Fertility and mental health (explained by a psychotherapist and IVF mum)

Why do I feel so anxious trying to conceive? Can stress really stop you from getting pregnant? How can I protect my mental health during TTC or IVF?On this episode of Too Much Information, Issy speaks to Helen Davenport-Peace, a psychotherapist specialising in reproductive trauma and supporting the fertility journey.Together, they unpack the emotional side of trying for a baby, and unpick the myths around stress and conception. Helen shares her own five-year journey to having her son through IVF, and the mental toll of waiting and uncertainty.Issy offers her perspective from someone who has been trying for under a year, but still feeling the pressure.This episode is for you if you are:​on a fertility journey, no matter how long or short​worried stress might be affect your fertility​overwhelmed by fertility marketing​dreading the next two week wait​struggling with anxiety or sleep while TTC​feeling lonely or guilty on your fertility journey​trying to support a friend who's in the thick of it.🎙️ Too Much Information is the women’s health podcast that's combines real stories with expertise. Follow us on Instagram at ⁠@too.much.info.podcast⁠.Fertility and mental-health support:​Charities: Fertility Network UK⁠ | Fertility Action | The Fertility Alliance​Emotional support and counselling: ⁠BICA​Podcast: Don't Tell Me to RELAXAbout our guest:Helen Davenport-Peace helps others navigate the emotional impact of trying to conceive. She works virtually and from her studio near Manchester. Her private practice, A Space for Becoming, will open in 2026.​Website: helendavenportpeace.com​Instagram: @helendavenportpeace