Prep for IVF & Pregnancy with Dr. Susan Fox

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Dr. Susan Fox provides Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine, Functional Medicine lab review and recommendations for dietary and lifestyle changes to achieve and maintain optimum health.

04/18/2026

Most people don’t “lose themselves.”

They slowly forget who they were before the world told them who to be.

As kids, we’re pure joy. We’re loud. We’re fully ourselves.

Then comes the conditioning — be quiet, smaller, acceptable.

And we adapt.

But your body never forgets.

It whispers at first — something feels off.

Then it nudges — exhaustion, anxiety, misalignment.

And eventually, it screams.

What if your symptoms aren’t the problem…but the message?

This episode explores what happens when you stop silencing your body — and start listening.

Check out the full episode here: https://youtu.be/2fK_cLbz1Ic

Your body isn't working against you. Your toxic load is higher than you realize. And the part of you that's been trying ...
04/18/2026

Your body isn't working against you.

Your toxic load is higher than you realize.

And the part of you that's been trying to get your attention?

It's not your anxiety. It's your spirit. Swipe. 💙

Full episode here: https://youtu.be/2fK_cLbz1Ic

04/17/2026

Most people know pesticides are bad. What they don't know are the secret places they hide in your own home.

Something that stops most people cold: the endocrine disruptors hiding in the most ordinary parts of daily life. Not just in food. In the polyester shirt you washed this morning. In the dryer that sent those particles into the air. In the dust settling on your floors right now. In the water you're drinking if you haven't filtered it.

Bisphenols make plastic hard. Phthalates make it soft. Both are endocrine disruptors. Both are in follicular fluid, seminal fluid, amniotic fluid, and placental tissue. Not hypothetically. Actually.

This is to inform you, not to scare you. There's meaningful agency here. Filter your air. Vacuum with a HEPA vac. Switch to glass and stainless. Clean with water, white vinegar, and baking soda — the way our grandparents did, without a second thought. The goal isn't perfection. It's reducing the toxic load enough that our drainage systems can keep up.

Here’s how and why it matters especially for anyone navigating fertility. Full episode here: https://youtu.be/2fK_cLbz1Ic 💙

04/16/2026

A window to the womb.

Erica Paulson describes prenatal bonding as a practice of relating to a baby as a conscious being before birth. Through deep relaxation, guided imagery, and the kind of listening that happens when the thinking brain gets out of the way.

She shares the story of a mother who had been struggling to bond because of fear of loss after a fertility journey had built a protective wall. The hypnotherapy gave the mother the space to lower it herself. And what came through was a picture of her baby in a sunny meadow — whole, and happy, and safe.

If you've ever wondered what it means to prepare for birth at a level deeper than logistics, this is that conversation.

Full episode here: https://youtu.be/W7QC4b87gDk

Nearly two decades. Over 1,000 families. A doula, a hypnotherapist, a prenatal bonding specialist — and a poet. Here's w...
04/16/2026

Nearly two decades. Over 1,000 families. A doula, a hypnotherapist, a prenatal bonding specialist — and a poet.

Here's what you would want to know before you give birth. 💙

DM me with questions - happy to help!

Full episode here: https://youtu.be/W7QC4b87gDk

04/16/2026

Spoken plainly, landed deeply.

Erica Paulson explains that what you're feeling isn't separate from what your body is doing, that your nervous system doesn't distinguish between a physical threat and an emotional one. And in a hospital environment — even a perfectly safe one — the body can perceive threat and respond accordingly.

That response elicits a fight or flight response and a rush of adrenaline. And adrenaline directly combats oxytocin — the hormone of safety, bonding, and labor progression. Which means that a woman who feels unseen, unheard, or afraid may have delayed labor.

This is why Erica's work starts weeks before birth, where she helps mothers build the emotional and somatic foundation that allows her body to feel safe enough to open. Breath. Education. Prenatal bonding. Hypno-birthing. Not as add-ons to birth preparation. As the preparation itself.

Full episode here: https://youtu.be/W7QC4b87gDk

A syndrome that is often misunderstood. And a conversation that might change how you see your own fertility. Questions? ...
04/09/2026

A syndrome that is often misunderstood.

And a conversation that might change how you see your own fertility.

Questions? I’ve got you—just reach out!

💙 Full episode here: https://youtu.be/2s4XfoDqh5s

04/09/2026

She saved this for last. And it's the part that will stay with you.

Dr. Angela Potter closed today's episode with a message for every woman who has been trying, and struggling, and quietly wondering if her body is simply the problem.

It isn't.

The missing pieces haven't been found yet. And finding those pieces — the inflammatory load, , the hormonal signals, the things other doctors haven't looked at — is exactly what individualized care is for.

After 24 years in this field between the two doctors on today's episode, this is what they both keep coming back to: the women who find their way through aren't the ones who got luckier. They're the ones who finally got a plan that was built for them.

Full episode here: https://youtu.be/2s4XfoDqh5s

Feel free to reach out with any questions!

04/09/2026

This is what it sounds like when the protocol actually works.

In this episode, Dr. Angela Potter shares a story she got to witness in real time — a patient with PCOS who was told nothing short of IVF would get her pregnant. Together, they worked on reducing inflammation. And right before today's recording, Dr. Angela got the email: positive pregnancy test. No intervention.

This is evidence of what happens when you stop managing symptoms and start changing the environment the egg is trying to grow in.

Key Takeaways: identify the cause of inflammation, gut health, toxic load — and address it with a step-by-step, individualized plan. Because the medication doesn't change the environment. The prep work does.

Full episode here: https://youtu.be/2s4XfoDqh5s

DM me with questions - happy to help!

04/08/2026

This is something Dr. Susan has wanted to say out loud for a while. We're glad she did.

As a result of recent federal administrative recommendations, there's been growing tension between holistic, integrative reproductive medicine and conventional IVF. Two philosophies. Two camps. And somewhere in the middle, people trying to figure out what to do.

Dr. Susan has been in this field for 24 years. Her message, said plainly in today's episode: it’s not a competition.

Whether you're about to start a retrieval cycle, already mid-IVF, or still figuring out your path — the Preconception Plan Course was designed to work alongside whatever your medical team is doing. Not instead of it. With it.

In this episode is part of the international Podcastathon, an organization dedicated to highlighting charitable organizations and their work in the world. Dr. Susan spotlights Health Youniversity Group — the charity that provides partial scholarship to people who need it most. If you know someone who could donate to this important cause, or someone who may benefit from a helping hand, share this episode to them.

Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/qg-GGdAbH3c

Donate here: https://healthyouniversity.co/donate

04/08/2026

Numbers like this deserve to be said clearly — without hype, and without burying them.

In this episode, Dr. Susan Fox shares the research behind one of the core tools in the Preconception Plan Course: TEAS — transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation. In meta-analyses of over 2,000 women, it's been shown to improve live birth rates by 42% in women over 35 undergoing frozen embryo transfer.

Women over 35 are more likely dealing with diminished ovarian reserve. And if they’re undergoing frozen embryo transfer through IVF, they clearly are dealing with fertility struggles. So a 42% improvement in live birth rates - not just clinical pregnancy - is significant!

This isn't a supplement claim or a wellness trend. It's a meta-analysis. And it's the kind of science Dr. Susan has spent 24 years learning how to apply — in a way that works at home, on your schedule, without adding another appointment to your calendar.

This episode is a short one, but it carries a lot. Dr. Susan shares what the Health Youniversity Group charity is, how it helps make this course more accessible, and why she believes fertility care works best as a both/and — not an either/or. 💙

Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/qg-GGdAbH3c

Donate here: https://healthyouniversity.co/donate

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