May 15, 2025

How Environmental Toxins Are Impacting Your Fertility #381

How Environmental Toxins Are Impacting Your Fertility #381

Today's episode explores infertility, childbirth trauma, and empowerment, featuring Dr. Elizabeth Wade, who shares her transformative birth experiences—a traumatic first birth followed by a calm, solo home birth. The discussion covers various topics including: overcoming infertility, trusting intuition, the global fertility decline, the impact of birth control, gut health's crucial role in fertility, and the importance of preconception education. Dr. Wade details her solo home birth, contrasting it with her first experience, emphasizing the importance of feeling safe and connected to one's body during labor. #pregnancy #fertility #womenshealth

Dr. Elizabeth Wade IG: @dr.elizabethwade

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Fertility, Birth, & Lessons

03:00 - Home Birth Experiences

12:25 - Unassisted Birth & Power

18:33 - Comparing Births & Development

24:10 - Home vs. Hospital Birth

32:30 - Declining Fertility Rates

41:44 - Womb Wellness & Pelvic Care

56:52 - Trauma & Fertility

1:00:27 - Healthy Periods & Hormones

1:12:43 - Optimizing Fertility

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