This podcast saved my life on so many different levels. I’ll start with the most basic way: it made me feel like I could keep going on this journey during my darkest moments. This is also the podcast with the best, most helpful and accurate information from experts and women alike. I can’t tell you how many times I learned about something in the infertility sphere because of Heather and asked my doctor about it in a meeting only to be validated and have treatment take a new direction. The stories from the women who have gone through and are going through infertility are inspiring not triggering... something I can’t say about other infertility related podcasts. Just Heather’s story alone and why and how she started this is enough to keep me believing, “I can do this.” Because she is an IVF veteran in an incomparable way and is AUTHENTICALLY positive, inquisitive and possesses a warm spirit with a sense of humor matched only by her compassion, I listen and sometimes re-listen to certain episodes. There aren’t enough stars to give her podcast. I am forever grateful that it exists and I found it at just the right time.

Being thrust into infertility, not having a single friend to ask questions made me feel so exposed, broken, and alone. The podcast taught me the language and culture of infertility, like the Rosetta Stone program for foreign languages. “This lesson is on abbreviations.” It authenticated and validated how I was feeling and what I was perseverating on that minute/hour/day/month. Through the podcast, I found the ability to just keep going. Through the podcast, I slowly learned how to embrace this new world I live in.

I found the Beat Infertility podcast after my third IVF cycle resulted in a miscarriage. I was in an incredibly dark place and it seemed no one understood. When my local Infertility support group kept cancelling meetings, I began looking for something else and found the podcast. It has been a miracle for me. It helped pull me out of the depression, validated all my feelings and gave me strength to set boundaries when needed. Most importantly it gave me hope and courage to try again. The expert interviews have taught me so much and given me the courage to self-advocate with my RE. I have made lifestyle and diet changes and feel stronger than ever before. The success stories fill me with hope, which makes every injection a little bit easier. I have cried, laughed, empathized, raged and celebrated with the women featured and feel a deep connection and sense of community I did not have before I found the podcast.

The podcast was such a helpful resource from the beginning of our journey through finally having our little guy. I was very ill-informed about infertility in general, so the resources and topics in the podcast were invaluable to helping me advocate and ask better questions during appointments. Also, from an emotional standpoint, listening to the podcasts and knowing how many women were going through the same things as I was, when it felt like the world around us couldn't possibly understand, was such a huge source of comfort and support. Many long lonely days at work were spent listening to the podcast and when there weren't many people in our lives that we shared our journey with, somehow I had a whole community that knew exactly what we were going through. Thank you Heather and everyone from this community that helped us on our journey!!

Before I joined [the Beat Infertility community] and started listening to the podcast, I felt like being happy was an unrealistic goal. The podcast has shown me that I don't have to go through this alone. The podcast has given me the strength and knowledge it takes to take care of myself first, which has helped make me a happier person.

When my second IUI failed, I began to lose hope. I felt so alone because almost no one I knew could relate to the pain and anxiety I was feeling. I had to grieve the loss of the fairytale story I had written in my head. Our journey was not going to be easy. Beat Infertility reassured me that the deep sense of loss I was feeling was valid. I learned how to manage my emotions and expectations when we started IVF. The success stories on the podcast have given me hope during each step in my journey. The knowledge I gained from listening to episodes with various experts in the field has enabled me to better advocate for myself with my doctor. Whenever I feel lost and my heart is broken, I can listen to incredible stories from strong women who have battled and beaten infertility. I am truly glad that I found this podcast.

Finding the podcast was a huge game-changer for me in the beginning of my journey! It was the first real resource I had to other women going through the journey, as well as educational to the many things I still had to learn. As my journey has went on, it has been a great supplement to other resources I have built up for myself. I have gone back and listened to many episodes to refresh my mind on particular issues I am dealing with at the time to help educate myself. I also am extremely fortunate that I have been with Dr. Rodgers from day 1 of this journey, and it is an added bonus that I can listen to her episodes and hear her advice and knowledge she shares.

The podcast has been so incredibly helpful!! I’ve learned so much from the bonus episodes. They have helped me better advocate for myself instead of blindly assuming the doctors know best. I’ve also felt less alone and isolated. The stories have given me hope when I’ve felt hopeless. I am so grateful for the podcast!!

The podcast was such an invaluable resource for me when I was in the thick of all my treatments. I am forever indebted to it and Heather. The episodes with Dr. Rodgers provided so much useful information that I could discuss with my doctors. This gave me added confidence that I was asking the right questions and pursuing the correct treatment path. The episodes with Dr. Maria were also hugely helpful for keeping sane, happy and hopeful at such a stressful time. Lastly, I have made a wonderful friend through the online Beat Infertility community. The podcast is amazing, and I am so grateful for it. Thank you!

