An unhealthy first marriage resulted in an unhealthy, overweight, stay-at-home mom of 3 boys for our guest Melinda for years. As a divorcee, she then became responsible for caring for and financially supporting her sons and she didn’t know what to do. Unhappy with her own physical appearance, Melinda lacked the self-confidence to even go out and apply for a job. Determined to change that though, Melinda transformed not only her body, but her life altogether. At 40 years old she was in better health than she had ever been and was involved with a great man to whom she married shortly thereafter. Melinda’s amazing health journey led to increased fertility and she conceived shortly after getting married to the love of her life. Tune in to this episode to hear Melinda’s truly inspiring transformation and her entire “Pregnancy After 40” Journey and Story. ______________________________________________________________________ Melinda’s Contact Information: FB: https://www.facebook.com/mkmacedo IG: @melindakatemomboss Website: coach.optavia.com/melindakate __________________________________________________________________ Mark your calendars and be sure to save the date for the upcoming "FERTILITY & PREGNANCY EXPO" on April 30, 2022 in Atlanta, GA! Pre-register today at http://www.fertilitypregnancyexpo.com to receive additional information, including news, speakers, sessions, and tickets directly to your inbox! Sessions & Speakers: * Fertility Experts * Surrogacy & Adoption * IVF, IUI, egg & sperm donation * Diet, Exercise, Health & Wellness * Pregnancy Over 40 * Doulas & Midwives * Home births & Birthing Centers * Labor & Delivery * Maternity Clothes * Newborn Baby Products * Postpartum Pre-register today for priority tickets & reservations, speakers, sessions & panels, and vendors delivered directly to your inbox! This will be an in-person event, however, seating is limited due to Covid-19 (Out of an abundance of caution, all attendees will be required to wear masks at this event) ________________________________________________________________ For additional Pregnancy After 40 resources, please visit: www.PregnancyAfterForty.com "50 Fertility Tips for Women Over 40 TTC" visit: www.PregnancyAfterForty.com/fertilitytips Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pregnancyafterforty Instagram: @pregnancyafterforty PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, LIKE and COMMENT our Podcast!!!! Disclaimer: The content in this podcast episode article is merely the host’s and guest’s experience, opinion, and information - not advice. If you have questions, you should always seek the advice of a doctor or another appropriate medical professional.

Mom at 44; Author at 46; Cancer-Kicker at 48; YouTuber at 50! After becoming a mother for the first time at 44 years old, writing a book titled, "The Joy of Later Motherhood" and then becoming a mentor and fertility coach, Bettina Gordon - Wayne empowers women from all over the world by living and promoting her "It's Never Too Late to Live the Life You Love, Reinvent Successfully, and Defy Aging Along the Way!" mantra. In this Pregnancy After 40 Podcast interview, Bettina shares her life journey over 40, which includes having her son at 44 years old, which she credits to several things that she practiced and incorporated into her life before she conceived. Open, honest, and funny, Bettina is an inspiration to all women over 40 years as it relates to pregnancy, career, peace, and happiness! ABOUT BETTINA: “Never give up on your dream! Age is a number, not your destiny.” - Bettina Gordon-Wayne Bettina Gordon-Wayne is a seasoned journalist, bestselling author, and certified mental strength trainer who helps women overcome their limiting beliefs around age and start (or expand) their families when the time is right for them - and if that is over the age of 40, then that’s the best time! As a European living in the USA, Bettina has re-invented herself multiple times in her life, especially recently: she became a first-time mother at the age of 44 and wrote her first bestselling book “The Joy of Later Motherhood” to also showcase other women who had their first kid(s) past their 40s birthdays. GIFT: every reader of The Joy of Later Motherhood can unlock the book bonus interviews right here: https://www.bettinagordon.com/joy Follow Bettina on social media: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQmHxlonI5kQ1vfuVqvxKFA?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bettina.gordon/ For additional information and to contact Bettina Gordon - Wayne, visit: https://www.bettinagordon.com/ Women's First presents the... "FERTILITY & PREGNANCY EXPO" on April 30, 2022! Pre-register today at www.pregnancyafterforty.com/expo to receive additional information, including news, speakers, sessions, and tickets directly to your inbox! For additional Pregnancy After 40 resources, please visit: www.PregnancyAfterForty.com For "50 Fertility Tips for Women Over 40 TTC" visit: www.PregnancyAfterForty.com/fertilitytips Website: www.PregnancyAfterForty.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pregnancyafterforty Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pregnancyafterforty/ PLEASE SUBSCRIBE!!! Disclaimer: The content in this podcast episode article is merely the host’s and guest’s experience, opinion, and information - not advice. If you have questions, you should always seek the advice of a doctor or another appropriate medical professional. #pregnancyafter40 #pregnancyover40 #michellejohnson #fertilitytips #bettinagordon #thejoyoflatermotherhood #fertilitycoach

