Charlie Dice

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This post is difficult to write, but I need to stay authentic to myself and protect my mental health and my family. After a lot of self-reflection, I've decided to push pause on my coaching business for the time being. Please know I did not come to this decision lightly. I'm going to continue doing the podcast, and will always support people in this space if they need someone to talk to. 🙏

I've decided to pivot and focus on my cousin and I's new podcast - Romantasy Fangirls Podcast. It's a topic we're extremely passionate about and the bookish community is a place we both feel deeply at home in.🎙

We launch next week on Valentine's/Galentine's Day! Our first deep dive will be into House of Flame and Shadow by the queen herself, Sarah J. Maas. We hope you'll support us and give us a listen! We're on all major podcast platforms as well as YouTube.🎧

I'm excited for this next adventure and thank you all so much for your love and support - it means more than you know!❤

Now let's talk books!📚

-Charlie (Callihan)

Dr. Maddy Roth - Pelvic Floor Therapy for Painful S*x and Your Body's "Normal" #026: Dr. Maddy Roth & Inspire Pelvic Floor Therapy Is s*x painful for you at your “entry point”? Do you suffer from leakage? Chronic UTI’s, endo pain, erectile dysfunction, hemorrhoids? If you answered yes to any of those…what if I told you you could benefit from pelvic floor therapy…...

Have you ever seen change happen right before your very eyes!?

When I first met Beth, she struggled with the fact that her mother-in-law was constantly judging her for not having kids.

Four months later, she has the confidence to not let the cultural bias of her Hispanic in-laws bother her.

She'd constantly ask her, "when are you going to give me grandbabies?"

She even went so far as to pat her belly and ask when she was going to have a baby in there!

So how did she and I work through this?

🌟 Redefine Family: Empowerment Over Expectations 🌟

Beth's journey has been nothing short of inspiring.

She decided to embrace the uncomfortable conversations, challenge cultural norms, and reclaim her narrative.

Instead of succumbing to the pressure, she found her voice and set boundaries.

In the face of judgment, she stood tall, asserting that her worth isn't defined by societal expectations.

Today, she's confident, proving that change is not only possible but empowering.

👏 To every Beth out there challenging cultural biases and reclaiming their stories, your strength doesn't go unnoticed.

If you are struggling with a cultural or religious bias around your infertility, DM me and I'll give you a free assessment using the same process I used for Beth.

Let's inspire one another to embrace our journeys fearlessly. 💪🌈

Let's flip the script on OBGYN visits.🔄

Here's a thought.💡

Instead of waiting for your OBGYN to bring up certain topics, initiate them yourself. 🗣️

1️⃣ Insist on early and thorough testing for both you and your partner. Hormone panels and genetic testing aren't just for women.

2️⃣ Start the discussion on fertility. It's not just for those trying to conceive. Understanding your fertility health is empowering, regardless of your plans. Advocate for options on preserving your fertility if you're not quite ready. Don't wait until it's already a problem.

3️⃣ Ask about how your age affects your fertility. Knowledge is power.

4️⃣ Insist on transparent information on how much time and financial commitment fertility treatments are. Regardless of if they are needed, having the information allows you to communicate with your partner on whether or not this is a road you're willing to travel.

5️⃣ Gather resources for additional support. Fertility brings up lots of emotions. Don't rely on your doctor for mental health care.

Flip the narrative. Be proactive. Your health is in your hands. 🙌

Remember, you know your body better than anyone else. Own your health. Be the first to start the conversation.🎙️

Your OBGYN is a guide, not a gatekeeper. 🗝️

Share if you believe in taking charge of your health journey! 💪

Empowerment starts with you.🌟

What's something you wish you'd advocated for yourself sooner?
Comment below👇️

Ask the Audience Series: What I Wish I Knew Before My Fertility Journey #025: We're kicking off a new series on the podcast - Ask the Audience! I'm hitting the streets asking people who’ve dealt with infertility, miscarriage, pregnancy loss etc. one question each episode. It’s a way to gather advice from people who’ve actually been in the trenches of infertility. ...

This is a post I never thought I'd write, but here I am, sharing the raw and unfiltered truth of my journey.💔

Sometimes life takes unexpected turns, and it's in those moments that we find ourselves grappling with emotions we never knew existed.

When we first got diagnosed with infertility, the reason listed on the discharge paper was "unexplained female infertility".

I remember feeling like a complete and utter failure.😔

I went home that night and told my husband something that broke my heart to say out loud.

Faced with the reality that I may not be able to give him the family we both dreamed of, I found myself urging him to leave me.

