How to Break Negative Thoughts When Struggling with Infertility

An episode of the Your Journey to Fertility podcast, hosted by Jennifer Edmonds, titled "How to Break Negative Thoughts When Struggling with Infertility" was published on September 22, 2025 and runs 26 minutes.

September 22, 2025 ·26m · Your Journey to Fertility

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Send us Fan Mail I think back to the years I was struggling with infertility, and it never ceased to amaze me how many endless and creative ways my brain would come up with the worst-case scenario in every situation... It’s never going to happenI should have started soonerIf this doesn’t work, I don’t know how to keep goingWhat’s wrong with meAm I too old?What does that test result mean – should I google it for 3 hours?Why did I eat that piece of cheeseDid my husband have too many beers this ...

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I think back to the years I was struggling with infertility, and it never ceased to amaze me how many endless and creative ways my brain would come up with the worst-case scenario in every situation...

It’s never going to happen
I should have started sooner
If this doesn’t work, I don’t know how to keep going
What’s wrong with me
Am I too old?
What does that test result mean – should I google it for 3 hours?
Why did I eat that piece of cheese
Did my husband have too many beers this cycle
I can’t sleep – this is ruining my fertility

The list went ON. If any of that felt familiar to you as you're trying to conceive, then you are in the right place for today’s episode.

Because having these thoughts doesn't mean you're doing anything wrong - it means you’re human.

But it can make your life miserable as you’re struggling to get pregnant. So today I’m going to help you stop that loop of endless negative thoughts and show you how to use your mind to support yourself instead.

By the time you finish listening, you'll find out:

Why we end up in these negative thought loops
Tools to help you break this cycle
Mindset strategies you can use as you're trying to conceive

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