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#258 | Closing Out Summer and Still Not Pregnant? How to Carry Your Fertility Progress Into Fall and Keep Trying to Get Pregnant (Even After Miscarriage) · Finally Get Pregnant Naturally: Holistic Fertility Support To Conceive Naturally and Stay Pregnant After Miscarriage

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  Katie: In this episode, you will discover how to close out a summer that did not go the way you planned without losing the progress you've made or the hope that is still worth carrying into the fall.
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  Welcome to the Finally Get Pregnant Naturally podcast, the podcast helping women identify the real reasons you haven't conceived or stayed pregnant so you and your partner can finally grow the family of your dreams.
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  I'm your host, Dr.
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  Katie Wood.
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  Let's dive in, shall we?
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  Katie: Three things you'll gain from today's episode.
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  Katie: Why closing out another season without a pregnancy feels like failing, but it actually isn't.
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  Katie: The one repeating pattern that may be costing you more than any protocol has given you back.
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  Katie: And your weekly fertility prescription to close the season with intention and walk into fall carrying progress instead of just grief So summer's coming to a close, and so far this season did not go as planned for you.
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  Katie: You came into the summer with something in mind.
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  Katie: Maybe it was a due date that has come and gone now.
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  Katie: Maybe it was a cycle number you were hoping would be the one.
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  Katie: Maybe it was just a quiet belief that by the time summer ended, things would look different for you.
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  Katie: And here you are.
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  Katie: Summer is closing.
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  Katie: Maybe it's a whole nother season that's closing for you, and you're still in the thick of it.
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  Katie: That feeling in your chest right now, that tightness, that heaviness, that is not failure.
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  Katie: It's grief for the expectation, and it's completely real and valid.
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  Katie: But I want to offer you something before you carry that grief into fall as the whole story, because it's not the whole story, and you deserve to walk into the next season with your eyes open to what is
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  Katie: actually true.
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  Katie: So here is a pattern worth looking at There is a question worth sitting with as the season closes.
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  Katie: Ask yourself, "Where have I been trying to control the outcome instead of trusting the process?"
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  Katie: There's no blame, no shame, and no judgment, okay?
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  Katie: This is not a criticism of yourself, just an honest look.
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  Katie: Because you are the woman who has built everything through effort and precision and will and determination so far.
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  Katie: You know how to push through.
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  Katie: You have been pushing through this too, and pushing through is not always the wrong move, but there's a pattern that tends to repeat on your fertility journey.
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  Katie: Reaching for control in a process that requires something different, that requires softness, surrender.
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  Katie: That's not giving up.
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  Katie: It's not going passive, but trusting, leaning back, and receiving, creating the conditions, and then letting your body do what it was created to do.
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  Katie: So look for that pattern in your summer, whether it was the over-tracking, the white-knuckling through the two-week wait, the manic, like, symptom chasing and googling, the never fully resting because rest feels like falling behind.
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  Katie: Just see it clearly.
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  Katie: Not to judge it, but to build awareness around it, to understand it.
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  Katie: Because what you see, what you're aware of, you can begin to change.
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  Katie: So here is your weekly fertility prescription.
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  Katie: Lay one thing down.
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  Katie: So as you close out the summer, I want to give you a practice that is not about adding more.
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  Katie: It is about laying something down.
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  Katie: So find a quiet moment today.
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  Katie: Take a breath.
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  Katie: You can even put your hand on your heart, one on your womb, and take a few more breaths to just settle into your body and ask yourself, "What is one thing I have been tightly gripping this summer that
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  Katie: I can release as I walk into fall?"
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  Katie: What is my body ready to let go of?
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  Katie: Not the goal, not the hope or the intention, just one behavior, one habit of control, one way you have been forcing this season that you are willing to lay down and replace with something that feels more like trust,
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  Katie: more like faith.
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  Katie: Faith over fear.
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  Katie: Maybe it's the daily symptom tracking you do when it actually causes more anxiety than information.
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  Katie: Maybe it's the way you push through workouts even when your body is asking for rest.
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  Katie: Maybe it's the part of you that has been withholding joy from this season because you didn't feel like you'd earned it yet, or that you need to be pregnant or have a baby to feel joy See it, name
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  Katie: it, write it down, and then write what you are choosing instead.
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  Katie: And it doesn't have to be a grand resolution, just one small shift in the direction of trust.
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  Katie: The eggs maturing in your body right now are a reflection of this summer's environment.
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  Katie: The work you have done this season, even if it wasn't your best work, I'm sure in the moment you were giving it your best effort with what you had.
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  Katie: Even the invisible work is already compounding.
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  Katie: Fall doesn't have to be a restart.
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  Katie: It's a continuation, and you get to choose what you carry forward with you and what you lay down in surrender moving forward.
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  Katie: So one more quick thing.
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  Katie: As we close out August, something I have been so excitedly building is ready to share with you very, very soon.
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  Katie: It is built and made for you, the woman who is done waiting for someone to come rescue her, for someone to hand you the answers, and is ready to have a roadmap to find them yourself.
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  Katie: And in September, I'm running a fall fertility challenge specifically designed to help you walk into fall, into the end of 2026 with a real plan.
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  Katie: I will have all the details very soon.
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  Katie: Make sure you are following this podcast so you are the first to know.
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  Katie: So to recap, summer is closing.
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  Katie: You're still on this journey.
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  Katie: You're still trying, still carrying something most people around you cannot see.
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  Katie: Your fertility prescription is to lay one thing down, carry your progress forward, and walk into fall knowing that what is coming is worth showing up for.
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  Katie: I'll see you there.
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  Katie: Thank you so much for listening to today's episode.
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  Katie: I hope you have a beautiful day, and I'll see you on our next episode, released every Tuesday and Thursday.
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  Are you ready to finally discover why you haven't been able to get or stay pregnant?
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  The Ultimate Fertility Blueprint is a quick, insightful quiz designed to reveal your overall capacity to conceive and help you discover potential root causes and areas to address to improve your fertility so you can finally get and stay pregnant.
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  You'll find the link in the show notes.
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  As a quick reminder and disclaimer, this podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice.
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  Always consult your doctor or healthcare provider before starting any new supplement or protocol, especially if you're actively trying to conceive or undergoing treatment.