MHFP 097: The Underwear in My Shoe, An IVF Story with Brett Russo

by | Feb 4, 2021 | Podcast

This is episode 90 freaking seven. Whoa! Yes, we are creeping up on the 100th episode. I can’t believe it. This has been a wild ride over the years and I’m so happy to be able to get this podcast to you on a weekly basis.

Today’s episode is called The Underwear in My Shoe. And I know it sounds weird, but listen: envision going for fertility treatments and having to strip from the waist down and where do your underwear go? Stuff ‘em in your shoe! Right?

Brett Rousseau is my esteemed guest today. She has written a book called “The Underwear in My Shoe”. It’s all about her fertility journey and I hope that you get some laughs from today, as well as some good feelings, and feeling like you are not alone on your journey.

Brett Russo was born and raised in New Jersey. She graduated with a degree in business management from Bucknell University, where she also met her future husband.After graduation, Brett found her passion working beside her twin brother and father for her family’s printing company, of which she is now the chief executive officer.

She married her husband in 2015, and together they fought the hardest battle of their lives with their journey through IVF.

Brett lives in New Jersey with her husband and their one-year-old son, who enjoys meatloaf and responding with “Nah” every time his mom asks for a kiss.

Here is what is covered in today’s episode:

  • What inspired the book’s title “The Underwear in My Shoe”.
  • What prompted Brett Russo to write this book.
  • Her personal journey dealing with infertility, especially the guilt that comes with it.

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Here is what is covered in today's episode:

  • how to deal with the anxiety associated with letting go of stuff and making decisions
  • specific steps to take when you are not sure what to do next
  • the roles intuition and attention play
  • the heart-brain connection known as HeartMath, specifically, the Freeze-Frame Technique

 

 

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