Episode 085: Why Life Events like Infertility Make the Masks Crumble: Releasing the Good Girl & Embodying Authenticity

Episode 085: Why Life Events like Infertility Make the Masks Crumble: Releasing the Good Girl & Embodying Authenticity

In this episode, I’m so excited to welcome Beth Clayton, a somatic practitioner and guide in feminine archetypal work. Beth supports women in breaking free from “good girl” conditioning and reclaiming their most authentic, embodied selves. We explore how healing is not just mental or emotional, but deeply somatic and embodied. Beth shares how many women reach a point where the life they’ve built no longer feels aligned, and how this often marks the beginning of awakening as the “mask” starts to crack. Beth and I talk about the phases of the feminine healing journey, from early conditioning to healing and integration. We also dive into the power of being seen, emotional truth, and how to understand your body’s responses with more compassion. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: ✨ The Good Girl Conditioning: How early experiences and societal expectations shape the identities we carry and influence our lives. ✨ The Archetypal Path of the Wild Daughter: A framework for understanding the phases of awakening, healing, and transformation. ✨ When the Mask Starts to Crack: Why life can suddenly feel misaligned and how this marks the beginning of deeper self-reclamation. ✨ Healing Beyond the Mind: Why somatic work, embodiment, and nervous system safety are essential for lasting change. ✨ Emotional Truth vs. “What Actually Happened”: How your body’s experience holds validity and why honoring it matters. ✨ The Power of Being Seen & Integration: How safe spaces support healing and what it looks like to embody your authentic self. This episode is a reminder that healing isn’t about fixing yourself. It’s about unmasking, remembering, and reclaiming who you’ve always been beneath the conditioning. There is nothing wrong with you. There is only something within you that is ready to be seen, felt, and set free. Ready to go deeper? I’d love to support you. Book your discovery call with me HERE. [https://l.bttr.to/MCcLj] Keywords: brilliant fertility podcast, fertility journey, TTC support, trying to conceive Connect with Beth Clayton on: * Website [https://www.bethclaytoncoaching.com/] * Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/bethclaytoncoach] * Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/bethclaytoncoach] * Quiz: Discover Your Good Girl Archetype  [https://www.opinionstage.com/page/3fb3edcd-7c94-4b6e-87f6-349ada5f0e49?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZnRzaAQYGxRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAad21oHVAWXLlOiC2UIkZwGAzV-2ew8VUDuW1dnKkMpRftFoefqB5Uw9tBh1Fg_aem_xy6JSP6sLy6rfRy3wQpeCQ] Connect with us on: * Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/drkatierose/] * Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/share/ypMALyeNDxHj1xzc/?mibextid=LQQJ4d] * Website [https://drkatierose.com/] * Brilliant Fertility [https://brilliantfertility.com/] * YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@dr.katierose] * Tools to Regulate Your Nervous System [https://brilliantfertility.com/regulate-your-ns] Ready to go deeper? I’d love to support you. Book your discovery call with me HERE. [https://l.bttr.to/MCcLj] Thank you for listening to The Brilliant Fertility Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, rate, and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. Your feedback helps us reach more listeners and provide valuable content. Stay tuned for more episodes filled with tips, personal stories, and expert advice to support you on your fertility journey!

Episode 084: How Vedic Astrology Can Support Your Fertility Journey: Finding Trust & Alignment

