More Than Your Infertility Podcast
Welcome to the More Than Your Infertility Podcast — the emotional support you didn’t know you needed while navigating IVF and infertility.
If you’re exhausted from doing all the things and still getting nowhere...
If your mind won’t stop spiraling while you wait for answers...
If you’re holding it together on the outside but quietly falling apart...
You’re not alone. And you don’t have to do this the hard way anymore.
I’m Kristin Dillensnyder — IVF mom, certified infertility mindset coach, and infertility advocate. I created this podcast because no one should have to white-knuckle their way through fertility treatments without real emotional support.
Every week, you’ll get straight-talking advice, compassionate guidance, and mindset tools that actually help. This is where you learn how to:
- Stay hopeful after a failed embryo transfer or miscarriage
- Survive the dreaded two week wait (TWW)
- Quiet the negative thought spirals that come with IVF
- Handle pregnancy announcements without crumbling
- Rebuild your belief when it feels like everyone else gets pregnant but you
- Find peace, even when nothing feels certain
Whether you’re dealing with unexplained infertility, male factor, PCOS, endometriosis, secondary infertility, donor conception, or navigating IVF solo—this podcast is for you.
You’re doing something really hard. Let me help make it feel just a little bit lighter.
Because you are so much more than your infertility—and it’s time you started feeling that way.
More Than Your Infertility Podcast
Failed IVF, Emotional Resilience, and Hope: Dr. Matrika Johnson on Coping, Cycle Reviews, and Mindset Support
Navigating IVF can feel overwhelming, especially when cycles don’t go as planned. In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Matrika Johnson, renowned REI physician from Reproductive Specialists of the Carolinas, to talk about the realities of an unsuccessful IVF round, emotional resilience, and how patients can move forward without losing hope.
We cover:
- Understanding “Failed IVF”.
- Dr. Johnson’s personal IVF journey
- Common reasons IVF doesn’t work.
- Pre-transfer strategies
- Coping with grief and setbacks
- Coaching vs. therapy
Dr. Johnson also shares insights on delivering difficult news with empathy, using patient-centered language, and how a single “worst quality” embryo can become a miraculous success.
Whether you’re in the middle of IVF, considering a gestational carrier, or supporting someone on this path, this episode offers validation, expert guidance, and practical strategies to navigate the emotional rollercoaster.
📌 Follow Dr. Matrika Johnson: https://www.instagram.com/drmatrika/
🎧 Listen for actionable mindset strategies, coping tips, and hope for the next cycle.
Stay strong, stay hopeful, and remember, you are more than your infertility.
Xoxo,
Kristin
Infertility/ IVF Journey / Trying to conceive/ Embryo transfer / IVF Support / Fertility Specialist /Fertility Doctor / REI