After three and a half years of trying to conceive and three IUIs, Catherine was tired, frustrated, and ready for something different. We’re so grateful she agreed to sit down with us and share her story in her own words.
“There were a lot of tears”
Catherine and her husband had been trying for years. The IUIs hadn’t worked, and the medications took a toll.
“There were a lot of tears. There was a lot of frustration.”
Then a co-worker who was already seeing Joelle told her about yinRoot. “She’s like, you got to meet this lady,” Catherine remembers. “She takes the holistic approach. She is so kind. She’s so warm.”
A first consultation that felt different
What stood out first was time: time to tell her whole story, and someone who really listened.
“Honestly, my husband and I were blown away by the initial consultation. Just the amount of time that Joelle sat with us, listened to our story, truly felt like she really cared about our story.”
Together they looked at the whole picture, from blood work to the food she ate and the products she used, searching for the root cause rather than the next step on a protocol. “We just walked out knowing this is the route we want to go for sure,” she says. “This feels right.”
Following the plan “to a T”
Catherine admits she didn’t even know what Merciér Therapy was at first. But she trusted the process and committed to it fully: charting her cycle, taking her temperature, keeping a food journal, reading the book Joelle recommended, and coming in for her Merciér Therapy sessions.
The moment on the table
This is the part of her story Catherine still tears up about. During one session, she began to cry, hard, and wasn’t sure why.
“I was almost a little bit embarrassed about it at first. Is this normal? Like, what is even happening to me?”
Joelle held her hand and reassured her that other women have this experience too, and that there was nothing wrong with it.
“I think you knew before I knew.”
About a week or two later, Catherine texted: she was pregnant.
“A fertility coach and a friend at the same time”
When we asked Catherine for one word to describe her time at yinRoot, she chose supportive.
“It was like I had signed up for a fertility coach and a friend at the same time.”
She also shared something Joelle told her early on, an idea we come back to often: preparing for pregnancy is a lot like preparing for a marathon. You wouldn’t run one without training. Conceiving and carrying a baby is such an intimate, special season of life, and it deserves care and preparation too.
Her advice
“You are going to feel loved and supported and cared for.”
Thank you, Catherine, for trusting us with your story. ♡
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This post shares one person’s experience and is for educational purposes only. It isn’t medical advice, and individual results vary.