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Incredibly Wanted

Incredibly Wanted is a documentary podcast following my journey as a single, 44 year old woman towards motherhood (and hopefully love too!) I’m having conversations with my friends about donor conception IVF, healing after divorce, redefining motherhood, dating, spirituality and everything in between. But in a broader sense, this is a conversation about womanhood and what it’s like when you want to bet bigger with your life and create one that feels right for you. If you have ever wrestled with

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The Waiting Period

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2024/07/04

Welcome to Incredibly Wanted.This episode was recorded over 24 hours while Gretchen was waiting for the results of her pregnancy test. She explores how hope and sadness are intertwined, and what it feels like to hope without trying to protect yourself from later sadness. This is the last episode before a summer break. The show will be back in September with an update on everything that has happened since this episode was recorded in April 2024. Bio: Gretchen Hill is a writer, life lover,

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34:02

Hiccups and Beautiful Things

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2024/06/28

Welcome to Incredibly Wanted.In this episode, Gretchen continues her IVF cycle Round 2 and runs into a few challenges along the way. She also shares her egg retrieval and embryo transfer experience, and what was different from the last time around. Topics include: tips to avoid running out of medications and what to do if you need a refill over the weekend advocating for yourself in medical situations making moments sacred and special so you don’t miss their significance Bio: Gretchen Hill is a

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34:02

Hiccups and Beautiful Things

Incredibly Wanted ·

2024/06/27

Welcome to Incredibly Wanted. In this episode, Gretchen continues her IVF cycle Round 2 and runs into a few challenges along the way. She also shares her egg retrieval and embryo transfer experience, and what was different from the last time around. Topics include: tips to avoid running out of medications and what to do if you need a refill over the weekend advocating for yourself in medical situations making moments sacred and special so you don’t miss their significance Bio: Gretchen Hill is a

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28:32

What If I Never Get Pregnant?

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2024/06/20

Welcome to Incredibly Wanted.In this episode, Gretchen checks in on Day 4, 5 and 9 of her IVF cycle and navigates the emotional roller coaster of IVF. In this solo episode, Gretchen talks about the loneliness she’s experiencing going through this process as a single person and how she’s coping and reaching out for support. Gretchen also questions why she’s making this podcast to begin with while dealing with so many feelings of vulnerability. Gretchen explores her “what if”s and what she

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28:18

Preparing

Incredibly Wanted ·

2024/06/13

Welcome to Incredibly Wanted.In this episode, we listen in as Gretchen prepares to begin her 2nd round of IVF using donor sperm. She shares her game plan for the cycle and what she has been doing to prepare herself physically, emotionally and spiritually this time around. In this vulnerable solo episode, Gretchen shares how her personal spiritual practice has helped her cross over from self-doubt into feeling ready to move forward in this process. Mentioned in this episode: Animal Spirit Deck

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06:51

Interlude

Incredibly Wanted ·

2024/06/06

Welcome back to Incredibly WantedThis week's episode is a mini episode, a transition point between one set of stories to a new one. We'll be back next week with a full length episode as the story continues...

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47:24

Let People Love You

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2024/05/30

Welcome to Incredibly Wanted.In this episode, Gretchen shares what happened when she told her closest family members what she was up to and how receiving support changed the experience of trying to conceive as a single person. Gretchen shares her experience starting the IVF process and more “angels” that turn up to offer guidance along the way. Bio: Gretchen Hill is a writer, life lover, adventurer, flower grower, creative entrepreneur and lives in MA with her two great loves - her dogs,

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01:08:22

My Mom

Incredibly Wanted ·

2024/05/23

Welcome to Incredibly Wanted.In this week’s episode we follow along as Gretchen starts working with a fertility clinic to assist with conceiving using donor sperm. As Gretchen pursues this path, her mother is diagnosed with a rare and rapidly progressing disease of the brain. Bonnie shares about her own fertility challenges and the conception stories of both of her sons. Topics Include: Real talk about what it’s like working with a fertility clinic The unexpected news of Gretchen's mothers

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01:14:49

Do You Guys Want To Talk About Sperm Donors?

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2024/05/16

Welcome to Incredibly Wanted. In this episode we learn about what the process of choosing a sperm donor is like. Gretchen shares her experience navigating the world of donor banks and what it’s like to go through this process. Gretchen shares how she went about the process of choosing as some of the highs and lows of going through the process. Bonnie, Sam and Gretchen discuss all things nature vs. nurture, genes, and epigenetics. They also discuss some of the situations that would come up in the

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53:26

A Hummingbird, Dan and the Tank.

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2024/05/09

In this episode of Incredibly Wanted, Gretchen shares the next chapter in the story and what happened after her marriage ended. Gretchen, Bonnie and Sam talk about how new experience change your perception of what’s possible. Gretchen explores a new relationship while beginning the process of trying to get pregnant using donor sperm. The process of ICI insemination at home is discussed as well as the emotional roller coaster of waiting for pregnancy results while trying to conceive. This episode is

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01:15:01

Dark Days

Incredibly Wanted ·

2024/05/02

Welcome to Incredibly Wanted.In this next episode, the story of Gretchen’s journey towards motherhood continues. shares how the experience of quarantine during the Covid pandemic impacted her desire for family and describes the moment she knew she needed to acknowledge this desire. Gretchen, Sam and Bonnie discuss their individual experiences grieving their marriages when they ended and the healing process afterwards. Topics Include: How the Covid quarantine increased Gretchen’s desire to start

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55:13

Where The Story Begins

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2024/04/25

Welcome Incredibly Wanted. In the first episode we learn about Gretchen’s early days of sobriety and how it impacted her views on motherhood, reconnecting with her spirituality, and how these changes began to impact her marriage. We meet her friends, Bonnie Goff (Developmental Psychologist) and Samantha Jo Harvey (Mindset Coach) and listen in as they discuss their individual experiences contemplating motherhood, facing fears and limiting beliefs about what life must look like, pursuing motherhood

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05:02

Prologue

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2024/04/22

Welcome to Incredibly Wanted. In this short episode, Gretchen Hill introduces herself: a single woman on a journey to become a mother on her own and shares how this podcast came to be. Join in as we embark on Gretchen’s fertility journey together, walking into the unknown and having meaningful conversations along the way about donor conception, IVF, redefining motherhood, healing after divorce, spirituality and in a broader sense, conversations about womanhood. This is a story about feeling the

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