27: The Gift Of Infertility, Spiritual Growth & Releasing Guilt With Lindsey Cleland

Today's episode I'm chatting with my cousin Lindsey Cleland and her journey of infertility, miscarriage, and adoption Through her emotional journey, she learned a lot about herself spiritually. With all of the ups and downs and uncertainties she had to focus on other things in order to get through the tough times. She cleaned up her eating and focused on what she was consumer rather then just how much she was consuming. She learned to see more of the positivity in situations and she was able to find the positive moments quicker even after the hard let downs. She realized that life doesn’t happen to you, it happens for you. She was able to release the guilt she was having for not being able to provide her husband with a child. She says this one’s very important and the earlier you can learn this, the better off you’ll be. She also shares how helping others seems to be a great way to find joy and even meaning out of the challenging circumstances she went through. I understand a lot of woman and men are currently dealing with the struggles of conceiving and I know that each persons journey is very different from the next but please remember that you're not alone in this. There are many people also going through it. As Lindsey very strongly recommends here in the podcast, it’s that you speak about it to someone who’s also been though the journey and who understands a piece of what you're going through. She says it seemed to take the power away from it when she was able to talk about it with others. Eventually Lindsey was able to come to a place of gratitude for her infertility journey and she’s so very happy to share it with all of you today. So please listen and share with anyone you feel this journey could inspire and help. If you're looking for someone to talk to, you can contact Lindsey through her email. [email protected]