Fertile Ground: A mind-body approach to getting pregnant - without it taking over your life.
Episodes
Episode 169 - HELD IN HER STORIES: Dana Stopped Waiting. Life Didn't.
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Okay so this isn't one of those "just checking in 😇" message. It's the last day to join FMBM. Like, ever. No reopening. No "maybe later." It's *c...
Episode 168 - HELD IN HER STORIES: Chelsea's leap of faith.
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you've ever hit that one-year mark and thought, "Okay. That's it. Something's wrong with me…" this episode is going to land in all the cells of y...
Episode 167 - HELD IN HER STORIES: How Macey took the baby off the pedestal.
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you've ever thought… ⭐️"I should be further along by now." ⭐️"Once I finally get pregnant, then I'll feel okay." ⭐️"If I don't contro...
Episode 166 - HELD IN HIS + HER STORIES: Rebuilding trust in your marriage while TTC
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If we're honest… for a lot of us, TTC quietly turns our partner into a project. Did you take your vitamins? Don't get in the hot tub. Drink more wat...
Episode 165 - HELD IN HER STORIES: When control stops working
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ahhh – you don't want to miss this one! The 2nd episode in our HELD IN HER STORIES series is for the woman who's smart (Like, scientist smart), reso...
Episode 164 - HELD IN HER STORIES: Amber's Story – Worth Isn't a Number
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I'm thrilled to share something brand spankin' new with you — a special Fertile Ground podcast series called HELD IN HER STORIES. These are real con...
Episode 163 - Support doesn't make you weak —it makes you a f*cking force!
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Let's talk about a belief that's quietly running the show for so many brilliant, high-achieving women trying to conceive: ✨ "If I get support… ...
Episode 162 - My hot take on Unexplained Infertility (It's not what you think)
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I've noticed more and more people online saying "there's no such thing as unexplained infertility." That if you just test enough, fix enough, try en...
Episode 161 - The moment she realized it wasn't "just her" who wanted this baby…
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I have to tell you about one of the most powerful full-circle moments I've ever witnessed in my coaching career — and now you get to witness it too....
Episode 160 - When actually getting pregnant feels scary. (Even when you really want the baby)
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Let's cut the fertility fluff. You say you want the baby. And I 100% believe you. But the real question is: Does your nervous system—the bodyguard ...
Episode 159 - Honoring Pregnancy Loss
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you're not in the space to hear about pregnancy loss, please take care of yourself and skip this one. But if you've been through it—or are in it ...
Episode 158 - Entering your season of restoration and receiving
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode is for the woman who has been through a lot lately. Has life asked you to carry more than most in the past season of your life? Y...
Episode 157 - How mind-body work makes IVF 1000x better
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Out of 156 podcast episodes, I've never done one on IVF—which is honestly kind of wild. And if I'm being really honest with you… I think it's b...
Episode 156 - You can hold space for your future baby, and still hold space for yourself
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This weekend, something happened with my sweet 17-year-old Yorkie-Poo, Abby, that really hit me hard and made me reflect on how we all react to uncert...
Episode 155 - Breaking free from a transactional relationship with your body
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I want to ask you a hard question: How's your relationship with your body right now? No, really. How are you actually treating it? In today's epis...
Episode 154 - From Type-A to Ommm: How yoga can set you FREE with Jen Edmonds
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I know what you're thinking. Yoga? For fertility? How the hell is lying on a mat and breathing supposed to help when you get pregnant when you'r...
Episode 153 - The Manifestation Mirror – Why it feels like the Universe is giving you crickets
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Does it feel like the Universe is giving you the silent treatment? You're doing sooo much and yet – you're hearing crickets… WTF…am I right? I...
Episode 152 - Interview with Kaitlyn: She tried everything. The real work was the one thing she avoided
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kaitlyn had been TTC for five years. Five years of doing everything "right." Five years of putting her emotions aside and pushing through. Five years ...
Episode 151 - Bringing LIFE back to the fertility journey
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I know what it's like to feel like you have to earn your baby by walkin' that tightrope of perfection. (That's literally what it felt like for me…)...
