Baby Steps: The Real Mental Toll Of Infertility Ft. Dr. Georgia Witkin

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🗓️ 8 December 2023

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Jordana returns for another Baby Steps, presented by BetterHelp, and this week she’s joined by clinical psychologist Dr. Georgia Witkin to talk all about the mental toll of infertility, and how stress and therapy play a vital role in the process of trying to get pregnant. Dr. Witkin tells us how she got involved in the field of stress research, including why so little attention was paid to the role of stress on women before she started her program at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. She also helps clarify some of the biggest medical myths around pregnancy and infertility. Is there really any evidence to support the claim that “the minute you stop trying” you’ll get pregnant? And what’s the deal with the five stages of grief anyway? Plus, she gives tips for navigating the process of egg freezing, egg donation, IVF, miscarriages, and more. If you’re curious about stress and pregnancy, Dr. Witkin has the answers. Thanks again to our presenting sponsor, BetterHelp! Visit BetterHelp.com/BABYSTEPS today to get 10% off your first month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Baby Steps presented by Better Health.
0:07.0	I'm your host, Drudana Abraham, and on Baby Steps we're exploring the various paths to
0:11.2	parenthood that lay ahead when starting a family doesn't come easy.
0:14.4	With the help of weekly guests, I'm taking you on my own fertility journey and asking the questions
0:18.2	that need to be asked.
0:20.0	Trying to have a baby, especially when you experience obstacles obstacles can be a huge emotional and mental
0:23.8	challenge and that's why I invited better help to join us as the presenting sponsor of baby steps.
0:28.8	If you're thinking of starting therapy, I recommend giving better help a try.
0:32.4	It's entirely online convenient and
0:34.3	suited to your schedule. Just go to better help dot com slash baby steps today to get 10%
0:38.9	off your first month. That's better helpL-P.com slash baby steps.
0:44.0	Therapy can give you the tools to navigate the difficult transitions in life,
0:48.0	and the path to parenthood is definitely one of them.
0:50.0	My guest today is clinical psychologist, Dr George Wittgen to talk about the mental
0:54.5	toll of infertility and how stress and therapy play a vital role in the process of
0:58.8	trying to get pregnant. Before we get to Dr. Wittgen, as always, here's my sister, Dr. Naomi
1:04.3	Welcome, Naomi.
1:05.3	Thank you.
1:06.0	I'm so excited to see what Dr Wittgen has to say about therapy and
1:11.6	and infertility, so what's the message? I hope you don't think I'm cheating on you
1:15.2	yeah a little bit speaking to another therapist. No this is not I don't have a
1:20.5	specific training in this so I'm always happy to learn from other
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