As my baby girl lays on my chest, I still pinch myself that this is my life.After everything that we have journeyed through together, she is finally here.Now that we are here on the other side, I want to teach, encourage and inspire you that th

My Birth Story

Apr 26th, 2023 55m 25s

Today’s is maybe the most incredible, powerful, intense, and raw story I have ever told.It’s the story of how the beautiful Sophia Sunny Collins came into the world, and the journey our two souls went on to bring us to that moment.This fertilit

Journaling for Fertility, Pregnancy and Beyond

Apr 19th, 2023 8m 57s

Today, let’s introduce you to your new bestie.It’s your nonjudgmental sounding board where you can unload your deepest thoughts, your most private feelings, and your raw emotions. If that sounds powerful and freeing to you, then say hello to jo

Making Empowered Choices In Pregnancy

Apr 12th, 2023 12m 6s

In fertility and pregnancy, there is one true leader - YOU. You in your body and with your baby.You will know intuitively what feels right for you, but when you’re in front of a midwife or obstetrician, it can feel like control and power have b

How I Manifested My Baby

Apr 5th, 2023 9m 22s

There are magical moments on your journey that change it all.Today, I want to share something incredibly personal and incredibly powerful. It’s the story of how I manifested my baby.Now, as a Clinical Nutritionist, I’m always wanting to share a

Romance During IVF

Mar 29th, 2023 11m 39s

No matter how you conceive, your baby is conceived out of love.It can be easy to lose sight of that in the often clinical world of scans and statistics with IVF - but if anything, it’s a precious opportunity to build endless love and romance in

Empowered Pregnancy and Birth After IVF

Mar 22nd, 2023 12m 6s

It’s a magical moment in your IVF journey when you conceive your baby.But the journey most certainly doesn’t end there.Conception is an incredible milestone, but it’s also just one part of your fertility journey. After you’ve conceived, you’ll

Physiological Birth Explained

Mar 15th, 2023 11m 57s

Birth is incredible. Every step of this amazing process is flawlessly designed to make birth a supported, safe experience.The keyword here - safe.When a birthing woman is made to feel unsafe, fearful, or uncertain, then this beautiful process c

Handling a 'Failed' IVF Cycle

Mar 8th, 2023 7m 49s

Here’s a fact, no sugarcoating, no dismissing.A failed IVF cycle is f*cking hard.I’m not going to pretend that it’s not. It’s an emotional blow like no other, not to mention the physical toll that an IVF cycle takes on your body.You’re allowed

Surviving the IVF 2WW

Mar 1st, 2023 8m 23s

The 2-week wait might just be one of the most challenging parts of an IVF journey.For those who don’t know or have yet to experience it, it’s two weeks of waiting after an embryo transfer before finding out whether it was successful.Understanda

Egg Quality vs. Quantity

Feb 22nd, 2023 8m 2s

Your eggs decline with age, and there’s nothing you can do about it. OR - you can throw out that mindset, take a holistic approach, and totally flip that perspective around.The quality and quantity of your eggs are absolutely part of your IVF a

Gut Health for Fertility and IVF

Feb 15th, 2023 7m 33s

Gut issues and bloat - we’ve all been there.We’ve probably pointed the finger at bad food and just avoided the issue. But the key to unlocking true gut health is to actually heal your gut, so it can be resilient and able to withstand those aggr

IVF Nutritional Supplementation

Feb 8th, 2023 7m 21s

It’s no secret - I’m into nutrition. I mean, it’s to be expected from a nutritionist.But when it comes to nutritional supplementation, not all supplements are made equal. There are different types, qualities, and purposes, not to mention the sh

Safety On a Fertility Journey

Feb 1st, 2023 8m 26s

What does it mean to be safe? And what the heck does it have to do with fertility?The short answer is - a hell of a lot.Our bodies are *always* trying to keep us safe. When facing a threat, whether it’s real or perceived, your body will adapt t

10 Ways to Prepare for Birth

Jan 25th, 2023 7m 13s

Birth is a transformation like no other. It’s life-changing, soul-filling, and no doubt if you are on your way there, you’ll be thinking of how you can be ready and prepared. The beautiful part is, you’re not alone - in this episode, I’m here

Pathologising Birth

Jan 18th, 2023 7m 3s

Let’s put the power of birth back in the hands of women.In the Western world, the beauty and magic of birth has been taken over by medicine and pathologised. Now, instead of being seen as the natural, incredible process that it is, it’s become

How to Know You're Ready for IVF

Jan 11th, 2023 7m 58s

The fertility journey can feel uncertain, exciting - and long. If you’ve been on that journey for some time, there may come a point to start thinking about IVF. The thing is, how do you know when that point is?Moving to an IVF journey is a big

3 Top Foods For Fertility

Jan 4th, 2023 7m 24s

Your fertility LOVES food. It is most definitely not a time for restriction. It’s a time to enjoy food that brings you joy and that makes your soul sing.We, women, are beautifully complex creatures and what we feed ourselves has a huge impact o

New Year, New Fertile Energy

Dec 28th, 2022 13m 44s

As we hit the horizon of a new year, I want to talk to you about laying beautiful foundations for yourself. Not a new fertility diet, not a new regime - instead, taking all that focus and turning it inwards to build your incredible, powerful fe

Surviving Christmas on a Fertility Journey

Dec 14th, 2022 9m 53s

For some, Christmas just isn’t the most wonderful time of the year. In fact, it can be really damn tough.For some, it’s the time that marks the end of another year of trying to fall pregnant - and not succeeding. It’s the time in IVF when every

Postpartum Health

Nov 30th, 2022 25m 18s

You’ve probably heard about postpartum health - and my guess is a lot of it’s negative. Things like postpartum depletion, depression or anxiety. It’s something I call the postpartum pandemic.In this fast-paced world where mothers are busy with

Healthy Pregnancy In the Third Trimester

Nov 16th, 2022 20m 43s

Whether your pregnancy flies by or seems to take forever, there’s no denying that the third trimester feels like the home stretch.That beautiful belly of yours will be getting bigger and heavier - and now more than ever is the time to make sure

My Birth Choices

Nov 2nd, 2022 22m 9s

Our choices are our own - and we should be empowered to make them.Today, that’s exactly what I want to educate and open your eyes to.An empowered birth is something that we all deserve, but there are so many of us who don’t know or trust the am

Normalising Safe Birth with Shelly Langford

Oct 19th, 2022 36m 55s

What is a “normal” birth? Birth can happen in so many ways. But so often, birth is automatically viewed as a risky or even dangerous process. And whilst that can absolutely be the case, it doesn’t mean that it’s “normal”.The reality is that our

5 Perks of a Fertility Journey

Oct 5th, 2022 20m 57s

It’s hard to describe a fertility journey. They can be hard and challenging. But there’s no doubt that they are also incredibly beautiful, powerful, and rewarding.I know that for me, it’s the best damn thing that ever happened to me - and I wan