Episode 150 - Interview with Eva: Imperfect and still…got pregnant
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Perfection is a big f*cking fat lie. I know. It's tough. Every day, that little voice in your head whispers: "If you just do everything right, you'll ...
Episode 149 - Self-Love Series Part 1: The Second Arrow
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Here's a question for you: When you think about your fertility journey, what comes to mind? The tests, the memories, the treatments, the hope and disa...
Episode 148 - Interview with Kari: How to own your pace and block out "hurry up" culture
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, I interviewed Kari on the Fertile Ground podcast – a woman I've never personally worked with – but I admired on social media for years ...
Episode 147 - LIVE COACHING: Stressed about making the "right" decision?
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My wonderful client was worrying about making the "right" decision. She was thinking about switching jobs, but had a lot of fears… What if this is t...
Episode 146 - Rediscovering hope after the long haul
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TTC for years feels… well… unfair, unclear and kinda unbelievable. I'm sure you've tried almost everything — but despite your efforts, still...
Episode 145 - Interview with Ingrid: How to trust that you're on the right path to baby
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
To the outside world, Ingrid's life looked organized, normal and joyful – but internally, she was feeling lost, alone and living in her head. After ...
Episode 144 - Are you taking action towards your baby, from love or from a wound?
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever caught yourself wondering if all the actions you're taking—doctor visits, acupuncture appts., constant diet adjustments, or endless go...
Episode 143 - Expanding your nervous system capacity for pregnancy
25 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I was coaching my radiantly pregnant (45 year old) mama inside of our FMBM coaching call, and she had been sold the same lie that I was while TTC. ...
Episode 142 - It's okay to do the fertility journey differently
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One of the main teachings inside of my book, Fertile Ground, is that: There are 1000's of different paths you can take to conceive your baby ...
Episode 141 - Healing fertility burnout
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As you're reading this email, I'm most likely sleeping, meditating, oracle card reading or listening to 528 Hz beats while going pen to paper This...
Episode 140 - The invisible workload of women TTC (and how to get your partner involved)
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My husband Dan attended a work conference a couple weekends ago in Banff, Alberta. It was a gathering of female physicians with a focus on mental...
Episode 139 - I'm sharing my mom with you in this podcast. She has such fertile wisdom to share with you!
12 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I see you. Way more than you know. You have done so much to try and create this baby. You are so determined, so passionate and so brilliant....
Episode 138 - My publicist interviewed ME! Listen to our non-BS fertility chat
07 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Boy oh boy does it sound fancy AF to say this but… I decided to hire a publicist to get the word out about my book, Fertile Ground, that'll be re...
Episode 137 - 3 things that drive me crazy about the fertility industry
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I got a little (a lot) spicy in this weeks podcast I'm unleashing a lot of pent up emotions I have about the fertility industry This week'...
Episode 136 - Why the fertility journey isn't just about "fertility"
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It might be hard for you to believe this right now… but ➡️there will be a day when your fertility journey will be over ⬅️ One day in the ...
Episode 135 - Can self-compassion heal inflammation in the body?
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We all want to love ourselves. But have we ever thought to ask WHY? The truth is that "self-love" isn't just about you being a good girl who should...
Episode 134 - The spirit of your baby chooses YOU!
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chances are, there's a totally untrue hierarchy between you and your baby that's swirling around in your head. Here's how the ego's playing thi...
Episode 133 - How real life women TTC let go of their built up fertility shame
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I used to think my shame was a reaaaallllly good protector of judgment. I used to think, "If I just listened to the orders of my shame – stayed smal...
Episode 132 - Guided Meditation: How to cultivate a feeling of enoughness.
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's new Fertile Ground podcast is a free gift for you! A free meditation: How to cultivate a feeling of enoughness. Listen if you want to f...
Episode 131 - Your pain wants to heal you. Here's how to let it.
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Vulnerability share: I had a really hard few days last week. For the first time in what felt like forever, I had a lot bubble up inside of my body. At...
