SHOW NOTES: Episode 40
Today, I am joined by Kendra Tolbert, a registered dietitian nutritionist, registered yoga teacher, and certified aromatherapist, to chat about living fertile. Kendra has experience helping individuals, families, and communities make improvements to their well-being and quality of life by adopting healthier habits. Her areas of expertise include women's health, PCOS, fertility, mind-body practices, and community nutrition.
On today’s episode, Kendra talks about how she became involved in women’s health and yoga, how she takes the approach of supporting and influencing her patients with PCOS rather than trying to control or fix their fertility, and about how it is very common for brokenness and feeling lost and disconnected to be part of someone’s infertility journey. We chat about some things you can do to reconnect with your body, which include practicing yoga, walking, being outside and reconnecting to your senses. We talk about how each woman is different when infertility, and how Kendra uses the seven pillars of living fertile to support these women.
The seven pillars of living fertile are an acronym of the word “fertile” and each letter represents the following:
F is for fertility supporting foods
E is for embodiment
R is for rejuvenation
T is for transcendence
I is for integrative practices
L is for self-love
E is for emotional well being
We talk about how our bodies are much more complex than we give them credit for, how being obsessed with doing everything right and eating all the right things is actually detrimental and not sustainable, and how it is okay to pause and question whether the things we are told not to eat when trying to conceive are actually true. We also chat about shifting your focus on the positive rather than the negative, believing that the impossible can be possible because often things aren’t quite as bad as they seem, and how what you’ve been told about life isn’t necessarily how your life is going to play out. We also talk about how to deal with your emotions when you are going through the two week wait by creating a sense of safety for yourself so that overwhelming feelings don’t overtake you.
Kendra reminds us to find ways to connect with your body in joyful ways and in ways that feel good and safe. Remind yourself that your body shows up for you in so many ways and that it is a source of delight and pleasure and safety.
This is such a great conversation with Kendra. 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:
- Living fertile
- Supporting and influencing her patients with PCOS rather than trying to control or fix their fertility
- How it is very common for brokenness and feeling lost and disconnected to be part of someone’s infertility journey
- Some things you can do to reconnect with your body, which include practicing yoga, walking, being outside and reconnecting to your senses
- How each woman is different when it comes to their infertility
- How the seven pillars of living fertile are an acronym of the word “fertile”
- How our bodies are much more complex than we give them credit for
- How being obsessed with doing everything right and eating all the right things is actually detrimental and not sustainable
- How it is okay to pause and question whether the things we are told not to eat when trying to conceive are actually true
- Shifting your focus on the positive rather than the negative
- Believing that the impossible can be possible because often things aren’t quite as bad as they seem
- How what you’ve been told about life isn’t necessarily how your life is going to play out
- How to deal with your emotions when you are going through the two week wait by creating a sense of safety for yourself so that overwhelming feelings don’t overtake you
LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN TODAY’S EPISODE:
- 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