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Kate

4+ years journey from Ireland · Fearlessly Fertile Method

Conceived at 34natural

The Transformation

Before

Apologetic about wanting a baby, swinging between fragility and denial, feeling like a passenger in her own journey

Key Shift

Embraced her desire fully, built a comprehensive support team, and learned to witness thoughts without believing them

After

In pilot mode rather than autopilot, resilient after setbacks, committed to her vision

In summary: Kate's story demonstrates that natural conception after years of unexplained infertility, conceived naturally month after failed ivf, and more fertile at 34 than younger. She conceived naturally at 34 despite Unexplained Infertility and Low AMH after a 4+ years journey.

Teachings6

  • You can be more fertile years later than when you were younger if you address root causes

    Kate went from retrieving 4 eggs in her first IVF to 19 eggs two years later after addressing autoimmune thyroid issues and inflammation through functional medicine.

    18:34
  • Come out of the closet as a woman who wants a baby - give yourself permission to be obsessed

    Kate spent years apologetically trying not to be obsessed with getting pregnant, which kept her from taking strategic action until she embraced her desire fully.

    15:25
  • Be a historian of your successes, not just your failures

    Kate learned to recognize improvements like pain-free periods and natural fertile windows instead of focusing only on negative pregnancy tests and failed cycles.

    23:00
  • Two things can be true at the same time - you can feel heartbroken and still believe in your dream

    Kate was devastated when two perfect grade AA embryos didn't implant, but maintained her belief that motherhood was still possible, leading to natural conception the next month.

    34:34
  • Ask for what you want or more - gratitude shouldn't make you small

    Kate was using gratitude to diminish her desires, feeling greedy for wanting a baby when she had other blessings, until she learned to embrace abundance.

    29:21
  • You don't have to believe your thoughts - witness them and choose which narratives to follow

    Kate learned to witness self-bullying thoughts without acting on them, choosing daily whether to be kind to herself or listen to fear-based narratives.

    40:24

Reframes2

  • Unexplained infertility means anything is possible, including the good outcomes

    Kate had unexplained infertility for 4+ years, then conceived naturally at 34 the month after failed IVF with perfect grade AA embryos.

    26:17
  • Don't stop believing things are happening to you - maybe they're happening for you

    Kate reframed her body's inability to conceive as protection, realizing pregnancy wouldn't have been healthy with her autoimmune inflammation at the time.

    25:05

Quotable Moments6

  • come out the closet as a woman who wants a baby

    Rosanne Austin15:25
  • I always tell women that means anything is possible, like even the good shit

    Rosanne Austin26:17
  • be a historian of your successes and not just your failures

    Rosanne Austin23:00
  • my name is Kate and I'm not leaving without my babies

    Kate36:59
  • two things can be true at the same time

    Rosanne Austin34:34
  • ask for what you want or more

    Rosanne Austin29:21

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