Fertile Ground: A mind-body approach to getting pregnant - without it taking over your life.
Episodes
Episode 69 - Negativity Bias
02 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What if I told you that there is a program inside of your brain that is VERY unfair? Something that worked for our ancestors. A program inside of thei...
Episode 68 - BONUS: Baby Belief Plan
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You KNOW how powerful your mind is. Whether or not you're creating the life you want, you KNOW you have a very powerful part and responsibility in wh...
Episode 67 - The Energy of Pregnancy
05 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When you see a pregnant woman in the grocery store, do you feel: Separate. Jealous. Sad. Annoyed. Angry. Different?Most women I speak to are ashamed t...
Episode 66: How to Heal Trauma with Sarah Baldwin
28 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I was on a coaching call last week and my client who has had 2 losses said, "I didn't even think I could define that experience as trauma." She's some...
Episode 65 - Ditch the "perfect" fertility diet with Deanna Wolfe
21 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine this…You go to bed at night…satisfied. No hunger. You wake up refreshed. You have NO guilt around what you ate the day before. No more glu...
Episode 64 - Coaching Call: How do you know if you're surrendering?
07 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today's podcast is about a hot topic. We're chatting about surrender. This is another coaching call question about what is surrender really? How do yo...
Episode 63 - Coaching Call: Are you a people-pleaser wanting to set boundaries?
24 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We are featuring, yet another incredible client of mine and one of our coaching sessions during the Fertility Mind-Body Mastery Coaching Calls. I'm fe...
Episode 62 - Coaching Call: Pregnancy After Loss
10 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today's coaching topic is Pregnancy After Loss. This is such a tender topic and a tender life experience. I went through it and for me, it wasn't easy...
Episode 61 - It's time to take your power back.
03 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's crazy how we want a baby to create more love in our lives…Yet, we are withholding love from ourselves until "it" happens. I know you're not doi...
Episode 60 - Toxic Positivity + Fertility
25 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"I'm trying to stay positive. But it's so hard." I hear this all the time. From women TTC who believe that positivity is their way to happiness and pr...
Episode 59 - My Mother's Day message to the mama-in-waiting
09 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today is Mother's Day. I know you might not feel like you belong, or that you're included…But trust me when I say: You are 100% worth celebrating to...
Episode 58 - Destigmatizing emotional support while TTC
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
9 years ago, I know I needed help. I had been trying to get pregnant for almost a year and was totally and completely obsessed with TTC. I vividly rem...
Episode 57 - How to have a healthy sense of control over the fertility journey
08 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Being categorized as a controlling person is not a title that one strives for. And when you're TTC, you might think it's the reason why you're struggl...
Episode 56 - You're More Powerful Than You Realize
16 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There is one crazy sneaky limiting belief that plays a HUGE role in the TTC journey. I discovered that I was letting this thought run my journey for y...
Episode 55 - Getting Pregnant Takes a DIFFERENT Kind of Energy
09 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I get it. You've spent years, trying your absolute best to create this baby. You've taken risks and invested big. Showed up to all those appointments....
Episode 54: How Cammie turned her fertility journey of loss into a story of magic.
26 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is a very special episode of the Fertile Ground podcast. I don't do guests – but Cammie's an exception. She signed up for coaching with me 2.5 ...
Episode 53 - Do You Believe You Can Change?
19 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How many times have you tried to change things up while on your fertility journey? You tried to change your diet. From real bread to gluten-free. You ...
Episode 52 - The power of community when TTC
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What I resented most about TTC for so long, was how alone I felt, and how hardly anyone knew how to support me through it. Your monkey mind might tell...
Episode 51 - Ashamed to ask for help? Feel bad for needing support?
17 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As a woman, it's normal to take on this responsibility of figuring out this fertility mystery all on your own. Most women take it allllll on. Because ...
Episode 50 - How to manifest your baby
10 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I know our culture suggests that if we want more – and you want to make a baby - you have to *do* more. And gosh, it's so easy to get caught here. E...
Episode 49 - How to reach success on the fertility journey.
21 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If I asked you what it is to be successful on the fertility journey, you'd say it was to get pregnant. Seems obvious. But if you believe the thought t...
Episode 48 - Guilt
07 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It has been almost a year since I got pregnant. And so, I've been reflecting on that time in my life. Getting a little nostalgic about it! And it was ...
Episode 47 - Think less
17 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Some days you can't shut that brain off…Fears about your age. "If it doesn't happen this year, then what?" The diagnosis. "I better ask Dr. google w...
