Love notes from our communityÂ
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WHO HAVE BEEN IN THE SAME PLACE AS YOU
Finding the cause of sub-fertility & deepening body awarenessÂ
Working with Ema has been such a positive, warm, and enlightening experience which has really lifted me in a hard time in my life. She takes the time to really hear your story and makes you feel extremely comfortable and supported in telling it. For the first time in my 35 years of life, I feel like I am deeply connected to my body and have a clear understanding of my cycle and what comes with it. Ema's program helped me to get to the bottom of my fertility struggle and ultimately led me to a diagnosis which has given me the knowledge to make an informed and educated plan moving forward with my fertility journey. Highly, highly recommend!"
- Leah, 36
Conscious conception
“We signed up for EXPAND for that bit of extra support in starting our conception journey. I was keen to do a more tailored review of our health and lifestyle than was offered in a GP clinic, which is exactly what Ema offered. The course modules were incredibly interesting & I was able to start making changes right away. Having implemented what we learned about our bodies, my partner and I were lucky to fall pregnant part way into the course and are expecting our little one early next year! In addition to being an incredible naturopath armed with tonnes of knowledge, Ema is a genuinely warm and caring person who really saw me and my partner as whole individuals who live in the (complex and demanding) real world. I would highly recommend this course to anyone who is looking to understand their bodies better and make supported changes to improve their health in the lead up to conception.”
- Maddi, 31
Molor pregnancy, cancer, 3 failed IVF cycles, booked in for donor IVF - to conceive naturallyÂ
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We can not recommend Ema and her EXPAND program highly enough! Ema is our hero and we are so grateful for all the care, support, love and education she has given us.
When we started working with Ema we were both feeling lost, empty, angry, confused and defeated about my infertility diagnosis from multiple Drs and specialists in the IVF world. In 2020 we had our first pregnancy which turned out to be a molar pregnancy, I had 2 unsuccessful D&C’s and the cells turned nasty, I was riddled with cancer which spread rapidly to my lungs and liver. I had to immediately start 6months of intensive chemotherapy which took a huge toll on my body. I had multiple chemo sessions weekly and some sessions lasted over 14hours. In 2022 my body was finally healthy enough to start our fertility journey again, however my AMH was 0.2 and I was told that I had already entered perimenopause due to the chemo (I am only 31). We started IVF straight away, had 4 failed rounds of IVF from 2 different leading clinics in Australia. Both Doctors informed us that I had no eggs left and my only option was egg donation. We decided to start fertile foundations around this time as I wanted to get my body as healthy as possible to carry a baby and deep down I hadn’t given up complete hope conceiving naturally, I was searching for a miracle. I was a little hesitant at first joining in the group calls and doing the charting that Ema teaches you as I thought it may be triggering as I was on the donor egg journey. But Ema creates such a warm and safe space that is so open minded, everyone in the group was on their own journey and Ema was empowering us all. My husband and I gave everything we had to fertile foundations, did all of the work and implemented everything that Ema gave us.
This is another huge point of difference, Ema treated my husband as an equal party in our journey- very different to our experience in the medical world. We did two rounds of IVF without any data on my husband, no semen analysis or basic blood tests- in hindsight we are shocked about this. We trusted Ema and her process completely and she was always there to answer any questions we had along the way. On the second month of EXPAND I started charting and learning how to be in tune with my body, on the third month I was feeling more confident in my charting I was also starting to have regular periods, which I hadn’t had before working with Ema. By the third month I was able to know the exact day I ovulated- I was on a Tuesday morning group call with Ema and we were reading through my chart. I started crying because I realised that I was ovulating and it WAS POSSIBLE for us to conceive naturally. Ema had been telling me this for some time now but I had the narrative from my previous Doctors still ingrained in me, we were currently doing donor egg counselling and were booked in for my sister to give me her eggs in early 2023…. But two weeks later on boxing day we got a positive pregnancy test!! It was our Christmas miracle! I am now 8weeks pregnant and bub is a healthy size with a healthy heartbeat.
Ema gave us something that Drs couldn’t, she gave us the opportunity to improve our health and improve our fertility. She reversed my perimenopausal symptoms and empowered us to take control of our fertility journey. I would encourage anyone wanting to conceive, especially those who are told that IVF will be their best or only option, to reach out to Ema and trust her science-based practice first."
- Milly, 32
Life changing wisdomÂ
“Your support and education has changed my life. Learning about my body on this level has helped me connect in and truly trust my personal conception journey. I am no longer anxious each month and know me and my husband have set ourselves up as best we can to bring our baby into the world.”
- Josie, 31
Conceived after EXPAND
“Ema, I am Pregnant! I conceived the first month I was able to positively identify my cervical mucus thank you for giving me that power through knowledge. I also want to thank you for reassuring me that I CAN trust my body, and for helping me nourish myself. I feel amazing! Sometimes you just need a wise woman to set you on the right path’
- Nicole, 26
3 years of sub-fertility to conceive naturally
"Because you dug deep, discovered things and did all the tests that the doctors didn’t do… After 3 years of trying to conceive, I’m pregnant!!!! Thank you for your support, care and love throughout this journey; you truly opened my eyes about my own body ❤️
- Danielle, 32
Finding the root of hormonal imbalances
“Working with Ema over the past three months has been an opportunity to rewrite the stories I had created for myself regarding age, fertility, and conception. While I was always conscious of the profound influence the nervous system has on every step of this journey, I was surprised to discover how much improvement I needed, and it was only possible to reframe it through Ema's supportive and kind guidance. The reason my husband and I joined EXPAND was for Ema to take a deeper look at my blood work and help me address the hormonal imbalance I had been experiencing for quite some time, which had previously been overlooked. She provided precise recommendations tailored to our unique needs, and I am definitely seeing improvement in the right direction. I would highly recommend the program to couples who are looking to better understand their bodies and improve their health before conception.”
- Daniela, 37
Deep body connection
“From the moment I knew I was ready to start trying to conceive I knew I needed to reach out to Ema and join EXPAND. I had been following along on Instagram for some time and I was so in awe of all of her wisdom and knowledge she was putting out to the world. I thought I knew a little but now I feel like I know SO much, and it's all because of the time we spent with Ema. Not only from a conception point of view but also from a deeper understanding of the amazing female body! Although our time together focused on conception mostly, I learnt so much about my body and how it thrives regardless if pregnant or not. For the last three months, my Husband and I have enjoyed our time with Ema so much. She is just so positive and knowledgeable, on the days when I felt really negative about my conception journey, we would talk to her or watch a live and it would just really bring me back to a positive place and encourage me to keep moving forward. We would never be in such a fantastic position to conceive without our time with Ema. We are so looking forward to learning more from her in the future in many different ways! Thank you, Ema we are so grateful for you"
- Emily, 30