S3 E145 3 Quick Nervous System Resets to Boost Fertility and Help You Get Pregnant

Feeling stressed and worried it’s hurting your chances of getting pregnant?

Even short bursts of stress can send your hormones into chaos, disrupting ovulation, lowering progesterone, and making your body feel unsafe to conceive. In this quick episode, Dr. Katie shares three fast, proven stress relief techniques you can do anywhere—no yoga mat, no meditation app, no extra time required—to instantly calm your nervous system and protect your fertility.

In this episode, you'll...

– Learn how micro stress resets can improve hormone balance and boost your ability to get pregnant

– Discover three simple techniques you can do anytime, anywhere—even in a meeting

– Build long-term stress resilience to lower miscarriage risk and support a healthy pregnancy

Press play now to master three quick stress relief tools that protect your fertility and help your body feel ready to conceive.

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Understanding Stress and Fertility

While on your path to conception, stress can have disruptive effects, impacting hormone balance and overall wellbeing. It's crucial to understand that it's not about eliminating stress entirely but rather about changing how our bodies respond to it in those challenging moments. Chronic stress keeps your body in a constant state of fight or flight, raising cortisol levels, disrupting ovulation, and affecting progesterone levels.

Instant Stress Relief Techniques:

The Physiological Sigh

This method involves taking two deep breaths followed by a slow exhale. This breathing technique can quickly signal your body to reduce stress levels. Here's how you perform it: inhale deeply through your nose, take a short sip of air at the top of the inhale, and then exhale slowly and completely through your mouth. Repeat this two to three times to feel an immediate relief in nervous system tension.

Tapping on Your Chest

Stimulating your vagus nerve is essential for calming your stress response. Tap or massage the center of your chest (sternum area) while breathing slowly. This activates your parasympathetic nervous system, promoting a state of rest and digest, and signaling safety to your body.

Sensory Grounding

If your mind races with intrusive thoughts, sensory grounding helps bring you back to the present. Quickly name five things you can see, four you can touch, three you hear, two you smell, and one thing you taste or are grateful for. This mental exercise reconnects you with your body and the present moment, ensuring you feel safe and centered.

The Accumulated Benefits

These techniques require no extensive time commitment like lengthy meditations or yoga classes. Implementing them into your routine as micro-resets not only helps manage immediate stress but contributes to long-term hormonal balance. These practices accumulate and reinforce each other, fostering a more fertile and balanced environment for conception.

Conclusion

Embarking on the fertility journey can be stressful, but with the right tools and techniques, you can manage and reduce that stress effectively. Remember, you have the knowledge and the power to shift how your body responds to stress. Take a deep breath and acknowledge your strength.

Final Thoughts

If you're eager to uncover the reasons behind your fertility challenges, the Ultimate Fertility Blueprint quiz is a valuable resource. It’s designed to provide insights into your conception capacity and identify potential areas to address on your journey. Remember, always consult a healthcare professional before starting any new health regimen.

I hope these strategies bring peace and efficacy to your fertility journey. Thank you for reading, and we look forward to joining you in the next chapter of your journey to parenthood. Check back with us every Tuesday and Thursday for more insights and support.

Finally Get Pregnant Naturally is your go-to TTC podcast for holistic fertility support to help you get pregnant naturally by addressing the root cause of unexplained infertility, secondary infertility, and recurrent miscarriage. Hosted by Dr. Katie Wood, a pharmacist and holistic fertility practitioner, this show offers natural fertility solutions for those on a fertility journey struggling to conceive, navigating miscarriage, or dealing with endometriosis, PCOS, low sperm count, or failed IUI or failed IVF. Whether you're trying to conceive, increase egg quality, optimizing sperm health, or healing after a miscarriage, each episode delivers practical guidance to support your fertility journey. Learn how to improve fertility, balance hormones, regulate your fertile window, and conceive naturally through root cause healing, emotional wellness, and mind-body tools—because true fertility starts from within.

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