While both of Mary Beth’s pregnancies were relatively healthy at 38 and 41, she is very candid in this “Pregnancy After 40” episode about the mental and physical toll that pregnancy had on her which prevented her from truly enjoying the time she spent carrying her daughters. During this journey, Mary Beth talks about how her initial reluctance in having to visit both her OB and MFM Specialist on different days during her 3rd trimester ended up being a lifesaver for her daughter and led to her being induced. She also shares how chiropractic treatments helped alleviate some of her pregnancy-related ailments, both of her traumatic deliveries, and destigmatizing Postpartum Depression (PPD). To hear more, tune in to this episode for Mary Beth’s entire “Pregnancy After 40” Journey and Story. Women's First presents the... "FERTILITY & PREGNANCY EXPO" on April 30, 2022! Pre-register today at www.pregnancyafterforty.com/expo to receive additional information, including news, speakers, sessions, and tickets directly to your inbox! For additional Pregnancy After 40 resources, please visit: www.PregnancyAfterForty.com "50 Fertility Tips for Women Over 40 TTC" visit: www.PregnancyAfterForty.com/fertilitytips Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pregnancyafterforty Instagram: @pregnancyafterforty PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, LIKE and COMMENT our Podcast!!!! Disclaimer: The content in this podcast episode article is merely the host’s and guest’s experience, opinion, and information - not advice. If you have questions, you should always seek the advice of a doctor or another appropriate medical professional.

Brief Summary: An easy natural conception for her first child at 39 years old led Leann and her husband to believe that it would not take that long to conceive their second child. Several years later with a miscarriage along the way, Leann shares her “Pregnancy After 40” story and journey, including an emergency induction due to high blood pressure which turned into preeclampsia. Many hours later, Leann’s daughter was born several weeks early and had to return to the hospital days after being discharged because their pediatrician initially disregarded the seriousness of their newborn’s jaundice, which required an admittance to the hospital again where their baby almost needed a blood transfusion. To hear more, tune in to this episode for Leann’s entire “Pregnancy After 40” Journey and Story. ______________________________________________________________________ Women's First presents the... "FERTILITY & PREGNANCY EXPO" on April 30, 2022! Pre-register today at www.pregnancyafterforty.com/expo to receive additional information, including news, speakers, sessions, and tickets directly to your inbox! For additional Pregnancy After 40 resources, please visit: www.PregnancyAfterForty.com "50 Fertility Tips for Women Over 40 TTC" visit: www.PregnancyAfterForty.com/fertilitytips Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pregnancyafterforty Instagram: @pregnancyafterforty PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, LIKE and COMMENT our Podcast!!!! Disclaimer: The content in this podcast episode article is merely the host’s and guest’s experience, opinion, and information - not advice. If you have questions, you should always seek the advice of a doctor or another appropriate medical professional.

In this solo episode with Host, Michelle Johnson, she talks about the following: * Overview of her over 40 pregnancies & update * The importance of prioritizing your health & mental well-being * 5 Things to Expect when you get pregnant at 40 and older * Future of this Podcast * 2 Huge Announcements ______________________________________________________________________ Women's First presents the... "FERTILITY & PREGNANCY EXPO" on April 30, 2022! Pre-register today at www.pregnancyafterforty.com/expo to receive additional information, including news, speakers, sessions, and tickets directly to your inbox! For additional Pregnancy After 40 resources, please visit: www.PregnancyAfterForty.com "50 Fertility Tips for Women Over 40 TTC" visit: www.PregnancyAfterForty.com/fertilitytips Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pregnancyafterforty Instagram: @pregnancyafterforty PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, LIKE and COMMENT our Podcast!!!! Disclaimer: The content in this podcast episode article is merely the host’s and guest’s experience, opinion, and information - not advice. If you have questions, you should always seek the advice of a doctor or another appropriate medical professional.

