SHOW NOTES: Episode 23
Today, I have my very first guest on The Path to Motherhood Podcast! I am excited to welcome Elysse Wagner to the show. Elysse and I connected on social media and she has a very similar infertility story to mine on the path to my daughter.
Elysse is a professional in the book industry, working as a campaign strategist and publicist for a publicity firm out of New Orleans. She got her start in the industry while she was in graduate school pursuing her Masters, and decided to start blogging on Instagram for fun, where she amassed a following of over 17,000 avid readers who value her savvy book recommendations. She lives with her husband, Nick, and their yellow lab Murphy, and is extremely excited to add their baby boy to the mix in May of 2023.
On today’s episode Elysse tells her fertility story and the path that led her to where she is today. We talk about grieving through the process of a pregnancy loss and miscarriage, how important it is to lean on family and friends for support, and understanding nobody’s story is going to look exactly the same as yours. We chat about having the conversation with your spouse about deciding what the next steps are after a loss, learning to live with the constant fear of loss, and learning to let yourself feel the joy in the little things to remind yourself what a blessing this journey is.
Grief is always going to be there and it is going to evolve and intensify but it is okay to have some hope and to love yourself through it all. Remind yourself that there is beauty even in the hard moments because one day you will look back and know it was all worth it.
This was such a great conversation with Elysse. I hope this episode makes you feel less alone no matter where you are in your journey. I would love to hear how this episode helped you! Share this podcast with a friend, leave a review, or share on your social media and tag me @SarahBrandell.
IN THIS EPISODE, WE COVER:
- Infertility and miscarriage
- Grieving through pregnancy loss
- Leaning on friends and family for support
- Understanding nobody’s story is going to look the same as yours
- Deciding what the next steps are after a loss
- Learning to live with fear of loss
- Learning to let yourself feel the joy in the little things to remind yourself what a blessing this journey is
LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN TODAY’S EPISODE:
- Connect with Elysse on Instagram @compulsivereadersblog
- Listen to episode 1 to hear more about my fertility story!
- Get your 2 week wait workbook here: www.sarahbrandell.com/twoweekwait
- Interested in getting some coaching while you are on this path? Sign up for a consult call here: www.sarahbrandell.com/apply
MORE ABOUT THE PATH TO MOTHERHOOD PODCAST:
Welcome to The Path to Motherhood Podcast. I’m your host Sarah Brandell and I’m a fertility life coach, wife, and a mother on a mission to help you manage your mind and emotions around fertility and trying to conceive. I know where you are because I’ve been there. I have been through the long journey to motherhood, the waiting, the appointments, the testing, the unanswered questions, the medications, the shots and I am ready to help.
This podcast is for you if you are ready to learn how to navigate your path to motherhood authentically while honoring the emotions but also cultivating some hope. Join us each Monday as we walk through how to use the power of coaching to not only feel better along the way but also feel like you have an identity out of just trying to conceive.
Connect with me on @SarahBrandell on Instagram!
Download your free 2 week wait workbook here: www.sarahbrandell.com/twoweekwait
Ready for one on one coaching? Schedule a free consult call here: www.sarahbrandell.com/apply