Lyndsay Soprano

Unprocessed trauma can directly impact fertility by creating physical blockages in the body where emotional pain is stored

Lyndsay believes her inability to conceive was 100% related to decades of unprocessed trauma from sexual abuse starting at age 9, with her body keeping the score in her pelvic area and feet where CRPS pain manifests.

Some fertility drugs can cause serious long-term health conditions that may be worse than not conceiving

Lyndsay discovered through neurological journals that two fertility drugs she took for 8 years can cause CRPS (chronic regional pain syndrome), the condition she now lives with daily that feels like being burned from the inside out.

Women sign away their health and future without reading fertility treatment consent forms because desperation overrides caution

Lyndsay describes signing 'the phone book of paperwork' without reading it, saying even if it said they were injecting plutonium, she would have signed because she thought it was her only path to motherhood.

Setting boundaries with family about fertility expectations is essential for protecting your mental health and making authentic choices

Lyndsay sat her mother down and said 'are you okay if you end up not being a grandma?' and told her to take the pressure off because continuing treatment with an abusive partner just so her mother could be a grandmother was not acceptable.

Choosing to end fertility treatment when in an abusive relationship can be the wisest decision for both mother and potential child

Lyndsay decided not to have a baby with her abusive, alcoholic ex-husband, later saying 'I probably shouldn't have been making a baby with him in the first place' and that ending treatment simultaneously with leaving the marriage was necessary.

Pain can become purpose when you consciously choose to help others through similar experiences rather than staying in victimhood

Lyndsay transformed from suicidal depression over her CRPS diagnosis to hosting The Pain Game podcast, saying 'what has happened to me is a gift' and choosing daily to see her pain as a blessing rather than a curse.

Women in high-stress careers often struggle with fertility because they've been conditioned to suppress emotions and act like men

Rosanne shares that in her prosecutor's office, almost all the female attorneys were going through fertility treatment, joking that if there was an Olympic sport for not feeling, they all would have won gold medals.

Timeline therapy can reveal how specific traumatic events coincide with the onset of fertility and health issues

Lyndsay used timeline therapy to trace backwards from current health issues to discover that her appendicitis, period problems, and other feminine health issues began after being raped by twelve frat boys, showing the direct mind-body connection.

Making fertility decisions based on fear of potential future limitations can be an act of love and wisdom

Lyndsay chose not to pursue adoption when her CRPS worsened and she began using a wheelchair 50% of the time, making the decision 'on behalf of a to-be child' because she didn't know where her body would be in the future.

Research your fertility medications thoroughly rather than blindly trusting that all treatments are safe

Lyndsay studied neurological journals and found that two specific fertility drugs she had taken for infertility treatment actually cause CRPS, the chronic pain condition she now lives with daily.