From Struggle to Success: Reclaiming Your Baby-Making Power - PS000

In this premiere episode of the Pregnancy Success Podcast, I, Dr. Karen Stillman, share my personal journey with fertility challenges and how I overcame them to have my two beautiful children. I discuss my vision that every woman who desires to have a baby can and will succeed in doing so.

00:00 Struggles of Aspiring OB GYN

04:44 Mother-Daughter Heart-to-Heart Moment

08:26 "Faith, Pregnancy, and Parenthood Journey"

13:19 "Empowering Women through Creative Vision"

16:19 Simple Steps to Restore Balance

20:40 "What Would You Love?"

21:38 Reclaim Natural Healing Wisdom

In this premiere episode of the Pregnancy Success Podcast, I, Dr. Karen Stillman, share my personal journey with fertility challenges and how I overcame them to have my two beautiful children. I discuss my vision that every woman who desires to have a baby can and will succeed in doing so.

I open up about my own struggles, beginning with an emergency appendix surgery at age 13 where I lost a fallopian tube. The surgeon told my mother I would likely struggle to conceive, and I carried that limiting belief with me for many years. When I finally met "Mr. Right" and started trying to conceive, those struggles became reality - but not for the reasons I initially thought.

As an OB-GYN resident at the time, I had access to all the medical testing and monitoring available, yet month after month went by without success. I felt like a failure as a woman and watched my relationship strain under the pressure. It wasn't until a pivotal conversation with my mother that everything changed. She reminded me of something I had completely forgotten - my own fierce determination as a 13-year-old girl who declared that no one would stop me from having my two babies, just like she did.

This reminder sparked a complete shift in my approach. I stopped obsessing over medical interventions and instead focused on leaning into what I loved - spending time with family and friends, returning to hobbies like sewing and baking, and enjoying intimate time with my husband naturally rather than on a schedule. Within three months, I was pregnant with my son Jacob!

Despite a breech position requiring a C-section, I was overjoyed to finally hold my baby boy. Two years later, when we decided to try for our second child, I maintained my positive mindset and successfully had a natural VBAC delivery with my daughter Sarah - exactly what I had envisioned while still on the operating table during my C-section.

These experiences transformed not just my personal life but my professional practice as well. I learned that the "how" of getting pregnant is only a tiny fraction of the equation - as little as 1% according to transformational coaching practices. The real key lies in knowing what you truly want and why you want it. I began helping my patients explore their deeper motivations and beliefs rather than focusing solely on medical interventions.

I emphasize that we are all self-healing organisms with natural wisdom and capabilities. Just as our bodies know how to heal a cut or mend a broken bone, we have innate fertility wisdom that can be accessed when we release limiting beliefs and align with our true desires.

The episode concludes with an invitation to download my Beautiful Baby Blueprint PDF from my website, which helps women take their first steps toward awakening their natural baby-making capabilities. I encourage listeners to ask themselves two powerful questions: "What would you love?" and "Why would you love it?"

My message is clear - your history is not your destiny. Whether you're struggling with infertility, recurrent pregnancy loss, or other challenges, you have the power to transform your fertility journey by reclaiming your body's natural wisdom and bridging the mind-body connection.

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