Episode 130 - How to handle setbacks and frustrations around time while TTC
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Time is at the core of so much suffering when you're TTC. So it only makes sense for me to devote an entire free podcast to it, to alleviate the panic...
Episode 129 - Confirmation Bias and how it can affect fertility
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I watched the Super Bowl with my family a couple weekends ago and I noticed that the members of my family that were cheering for San Francisco (Not Ta...
Episode 128 - Honoring your capacity on the fertility journey
13 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Of course you have a HUGE, valid desire to get pregnant and have a beautiful, healthy baby. I would even guess that you had goals BEFORE your TTC jou...
Episode 127 - Listen to this if you're constantly worrying about "HOW" you're going to get pregnant.
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I think many women (myself included) have had this perfectionist fantasy that you'll someday have this AHA moment and you'll be like… "Omg. Yes! Thi...
Episode 126 - Are you self-aware but still so stuck?
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Are you super self-aware? Like, you've learned what you like about yourself and you've learned what you don't like — but still feel so stuck and can...
Episode 125 - Bridging the gap between the physical + spiritual when your TTC
23 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I'm over the moon to share with you my interview with my remarkable client Sumathi. She's TTC, she's a physician AND she's deeply spiritual. It's t...
Episode 124 - Attraction vs. Chase
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Remember the dating world? What would you do with someone you really liked, but then they called you 5 times the next day and you noticed that they li...
Episode 123 - 3 unconventional ways to increase fertility that you WON'T find on Google
09 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It was about 4:30pm and I decided to go for a freezing cold walk to move the energy that gathered up inside me through the day. In Edmonton, Albe...
Episode 122 - Failures, fireworks, and an imperfect fertility journey!
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah says, "I came into the program with this story. This heavy story of someone who's failed. I completely closed my heart off to what's possible so...
Episode 121 - How Kristen found her own "right" path to her baby and how YOU can find yours...
28 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I interview my client Kristen on today's Fertile Ground podcast and you just GOTTA listen to her story! When Kristin joined Fertility Mind-Body M...
Episode 120 - How a year can change your life (and fertility journey)
14 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Have you heard that Tony Robbins' quote: "Most people overestimate what they can do in a year, and underestimate what they can do in 2 or 3 decades."?...
Episode 119 - How to stop "shoulding" yourself pregnant
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"I should be more disciplined." "I shouldn't be feeling sad." "I should have more hope." "I shouldn't eat this piece of bread." When you're TTC, th...
Episode 118 - What money and fertility have in common
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I'm interviewing my money coach and friend – Serena Hicks – on today's Fertile Ground Podcast. I love her. We met and vibed a year ago in San...
Episode 117 - Listen to this if you call yourself "too controlling" to get pregnant
03 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I used to think I was "too controlling" — until I noticed my then 6 month old screaming until his face turned red, when gravity stole his ball away....
Episode 116 - The surprising way to finally feel WHOLE
19 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"Wholeness" is so arbitrary. What does it even mean… to achieve this state? To feel "whole" and complete and worthy of your baby? A great ...
Episode 115 - My story on why scary and risky is not always bad
12 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I'm releasing a podcast to let you in on my process of writing this magical, mystical, miraculous book on fertility. As I previously shared, I went...
Episode 114 - F*ck doing this alone. We got you.
22 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today's podcast, I'm letting go of humble and I'm boosting about the group aspect of my program Fertility Mind-Body Mastery. FMBM is my 6-month ...
Episode 113 - 3 basic coaching principals to change your life
15 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week's podcast I'm sharing with you the 3 Basic Coaching Principals that changed the game for me, both in my life and fertility journey. They ...
Episode 112 - What's the FUEL inside of your action?
08 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Let's say hypothetically, you're a luxury car enthusiast (maybe you are, even better!) And you have decided to invest a lot of your time, money and en...
Episode 111 - A Leap of Faith
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Of course, if you could choose, you would prefer to let go of the tightness, the *need* and the rush to have a baby. But there may be a subconscious p...
