SHOW NOTES: Episode 24
Hi there and welcome to today’s episode of The Path to Motherhood Podcast! In celebration of this year’s International Women’s Day being all about embracing equity, I have the pleasure of bringing you guest, Dr. Rowena Winkler. Dr. Winkler, also known as the Inner Muse Mentor, is a women's empowerment coach who helps clients land dream careers, build businesses, and live authentically by enabling them to tap into self-love, build confidence, get unstuck, and make a change.
On today’s episode, Dr. Winkler talks about her infertility story that led to doing IVF and how infertility impacted her experience when she became pregnant. We chat about not getting caught up in comparing your own infertility journey to someone else’s, the importance of having control over your emotions throughout the journey and how journaling can be a great way to connect to what you are authentically feeling in that moment. We talk about how the theme of this year’s International Women’s day is embracing equity, how maternal equity is not where it should be, and how important it is for women to feel empowered in their health, especially when it comes to fertility and pregnancy. We also talk about speaking up when you feel like your voice is not being heard, raising awareness of maternal equity and the importance of advocating for embracing equity.
Happy International Women’s Day to all of you amazing women out there. I really enjoyed this conversation with Dr. Winkler and 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
- IVF
- Pregnancy
- Not getting caught up in comparing your own infertility journey to someone else’s
- The importance of having control over your emotions throughout the journey
- How journaling can be a great way to connect to what you are authentically feeling in that moment
- International Women’s Day
- How maternal equity is not where it should be
- How important it is for women to feel empowered in their health, especially when it comes to fertility and pregnancy
- Speaking up when you feel like your voice is not being heard
- Raising awareness of maternal equity
- The importance of advocating for embracing equity
- #EmbraceEquity
LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN TODAY’S EPISODE:
- Connect with Dr. Rowena on Instagram: @rbwinklerphd, Facebook: www.facebook.com/rwinklerphd, Twitter: @RBWinklerPHD, and her website: www.rowenawinkler.com
- To find out more information on International Women’s Day, visit their website www.internationalwomensday.com
- Check out this blog post: Inequality in Infertility: Black, Indigenous and People of Color
- Support the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act HERE
- Check out last week's episode HERE.
- Get your 2 week wait workbook here: www.sarahbrandell.com/twoweekwait
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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