It felt like I was handing him the golden ticket to a life I truly believed I couldn't provide.

It was a conversation filled with tears, fear, and the kind of vulnerability that leaves you feeling raw and exposed.🩶

I questioned my worth, my identity, and whether love alone could conquer such a monumental hurdle.

In the aftermath, emotions swirled — guilt, sadness, and an overwhelming sense of loss.

But in the midst of this storm, I've come to realize something important: love is not bound by circumstance or biology.❣️

Through tears and heartache, my husband reassured me that our love is deeper than any challenge life throws at us.

He chose to stand by my side, reminding me that our journey together is about more than a traditional notion of family.

Sharing this isn't easy, but it's my hope that if you're out there reading this and you've gotten this diagnosis...

I hope my story makes you feel a little less alone in your struggle.

Life is messy, but I believe love is the most powerful force.❤️‍🔥

It can navigate even the toughest terrain.

To the woman with "unexplained female infertility": know that your worth is not defined by your ability to meet societal expectations.💫

Embrace your journey, find strength in vulnerability, and above all, let love guide you through the uncertainties.

Have you ever considered telling your husband/partner to leave you due to infertility? DM me and let me know so we can talk woman to woman.

With love, resilience, and an open heart.💖

-Charlie

To the woman who has not felt understood or accepted. I see you.

To the woman who has ever felt not pretty enough or not thin enough. I see you.

To the woman who has ever felt like they are not doing enough or they are not good enough.

To the woman who has ever felt like they are not loveable or that there is something wrong with them. I see you.

To the woman who has ever felt like they can’t slow down or take a break until they’ve done XYZ…I see you.

I want you to know that the voice in your head that tells you all of those things is not the real you.

I want you to remember a time when you had no hair, no teeth, lots of baby fat rolls on your body…and you were still loveable.

And the time when you couldn’t feed, bathe or dress yourself…and you were still loveable.

And the time when you couldn’t walk or talk or contribute to the household…and you were still loveable.

Nothing has changed. You were and always will be loveable…regardless or what you look like, what you can do or contribute.

Never forget that.

- Charlie

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Download The Focus 15: Journal Prompts to Ease Infertility Grief for free now!

Reveal 15 insights guaranteed to get you unstuck from the seemingly endless mind-f$&@ that is infertility grief.

Wake up each day knowing you’ll have a question that will take you from feeling broken and numb, to being crystal clear on how to move forward.

These were previously only available to my clients or people who attended one of my support groups.

But it can be in your inbox in 30 seconds!📧

Here’s a sneak peek of what’s inside:

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Infertility Grief - Why the 5 Stages Don't Work & What Does #024: Infertility Grief - Why the 5 Stages Don't Work! Remember being taught the 5 stages of grief in school? No? Ok, here's a quick recap: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and finally, acceptance. But why doesn't this popular model help us when we're dealing with infertility or pregnancy loss....

Body positivity in women is at an all-time low.💔

Even with all the motivational quotes circulating the interweb, women continue to suffer crushing body dysmorphia.

One demographic often overlooked by mainstream society in this area are women who've gone through infertility.

I felt like my body had betrayed me for almost a decade.

First it wasn't capable of conceiving a baby.

Then it wasn't able to carry one long enough.

Then my eggs were deemed "low quality".

It was one devastating blow after another. 🥀

At the end of our infertility journey I was so disgusted with the physical shell I'd been given, I would've given anything to crawl out of it and trade it for another.

At the suggestion of a dear friend, I started journaling how I felt.

Here's what I began to realize:

✔ My body may not have been up to the task of motherhood, but it didn't let ME down.

✔ My body still supports me in everyday life and that's all it truly needs to do.

✔ My inherent worth and value is not explicitly tied to my body's ability to reproduce.

✔ My body is capable of so many other amazing things - it is worthy of me loving and protecting it.

If you, your clients, or someone you know is struggling with forgiving their body after an infertility journey, the following slides provide some best-practices that truly make a difference.

