MIRACLE OF MONARCH : the story behind her name, food for fertility, TTC, & pre pregnancy prep

About this episode

This episode shares the journey of preparing for pregnancy and the stories of faith during the waiting period for the host's daughter, Monarch.

one of my favorite stories of all... this episode is full of the many God stories that made up our season of waiting for our little daughter, Monarch, to be conceived. I also chat through what I did to prepare my body for pregnancy -- mind, body, and spirit. 0-6 : life update 7-15 min : mental reset — let’s squash the lies & self reliance of culture that pregnancy is either up to you or it can’t happen for you 16-30 min : the timeline of actively waiting reverse dieting & ...

People in this episode

Host: Linden McKay

Topics covered

• pregnancy preparation
• fertility
• waiting for a child
• mental health
• spirituality

Keywords

• pregnancy
• fertility
• mental reset
• spiritual preparation
• waiting period

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: MIRACLE OF MONARCH

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