Motherhood After 40: Fertility, IVF & Rewriting the Rules (with Beth Gulotta)

Описание: Motherhood didn’t unfold the way Beth expected. After becoming pregnant easily at 39, she assumed her second journey would look the same. Instead, she faced multiple miscarriages, failed IVF transfers, and the unexpected discovery of Hashimoto’s — an autoimmune condition that had gone undiagnosed.

In this deeply vulnerable episode, Beth shares what the fertility journey really looks like behind the scenes: the grief, the advocacy, the emotional toll, and the pressure of watching time pass.

We talk about:

The myth of the 35 “cliff”

Dating with a fertility timeline

How pressure impacts women’s mental health

The dark side of the fertility industry

And the resilience that comes from rewriting the rules

At the end of the episode, Beth shares what she would tell her younger self and offers powerful words for women who feel like they’re behind.

Viewer Note: This conversation includes discussions of miscarriage, IVF, and pregnancy loss, which may be sensitive for some listeners.

About Beth Gulotta:
Beth Gulotta, LMHC, is a psychotherapist, group private practice owner, boy mom, and host of the Quiet the Clock podcast, where she explores fertility, identity, and the pressure of societal timelines. She is the founder of NYC Therapeutic Wellness, a New York City based group practice, and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in New York State with a Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling from Manhattan College. After years of following the “I should” path into finance before answering the “I want” call to therapy, Beth built a career centered on partnership, self-connection, and emotional healing. Her work is deeply informed by her personal fertility journey, which includes multiple IVF failures, miscarriages, and secondary infertility; she welcomed her first son through natural conception at age 40 and is currently expecting her second child after conceiving naturally at 44, bringing lived experience, nuance, and compassion to conversations often shaped by fear and silence.

Keep up with Beth at:

IG -   / quiettheclockpod  

YouTube -    / @quiettheclock  

Website - https://www.nyctherapeuticwellness.com/

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Disclaimer: This video contains music from Epidemic Sound, Be My Remedy, House Of Say.