Episode 110 - How Tammy stopped trying to MAKE things happen, and just LET them
18 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today I'm interviewing a Fertility Mind-Body Mastery alumni and I can't wait to get her story out in the world! Tammy's journey is fascinating. While...
Episode 109 - Unshame yourself for you AND your ancestors
03 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Was there ever a point in your fertility journey when someone said: "Stop being so sensitive!" "You're too emotional." "Let it go. It's no big deal." ...
Episode 108 - Kathy's summer of finding herself (and getting pregnant at 44!)
27 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I just recorded a stellar podcast with my client Kathy. Kathy wanted to go into last summer of '22 with a strong intention to reconnect with herself....
Episode 107 - The JOY of things not going according to plan
30 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Why do you (we) get so disappointed when things don't go according to plan? Here's the 2 answers I can come up with: Because we believe that things s...
Episode 106 - How to make focus FUN!
23 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The distractions available to us in 2023 are insane. I mean.. It's wild what we can do and how distracted we can become, with this one small device. ...
Episode 105 - YOU have the compass to your baby
16 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Get real for a sec. There's relief in believing that maybe there's some special person out there… that has your answers to getting pregnant. To rel...
Episode 104 - This one's for your partner too: Overcoming your fear of failure
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How often do you have vulnerable conversations with your partner? I ask because here's a pattern that I often see playing out with couples while TTC. ...
Episode 103 - Attachment vs. Detachment to the outcome
02 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I remember so vividly wanting to NOT want the baby so bad. I wanted for it to stop being the only thing I thought about. I wanted for it to stop being...
Episode 102 - Why can they get pregnant so easy, and not you?
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is a peak into my life today (at the time I'm writing this email) after an 8-year-long fertility journey…Before reading, I want you to know tha...
Episode 101 - The power of your period
21 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
People are always shocked to hear this…But I feel like the most opportunistic time to COMPLETELY shift the energy within your fertility journey is ...
Episode 100 - Trust your desires
07 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today I'm releasing the 100th Fertile Ground Podcast. Holy shit. To think I began this little podcast project in the midst of my fertility journey and...
Episode 99 - Do less to become more fertile
21 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you feel like everything you do is just leading you into more desperation and farther away from yourself….If you're filling your life with to-do'...
Episode 98 - Kaitlin's journey from feeling broken to finally feeling whole
25 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When Kaitlin reached out to me, her identity was primarily her diagnosis. Her current health status -- according to many doctors and practitioner's --...
Episode 97 - Listen to this if you're feeling hopeless…
11 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week's podcast is a demonstration on how I don't always call the shots in my fertility business. I've learned to listen to what fertility wants m...
Episode 96 - How Julie stopped doing ALL the things and got pregnant with TWINS!
20 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Before joining Fertility Mind-Body Mastery, Julie was doing ALL of the things to get pregnant. She was focused solely on the physical aspects of fert...
Episode 95 - Ashley's journey from being the "good girl" to living and loving her life now
13 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Like so many of the women I work with, Ashley has a huge heart. Not only is she lovely, but she cares and does so much for others. And like so many wo...
Episode 94 - Stopping waiting for results to feel worthy.
30 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you get your hopes up and super confident that "this is going to be the month" and it doesn't happen… Then what? Here's the million-dollar questi...
Episode 93 - How Laura went from failed IVF cycle to pregnant naturally.
23 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Laura joined FMBM after 2 miscarriages resulting from IVF. She was beside herself, lonely, so frustrated and confused about next steps.She joined Fert...
Episode 92 - My conception story to baby #2
11 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It feels crazy to announce to that I'm halfway through my pregnancy with baby #2! The fertility journey is one wild ride. So many ups and downs. So...
Episode 91 - Have you ever been called "too sensitive?" Listen to this.
29 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Has anyone ever called you: too sensitive, too emotional, too anxious, easily triggered? Do you have gut issues/IBS/stomach aches that flare-up w...
Episode 90 - The Missing Piece of Mindset Work
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever read an inspiring book that you completely fell in love with, and you were like, "Omg this has changed my life!" but then a month after ...