What strategies have you found helpful to combat body negativity? Share them below to give others even more tools 👇

Wishing you all a beautiful, peaceful weekend where you do least 1 thing that brings you joy each day.❤️

Which one of these resonates the most for you? Comment below - this is a safe space for you.👇

If you're struggling this weekend, I see you and I'm here for you.✨

Click the link in my bio for free resources to help you calm the thoughts and tell your brain you're going to be ok.🌷

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Download The Focus 15: Journal Prompts FREE RIGHT NOW!👀 ⁠
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Reveal 15 journal prompts guaranteed to get you unstuck from the seemingly endless mind-f$% # of emotions that is your infertility grief. ⁠
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Wake up each day knowing you'll have a question that will take you from feeling broken and numb, to getting crystal clear on how to move forward in just 2 weeks or less.🌿⁠
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These were previously only available to my clients and folks who attended one of my support groups. But it can be in your inbox within 30 seconds.📨⁠
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I'm giving you my EXACT prompts that personally helped me and dozens of other women find relief from fertility grief. ⁠
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Here's a sneak peek of what's inside:👀⁠
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✔️3 emotions you think you're feeling about infertility, but uncovers ⁠
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What Do Your Parents Think of Your Infertility? A Chat with My Mom! #023: Ever wonder what your parents think when their child goes through an infertility struggle? If they’ve never experienced it themselves, how can they relate to you to provide support and comfort? What helps and what doesn’t in terms of advice and opinions? Should a parent even offer them in ...

Ever wonder what your parents think when their child goes through a fertility struggle?👨‍👩‍👧

If they’ve never experienced it themselves, how can they relate to you to provide support and comfort?🫥

What helps and what doesn’t in terms of advice and opinions?🤔

Should a parent even offer them in this situation?

This quote from my VERY special episode guest (I'm not going to tell you who it is until it airs tomorrow) shows how the answers to these questions aren't always black and white.🖤🤍

Have you been open with your parents and family about your fertility struggles, or were you like us, and "hid" it from everyone because you didn't want the opinions, or worse, the looks of pity?💔

Curious to know your thoughts and opinions in the comments below👇🏻

Kenzi Locks - How to Grow Forward In Your Family Building - Even If That Means Exiting It #022: While pursuing parenthood through "non-traditional" methods, a lot can feel completely out of your control. Whether facing fertility treatments, an adoption process, or third-party reproduction, you may feel like you have way too many choices to make - with none feeling quite right. Layering o...

Drop a 💯 if you agree with one or more of these ...

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✔️Are you feeling overwhelmed by the endless cycle of grief and anxiety your fertility journey brings you?

✔️Do you worry you'll never be able to overcome the vision you had in your head of what your life was supposed to look like by now?

✔️Are you someone whose whole identity is tied up in tracking every twinge and symptom, timing s*x only for ovulation, or being jealous every time you see a pregnancy announcement come across your social media feed?

Imagine if you could quiet that negative voice, create a bit of peace, make s*x fun, and feel like yourself again...

Well, what if I told you you can!🤯

My comprehensive Life Beyond Infertility mentorship program is designed to teach you how to move forward from your grief in a healthy way.💕

With this program you'll rediscover the woman you were before your fertility journey started, figure out what your new values and priorities are, and how to feel confident and powerful in your self-worth again.

If you'd like to find out if the Life Beyond Infertility mentorship program is the right fit for you and your situation, then I invite you to use the link in my bio to book a 30-minute, absolutely free connection call.

There, we'll get to know your specific situation and goals, and you'll leave that call with a custom recommendation on how to start embracing joy during or after infertility.

Click the 🔗 in my bio to schedule your free call today!

🎙️Episode 021: How to Make This Your Most Joyful Year Yet is out now!⁠
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What are you going to do this year to cultivate your own joy?💫⁠
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Season 2 Kickoff! How to Have Your Most Joyful Year Yet! #021: For those of us who’ve gone through infertility, joy isn’t something we’re used to feeling right? Discipline, grit, heartache, hopelessness, sure, but here's the thing — no one wants to live in those emotions forever. Isn’t it time we get to look forward to things again? How can we f...

WE MADE IT!🎉🥳🥂

Wishing you a joyous, prosperous New Year - whatever that looks like for you!

Let's help each other make it the best one yet!🥰

A fertility journey is 10% physical...90% mental.💭

✅The good news...there is no scientific evidence to show that mental health issues have a negative effect on physical fertility.

❌The bad news...even though stress doesn't cause infertility, infertility causes stress.

Here are 5 ways you can stay mentally healthy in the trenches of infertility…🧠

Follow to learn how to embrace joy during and after infertility, live life on your own terms, and find peace and acceptance with your fertility journey

I would've loved to get one of these texts during my darkest hours...🥺

Drop a ❤️ if you would like to receive one of these texts right now?

It's the stuff no one wants to think or talk about until it's too late…

Financial planning is important for all of us, but especially if you're childless/childfree.💸

Andrew and I set up a living will, medical directives and retirement accounts years ago and I'm SO thankful we did. It really takes a lot of stress and anxiety off our plates!

If you don't have a plan, or you haven't even started thinking about one...the only better time to start than yesterday is today!

In the comments let me know how you're planning for retirement without kids👇️