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Tracey's story with Fibromyalgia, IVF, and the Loss of Bae: Part 1
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Trigger warning – This episode includes conversation around stillbirth and birth trauma. If this is triggering for any of our viewers, we start this conversation around 35mins into the episode.
In this episode naturopath Tracey Gartner shares her unimaginable story with Fibromyalgia, IVF and the loss of her darling Bae.
This episode is part one of a two-part series. Tracey starts her story from her childhood years when she was training at an elite level for WAIS (Western Australian Institute of Sport) as a gymnast. During this time she was training for the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. She explains the mental, emotional and physical challenges of this time.
As the olympics moved closer, her training regimen became more strict. She talks about how parents were removed from watching their training, diet’s became more strict, and their weight was highly scrutinised – to the point they were punished if they weren’t meeting their weight targets. She speaks about how this was the likely cause of her Fibromyalgia.
Fibromyalgia Topics Covered
- the signs and symptoms of her fibromyalgia
- what her treatment looked like
- how this led her down the path of becoming a naturopath.
IVF Journey
This part of her story led us into her IVF journey. During this part of the episode Tracey talks us through what her IVF looked like and how it felt waiting for her results after each round.
Before her final round of IVF Tracey and her husband decided if the next one wasn’t viable they would no longer try. However as we hear in her story, this isn’t what happened. She received a phone call from the clinic saying she had a beautiful embryo ready to implant! This one was successful and Tracey became pregnant. Her pregnancy was a beautiful one, happy, healthy and glowing.
Bae
As Tracey went into labour her story turned to one that no parent should ever have to go through. During this part of her story Tracey shares the moment she lost her beautiful baby girl, Bae. She talks us through the moments leading up to this, giving birth to Bae, and the trauma of this birth and being rushed into surgery to remove her placenta.
She also talks us through how she coped during this time and the holistic health steps she has and still is taking to heal.
About Tracey as a naturopath
Tracey’s story with trauma, loss and cancer (as you will hear in the next episode) have shaped who she is now as a naturopath. Her approach is gentle but honest, compassionate, and supportive. Where she uses her decades of experience both personally and professionally to her clients the tools to create the life they desire. If you are interested in consulting with Tracey or finding out more about her services, you can see her details below.
Thank You
We would like to thank Tracey for being courageous and vulnerable and for sharing her story with us. This is a story, we know would not be easy to share. But we hope in doing so others who have been through a similar experience may be able to find their own path to healing through connection with Tracey and her story.
This episode is just the first of a two part series. During our next episode we Tracey talks to us about her diagnosis of breast cancer and her approach to successfully getting rid of it.
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