Fertility – Envy & Resentment

Seeing everyone around you getting pregnant whilst you're TTC can leave you battling the difficult feelings of envy and resentment. In this episode we dive into things that trigger these emotions, ways we try to cope and what happens when thoughts get dark and slip into schadenfreude. Wait until the end to hear our candid conversations about Lara's 4th egg collection and how she was feeling going into it.

Episode Notes

00:45 - definition of envy & resentment
02:02 - realising you are fallible
03:53 - Emma's resentment story
06:50 - driving your relationships away
08:53 - managing your mind
09:09 - why envy isn't a bad emotion 
10:40 - are you telling yourself false stories?
13:58 - having an internal temper tantrum
15:16 - Lara's resentment story
17:16 - the slippery slope of resentment
18:50 - searching for the good in every situation
21:00 - dragging yourself back from "better than" thinking
20:20 - another false narrative: societal expectation
24:35 - being the second wife
25:14 - balancing your career with your fertility
29:10 - unexpected triggers can hit you out of no where
32:20 - the grass isn't always greener
33:19 - spotting resentment before it strikes
36:14 - when resentment slips into schadenfreude
38:45 - stories of hope
41:17 - learning to cope
48:30 - Lara's upcoming "IVF Bootcamp"