“You’re old, you’ll probably miscarry”: What’s really causing infertility? With Liberty Mills

About this episode

<p>At age 43 Liberty Mills was told she had a 0.7% chance of having another baby with her own eggs – and that was with the assistance of IVF. But she and her partner decided to continue their fertility journey with the help of integrative medicine, and after a lifestyle overhaul, she conceived her daughter naturally, and gave birth two weeks before her 45th birthday.</p><br><p>In this chat with Fearne, Liberty explains how her own experiences inspired her to become a Certified Integrative Health and Nutrition Coach, helping other individuals and couples to amend their lifestyles to optimise their ability to conceive.</p><br><p>Liberty talks through how everything from vaping, to stress, to the plastics in your kitchen are affecting both female and male fertility. Not planning on having a baby? All these lifestyle changes are still important for our overall health and mental wellbeing.</p><br><p>Plus, Fearne and Liberty do a deep dive into negative self-talk, body image, and the shame that can be attached to infertility.</p><br><p>Liberty’s book, 360 Fertility, is out on May 22nd.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Some extra reading you might find useful:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://www.chiropractic-clinic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/nutrient-depletion_V6_17Dec.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nutrient depletion from prescribed medications</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35856377/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nutrients depleted by the contraceptive pill</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://www.rupahealth.com/post/10-commonly-prescribed-medications-the-nutrients-they-deplete" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How prescriptions deplete nutrients</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If you liked this episode of Happy Place, you might also like:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://pod.fo/e/2c3bf2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Estelle Bingham</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://pod.fo/e/2b5d15" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Holly Bourne</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://pod.fo/e/245bab" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Paloma Faith</a></p><br><p><a href="https://pod.fo/e/2b3c43" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dynamo</a></p><br><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>