#144: The Hidden Emotional Toll of Infertility | Dr. Andrea Liner
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What if the hardest part of trying to conceive isn't your body, but the silence around what you're actually feeling?
In this episode, Dr. Leah sits down with Dr. Andrea Liner, a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in reproductive mental health. She's also an IVF mama who navigated nearly four years of infertility, including misdiagnosis, two egg retrievals, and being told at 32 that she needed an egg donor.
The trying to conceive journey brings up emotions most people don't know how to name, let alone process. Dr. Andrea walks through the mental traps that commonly keep couples stuck, the relationship dynamics that shift under pressure, and what actually helps when nothing is going according to plan.
You’ll Learn:
[00:00] Introduction
[02:60] Dr. Andrea's nearly four-year fertility journey
[15:27] The mental toll on high-functioning achievers who can't muscle their way through infertility
[17:44] How fertility struggles permeate every aspect of your daily life and identity
[18:45] The existential questions that surface when you feel like a failure at what matters most
[24:29] When sex becomes a chore rather than a fun activity that cultivates connection and brings new life into the world
[27:13] The worst things people say and how to navigate relationships during infertility
[37:34] First steps for navigating pregnancy loss
[40:55] The shame of struggling in pregnancy when you fought so hard to conceive
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