Self-empowerment through positive thinking | S1 Ep. 9

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In this emotional and inspiring episode, we talk to woman from Apatin (SRB), Kuga Jasmina, whose struggle for motherhood began more than 20 years ago. Her struggle includes three inseminations, two IVFs and countless challenges – but also unwavering faith, perseverance and the power of positive thinking. Through affirmations, inner work and emotional resilience, she managed to build strength that led her all the way to her goal - today she is a mother of triplets.

This episode brings the voice of a woman who is a shoulder to cry on, a source of information and a wind in the back of many couples on the road to parenthood. Sladjana Ercegovcevic is a nurse with more than 20 years of experience in the field of IVF. She is with women every day during the most sensitive moments - from the first injections, through the puncture, all the way to the embryo transfer and that anticipation that will be remembered forever. 

In this episode, my guest, Jelena Jovanovic from Belgrade, shares her experience from "Narodni Front" clinic in Belgrade - from the first inseminations, through stimulation and embryo transfer, to the moment when she finally welcomed her daughter Ana, who was named after the doctor who helped her a lot on her way to becoming a mother. She speaks honestly about failed attempts, emotional ups and downs, the support of her husband, but also the pressures of the environment.

An inspiring story about strength and perseverance from a woman who dedicated her whole life to sports - a professional handball player, Tanja Marjanac.

Behind her athletic endurance is the struggle that many women lead in silence. She and her husband went through years of struggle with sterility, welcomed their son, but then experienced a loss - a pregnancy that did not last. They have since decided not to try any further, but her passion for health has taken a new direction.

How far would you go to find out the truth about your child? How many years would you fight for answers you were never given? My guest, Renata Orlić, lost her first child due to a severe anomaly - omphalocele type 2. But it was not only the loss that marked her life - but also the fact that the doctors in Subotica hid key information.

How many stories like this are there? How many doctors cover up their mistakes?

This is a conversation not to be missed. The truth must come out.

What do you do when they tell you that you can't have children? When medicine sets limits and you believe there is something more?  My guest, Marija Stepanovic from Lazarevac, refused to accept "no way" as an answer. After doctors in Paris told her that her husband would never be able to have children, she did not give up. Her strength was in her faith - and then miracles happened.  If you need inspiration and proof that miracles exist - this is the story for you. 

In this episode, we discuss fertility challenges for women who live healthy and active lives, but still face unplanned obstacles on the way to having a baby. My guest, Jelena Krneta from Belgrade, openly shares her experience with the IVF process, nutrition, supplements (such as DHEA), training and mental strength, but also how she fought with comments from the environment such as: "But you're healthy, why do you need IVF?" 

In this inspiring episode, I talk to a woman who went through as many as 4 IVFs and 2 inseminations, and in the end - got pregnant naturally! The key moment that brought her to that state was an emotional scene in the show Evening with Ivan Ivanovic, when she received an in vitro fertilization procedure as a gift. This unexpected gift brought her so much joy and relief that the stress disappeared - and fate did its thing! 💖

In this episode, I share my story - six years of struggling with infertility, six failed IVF cycles, two inseminations, attempts with donated eggs and countless emotional ups and downs. I talk about hopes, disappointments, medical procedures, but also the mental strength that kept me going.  

And of course, everything can't be too serious! 😊 

Through this episode I also add a dose of humor, because sometimes you can only get through this fight with a smile (and a kilo of chocolate). 😂 

Welcome to the channel where we will honestly talk about all the challenges on the way to parenthood, especially IVF, the egg donation process, mental and emotional (in)stability, and everything we go through in order to reach our desired goal.

The author of the show, who has been through everything herself, will host women and couples from the region who are struggling, or have struggled, with the same problem, where we will publicly present our battle on the way to parenthood.