By Margaret Cali, Fertility & Mindset Coach Fertility challenges do not happen in isolation. They happen inside relationships.Inside shared hopes.Inside conversations that slowly become harder to have. Many couples enter fertility treatment believing that love and commitment will be enough to carry them through. Often, they are surprised by how much strain IVF places on […]
By Margaret Cali, Fertility & Mindset Coach There is a particular phrase many women learn to say during fertility struggles. “I’m fine.” It is said at work meetings.It is offered to friends who do not know what to ask.It is used with partners, family members, and clinicians. And often, it is not true. For many […]
By Margaret Cali, Fertility & Mindset Coach Most women don’t enter IVF feeling calm or resourced.They arrive already carrying years of pressure, loss, decision fatigue, and silent fear. By the time IVF becomes an option, fertility burnout is often already present. Not because they’ve done anything wrong.But because prolonged uncertainty, repeated disappointment, and sustained emotional […]
The Truth About Fertility Burnout — And Why Emotional Readiness Matters More Than You Think By Margaret Cali, Fertility & Mindset Coach At 35, I couldn’t get out of bed on Mondays.At 40, I held my miracle son. What changed wasn’t a new protocol.It was my emotional readiness. I began my fertility journey at 25. […]