Day 1 Podcast

May 07 2024 1
Day 1 Podcast artwork

The Day 1 Podcast is hosted by Emily Getz, certified fertility coach, neuro-linguistic practitioner and fellow fertility patient. The show is dedicated to the unspoken side of fertility. Here Emily share's her story and brings together moms, dads, parents to be, doctors, specialists and healers to help break stigmas, normalize the conversation, bring education to the fore front and most importantly build a community so the journey doesn’t feel so lonely.

RSS feed Share
Copy RSS


Subscribe on Podcast Addict


EP106: Moving Forward with Em + Ev

May 07 2024 63 mins  
On today's episode Emily is joined by her husband, Evan to give a big update on what moving forward has looked like over the past 5 months. They discuss the difficulty of decision making, how things are blurry and that is okay, the steps they took to get on the same page and where they are today and what the future looks like as they embark on a new journey.

EP105: Focusing on more than just outcomes with Brooke Tkatch

Apr 23 2024 92 mins  
Today we are joined by a very special person with a very special story. Brooke Tkatch joins us to dive into her 4+ year fertility journey, that has twists and turns like you couldn’t believe. Brooke takes us on a ride bravely sharing the ebbs and flows of her experience. With multiple rounds of IVF, over 8 transfers (of euploid embryos!), a surprise finding, an acceptance of movi

S4E104 // Addressing your nervous system to support fertility with CJ Smith

Feb 20 2024 79 mins  
In this episode, CJ Smith, a mindset coach and nervous system expert, discusses the impact of trauma on fertility and the role of neurosomatic intelligence in supporting the nervous system. CJ explains that the nervous system is an input-output based system and that trauma can create dysregulation and a sense of unsafety in the body. CJ also shares her personal journey to parenth

S4EP103 // Redefining Eating Disorders, Control Behaviours + Open Conversations with Kyla Fox

Feb 06 2024 51 mins  
In honour of Eating Disorder Awareness Week here in Canada, Kyla Fox, a clinical eating disorder therapist for almost 20 years, joins Emily to speak to how we need to consider the different spectrums that are involved when we talk about eating disorders and how the theme of control is shared between those who are healing from a eating disorder and those on a fertility journey. They

S4EP102 // Surrogacy, Friendship + Self-Advocacy with Emily Palley-Samson + Stephanie Carr

Jan 23 2024 62 mins  
On today's episode we hear from two close friends who embarked on a remarkable surrogacy journey together. Emily Palley-Samson and her husband faced a challenging period following the news that Emily wouldn't be able to carry her own children due to complications from an unguided D&C. In hearing the news, Stephanie and her husband extended an unbelievable gesture and li

S4EP101 // An Update Episode: Feeling a shift with Em + Ev

Jan 09 2024 50 mins  
Welcome back! We kick off season 4 with Em + Ev sharing a candid update on how things are going in their fertility journey. After recovering from their 4th loss back in August 2023, Em and Ev are starting to feel a shift in what this year means for their fertility. They discuss the big 'breakdown' during Em's 39th birthday, new test results that have them navigating mal

S3EP100 // Celebrating 100 Episodes with an in-person live taping!!

Oct 19 2023 90 mins  
We did it friends! We made it to 100 episodes! To celebrate, we hosted a live taping of the 100th episode at Twig Fertility with 30. amazing Day 1 listeners. We had 4 amazing experts join a panel answering questions submitted by attendees. Season 4 will be announced shortly! A big thank you to our panelists: 🪡 Anne Matthews: TCMP RaC FABORM - @energytreeanne is the creator b

S3EP99 // "We digress" - A fertility update with Em & Ev

Sep 24 2023 48 mins  
Summer 2023 recap with Emily and her husband Ev. Let's just say they took a ride on a very loopy roller coaster, with their first ever FET, a pregnancy, a loss and trying to figure out what next steps look like. They don't hold anything back in this episode, so expect the banter, love and transparency that only Evan can bring. SPONSOR: This episode is powered by First Re

S3EP98 // Fertility Expert: Know Your Cycle with Dr. Irena Bergmann, Naturopathic Doctor

Sep 20 2023 48 mins  
Emily (with a cold!) speaks to Dr. Irena Bergmann about the importance of understanding your cycle no matter what phase of the journey you are in. They also dive into so much more, such as how Dr. Bergmann has seen the infertility community shift over her 20 years working in the field! This conversation hits so many important topics: Emily goes on a tangent about how break sex i

S3EP97 // Fertility Story: An Adoption Journey with Meagan McLeod

Sep 13 2023 52 mins  
On today's episode, Emily chats with Meagan about her fertility journey, which for her is an adoption journey. This is the first time we have dove into the adoption experience and we couldn't have asked for a better guest! Meagan generously shares the hardships, anxieties, challenges and process surrounding adopting. Meagan McLeod, ditched her job as a Communicative Disord