70. Is stress affecting my fertility?

Dear Jess, “Does stress really affect my fertility?” In this episode of the Her Fertility Podcast, I am answering your questions. Yes, research shows stress can impact fertility, but stress is complex, dynamic, and bidirectional because infertility itself is stressful, so being stressed is not the reason you are infertile. Together, we dive into how uncertainty drives the mind to seek control through endless researching, scrolling, and supplement buying, and offers a compass question: are you getting useful information or trying to create certainty where it isn’t available?

support is about helping you through a hard experience, not achieving a perfect nervous system to get pregnant

Step 1: identify your specific stress source

Step 2: ask what you truly need

Step 3: choose one grounding regulating habit that genuinely works for you, like her client Heather using painting.

02:08 What Stress Really Means

04:24 Why Infertility Feels Stressful

07:32 The Mind Seeks Certainty

08:35 A Simple Compass Question

09:57 You Deserve Support

11:19 Three Steps to Try Today

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