The Conception Channel Podcast

Treating Infertility & Miscarriage Trauma with EMDR

Treating Infertility & Miscarriage Trauma with EMDR


In this episode we dive deep into the trauma that is associated with infertility, IVF, miscarriage, stillbirth, and as well as birth itself. These traumas plant fear, sometimes to the point of paralysis, making life and the struggles at hand seem impossible to overcome. 

~ Spence

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Mental-Emotional Advice for Couples Facing Infertility

Mental-Emotional Advice for Couples Facing Infertility


Both with 20+ years of experience working with couples facing infertility, we talk about what we have learned, and what can help the mental-emotional journey of people struggling with getting pregnant and starting or expanding their family.

~ Spence

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Infertility Story & Mentorship

Infertility Story & Mentorship


Interview with Robyn Gooding, where she shares the mental-emotional rollercoaster ride of her infertility story so eloquently. She then continues to detail and outline her path to figuring out how to live differently with these circumstances.
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Spence

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Have you experienced infertility, miscarriage, or infant loss?

Have you experienced infertility, miscarriage, or infant loss?


In this interview, the founder of the Vancouver Butterfly Run shares her story of infant loss and how The Butterfly Run came to be as a result. The Butterfly run is a walk/run event held for those who have experienced infertility, miscarriage, or infant loss. Its fundamental belief is rooted in the idea that a bereaved parent is a path that no one should walk alone.
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Spence Pentland

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THE MAN CAVE: Support for Men Faced with Infertility

THE MAN CAVE: Support for Men Faced with Infertility


DON’T GIVE UP! The under-pinning message from our male fertility podcast guest Kevin Button from The Man Cave. Kevin tells his personal story of profound fertility challenges, and the birth of the support resources he has created as a result. 
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Spence Pentland

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Hormone Hacking: Eat, Move, Work and Play Aligned with your Cycle

Hormone Hacking: eat move work + play aligned with your cycle


There are many ways that you can influence and optimize your menstrual cycle (and therefore your fertility), and a good place to start is gaining a deeper understanding of your cycle and what is happening in each unique phase. Once you understand the characteristics and timing of the different phases of your cycle, you can begin to implement simple concepts and habits into your life that are in alignment with your natural rhythms. The result; optimized hormones, emotions, health, and fertility.
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Spence Pentland

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The Emotional Side of All Things Reproduction: Grief and Fertility

The Emotional Side of All Things Reproduction


This podcast is for anyone facing challenges starting their family. From simply just having difficulty getting pregnant, to IVF, miscarriage, third party reproduction, pelvic pain and PMDD, we cover the emotional component that accompanies the journey through infertility.
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Spence Pentland

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Should you get the COVID-19 vaccine when trying to get pregnant?

Should you get the COVID-19 vaccine if trying to get pregnant?


DISCLAIMER: A non-biased review of a recent debate article published in the medical journal ‘Fertility & Sterility’ of the pros and cons of COVID-19 vaccination when trying to get pregnant, before IVF, or during pregnancy. This podcast is only intended to help deliver the up-to-date conversations in the reproductive medical world so that women and couples can make informed decisions.
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Spence Pentland

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