In this episode of The Brilliant Fertility Podcast, we’re exploring presence, timelines, and the emotional landscape of your fertility journey. We dive into how to release pressure around “doing it perfectly” and embrace being fully present in your body, your choices, and your life while navigating TTC.

We also unpack the emotions that often come up during this process such as fear, grief, frustration, and jealousy and why learning to feel and process them is crucial for both your fertility and your overall well-being. This episode is packed with practical guidance including tools to strengthen discernment, trust your intuition, and create space for authentic growth on your journey.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
✨ Presence Over Perfection: Understand why your future baby benefits more from your presence than from perfect habits or routines.

✨ Releasing Timeline Pressure: Learn how to let go of societal and self-imposed deadlines and trust the timing of your journey.

✨ Processing Emotions Safely: Discover why fear, grief, frustration, and jealousy need to be felt and released for your fertility and life.

✨ Discernment and Intuition: Explore how tuning into your body and intuition sharpens decision-making and reduces external influence.

✨ Tools for Emotional Resilience: Practical strategies such as journaling, EFT, somatic work, and timeline therapy to support your well-being.

Your feelings are valid, your journey is unique, and your body knows its way. Lean into the experience, trust the process, and honor the life you are creating. 💛

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In this episode of The Brilliant Fertility Podcast, we’re finally diving into a topic that has long been overlooked: period pain. Despite affecting about 84% of people with a uterus, menstrual discomfort is often normalized — even though it’s a vital sign of what’s happening inside your body. I’m getting TMI sharing my own experience of having a completely painless period for the first time in memory and explore what this can teach us about listening to our bodies and supporting reproductive health.

We also unpack the physical, emotional, and energetic factors that contribute to period pain — from pelvic floor tension and chronic stress to inflammation and microbiome imbalances. This episode is packed with practical tools and insights for understanding your cycle, reducing discomfort, and creating a more connected, empowered relationship with your body.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

✨ Why Period Pain Matters: Understand why menstrual pain is more than just a nuisance—it’s a vital signal from your body.

✨ Pelvic Floor and Nervous System Connection: Discover how tension in the pelvic floor and chronic stress contribute to discomfort and fertility challenges.

✨ Inflammation, Microbiome & Hormones: Learn how inflammation and gut-uterine health influence pain and reproductive function.

✨ Red Flags to Watch For: Know the symptoms that require further investigation, including endometriosis and other underlying conditions.

✨ Practical Strategies for Relief: Simple, actionable ways to ease pain, regulate stress, and cultivate a more comfortable menstrual cycle.

Listen to your body. Care for your nervous system. Honor your cycle. Your fertility and your future self will thank you. 💛

YT Chapters:

00:00 Introduction

01:05 Why Period Pain Matters

05:20 Red Flags & When to Seek Help

11:40 Pelvic Floor & Nervous System

18:10 Stress, Trauma & Fertility

25:30 Microbiome, Inflammation & Lifestyle

34:15 Resources, Tools & Closing

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In this episode, I share an unplanned but necessary conversation about listening to your body, protecting your nervous system, and staying grounded in a crazy world. As the news cycle becomes increasingly overwhelming, many of us are feeling the effects in our bodies — from heightened anxiety and shutdown to disrupted sleep, hormones, and cycles.

This episode explores how collective stress and constant exposure to traumatic information can impact fertility and overall health, and why nervous system regulation is a foundational part of conscious conception. I’ll walk you through practical tools for staying informed without retraumatizing yourself, taking meaningful action without burning out, and calling your power back.

This conversation goes beyond fertility and speaks to what it means to be regulated, embodied, and resilient — for yourself and for the future you’re creating.

Meditation to Call Your Power Back: https://youtu.be/NIf-q4cGbQA?si=nj56bnsFiP-TN2P0

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

✨Listening to Your Body’s Signals: Learn how recognizing the body’s whispers before they become screams supports hormonal health and prevents burnout.

✨ The News Cycle & the Nervous System: Understand how constant exposure to collective stress and trauma impacts fertility, sleep, and emotional regulation.

✨ Staying Informed Without Being Overwhelmed: Discover how to engage with current events without retraumatizing your nervous system.

✨ Tools for Regulation & Resilience: Explore grounding, EFT tapping, and Qigong to increase stress tolerance and heart rate variability.

✨ Calling Your Power Back: Learn how reclaiming your energy and setting boundaries supports emotional balance and conscious conception.

