be a wake-up call that opens your eyes to what's truly important and stops you from living someone else's life
Adam, diagnosed with stage 4 colorectal cancer at 55, says getting cancer was 'the best thing that never happened to me' because it made him stop sleepwalking through life and question why he was living by other people's expectations.
Your mind is everything in healing — diet and treatments are just marginal gains if your mind isn't in the right place
Adam was told by a Macmillan cancer counselor that stage 1 patients can die in weeks while stage 4 patients can live forever, and it's all in your mind. He realized he had to deal with past sexual abuse trauma to truly want to live.
Working on yourself is the most generous thing you can do for everybody around you
Adam witnessed how Lizzie's mindset work with Rosanne transformed not just her fertility journey but their entire relationship, giving them new language for difficult conversations and making their partnership 'the best it's ever been.'
Medical professionals have opinions, not gospel truth — you can tell them what you need from them
Lizzie insisted on getting Adam the best surgeon in the country for his cancer surgery, turning what would have been a 4.5-hour operation into a 9.5-hour operation that saved his life. Later, they were told his sperm was 'shot to hell' and Lizzie got pregnant the next day.
There's life before mindset work and life after — it creates a completely new language for your relationship
Adam says 'there was us before Roseanne and us after Roseanne' — Lizzie's sessions gave them new language to have conversations they never could have had before, including dealing with why they broke up eight years earlier.
Guilt and self-blame after miscarriage can block you from conceiving again
After their miscarriage of a chromosomally perfect baby, Lizzie blamed herself saying 'I killed a perfectly healthy child' and couldn't get pregnant again until she worked through the guilt and self-doubt with mindset coaching.
You are responsible for your own journey, happiness, and the life you want to live — it's nobody else's fault
Adam, who survived stage 4 cancer and conceived naturally at 56 after being told his fertility was destroyed, emphasizes that you have complete agency to change your life regardless of what medical professionals or others say.
Happy, relaxed people get pregnant — the universe is an abundant place if you ask for what you want
Adam and Lizzie conceived naturally at ages 56 and 42 respectively, after cancer treatment and miscarriage, when they shifted from scarcity thinking to abundance mindset through their mindset work.
Cancer can be a wake-up call that opens your eyes to what's truly important and stops you from living someone else's life
▶ 12:12Your mind is everything in healing — diet and treatments are just marginal gains if your mind isn't in the right place
▶ 16:16Working on yourself is the most generous thing you can do for everybody around you
▶ 24:50Medical professionals have opinions, not gospel truth — you can tell them what you need from them
▶ 30:44There's life before mindset work and life after — it creates a completely new language for your relationship
▶ 21:00Guilt and self-blame after miscarriage can block you from conceiving again
▶ 8:13You are responsible for your own journey, happiness, and the life you want to live — it's nobody else's fault
▶ 29:30Happy, relaxed people get pregnant — the universe is an abundant place if you ask for what you want
▶ 23:37“Chemotherapy destroys male fertility permanently and makes natural conception impossible”
CONSIDER: Medical opinions about fertility after cancer treatment are not absolute — your body can surprise everyone
“Taking time for personal development takes away from your family”
CONSIDER: Working on yourself is the most generous thing you can do for everyone around you
“Best thing never happened to me was getting cancer, and it opened my eyes to how I've been sleepwalking through my life.”
“Working on yourself is the most generous thing you can do for everybody around you.”
“There was us before Roseanne, and there's us after Roseanne.”
“Happy, relaxed people get pregnant. We do not wanna deal in lack of scarcity. The universe is an abundant place.”
“I got a sperm test come back, said, your sperm shot to hell. You're never gonna have a baby. And then she was pregnant, like, a day after that or something.”
“You are responsible for your own journey. You are responsible for your own happiness. You are responsible for the life you want to live.”
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Frameworks & Methods
You cannot physiologically separate your mind from your body - if you're living your fertility journey in fear, doubt, and negativity, it impacts your physical health
Lizzie spent 18 months in fear and self-hatred after her autoimmune diagnosis, calling herself a 'murderer' of her babies. Once she shifted to trusting her body and embracing softness, she conceived naturally at 42 within one month.
When you get your mind right, you crush space and time - you compress timelines because you are the common denominator
Lizzie spent 18 months in misery trying everything except mindset work. After 8 weeks of mindset training, she conceived naturally within one month and carried to term despite 2% odds and her partner's stage 4 cancer treatment.
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.
