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Kara

2 years journey from US · Fearlessly Fertile Method

IVF

The Transformation

Before

In a dark place after miscarriage, everything negative, consumed with trying to conceive and missing time with existing daughter

Key Shift

Learned to receive help, stopped comparing to others, shifted from control to surrender, changed self-talk to positive affirmations

After

Present mother, positive mindset, able to dismiss statistics, confident in decisions, husband noticed total transformation

In summary: Kara's story demonstrates that pcos to pregnancy in 90 days, secondary infertility success, and ivf success after mindset work. despite PCOS and Recurrent Miscarriage after a 2 years journey.

Breakthroughs4

  • When you don't have your mindset right, you're not actually present with the children you already have - you don't get that time back

    Kara realized she was missing precious time with her 2-3 year old daughter because she was consumed with trying to conceive, listening to podcasts instead of being present during bedtime routines.

    22:23
  • Your body reacts to stress and negativity in ways that can block conception - controlling energy needs to be released

    Kara recognized her body physically responded to stress and worry, and her controlling nature around her daughter's naps and schedule was creating a spiral that affected all areas including fertility.

    15:00
  • Learning to receive help and let people support you is crucial for fertility success - stop fighting the process

    Kara initially resisted IVF because others conceived naturally, but learned to receive help from doctors and her community, leading to successful IVF pregnancy after failed IUIs.

    24:18
  • Statistics and test results are just numbers, not permanent predictions - things can change each cycle

    Kara learned to stop obsessing over blood work results and Google searches, instead telling herself 'who cares, it's just a number' when receiving concerning test results during her successful IVF cycle.

    30:20

Teachings3

  • Secondary infertility pain is as real and valid as primary infertility - when your family isn't complete, that suffering matters

    Kara struggled with PCOS and miscarriage while trying for baby #2, going through a year of darkness before finding success through mindset work at age 26 weeks pregnant during recording.

    2:34
  • Judging other people's fertility struggles reflects the judgments we hold about ourselves - we have one finger pointing out and three pointing back

    Rosanne addresses the tendency to dismiss secondary infertility stories, explaining how Kara's journey from PCOS and miscarriage to 26 weeks pregnant offers lessons for all women regardless of their specific circumstances.

    3:05
  • Shift from 'things happen TO us' to 'things happen FOR us' - this reframe changes your entire energy

    Kara specifically mentions this mindset shift from the Full Throttle program helped her not just with fertility but with being a better wife, mother, and person overall.

    16:02

Reframes1

  • Stop making medical decisions from a place of comparison to others - make decisions from possibility and what feels right for your situation

    Kara got stuck comparing herself to women who conceived naturally instead of choosing IVF from a place of clarity and power, which ultimately led to her successful pregnancy.

    25:21

Quotable Moments6

  • When your family is not complete, that pain is real. And it is very easy for stories where a woman has a child already to to kinda blow that off. But this is exactly why you have to do the opposite.

    Rosanne Austin2:25
  • The judgments we hold of other people and their suffering is a reflection of the judgments we have of ourselves.

    Rosanne Austin3:05
  • I knew it was gonna happen. Oh my goodness. Okay. So tell me about that because, you know, I hear this so often from women that they'll write it down, they'll put it on a a vision board

    Kara5:20
  • I was hooked. You know, I think I listened to the first, like, you know, thirty episodes in the first, like, month or whatever.

    Kara9:48
  • you totally changed. You totally changed into, a better version of yourself. And when I finished the ninety days, you know, he could tell that I was slowly slipping back, and he encouraged me to do it again

    Kara18:02
  • who cares? You know? Like, it's just a number. It's not necessarily like this is what it's going to be the next, you know, how many cycles we're going to be doing.

    Kara30:50

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