Episode 46 - All or nothing thinking
20 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When you've been TTC for a while, a *perfect* lifestyle coupled with *perfect* thinking, is subliminally, yet absolutely encouraged by many experts in...
Episode 45 - How to make uncertainty your ally to conceiving your baby.
04 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Would you pay good money to watch a new, hot movie in the theatre – but watch it from the end to beginning? That'd be a waste of your hard-earned c...
Episode 44 - How to know if you're making the right decisions.
21 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How many times have you worried about thinking the "right" thoughts, eating the "right" foods, and acting the "right" way? If you're like me, you've s...
Episode 43 - How to respond to triggers
26 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
You're having a GREAT day. You woke up happy. Life is golden. You're even having a good hair day and outfits on point. And then BOOM....Just like tha...
Episode 42 - Guided Meditations + More Fertile in 15
12 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I'm not gonna be a broken record right now and tell you how "meditation is so good for fertility." Thanks tips. Am I right? You've heard it 1479 time...
Episode 41 - My very personal story to conception
01 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
After years of navigating the fertility journey, I'm thrilled to announce that I'm pregnant. On the road to this life growing and thriving inside of ...
Episode 40 - Q&A Podcast Part 3
17 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Okay, I like NEVER do this – but this week I'm releasing ANOTHER podcast which is the last of the Q&A. Part 3 is HERE mama-bear! Here are 3 reasons ...
Episode 39 - Q&A Podcast Part 2
15 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Remember that game "Never have I ever?" It's that game where you sat around drinking with your friends, asking questions like, "Never have I ever gone...
Episode 38 - Q&A Podcast Part 1
17 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As much as I know from first-hand experience what the fertility journey is like, and after coaching 100's of women – I still VERY MUCH want to know ...
Episode 37 - Do you feel like you're falling behind?
03 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Almost all of the women I speak to, feel like they're falling behind in life because they're not pregnant yet. This belief only causes more impatience...
Episode 36 - What happens when your dreams start to come true.
30 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Although we believe our desirable circumstances - like a partner, a pregnancy, a successful career, a bikini body - will bring us joy…sometimes reac...
Episode 35 - There's no such thing as right or wrong.
18 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
So often on the fertility journey, you're faced with decision fatigue as to what to do next, who's gonna support you, when's it gonna happen. And deep...
Episode 34 - Lifestyle changes do not have to be hard.
02 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We live in a world of "just do it." or in Canada, "get'er done!" For example, if you wanted to get your body moving more, or eat a bit better – cult...
Episode 33 - Why you need to celebrate MORE!
18 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Really register the last time you took a step back, took a deep breath and really felt proud of yourself for something you created. Far too often, we ...
Episode 32 - How To Deal With Those Insensitive Comments While TTC
04 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
You went to the family party. You were actually enjoying yourself. The people. The music. The yummy food. Until your Aunt Lucy/cousin Jane/Grandma Est...
Episode 31 - How to Handle a Shitty Day
21 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Maybe you've been triggered by a pregnancy announcement or just got your period...AGAIN. Or maybe, you're just not feelin' so hot and you don't know w...
Episode 30 - 5 Fertility Secrets from Mother Nature Herself.
07 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I was sitting in the bath, looking out the window and saw what I THOUGHT was a huge eagle in the sky. "JACKPOT!" I whispered to myself. (Side note: I...
Episode 29 - Are you waiting for a positive pregnancy test to prove your self-worth?
16 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when we wait for something outside of us to tell us we're doing enough, we have enough or we are enough? It becomes a very vicious cycle....
Episode 28 - You don't need to be perfect to get pregnant.
19 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Do you often imagine a more disciplined, put together, "perfect" version of yourself – and think, "Once I get my shit together and be more like her,...
Episode 27 - Are you triggered by pregnancy announcements?
05 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
One of the biggest triggers my client's face are pregnancy announcements. On our coaching calls, it goes something like, "I want to be happy for them....
Episode 26 - The podcast for your PARTNER!
26 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A couple weeks ago I sent an email to my hubby Dan – and asked him if he'd like to be the first official guest on the Fertile Ground podcast (!!!) A...
Episode 25 - Are you self-sabotaging your dream life?
12 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Are you ever on a roll with your life?...You're workin' out, eating pretty well, tying up loose-ends at work, and feeling confident about this cycle –...
Episode 24 - How to "Life Coach" your way to loving your body at any size, weight or pregnancy status.
29 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ever compare your body to the women standing next to you in line at the Starbucks and think, "Man, I wonder what she eats. How often does she exercise...
Episode 23 - How to feel safe getting your hopes ALL THE WAY UP on the road to your baby.
