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Episode 028: The Embryo Transfer
Join host Dr. Natalie Crawford as she talks about the embryo transfer. For all women who go through IVF, the embryo transfer is the most important part of the journey. Listen as she describes different options for embryo transfers, protocols, success rates, and more. Learn what to expect and what questions you should be asking as you or your friends prepare or this extremely important step toward parenthood.
Episode 027: Private Practice with Dr. Rupa Wong
Join host Dr. Natalie Crawford as she discusses private practice life with guest Dr. Rupa Wong. Learn about Rupa's journey from academics to private practice, owning and managing her own practice, her own struggles with PCOS and infertility as a woman in medicine, work/life balance, and the reasons behind starting the Pinnacle Conference. Join us as registration opens this week.
Episode 026: IVF
Join host Dr. Natalie Crawford as she talks about IVF. IVF is invitro fertilization and a wonderful technological advancement to help grow families. Listen as she describes IVF as she would to a patient in the office. Understand what IVF is, what it is not, and why we do what we do as fertility doctors. Be a better supporter of the people in your life who need IVF and be prepared if IVF becomes a part of your own journey.
Episode 025: Work Life Balance
Learn what balance is and what it is not. Learn that she believes there is only your life – and you must learn how to make it all work. Listen as she talks about choosing a job you love, balancing a home life, outsourcing what you can, sharing responsibilities and taking care of how you spend your number one commodity – you time.
Episode 024: Share Your Goals
Join host Dr. Natalie Crawford as she talks about goals. Understand why it is important to set goals. Learn about where to start when it comes to goal setting. Listen as she describes how the best goals are rooted out of truth and vulnerability and why sharing your goals gives you the most power, support, and amplification. She is describing real examples in her life where sharing her goals made all the difference.
Episode 023: Your Professional Persona
Join host Dr. Natalie Crawford as she talks about your professional persona. Learn why we need to change our own perception of our self. Our body image, our confidence, our dress, and our attitude are all a part of our professional persona. We’ve all heard it before - dress for the job you want, not the one you have. Because if you don’t take yourself seriously, who will? Listen to her challenge for you this week
Episode 022: Environmental Toxins and Fertility with Dr. Lora Shahine
Join host Dr. Natalie Crawford as she talks with Reproductive Endocrinologist Dr. Lora Shahine about environmental toxins and fertility. Learn about how toxins can impact your fertility, listen as we discuss studies and science showing the negative impact seen with BPA, phthalate, PFCs and conception. Learn what you should be doing to optimize your health and your fertility, one step at a time.
Episode 021: The Secret to Instagram
Join host Dr. Natalie Crawford as she talks about Instagram success. Listen to her break down the platform, learn what to do and not do in order to set yourself up for success. Listen as she discuss her take on social media as a medical professional, and why there is so much power in this platform.
Episode 020: PCOS
Join host Dr. Natalie Crawford as she talks about polycystic ovarian syndrome, or PCOS. Listen to her talk about what PCOS is, what causes PCOS, and what you can do about it. Learn about the impact of lifestyle factors and about fertility treatments with PCOS.
Episode 019: Stop the Gossip
Join host Dr. Natalie Crawford as she talks about women. In this episode, she is talking about how if women want to rise to the top, we must do it together. Listen as she explains that gossip is a manifestation of jealousy and that you really need to look deeper in order to see the truth. Learn that we really are stronger together. Listen to her challenge for you this week.
Episode 018: The Infertile Friend
Join host Dr. Natalie Crawford as she talks about supporting your friends in their fertility journeys. Learn to be that support person by channeling empathy over sympathy. Listen to her discuss what it is like to struggle with infertility and what you should and should not do when your friends are having fertility struggles. Learn to be the best friend you can be, and listen to her challenge for you this week.
Episode 017: Confident
Join host Dr. Natalie Crawford as she talks about confidence. To be successful, you must believe in yourself. But where does this belief come from? How can we find confidence when we are struggling with self-doubt? Learn to lean into your strengths, not be afraid of promoting yourself, and learn to build confidence as you discover your authentic self. Listen to her challenge for you this week.
Episode 016: Miscarriage and Loss
Join host Dr. Natalie Crawford as she talks about miscarriage. Listen to her talk about the reasons why miscarriages happen and what can be done when a women has recurrent miscarriages. Listen to her own story about miscarriage and why breaking the stigma behind pregnancy loss is so important. Learn how to support the women in your life who are suffering from pregnancy loss.
Episode 015: Motherhood and Medicine
Join host Dr. Natalie Crawford as she talks about what it means to be a mother in medicine. In this episode she is breaking it all down: the truth about trying to decide to have kids, try to have kids, have fertility issues, and be out on maternity leave in medicine. The truth is that there is no perfect time for everyone, and you must decide what is right for you
Episode 014: The Infertility Consult
Join host Dr. Natalie Crawford as she talks about what to expect with your first infertility consult. Learn when it is time for your infertility evaluation. Listen to what a fertility doctor thinks you need to know before you step into your first visit. What questions should you ask? What should you do to make the most of your first visit.
Episode 013: Girl, Quit Your Job
Join host Dr. Natalie Crawford as she talks about quitting. Listen to her give you permission to say no. Learn that leaving something that is not right for you is not a failure. Identify what really matters to you and learn to appreciate your own worth. Listen to her challenge for you this week
Episode 012: Egg Freezing
Join host Dr. Natalie Crawford as she talks about egg freezing. Learn about the benefits of freezing your eggs. Listen as she discusses the truth about freezing your eggs and age, success rates, and options. Learn about the steps of the egg freezing process and what questions you should ask if you are considering preserving your fertility with egg freezing. Listen to her challenge for you this week.
Episode 011: Naturally Infertile
Join host Dr. Natalie Crawford as she talks about the fertile lifestyle and optimizing your natural fertility. In this episode, she will discuss natural fertility and your cycles, helping you understand how to optimize your chance of conception each month. Listen to how environmental exposers, diet, and supplements play a role in your fertility, both naturally and in the course of fertility treatments.
Episode 010: Stop Interrupting Me
Join host Dr. Natalie Crawford as she talks about understanding your own worth. Learn how you define your own worth by how you allow others to treat you. Discuss barriers to feeling worthy and believing in yourself. Listen as she discusses strategies to understand that you do have more power than you realize.
Episode 009: Infertility 101
Join host Dr. Natalie Crawford as she talks the basics of infertility. In this episode she is talking about infertility: what it is, what can cause it, and when you should see a specialist. Learn about basics of a fertility evaluation and different fertility treatments. What are your questions about infertility? Listen to her challenge for you this week.