Episode 21: A Patient-centered Fertility Journey

In this episode, Jennifer talks with Nicole Lange, LicAc, MAOM, a thought leader and fierce advocate addressing what she sees as a PTSD epidemic in fertility care. As founder of Life Healing Life in Minneapolis, MN, Nicole has pioneered a harm-prevention approach that protects patients from the treatment-induced trauma affecting nearly 50% of people in fertility treatment.

Since 2006, Nicole has revolutionized fertility care through her evidence-based practice that integrates reproductive science with trauma-informed care, traditional Chinese medicine, and nervous system regulation. She maintains the critical 25/75 ratio: 25% addressing reproductive anatomy, 75% supporting whole-person wellness—the factors determining 80% of outcomes.

Key topics discussed:

• Nicole’s wellness journey: navigating trauma and PTSD with western medicine and ultimately finding whole body health and healing with traditional Chinese medicine and a patient-centered model.
• Is there a PTSD epidemic in fertility care? 
• Understanding trauma; how it presents and how people experience it
• Iatrogenic harm or trauma that occurs when treatment is not patient centered addressing the mind-body connection
• Salutogenesis and the creation of health
• Finding meaning in your journey and making it more manageable and tolerable, and tools to do so
• Components of a patient-centered fertility journey include listening and learning
• “Baby Blinders”: when you’re doing all the things to get pregnant, without thinking about you, holistically
• Nicole’s patient-centered fertility work, including addressing trauma

Connect with Nicole:

• Programs and resources at lifehealinglife.com
• Fertility freebies, online courses and content (blog, YouTube, etc.) at lifehealinglife.com/online-fertility-education

Connect with Jennifer:

• Schedule a free Fertility Support Session
• Follow her on Instagram for more tips and insights: @jennredmondinhc

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