15 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
How many times have you been told, "Don't get your hopes up!". If you're anything like me..LOTS! Every time I decided to do something outside of the n...
Episode 22 - The life-changing power of ASKING!
01 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Asking for what you want seems like a pretty straight-forward thing for a human to do. You want something, so you ask for it. But then…why are we, e...
Episode 21 - The art of doing nothing.
04 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The art of doing nothing, which Italians describe as "La Dolce Far Niente" is a way of life, where you consciously create space in your day to do noth...
Episode 20 - Using simple visualization (that actually works) to help you get pregnant.
27 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Maybe you know that visualization will help you get pregnant – but it just feels like another annoying to-do on the list. Or maybe you don't know wh...
Episode 19 - Tips to let go and surrender on your fertility journey.
13 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wonder WTF "letting go" and surrender actually means on the fertility journey? It's a total taboo topic that falsely leads you to believe that in...
Episode 18 - How to stop saying yes, when you REALLY want to say no
23 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Do you find yourself immediately blurted out the word, "Sure!" when a co-worked asks you to take on another project, without even thinking about how i...
Episode 17 - Secrets to surviving the two week wait
02 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
When trying to make a baby, the two week wait can feel like torture. So in this weeks podcast, I'll show you the secret to overcoming it - but also to...
Episode 16 - Are you "over-planning" your fertility journey?
25 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Are you a planner? Do lists calm you down? Does having your days/weeks/months/years organized, make you feel at ease? Planning is a beautiful quality ...
Episode 15 - Are you feeling impatient to get pregnant?
18 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It can feel impossible to have patience when it comes to getting pregnant. And then, you're mad at yourself for feeling impatient - because you know i...
Episode 14 - How to let go of your old (out-dated) fertility story
31 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Maybe, at this point in the journey, you actually expect to get your period. You've taken on the identity as someone who "can't get pregnant right now...
Episode 13 - How to pick yourself up and restore faith while TTC
24 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
If you've been TTC for a bit, you've most likely been in that place where you've thought, "Wtf is happening?" Maybe after hearing discouraging news fr...
Episode 12 - Do you let other people take care of you?
17 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A belief that women have held for generations and generations…is the responsibility to do it all. The house work, taking care of others, even bringi...
Episode 11 - Why PLEASURE should be #1 on your fertility to-do list.
10 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
While on the fertility journey, it can feel like the only way you'll be able to create this baby, is through the disciplined pursuit of the a very str...
Episode 10 - Slow down your life. Drastically improve your fertility.
03 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever been in a place in your fertility journey where you made many different diet and lifestyle changes - and ended it with not a single chan...
Episode 9 - How to love your body EVEN IF you're not pregnant yet
12 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Do you love and appreciate your body - even if it's not pregnant yet? Or does that loving relationship that you could have with your body, feel like i...
Episode 8 - 6 ways to still "be yourself" while TTC
05 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most frequent requests women have when they work with me is, "Spenser, I just want to be myself again". Because…let's face it, the fertil...
Episode 7 - How to relieve the pressure of time while TTC
22 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Do you feel up against the clock to get pregnant? The pressure of time on the fertility journey can feel like a weight on your shoulders. Especially w...
Episode 6 - Are you on the right track to getting pregnant?
08 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
How do you know if you're on the right track to getting pregnant – even if you're not pregnant yet? It's not really a tangible experience. It's not ...
Episode 5 - How to simplify your fertility journey to get where you want faster
01 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Is doing it all – fitting it all in – and getting it all done – serving you and feeding your fertility or creating overwhelm and confusion? The ...
Episode 4 - Do You Feel Responsible for the People You Love?
24 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Do you feel responsible for the people you love? Do you feel like it's your job to make sure your partner, family and friends are happy? Do you feel t...
Episode 3 - Why Pain Is Your Portal To Pleasure
16 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Yes…you read the title correctly. No…I'm not crazy. I believe pain is your portal to creating everything you want in life – including your baby....
Episode 2 - How To Align With Your Magic
16 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Do you feel like you've been able to create what you want in life, up until your fertility journey? In this podcast, I'm going to show you a different...
Episode 1 - Why You Should Be Here
16 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Holy sh*t! I have a podcast! And I get to be in your ears with mind-blowing inspiration every damn Tuesday (so subscribe now!) On this episode, I'll b...
Fertile Ground - Teaser
28 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Spenser Brassard, Mind-Body Fertility Expert, Mama-Bear Maker and Certified Life Coach How to solve your fertility struggles, finally get pregnant, a...