Welcome to Episode 78!

In episode 78, I interview acupuncturist and women’s health and fertility expert, Aimee Raupp. We dive into how the immune system impacts fertility, particularly with autoimmune processes, and how to heal from immune system dysfunction and optimize overall health to conceive. We pay special attention to how thoughts, beliefs, emotions, and trauma can cause increased inflammation in the body. Inflammation is what really sets the stage for the development or worsening of immune and inflammatory problems that can negatively affect several aspects of fertility – from our hormones, to our egg quality, to our ability to sustain a pregnancy. Throughout the episode, you’ll learn about:

• How thoughts and beliefs affect the physical body and why it’s so important to focus our attention here during fertility challenges

• Why we need to stay connected and in tune with all aspects of health during this journey, not just our hormones and menstrual cycles

• What autoimmunity actually is and some of the symptoms or conditions that might indicate that an autoimmune process has started in your body

• Ways we can start to reconnect and change the way we think about and talk to ourselves

• How Chinese medicine and acupuncture can support immune system healing, overall health, and fertility

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Links to Aimee’s Work & Resources We Discuss In the Episode

Aimee’s Website: www.aimeeraupp.com

Books: Body Belief, Yes, You Can Get Pregnant

Social Media: Instagram, Facebook

Trauma Healing Resources: Dynamic Neural Retraining System, Wired for Healing, EMDR

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Show Notes:

4:50        Aimee’s background, how she can to acupuncture, and why she decided to focus on women’s health

10:45     How our thoughts and beliefs can manifest in our bodies as inflammation and change our physiology and behaviors

15:55     Overcoming deeply held programmed beliefs in our subconscious minds through incremental changes

23:20     How the brain can change itself and how we can help direct that process with various modalities

26:50     Exploring our connection to and awareness of our bodies beyond just hormones and the menstrual cycle

29:30     Some of the signs that might suggest an autoimmune process has started in the body

31:40     How prevalent immune dysfunction and autoimmunity are in the fertility world and some associated diagnoses

37:55     Resistance to immune-based causes of fertility struggles and recurrent loss in conventional medicine

40:50     How you can jumpstart your immune healing journey through reconnecting to your body

46:15     How Chinese medicine and acupuncture can support immune healing, overall health, and fertility

51:00     Pairing acupuncture alongside conventional medical treatment to optimize your chances

53:50     More about Aimee’s website and books and how you can connect with her

55:05     Aimee’s top pieces of advice for women who may be struggling with their fertility