Brief Summary: In this 2 part episode, Linsey Griffith, Doula and founder of "The Ohio Doula" group, shares her experience as a surrogate for 2 different couples, how and why she choose to be a surrogate. She also explains her perspective of how she felt about carrying and delivering a baby for another couple, how she coped emotionally and how she explained it to her children when the babies didn’t come home with her after all was said and done. ABOUT LINSEY GRIFFITH: Linsey Griffith has been a birth professional for over 11 years. and has attended over 225 births. She is a compassionate and experienced Doula, Surrogate, Childbirth Educator, and Placenta Encapsulator. She completed Labor Doula training with DONA in 2007 & 2017 and with ToLabor in 2015. She is also currently certified in HypnoBirthing, Lamaze, and Lactation Counselor. For more information about Linsey and her services, please visit: http://www.theohiodoula.com/ ************************************************************************ Women's First presents the... "FERTILITY & PREGNANCY EXPO" on April 30, 2022! Pre-register today at www.pregnancyafterforty.com/expo to receive additional information, including news, speakers, sessions, and tickets directly to your inbox! For additional Pregnancy After 40 resources, please visit: www.PregnancyAfterForty.com "50 Fertility Tips for Women Over 40 TTC" visit: www.PregnancyAfterForty.com/fertilitytips Website: www.PregnancyAfterForty.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pregnancyafterforty Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pregnancyafterforty/ PLEASE SUBSCRIBE!!! Disclaimer: The content in this podcast episode article is merely the host’s and guest’s experience, opinion, and information - not advice. If you have questions, you should always seek the advice of a doctor or another appropriate medical professional. #pregnancyafter40 #pregnancyover40 #michellejohnson #fertilitytips #linseygriffith #theohiodoula #placentaencapsulation #childbirtheducator #surrogate #lamazeinstructor

In this 2 part episode interview, Linsey Griffith, Doula and founder of "The Ohio Doula" group, shares her expertise on the increasingly popular HYPNOBIRTHING technique during labor, placenta encapsulation process and procedure, and why so many women are now requesting PLACENTA ENCAPSULATION immediately after birth! ABOUT LINSEY GRIFFITH: Linsey Griffith has been a birth professional for over 11 years. and has attended over 225 births. She is a compassionate and experienced Doula, Childbirth Educator, and Placenta Encapsulator. She completed Labor Doula training with DONA in 2007 & 2017 and with ToLabor in 2015. She is also currently certified in HypnoBirthing, Lamaze, and Lactation Counselor. For more information about Linsey and her services, please visit: http://www.theohiodoula.com/ ************************************************************************ Women's First presents the... "FERTILITY & PREGNANCY EXPO" on April 30, 2022! Pre-register today at www.pregnancyafterforty.com/expo to receive additional information, including news, speakers, sessions, and tickets directly to your inbox! For additional Pregnancy After 40 resources, please visit: www.PregnancyAfterForty.com "50 Fertility Tips for Women Over 40 TTC" visit: www.PregnancyAfterForty.com/fertilitytips Website: www.PregnancyAfterForty.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pregnancyafterforty Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pregnancyafterforty/ PLEASE SUBSCRIBE!!! Disclaimer: The content in this podcast episode article is merely the host’s and guest’s experience, opinion, and information - not advice. If you have questions, you should always seek the advice of a doctor or another appropriate medical professional. #pregnancyafter40 #pregnancyover40 #michellejohnson #fertilitytips #linseygriffith #theohiodoula #placentaencapsulation #childbirtheducator #surrogate #lamazeinstructor

