Interview with Lisa McCarty: Embracing the Struggle of Infertility
Previa Alliance Podcast
Previa Alliance Team
5 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 29 January 2024
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Lisa McCarty joins Sarah and Whitney to recount the emotional whirlwind of her own infertility. Through her story, Lisa shares a raw and powerful perspective on why listening to your body and practicing self-advocacy is essential in our healthcare system. If you're a mom who has ever felt alone on your journey or has struggled to find their voice amid the trials of infertility, this is an episode you've got to listen to.
* Correction: According to the World Health Organization in 2021, there were just over 1,000 maternal deaths per year. And as of March 2023, over 70,000 women die each year from postpartum hemorrhage.
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About Lisa McCarty:
Lisa McCarty is a Writer and Women's Health Advocate for key issues such as infertility, maternal health, mental health and breast health. She is passionate about empowering women over 30 to be more informed and be their own best advocates for their health.
Her instagram account is dedicated to providing a safe and supportive community for daily inspiration and education on women's health topics and more. Her mission is to help other women who may be struggling with their mental health, infertility, postpartum and beyond. She also writes personal essays and poetry to share her own experiences as well. You can follow her @lbmccarty717 on Instagram.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi guys welcome back to Privy Alliance podcast this is Sarah and I'm joined by Whitney and a very special guest today |
| 0:17.4 | Lisa McCarthy. She is a fan favorite of ours and fellow mom and we're so excited to welcome you Lisa and hear your story. |
| 0:26.4 | So welcome to Pre-Veely's podcast. |
| 0:29.5 | Thank you so much for having me. |
| 0:31.6 | So tell our listeners who don't know you, how we've got to know you in your story, just a little bit about you, and then we'll kind of dive into, I think, a really important message, |
| 0:43.6 | which is your story and what you're advocating for moms. |
| 0:47.6 | Sure. |
| 0:48.6 | So my name is Lisa, and I am a writer, |
| 0:52.2 | a women's health advocate and a mom. |
| 0:55.0 | Not last but not least. |
| 0:57.0 | And I have two kids I actually conceived via IVF. |
| 1:01.0 | I went through years of infertility and became a women's health advocate over the last couple of years because it's really important for me to not only share my story to help others feel less alone, but also to advocate for decreasing the stigma around |
| 1:16.5 | infertility and raising awareness on this common problem that affects millions of women. |
| 1:23.4 | And it is so common, me and Whitney both |
| 1:25.8 | have experienced the journey of infertility |
| 1:28.7 | in different routes and the shame and the stigma |
| 1:32.2 | we've talked about |
| 1:33.2 | and just feeling like, I mean, |
| 1:35.7 | I think there's nothing worse |
| 1:36.8 | when you're going through it |
| 1:38.0 | and you're secretly crying |
| 1:39.9 | when you get your period and you thought, |
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