In this episode, I’m so excited to welcome Dr. Abbey Leigh, an Ayurvedic doctor and Vedic astrologer specializing in fertility and reproductive health. Abby is known for helping individuals and couples take a holistic approach to conception by integrating the wisdom of Ayurveda with the timing and insight of Vedic astrology. We explore how fertility is not just a physical process, but an emotional, energetic, and spiritual journey. Dr. Abbey shares how understanding your body, cycles, and timing can support alignment, and why the path to parenthood isn’t always about control, but about learning to work with your unique timing and inner knowing. Dr. Abbey and I talk about how to navigate big fertility decisions with intuition and trust, whether that includes natural conception or assisted reproductive technologies like IUI, IVF and donor support. She also shares her insights on making the journey feel sacred, finding your own “yes,” and how surrender can open the door to possibilities we may have never expected. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: ✨ A Truly Holistic Approach to Fertility: How Ayurveda and Vedic astrology work together to support the physical, emotional, and energetic aspects of conception.  ✨ The Power of Timing: How identifying optimal windows for preparation, conception, and birth can create more ease and alignment in your journey. ✨ Natural vs. Supported Paths: How to understand whether your fertility journey may unfold naturally or with support, and how to navigate both with trust. ✨ Finding Your Inner “Yes”: How to tune into your intuition when making big decisions, including fertility treatments or alternative paths to parenthood.  ✨ Making the Journey Sacred: How to bring intention, ritual, and connection into every step of the process, even within clinical environments. ✨ Surrender vs. Control: Why letting go can be the most powerful step, and how to move through uncertainty with more peace and trust. This episode is a reminder that fertility is not just about timelines or outcomes—it’s about alignment, trust, and honoring your unique path. There is no one “right” way, only the way that feels like a true yes for you. 💛 Keywords: TTC, fertility, brilliant fertility podcast, fertility journey, Vedic astrology fertility, Ayurveda fertility, holistic fertility, fertility timing, conscious conception, IVF alternatives, fertility healing, womb healing Connect with Dr. Abbey Leigh on: * Website [https://abbeyleigh.com/] * Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/abbey.leigh.ayurveda] * Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/DrAbbeyLeighAyD] * If you’d like to book a session with Dr. Abbey, mention this podcast episode for $50 off Connect with us on: * Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/drkatierose/] * Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/share/ypMALyeNDxHj1xzc/?mibextid=LQQJ4d] * Website [https://drkatierose.com/] * Brilliant Fertility [https://brilliantfertility.com/] * YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@dr.katierose] * Tools to Regulate Your Nervous System [https://brilliantfertility.com/regulate-your-ns] Ready to go deeper? I’d love to support you. Book your discovery call with me HERE. [https://l.bttr.to/MCcLj] Thank you for listening to The Brilliant Fertility Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, rate, and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. Your feedback helps us reach more listeners and provide valuable content. Stay tuned for more episodes filled with tips, personal stories, and expert advice to support you on your fertility journey!

Episode 083: Reduce Toxin Exposures to Improve Fertility

This week on The Brilliant Fertility Podcast, we’re exploring how to reduce the environmental toxin exposures that impact fertility and hormone health.  From plastics and household materials to clothing and water sources, many everyday exposures contain chemicals that act as endocrine disruptors, affecting hormone health, egg quality, sperm health, and overall reproductive outcomes. In this episode, you’ll learn simple, sustainable shifts to reduce toxin exposure without overwhelm—so you can focus on what truly makes a difference for your fertility. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: ✨ Reducing Toxic Overwhelm: How to shift from all-or-nothing thinking to small, sustainable changes that actually make a difference. ✨ Everyday Exposure Awareness: How plastics, VOCs, clothing, and household items can impact your hormones and fertility. ✨ Simple Swaps That Matter: Practical, low-cost changes like switching water bottles, avoiding heating food in plastic, and removing shoes indoors. ✨ Conscious Consumer Choices: How to approach clothing, furniture, and home products with more awareness without needing to be perfect. ✨ Creating a Healthier Environment: Why your home environment plays a key role in supporting fertility, pregnancy, and long-term health. ✨ Advocacy and Collective Impact: How individual choices, community awareness, and speaking up can contribute to a healthier future for everyone. Share this with someone on their fertility journey who wants to create a healthier environment for their body and future family. Click Here to Listen to Episode 082: Is Fragrance Damaging Your Fertility? [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-082-is-fragrance-damaging-your-fertility/id1753545174?i=1000756150765] Click Here to Listen to Episode 072: 3 Things NOT To Do When TTC in 2026 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-072-3-things-not-to-do-when-ttc-in-2026/id1753545174?i=1000743535415] Keywords: TTC, fertility, brilliant fertility podcast, fertility journey, environmental toxins and fertility, hormone health, endocrine disruptors, plastic exposure and fertility, natural fertility support, preconception health, egg quality, sperm health, low tox living, reproductive health, trying to conceive support Connect with us on: * Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/drkatierose/] * Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/share/ypMALyeNDxHj1xzc/?mibextid=LQQJ4d] * Website [https://drkatierose.com/] * Brilliant Fertility [https://brilliantfertility.com/] * YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@dr.katierose] * Tools to Regulate Your Nervous System [https://brilliantfertility.com/regulate-your-ns] Ready to go deeper? I’d love to support you. Book your discovery call with me HERE. [https://l.bttr.to/MCcLj] Thank you for listening to The Brilliant Fertility Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, rate, and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. Your feedback helps us reach more listeners and provide valuable content. Stay tuned for more episodes filled with tips, personal stories, and expert advice to support you on your fertility journey!

Episode 082: Is Fragrance Damaging Your Fertility?

