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EPISODE · Feb 20, 2026 · 7 MIN

Overdoing, Urgency & the Illusion of Running Out of Time During Infertility & IVF:: Week 8

from Finding Fertility · host Monica Cox

“Urgency is a sensation before it is a decision.” Topics Discussed How overdoing is driven by time pressure, not motivation The nervous system pattern underneath fertility burnout Why urgency feels responsible even when it is dysregulating The illusion of being behind and how it speeds up the body Stillness as a threat when worthiness is tied to action Noticing sensations instead of fighting stories Why slowing down is not indulgent on a fertility journey “Movement feels like progress even when nothing is actually changing.” Hello Beautiful, Monica here supporting you to become the conscious mama you were born to be… This episode is for the woman who cannot seem to stop doing. Reading. Researching. Optimizing. Fixing. The one who tells herself she will rest once this works. The one whose body feels like it is constantly racing an invisible clock. And somehow, slowing down feels irresponsible. We are not talking about ambition here. We are talking about urgency. The kind that comes from the story that you are behind. That you should have started earlier. That age is the most important factor. That time is running out. And when that story takes over, the nervous system speeds up, the breath shortens, and overdoing feels like the only option. This episode is not about stopping or fixing anything. It is about noticing what happens in your body when the rush appears. Because when urgency stops running the show, something very different becomes possible. And next week, we go even deeper into why overdoing is often an avoidance of stillness itself. Timestamps 01:25 Why overdoing did not start with fertility 02:23 Time pressure and the illusion of being behind 03:48 Movement that feels like progress but is not 04:17 Urgency as a body sensation, not a truth 05:46 What your future child will actually thank you for Full Transcript Over on the Blog: https://www.findingfertility.co/blog/Overdoing,%20Urgency%20&%20the%20Illusion%20of%20Running%20Out%20of%20Time%20During%20Infertility%20&%20IVF Let's Do This Together 💚 Monica Instagram: https://bit.ly/FindingFertilityIG  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@findingfertility TikTok: https://bit.ly/FindingFertilityTikTok  🌺 Book Your Fertility Breakthrough Session Today here: https://calendly.com/findingfertility/discoveryconsultation?month=2022-10 🎙 Subscribe on your favourite podcast platform:⁣⁠⁣⁣⁣ Apple: http://bit.ly/FINDINGFERTILITYAPPLE⁣⁠⁣⁣⁣ Stitcher: http://bit.ly/FindingFertilitySTITCHER Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0BMtwCvdyR4aJyfSfcKh6i 🍍HELP SUPPORT THE SHOW🍍 You can shop for your favourite fertility support products over on: Seeking Health:https://bit.ly/FFSeekingHealth & Amazon:http://bit.ly/FindingFertilityAmazon   Anything written or said about health and diet are my opinions, that I have formed over the years, through trial and error, study, reading, listening and observing. What worked for me, may not work for you. I am not a doctor, nutritionist or dietician and all medical advice should be gotten from a qualified professional. Product recommendations are based on what I used during my infertility journey or wish I had.  

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