Fertility, Feelings & Fierce Advocacy: Navigating the Emotional Journey with Mental Health Counselor Beth Gulotta

Renee Belz & Lauren Sambataro

In this insightful episode, we sit down with Beth Gulotta, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and host of the Quiet the Clock podcast, for a discussion around the intricate relationship between emotional health and fertility. Beth shares her personal fertility journey and offers expert guidance on how stress and emotional suppression can affect reproductive health. We unpack societal pressures and the psychological toll of delayed family planning, while offering tools for navigating emotional well-being in the context of fertility. Whether you're trying to conceive, considering your reproductive future, or supporting someone on their journey, this episode is packed with wisdom on tuning into your body, managing stress, and fostering emotional clarity.

Beth Gulotta, LMHC is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, the founder of NYC Therapeutic Wellness, and the host of Quiet the Clock, a podcast dedicated to breaking societal timelines around relationships, fertility, and personal fulfillment. Practicing in the heart of New York City, Beth specializes in helping individuals navigate anxiety, life transitions, and the pressures of modern life.

Beth’s journey into mental health counseling was deeply personal. After initially pursuing a career in finance and feeling disconnected from her true calling, she embarked on a path of self-reflection that led her to earn her Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling from Manhattan College. She gained extensive clinical experience in outpatient settings before founding NYC Therapeutic Wellness, where she fosters a collaborative and personalized approach to therapy.

SHOW NOTES:

0:39 Welcome to the podcast!

3:17 About Beth Gulotta, LMHC

4:05 Welcome her to the show!

6:04 How fertility is affected by stress

9:50 Bridging physiological & psychological health

11:49 The Immune-Reproductive Connection

17:39 Self Health Questionnaire

20:25 Fear around infertility

22:08 Primary vs Secondary emotions

25:53 Using the emotion wheel

27:32 The most common emotions for women

30:18 Beth’s fertility journey

32:20 Emotions as cues

33:33 *ALIGN MAT*

35:14 *PIQUE TEA*

37:28 Processing stressful emotions

40:48 Co-regulation vs Loneliness

42:26 Establishing the window of tolerance

46:28 Social media and your nervous system

52:09 Regulation techniques for women

58:17 Shifting Perspective around fertility

1:00:13 Advice for women starting a fertility journey

1:03:20 Her final piece of advice

1:04:06 Where to find her

RESOURCES:

Website: Quiet the Clock

Instagram: @quiettheclockpod

Tik Tok: quiettheclockpod

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