This episode is a compassionate reminder that protecting your nervous system is not avoidance — it’s essential care for your body, your fertility, and the future you’re creating. 💛

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In this episode, I’m so excited to welcome Madison Waggoner, a compassionate Ayurvedic Doctor and natural fertility specialist who supports women and couples in preparing their mind and body for pregnancy. Madison blends ancient Ayurvedic wisdom with modern functional hormone science to help create a fertile, nourishing foundation for conscious conception.

We explore what conscious conception really means and why fertility preparation goes far beyond ovulation tracking and protocols. Madison shares how tending to your “inner garden” — through gut health, hormone balance, and nervous system regulation — can deeply support both fertility and overall well-being.

Madison and I talk about how slowing down, listening to your body, and creating balance before conception can change the entire experience of the fertility journey. This conversation is a beautiful invitation to approach fertility with more intention, softness, and trust in your body’s innate wisdom.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

✨ What Conscious Conception Means: Understand how preparing for pregnancy starts long before conception.

✨ The Ayurvedic View of Fertility: Learn how nurturing your “inner garden” supports hormone balance and reproductive health.

✨ The Gut–Hormone Connection: Discover why gut health plays a key role in fertility.

✨ Calming the Nervous System: Why safety, rest, and regulation are essential for conception.

This episode is a gentle reminder that fertility is not something to force — it’s something to support with care and intention. 💛

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• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shriwellness/

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In today’s episode of The Brilliant Fertility Podcast, I’m sharing reflections from a recent women’s retreat that shifted me on a cellular level. This conversation weaves together conscious conception, conscious parenting, trauma healing, fertility, and the power of women gathering in intentional community. I explore how healing begins long before pregnancy—and how the work we do now shapes the world our children will inherit.

This episode is an invitation to slow down, reflect, and consider how your inner healing, relationships, and nervous system regulation are already part of your fertility journey and future parenting path.

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What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

✨ Conscious Parenting Begins Before Pregnancy: I explore how conscious parenting starts with conscious conception and how healing trauma before pregnancy supports fertility and emotional resilience.

✨ Wisdom from an Indigenous Cacao Ceremony: I share a powerful cacao ceremony experience in Mexico and how plant medicine, ancestral wisdom, and the land deepen our connection to creation and motherhood.

✨ Healing Trauma for Future Generations: We talk about generational trauma, cycle breaking, and how doing our own inner work allows our children to experience more emotional safety.

✨ Nervous System Regulation & Fertility: I reflect on how learning to regulate my own nervous system transformed the way I parent—and why this matters deeply for fertility and pregnancy.

✨ The Power of Women in Community: I share why gathering in intentional women’s circles is essential for healing fertility struggles, reducing isolation, and co-regulating together.

✨ Letting Go of Perfection in Parenting: Conscious parenting isn’t about being perfect—it’s about awareness, compassion, and learning to respond instead of react.

This episode is a gentle reminder that there is no perfect timeline and no perfect parent. Conscious conception and conscious parenting are living, evolving journeys rooted in honesty, healing, and community. If you’re feeling called to do this work—for yourself and for the generations to come—know that you’re not alone. I’m sending you so much love, gratitude, and grace as you walk this path.

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Being labeled as “Perimenopause” can feel so overwhelming, especially if you’re also trying to conceive! In this episode, I unpack the truth about perimenopause and fertility, clear up common myths, and remind you that perimenopause does not mean the end of your fertility journey.

We talk about what perimenopause really is, why it can start earlier than many people expect, and how pregnancy can still be possible when your body is supported in the right way.

Since getting good sleep is KEY for thriving through perimenopause I’m including my favorite guide:

10 Steps to Optimize Sleep and Circadian Rhythm

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What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

✨What Perimenopause Actually Means: Perimenopause is simply the transitional phase before menopause—not a fertility deadline.

✨Can You Get Pregnant in Perimenopause?: Yes, you can. If you’re ovulating, there is still a chance of conception each cycle, even during perimenopause.

✨Early Signs and Symptoms of Perimenopause: From subtle cycle changes to insomnia, mood shifts, and heart palpitations, we explore how perimenopause can show up differently for everyone.

✨Why Age Alone Doesn’t Tell the Whole Fertility Story: Fertility is influenced by far more than age—sleep, nutrition, stress, inflammation, and metabolic health all play powerful roles.

