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EP131: She worked as a nurse. She still had no one to call. Guest Laura Weppler

 What happens when the person who knows the most about fertility, who works inside the clinic every single day, still can't find the support she needs when loss hits her own life?

 

That's exactly what today's guest discovered.

Laura Weppler is a fertility support professional, certified fertility doula, and registered nurse with over 12 years inside the fertility system.

She's also a woman who navigated her own deeply traumatic pregnancy loss, multiple failed embryo transfers, and the relentless emotional spiral that no amount of clinical knowledge could protect her from. Now through her practice, Navigating Fertility with Laura, she's building the bridge between the medical and emotional sides of care that she desperately needed herself.

In this conversation, Sharna and Laura explore what it really means to move through fertility treatment and pregnancy loss without adequate support, and why even the most informed women are still falling through the cracks.

In this episode we cover:

  • Laura's personal journey through IUIs, a traumatic miscarriage, multiple surgeries, a torn cervix, and failed IVF transfers — and why working inside the fertility clinic didn't protect her from the isolation
  • Why ignorance truly is bliss with a first pregnancy — and what changes forever after loss
  • The moment a doctor shamed a patient on a recorded call, and what it revealed about how women are being silenced inside the system
  • Why the Google rabbit hole never gives you what you're actually looking for — and what does
  • How fertility treatment strips couples of intimacy, identity, and joy — and what it takes to come back to yourself
  • The case for building a village around yourself — and why one provider is never enough
  • What on-demand, text-based support actually looks like in practice, and why it changes everything for women mid-cycle

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Connect with Sharna 

Find me here: @reproductivelossleadership 

If today's conversation resonated with you, I'd love to stay connected.

My mission is to help change the landscape of pregnancy loss care through education, advocacy, research, and evidence-informed, trauma-informed support. Whether you're navigating your own loss, supporting someone you love, or you're a healthcare professional wanting to improve the care you provide, there's a place for you here.

You can follow my work, explore educational resources, listen to more podcast episodes, or learn about the Pregnancy loss recovery method & Integrated Pregnancy Loss Care framework Or the Pregnancy Loss & Trauma-Informed Specialist Certification.

Together, we're creating a future where every pregnancy loss is acknowledged, every family is supported, and every practitioner feels confident to provide compassionate, person-centred care.

I'd love to hear what resonated with you from today's episode.

Share your thoughts, leave a review, or connect with me on social media—your voice helps shape this conversation and reach more families who need it.

Thank you for being part of this community. Together, we're changing the future of pregnancy loss care.

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