Fertility Anxiety, Egg Freezing & Dating Under Pressure

About this episode

Lauren Makler discusses fertility anxiety, egg freezing, and the pressures women face in dating and decision-making.

Lauren Makler joins the podcast for a conversation about fertility anxiety, egg freezing, dating pressure, and the emotional weight so many women carry around timelines. From AMH testing and IVF to secondary infertility, miscarriages, and dating in your 30s, we talk about the difference between making empowered decisions versus fear-based ones. Lauren also opens up about her own rare disease diagnosis, the experience that led her to start Cofertility, and why she believes knowledge is power when it comes to fertility and relationships. ALL links here (submit a Q, pitch yourself to the pod, dating coaching & more) Rula patients typically pay $15 per session when using insurance. Connect with quality therapists and mental health experts who specialize in you at https://www.rula.com/seeingotherpeople #rulapod  Stock up on the best elevated essentials + get free shipping & 365 day returns at Quince.com/seeingotherpeople   Get $10 off your Nutrafol subscription at nutrafol.com promo code SEEINGOTHERPEOPLE Get 15% off OneSkin, the science-backed skincare brand, with code seeingotherpeople at oneskin.co/seeingotherpeople . See Privacy Policy at…

People in this episode

Host: Ilana Dunn

Guest: Lauren Makler

Topics covered

• fertility anxiety
• egg freezing
• dating pressure
• women's health
• empowered decisions
• emotional weight
• rare disease

Keywords

• fertility anxiety
• egg freezing
• dating pressure
• IVF
• secondary infertility
• miscarriages
• timelines

Sponsors

Rula, Quince, Nutrafol, OneSkin

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cofertility

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