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You Call This Normal? The Root Cause Fertility Podcast
Hosted by Kelsey of Nourishista, this podcast helps women uncover the hidden reasons behind ‘unexplained infertility.’ With a root-cause approach that blends Eastern and Western medicine, we cover gut health, hormone imbalance, thyroid dysfunction, nervous system regulation, egg quality, and more…
Episodes
- You Call This Normal? The Root Cause Fertility Podcast
Episode 15: "This Should Be Working": Trying for a Second Baby When It's Harder This Time
Secondary infertility usually doesn't start with panic. It starts with a quiet, disorienting thought: this should be working. You've been pregnant before, and…
- You Call This Normal? The Root Cause Fertility Podcast
Episode 14: Roughly Half of Infertility Involves Male Factor. So Why Are You Doing All the Work?
You've been tracking, testing, supplementing, and changing everything. His side of the investigation? One semen analysis that came back fine. Roughly half of…
- You Call This Normal? The Root Cause Fertility Podcast
Episode 13: Low Progesterone? It's Pointing at Something That Happened Months Ago.
You got your labs back and your progesterone is low. Maybe you got a prescription, maybe you got "that happens sometimes," maybe you got a flagged number in a…
- You Call This Normal? The Root Cause Fertility Podcast
Episode 12: Constipated and Trying to Conceive? Those Two Things Are Connected.
There's a piece of data your body gives you every single day that most fertility workups never ask about. Your digestion. In this episode I walk through how…
- You Call This Normal? The Root Cause Fertility Podcast
Episode 11: Trying to Conceive While Your Body Won't Stand Down
You've been told to relax. Probably by a lot of people. And you've probably wanted to throw something at them and I can't say I blame you. The advice is lazy…
- You Call This Normal? The Root Cause Fertility Podcast
Episode 10: They Call It Normal. You Call It Hell.
Spotting for a week before your period. Crushing PMS. Ovulation pain that stops you in your tracks. Cycle swings. Exhaustion. And the most infuriating…
- You Call This Normal? The Root Cause Fertility Podcast
Episode 9: IVF Has a 70–80% Failure Rate. Why Are We Still Calling It the Answer?
What if the “gold standard” of fertility isn’t actually the first-step solution you’ve been told it is? In this fiery, deeply honest episode, we’re unpacking…
- You Call This Normal? The Root Cause Fertility Podcast
Episode 8: Peptides and Fertility - Miracle, Myth, or Marketing Hype?
Everywhere you look, someone’s injecting something — peptides, NAD, “miracle” shots that promise better energy, weight loss, and even fertility. But what’s…
- You Call This Normal? The Root Cause Fertility Podcast
Episode 7: ‘It’s Genetic’ Is BS: What Epigenetics Means for Your Fertility
You’ve been told your infertility is “genetic.” But that’s not the full story — it’s just the lazy one. In this episode, we’re diving deep into epigenetics —…
- You Call This Normal? The Root Cause Fertility Podcast
Episode 6: Your AMH Isn’t Fixed — and It’s Not Your Fertility Score
Your AMH is not your destiny. If your doctor has ever told you that your AMH is “too low” or that you should “start IVF immediately,” this episode is your…
- You Call This Normal? The Root Cause Fertility Podcast
Episode 1: The Real Reason You’re Tired, Anxious, and Not Ovulating (It’s Not Just Hormones)
Feel like your body’s off but labs say everything’s “normal”? In this episode, we dig into the real, root-level reasons ovulation can go MIA—like nervous…
- You Call This Normal? The Root Cause Fertility Podcast
Episode 2: If You’ve Had 3+ Negative Tests and Zero New Info—This Episode’s for You
Negative pregnancy tests don’t mean you’re fine. They mean you need better data. In this episode, Kelsey unpacks why women with “unexplained infertility” get…
- You Call This Normal? The Root Cause Fertility Podcast
Episode 3: Is It You… or Is It Your Man? How Your Partner Might Be Decreasing Your Fertility
Male factor infertility is responsible for 40–50% of fertility challenges—and yet, it’s barely part of the conversation. In this episode, we go deep on what…
- You Call This Normal? The Root Cause Fertility Podcast
Episode 4: Thyroid, Gut, and Cortisol, Oh My! What These Things Have to Do with Fertility
If you’ve only looked at your ovaries, you’re missing the bigger picture. In this episode, Kelsey breaks down how your thyroid, gut, and cortisol response…
- You Call This Normal? The Root Cause Fertility Podcast
Episode 5: 5 Habits to Start This Week to Increase Your Fertility
This one’s for the “give me something I can actually do” crowd. Kelsey shares five habits that are simple but wildly effective when it comes to supporting…