Too Much Information, the women's health podcast8 Okt 2025

Fertility and mental health (explained by a psychotherapist and IVF mum)

Why do I feel so anxious trying to conceive? Can stress really stop you from getting pregnant? How can I protect my mental health during TTC or IVF?

On this episode of Too Much Information, Issy speaks to Helen Davenport-Peace, a psychotherapist specialising in reproductive trauma and supporting the fertility journey.

Together, they unpack the emotional side of trying for a baby, and unpick the myths around stress and conception.

Helen shares her own five-year journey to having her son through IVF, and the mental toll of waiting and uncertainty.

Issy offers her perspective from someone who has been trying for under a year, but still feeling the pressure.

This episode is for you if you are:

on a fertility journey, no matter how long or short
worried stress might be affect your fertility
overwhelmed by fertility marketing
dreading the next two week wait
struggling with anxiety or sleep while TTC
feeling lonely or guilty on your fertility journey
trying to support a friend who's in the thick of it.

🎙️ Too Much Information is the women’s health podcast that's combines real stories with expertise. Follow us on Instagram at ⁠@too.much.info.podcast⁠.

Fertility and mental-health support:

Charities: Fertility Network UK⁠ | Fertility Action | The Fertility Alliance
Emotional support and counselling: ⁠BICA
Podcast: Don't Tell Me to RELAX

About our guest:

Helen Davenport-Peace helps others navigate the emotional impact of trying to conceive. She works virtually and from her studio near Manchester. Her private practice, A Space for Becoming, will open in 2026.

Website: helendavenportpeace.com
Instagram: @helendavenportpeace

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