✨Lifestyle Shifts That Support Fertility in Perimenopause: Slowing down, honoring your circadian rhythm, prioritizing protein, and deeply nourishing your body can make a meaningful difference.

✨Why Stress and Unprocessed Trauma Matter: I share why unresolved trauma and long-term emotional strain can intensify perimenopausal symptoms—and how listening to your body creates healing.

✨Individualized Support Makes All the Difference: From acupuncture to nutrition and, in select cases, hormone therapy, fertility support in perimenopause must be personalized.

Perimenopause is not a dead end, it’s a transition that asks for deeper care, stronger boundaries, and more self-trust. With the right support, it can become a powerful time of healing and realignment rather than fear.

If you’re navigating perimenopause while trying to conceive, please know you’re not alone and that there are ways to support your body and your fertility through this season. I’m sending you so much love.

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Protein is one of the most talked-about nutrients in the fertility space — and also one of the most misunderstood. In today’s episode of the Brilliant Fertility Podcast, I’ll be talking about how much protein you actually need to support hormone balance, blood sugar regulation, and fertility optimization. We’ll talk about protein quality, real food versus supplements, and how slowing down around meals can make a profound difference in your fertility journey. This episode is all about practical, nourishing shifts you can start implementing this week.

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What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

✨ Why protein is essential for fertility and hormone health: I explain how protein breaks down into amino acids — the building blocks for hormones, reproductive tissues, muscle, and cellular repair.

✨ How much protein most fertility patients truly need: I share general protein targets I often recommend (around 80–100 grams per day for many cycling patients) and why there is no one-size-fits-all number.

✨ The importance of protein quality and nutrient density: Not all protein is created equal. We explore why real food protein sources like meat, fish, eggs, beans, tofu, and nuts are superior to ultra-processed protein products.

✨ Real food vs. protein powders, bars, and “protein shots”: I break down the pros and cons of protein supplements, concerns around heavy metals, digestibility, and why supplements should never replace real meals.

✨ Why breakfast matters for blood sugar, stress hormones, and fertility: I talk about how skipping breakfast or relying on coffee and collagen can lead to hormone imbalances, fatigue, PMS, and disrupted cycles.

✨ Protein, blood sugar balance, and progesterone production: Adequate protein helps stabilize insulin and cortisol, which directly supports ovulation, progesterone levels, and menstrual cycle regulation.

✨ A real fertility case study: I share how improving protein intake and overall nutrition played a key role in supporting a successful IVF journey for one of my patients.

Protein is not just about hitting a number — it’s about nourishment, slowing down, and giving your body what it needs to feel safe enough to reproduce. If this episode helped you see protein differently, I’d love to hear from you. And if you’re feeling like something is missing in your fertility protocol, you can book a discovery call through the show notes. You don’t have to navigate this journey alone. Thank you for being here, and I’m sending you so much love.

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Welcome back to the Brilliant Fertility Podcast! As we step into 2026, there’s something refreshing about a new year—it’s a chance to hit the reset button, let go of what didn’t serve us, and approach our fertility journey with fresh hope and clarity. In this episode, I’m diving into the three things you should NOT do if you’re trying to conceive this year. I know the start of a new year can feel like everyone else has it all figured out, especially with the flood of advice on social media. That’s why I want to help you cut through the noise, avoid common pitfalls, and focus on strategies that actually work—without overwhelm or stress.

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Reflect on your goals for the new year: Episode 029: New Year’s Intentions

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

✨The problem with “detoxes”: Trendy detox teas and kits aren’t backed by research and can harm your body. I’ll explain safer, fertility-supportive alternatives.

✨Why long checklists can backfire: Overloading on New Year’s resolutions can create stress. Learn to listen to your body and trust your intuition.

✨Cycle tracking app pitfalls: Most apps assume day-14 ovulation. I’ll share accurate tracking methods to know your fertile window.

✨How stress affects fertility: Obsession and pressure can sabotage conception. Discover ways to feel safe and calm in your body.

✨The power of sustainable habits: Small, consistent lifestyle and nutrition changes matter more than quick fixes.

This episode is more than a list of common mistakes—it’s a roadmap to approach your fertility journey with confidence, calm, and self-trust. If 2026 is your year to conceive, this episode will help you take gentle, effective steps toward pregnancy, while nurturing your body, mind, and heart. Check the show notes for links on fertility awareness, ovulation tracking, and optimizing your fertile window.

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