I found Beat Infertility after I'd had successfully grown my family, but it isn't complete yet. Having grown my family, I decided I should make infertility as close to a positive experience as I could and engaged in the [Beat Infertility] community because I constantly meet new people on this road. This lead me to starting an infertility support group and adding this podcast to my downloads to perpetually enable taking something bad and making it good. The podcast has educated me on the multitude of challenges people face with success stories that give me hope. The community has been there to provide catharsis when I encounter painful infertility triggers and provide information about the next steps in growing my family. This should be the first stop for everyone struggling with infertility.

Your amazing podcast helped me tremendously in dealing with my emotions. There are so many lows on this journey that it's easy to get lost in the dark. This podcast has given me so much insight on how to deal and cope that I was able to let some light shine down and get back on my feet. I've said it before and I'll say it again: Dr. Maria is my spirit animal!

I was so lost when faced with my diagnosis because even though I was able to do tons of research on the science, I could not cope with the emotions. The podcasts showed me that I was not alone, that there was hope and that it is okay to take my time. This amazing community has been my go-to place for emotional support because I am surrounded by family and friends who just don't get it!

I love the podcast because I’ve learned so much about different areas and options in the infertility world. I’ve been listening since the beginning, but I’ll still go back into the archives and search for different topics as they come up on my journey and re-listen to episodes that now have a new meaning for me.

The podcasts have given me perspective. This has occurred primarily in two ways. First, the stories are incredibly personal. When listening to them, I feel not only like I am not alone, but also that I can accomplish my fertility goals. This comes from the strength of knowing if all these other women can manage such adverse situations and triumph, then I can, too. Second, the medical and psychology podcasts let me consider specific topics from a different perspective and enhance my infertility knowledge. All in all, they are incredibly helpful and insightful. Thank you, Heather.

This podcast helped me to realize I'm not alone in my struggle to have the family I've always wanted. Hearing other women's success stories makes me want to fight for my dream even more. Thank you!

Just being reminded that this journey is mine to make and that others like me have succeeded in becoming a mother has been a huge inspiration and confirmation of my strength. The education in your podcasts has been indispensable in my journey and has been a constant source of hope and options I could have never found on my own. Thank you Heather for this gift of BI!

This podcast helped me find a community that I could relate with during my struggle! Listening to success stories of people in my situation brought hope and gave me the strength to keep going on days when I just wanted to give up! I’m forever grateful.

The podcast gave me information when my RE wouldn’t. It gave me information about my condition, medications and treatment paths. It helped me with my mental health, arming me with techniques to get through the day and reminding me my feelings were 110% normal. It also taught me how to advocate for myself and gave me the strength to move clinics. I’m not sure how I would have faired without it. I would listen to it at the gym, in the car and turn it right up so it could be heard in the shower on a bad day.

The podcast gave both me and my husband knowledge and understanding of what we were going through, as well as comfort that we weren't alone in this process.

Your podcast has helped me tremendously in this crazy journey. It has given me knowledge, which is so important and necessary, especially when you have to advocate for yourself. It has given me comfort, knowing that I am not alone facing all these challenges. And it has also given me hope by hearing the success stories... so thank you so much!!

The success stories and support I received from the podcast and this community were my lifeline when going through IVF, especially when my first IVF failed. Heather has created a space for such a positive, encouraging community without judgment, and it has been so helpful to be part of that! During my second and ultimately successful IVF, I listened to so many success story podcasts, and they really helped me to stay positive about the process. I am so thankful for Heather, the podcast, and this community.

The podcast has been such a bright light for me, and the Beat Infertility online support has made that light even brighter. I felt so alone at the start of this journey, and found that there wasn't a lot of support in Ontario where I live. I was feeling pretty defeated when I found the Beat Infertility podcast. I started listening all the time - hearing others' stories were so helpful, and I particularly loved learning so much during the episodes with Dr. Rodgers. Having it has made such a difference in my overall infertility journey. I feel more informed, supported, confident and hopeful than I ever could have dreamed while going through all of this. Thank you so much for all that you do, Heather - I can't express enough what a difference you are making.

I began listening to the Beat Infertility podcast long before I ever even thought about seeing an RE. Having the abundance of knowledge from the podcast allowed me to thoroughly understand what the doctor was saying to me and be an advocate for myself. Without BI, I would be lost in this world filled with acronyms, numbers, and needles!

The podcast has given me a tremendous amount of insight throughout my infertility journey. I feel like it has provided education, support and hope. This journey can be so difficult and lonely, but the Beat Infertility podcast has been such a blessing to help get me through it.