REPLAY – Originally released on Feb 22, 2022; I am joined by Tara Brandner, a nurse practitioner and infertility “warrior” turned full-time fertility coach. She’s spent the past decade pursuing Nursing including a master’s and doctorate degree. She endured a long road through infertility followed by infertility treatments and a traumatic pregnancy. 

After experiencing a long road through infertility, she decided she wanted to help couples in their journey to grow their family. Through her experiences as a healthcare professional and personal struggle with infertility, she recognized there are large gaps of care for women and couples struggling with infertility. She chose to change paths to provide a full suite of Coaching services and support for those struggling to build their family. 

Tara shares her story of infertility, and how her own experience has led to advocating for change after being on the other side of the system. We discuss how she helps patients take back control of their healthcare, the Mental Health component of infertility, why women aren’t talking about their own struggles in this space, and what can be done in healthcare to help those going through these experiences. 

Tune in to this week’s episode to learn:

• What gaps in the healthcare system Tara noticed from being on the other side
• How to begin advocating for what you are passionate about 
• Why women aren’t talking about infertility and how we can change the stigma 
• What patients can do to take back control of their healthcare
• How Tara learned to become an entrepreneur in the medical field & start her non-profit 

Grab your drink of choice and join the conversation!

Resources

Website: tarabrandner.com/ 

Instagram: www.instagram.com/tarabfertility/  

Facebook: www.facebook.com/tarabfertility 

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/tara-brandner-27777643/ 

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Jennifer George Author, Physiotherapist, Podcast Host

At the onset of my career as a Physiotherapist (PT) in 2007, I also became a caregiver to my chronically ill father. Throughout my career and caregiving, I saw both sides of the healthcare system – as a clinician and as a family member & caregiver – and I witnessed the gaps in communication between providers and patients. Walking into a medical appointment with my dad was always a psychological experience and quite often, his healing and our outlook was mainly impacted by the quality of the interactions.

When my dad died in 2018, I was inspired to write my first book, Communication is Care: 9 Empowering Strategies to Guide Patient Healing, published in June 2019. I wrote this book with the intention to help healthcare providers enhance their communication skills and be able to communicate with patients in such a way that it would help their patients achieve their highest level of function, recovery, and independence. My book has received a few awards and was an Amazon Bestseller upon its launch.

In October 2019, I further launched my podcast, The Healthcare Provider Happy Hour. The purpose of my podcast is to support the well-being of healthcare providers so that they may create the best patient experiences and minimize their risk of burnout. I’ve released over 200 episodes to date and have had the opportunity to chat with like-minded people on a similar mission over the past three years from all over the globe.”