“Resentment is like emotional cement. If it hardens, it clogs your flow.” Topics Discussed:  Resentment in fertility struggles and IVF trauma Emotional burnout and subconscious patterns blocking pregnancy Partner resentment and navigating unequal fertility burdens Transforming resentment, grief, and anger into clarity and power “You cannot logic your way out of resentment. You have to feel it, name it, speak it.” Hello Beautiful Souls, Monica here... Let’s get real: resentment is that hot, heavy energy that creeps in when you’ve been holding it together for too long. It’s the quiet rage when your partner doesn’t “get it,” the sting when another woman gets pregnant doing all the wrong things, or the heartbreak of feeling like your body betrayed you. Resentment builds in silence, in over-giving, in minimizing your truth—and it will block your fertility just as much as poor egg quality or high cortisol. Resentment isn’t just an emotion. It’s an energy that hardens, clogs your flow, and eventually becomes a cellular issue—tight fascia, hormonal misfires, nervous system chaos. You can eat the kale and do the yoga, but if resentment is looping like an old VHS tape in your cells, your body won’t feel safe to conceive. The only way through? Radical honesty, naming your truth, and alchemizing the pain into power. This is about cleaning up your emotional junk drawer before you step into motherhood. Because bitterness is not the inheritance your baby is calling for. Love, joy, presence—those are. So press play, get radically honest with yourself, and start shifting resentment into clarity, power, and a womb space that feels safe again. “Where have you swallowed your truth? That’s where resentment is living.” Timestamps: 01:58 How resentment shows up toward partners and women who “have it easier” in their journey. 03:08 The resentment that shows up from feeling betrayed by your body and dismissed by the system.  04:25 How resentment hardens into disconnection and blocks conception. 06:05 The lonely truth of the fertility journey and how resentment impacts cellular health and hormones. 08:59 How to identify resentment, plus tools for alchemizing it into clarity and empowerment.  “We’re not carrying bitterness into motherhood. That’s the old version of you.” Full Transcript Over on the Blog: https://www.findingfertility.co/blog/why-resentment-is-draining-your-fertility-energy-how-to-finally-break-free  Let's Do This Together 💚 Monica Message me DREAMS to access your free Fertility Breakthrough Session: Email: monica@findingfertility.co [not .com 🤣] Instagram: https://bit.ly/FindingFertilityIG  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@findingfertility TikTok: https://bit.ly/FindingFertilityTikTok  🌺 Book Your Fertility Breakthrough Session Today here: https://calendly.com/findingfertility/discoveryconsultation?month=2022-10   🎙 Subscribe on your favourite podcast platform:⁣⁠⁣⁣⁣ Apple: http://bit.ly/FINDINGFERTILITYAPPLE⁣⁠⁣⁣⁣ Stitcher: http://bit.ly/FindingFertilitySTITCHER Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0BMtwCvdyR4aJyfSfcKh6i   🍍HELP SUPPORT THE SHOW🍍 You can shop for your favourite fertility support products over on: Seeking Health:https://bit.ly/FFSeekingHealth & Amazon:http://bit.ly/FindingFertilityAmazon   Anything written or said about health and diet are my opinions, that I have formed over the years, through trial and error, study, reading, listening and observing. What worked for me, may not work for you. I am not a doctor, nutritionist or dietician and all medical advice should be gotten from a qualified professional. Product recommendations are based on what I used during my infertility journey or wish I had.