In this 2-part episode, Emilia shares how her first miscarriage was one of the most devastating experiences that she had ever experienced. To get through it all, Emelia not only founded a community of women who had previous pregnancy losses, but she also wrote a book about her experience to process the trauma and subsequently changed her whole lifestyle. Her change in lifestyle included quitting her high stress job and nutritional supplements that she attributes to her finally being able to conceive in her 40’s. To hear more, tune in to this episode for Emilia’s entire “Pregnancy After 40” Journey and Story. Resources: Shaklee Multivitamins - https://us.shaklee.com/ ______________________________________________________________________ Women's First presents the... "FERTILITY & PREGNANCY EXPO" on April 30, 2022! Pre-register today at www.pregnancyafterforty.com/expo to receive additional information, including news, speakers, sessions, and tickets directly to your inbox! For additional Pregnancy After 40 resources, please visit: www.PregnancyAfterForty.com "50 Fertility Tips for Women Over 40 TTC" visit: www.PregnancyAfterForty.com/fertilitytips Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pregnancyafterforty Instagram: @pregnancyafterforty PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, LIKE and COMMENT our Podcast!!!! Disclaimer: The content in this podcast episode article is merely the host’s and guest’s experience, opinion, and information - not advice. If you have questions, you should always seek the advice of a doctor or another appropriate medical professional.

In this 2-part episode, Emilia shares how her first miscarriage was one of the most devastating experiences that she had ever experienced. To get through it all, Emelia not only founded a community of women who had previous pregnancy losses, but she also wrote a book about her experience to process the trauma and subsequently changed her whole lifestyle. Her change in lifestyle included quitting her high-stress job and nutritional supplements that she attributes to her finally being able to conceive in her 40’s. To hear more, tune in to this episode for Emilia’s entire “Pregnancy After 40” Journey and Story. Resources: Shaklee Multivitamins - https://us.shaklee.com/ ______________________________________________________________________ For additional Pregnancy After 40 resources, please visit: www.PregnancyAfterForty.com "50 Fertility Tips for Women Over 40 TTC" visit: www.PregnancyAfterForty.com/fertilitytips Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pregnancyafterforty Instagram: @pregnancyafterforty PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, LIKE and COMMENT our Podcast!!!! Disclaimer: The content in this podcast episode article is merely the host’s and guest’s experience, opinion, and information - not advice. If you have questions, you should always seek the advice of a doctor or another appropriate medical professional.

In this episode, Dr. Emily Kiberd shares how she helps women struggling with Postpartum thyroiditis, Hashimoto’s and how to workout without burning out as a new mama so you can feel your best and show up for the people that matter the most. ABOUT DR. EMILY T. KIBERD: After having her first baby, Dr. Kiberd was chronically sick and didn’t feel like herself. She was: *Exhausted even after sleeping 14 hours a night *Gaining weight no matter how much she worked out *Struggled to finish her sentences *In chronic pain with full-body joint and muscle aches *Constantly injuring herself when she tried to workout Even 12 years as a Doctor of Chiropractic medicine, Emily had to look past her current knowledge of biomechanical joint and muscle pain to heal her body. The major factor that helped heal her Thyroid was working out smarter, not harder, to lose the stubborn weight and beat the fatigue. She learned how to feed and train the muscle to feel strong, beat fatigue, and get her confidence back. Since then, she has helped thousands of women do the same…lose weight, reclaim their energy, and feel empowered in their body! To contact Dr. Emily Kiberd, visit: www.dremilykiberd.com ______________________________________________________________________ Women's First presents the... "FERTILITY & PREGNANCY EXPO" on April 30, 2022! Pre-register today at www.pregnancyafterforty.com/expo to receive additional information, including news, speakers, sessions, and tickets directly to your inbox! For additional Pregnancy After 40 resources, please visit: www.PregnancyAfterForty.com "50 Fertility Tips for Women Over 40 TTC" visit: www.PregnancyAfterForty.com/fertilitytips Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pregnancyafterforty Instagram: @pregnancyafterforty PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, LIKE and COMMENT our Podcast!!!! Disclaimer: The content in this podcast episode article is merely the host’s and guest’s experience, opinion, and information - not advice. If you have questions, you should always seek the advice of a doctor or another appropriate medical professional.