In this episode of The Brilliant Fertility Podcast, we’re diving into a topic that often goes unspoken but can have a profound impact on your health, fertility, and overall well-being: fragrances.  I share my personal journey with chemical sensitivity, migraines triggered by perfumes and scented products, and the lessons I’ve learned from doing my best to create a fragrance-free environment in both my personal life and practice.  Paying attention to the chemicals in everyday products matters! Not just for you, but for your partner, your future children, and the health of your home and community. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: ✨ Understanding Chemical Sensitivity: How fragrances can impact your nervous system, hormones, and fertility—even if you don’t realize it. ✨ The Hidden Dangers of Everyday Fragrances: Why products like perfumes, colognes, air fresheners, and even scented lotions may be neurotoxic, endocrine-disrupting, and inflammatory. ✨ Real-Life Stories and Case Studies: How reducing fragrance exposure has improved cycles, reduced inflammation, and supported fertility for patients over time. ✨ Navigating the World as a Chemically Sensitive Person: Practical strategies for setting boundaries, communicating with others, and protecting your health in public and at home. ✨ Fragrance-Free Lifestyle Tips: Recommendations for safer products, from cleaning supplies to personal care, and how small changes can make a big difference. Your environment matters, and the chemicals we encounter daily can affect our bodies, fertility, and future children. This episode invites you to notice, question, and make conscious choices—so you can breathe cleaner air, feel more energized, and support your reproductive health. 💛 🔗 Toxin Free(ish) Podcast episode with Wendy Kathryn [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/toxin-free-ish/id1668884742?i=1000624494319] 🔗 My absolute favorite all purpose household cleaner: Force of Nature [https://www.forceofnatureclean.com/lp-raf-40-c/?raf=ref1610784] 🔗 Systematic Review on Perfume as a pollutant [https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9163252]🔗 More studies showing links to everyday products harming fertility [https://www.albany.edu/news-center/news/2021-sph-studies-find-chemicals-everyday-products-are-harmful-fertility] Keywords: TTC, fertility, Brilliant Fertility Podcast, fertility journey, chemical sensitivity, fragrance-free lifestyle, toxin-free products, reproductive health, endocrine disruptors, environmental toxins, migraines and fertility, healthy lifestyle Connect with us on: * Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/drkatierose/] * Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/share/ypMALyeNDxHj1xzc/?mibextid=LQQJ4d] * Website [https://drkatierose.com/] * Brilliant Fertility [https://brilliantfertility.com/] * YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@dr.katierose] * Tools to Regulate Your Nervous System [https://brilliantfertility.com/regulate-your-ns] Ready to go deeper? I’d love to support you. Book your discovery call with me HERE. [https://l.bttr.to/MCcLj] Thank you for listening to The Brilliant Fertility Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, rate, and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. Your feedback helps us reach more listeners and provide valuable content. Stay tuned for more episodes filled with tips, personal stories, and expert advice to support you on your fertility journey!

Episode 081: Building from Scratch

In this episode of The Brilliant Fertility Podcast, I’m sharing the story behind our new clinic building and the four-and-a-half-year journey it took to bring that vision to life. What began as a dream turned into a journey full of delays, challenges, difficult conversations, and moments where I truly wondered if it would ever come together. Along the way, a friend reminded me how many parallels there were between this experience and what so many people face during a long fertility journey. In this episode, I reflect on what it means to hold a vision through uncertainty, learn to stand in your power, protect your energy, and stay connected to your deeper “why” when the timeline feels unclear. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: ✨ Holding Your Vision Through Uncertainty: Why long timelines often ask us to trust the process even when we can’t see how everything will unfold. ✨ Standing in Your Power: The importance of learning to regulate your nervous system and communicate from a grounded place ✨ Protecting Your Energy: Why being discerning about who you share your dreams with can help you stay connected to your vision. ✨ The Power of Asking for Help: How bringing in the right support—professionally and emotionally—can make a challenging journey more sustainable. ✨ Who You Become Along the Way: Why the growth, resilience, and self-trust developed during the journey can matter just as much as the final outcome. If you’re navigating a fertility journey that feels longer or more uncertain than you expected, this episode is a reminder that timelines don’t define the meaning of your path. Staying connected to your vision, your support system, and your inner resilience can help you keep moving forward.  Ready to go deeper? I’d love to support you. Book your discovery call with me HERE. [https://l.bttr.to/MCcLj] Keywords: TTC, fertility, brilliant fertility podcast, fertility journey, resilience, nervous system regulation, intuition, long timelines Connect with us on: * Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/drkatierose/] * Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/share/ypMALyeNDxHj1xzc/?mibextid=LQQJ4d] * Website [https://drkatierose.com/] * Brilliant Fertility [https://brilliantfertility.com/] * YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@dr.katierose] * Tools to Regulate Your Nervous System [https://brilliantfertility.com/regulate-your-ns] Ready to go deeper? I’d love to support you. Book your discovery call with me HERE. [https://l.bttr.to/MCcLj] Thank you for listening to The Brilliant Fertility Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, rate, and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. Your feedback helps us reach more listeners and provide valuable content. Stay tuned for more episodes filled with tips, personal stories, and expert advice to support you on your fertility journey!