You Are Not Your Diagnosis: The 5-Element Chinese Model With Susan Fox

Episode Highlights With Susan Fox

• Why she feels that infertility as a diagnosis is incomplete, and what we need to know about it
• The difference between subfertility and infertility and why the distinction is important 
• Diagnostic codes that go along with infertility and why it doesn’t tell the whole story
• Shocking statistics around fertility and why this is important to understand
• What the 5-element model is, and how can this help with fertility and so many other aspects of health
• The five elements: wood (liver/creation), fire (spirit/soothing), earth (transformation/PCOS), air (lungs and large intestine/inspiration), water (kidney/hormonal health)
• How the Chinese element model includes our emotional experience 
• The way to know which Chinese element you are
• Tips and tips for supporting each element 

Resources We Mention

• Fertility Quiz
• Dr. Susan Fox - website
• Healthyouniversity
• The Women's Health Podcast