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May 2025
52m 28s

“You’re old, you’ll probably miscarry”: ...

Fearne Cotton
About this episode

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.


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.


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.


Plus, Fearne and Liberty do a deep dive into negative self-talk, body image, and the shame that can be attached to infertility.


Liberty’s book, 360 Fertility, is out on May 22nd.

 

Some extra reading you might find useful:

 

Nutrient depletion from prescribed medications

 

Nutrients depleted by the contraceptive pill

 

How prescriptions deplete nutrients

 

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