Episode 89 - Coming back to your magic with Grace
07 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Before joining Fertility Mind-Body Mastery – Grace had closed her heart down. She hadn't cried in years but also hadn't felt deep joy either. She gr...
Episode 88 - How to strengthen your muscle of receiving
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
So many of the women I work with have this in common: Ever since they were a little girl, they wanted a baby and to be a mom more than anything in the...
Episode 87 - Amber's secrets to embracing her high-sensitivity on her fertility journey
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today's podcast release is an interview with a wonderful client Amber who is wise beyond her years. But she didn't always see it this way… She allow...
Episode 86 - How Robin found SAFETY in the discomfort required for growth
03 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Robin was a self-proclaimed fixer, hard-worker, doer and pusher. She thought this was the only way to get what she wanted. She thought this was the wa...
Episode 85 - The Keys to a Successful Marriage While TTC with Maggie Reyes
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's like a flashlight is shined on your marriage when you're on the fertility journey. Emotions are heightened. You're trying to get on the same page...
Episode 84 - Money and Fertility
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Money and the fertility journey go hand in hand. And initially, that could be a huge piss off. Resentment builds and shame takes hold with the thought...
Episode 83 - How Juanita stopped toxic positivity, started embracing her humanity and got pregnant
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Juanita got pregnant with her first baby easily and naturally. And when the second baby didn't come as easy, it was super confusing to her. She tried ...
Episode 82 - How to Ask for a Sign
07 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As a woman, the fertility journey can feel you're holding the weight of the world on your shoulders. And your shoulders are tired... And your mind? Al...
Episode 81 - Choosing peace over certainty with Holly
22 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Holly and I had something in common. We both tried to conceive for 8 years. Almost a decade of our lives was dedicated to becoming a mother. When she ...
Episode 80 - Your dose of fertile Maui magic
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week's podcast is a bit different cause it's off the riff…. Is that even a sentence? Basically, before recording it, I just made like 10 bullet...
Episode 79 - From grief, to rest, to paint, to finally getting pregnant with Alyssa
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Here's a little bit on my almost 9-month pregnant client, Alyssa. She's an entrepreneur who at one point -- thrived off of all the shit she could get ...
Episode 78 - The 3 Lies Anxiety Tells You
01 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I had a tough month. Bouts of anxiety and thoughts of fear were running the show. I have no shame around disclosing this because in life, this happens...
Episode 77 - The ROI when you invest in YOURSELF while TTC with Lynsey
18 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After many moons trying to get pregnant, through many different avenues – my client Lynsey had a hard time believing in change. Thoughts like, "I've...
Episode 76 - How to love, heal and trust your body (and even its symptoms)
13 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When I was going through IVF, there was on average 20ish women in the waiting room. It was like we were cattle, waiting to move through the sluggish l...
Episode 75 - The perfectionist guide to surrender & trust (and eventually pregnancy) with Taylor.
07 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Part 4 of our very special Fertile Ground interview series! Today we are chatting with the lovely AND right now — 30-week pregnant Taylor...
Episode 74 - Why the fertility journey is not a difficult time but an IMPORTANT time with Daisy
30 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Part THREE of this very special interview series in the Fertile Ground Podcast! We are now accepting applications to join the Fertility Min...
Episode 73 - The ONE THOUGHT that helped Alicia get pregnant.
25 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
SOOOO many AHA's in part DEUX of the interview series inside of Fertile Ground podcast today! You are going to hear from the lovely Alicia, who despi...
Episode 72 - How to finally BELONG while TTC with Kelleen.
23 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Starting today, I'm beginning a 2-week interview series on the Fertile Ground Podcast from members of my group coaching program Fertility Mind-Body Ma...
Episode 71 - How to build momentum to BABY!
16 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Can you remember a time in your life when you felt like things were really starting to work out – after a time of struggle and trying to "prove" you...
Episode 70 - 5 Fertility Mindset Misconceptions
09 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Are you trying your best to create a fertility mindset – but still feel totally controlled by your moods and the ups and downs of your fertili...