E123: A 5-Year healing journey. Endometriosis, failed IVF & miscarriage to a healthy pregnancy with Alyssa Chavez

About this episode

Alyssa Chavez shares her transformative 5-year journey from endometriosis and miscarriage to a healthy pregnancy, emphasizing the importance of emotional and physical well-being.

After years of debilitating endometriosis, failed fertility treatments, and a devastating miscarriage, Alyssa Chavez found herself at rock bottom—sitting in her closet every morning, crying, with zero resources for emotional support. The medical system had cleared her physically but left her completely alone in her grief. What happened next changed everything. In this deeply moving episode, Alyssa shares her 5-year journey from that closet floor to spontaneously conceiving her baby girl—not through more interventions, but through learning to listen to what her body had been trying to tell her all along. In this episode, we explore: Why "medically cleared" after pregnancy loss means nothing for your emotional, nervous system, or hormonal health The critical connection between your gut, nervous system, and reproductive system that most doctors never mention How symptoms aren't problems to fix—they're your body's communication system Why fertility isn't just about hormones (and what's really happening when your body won't conceive) The power of taking one tiny 1% step when you're feeling completely stuck How Alyssa went from debilitating endometriosis pain to completely pain-free…

People in this episode

Host: Sharna Southan

Guest: Alyssa Chavez

Topics covered

• endometriosis
• IVF
• miscarriage
• emotional support
• fertility
• nervous system
• gut health

Keywords

• endometriosis
• IVF
• miscarriage
• fertility
• emotional health
• nervous system
• gut health
• healthy pregnancy

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