HOPEFUL
I N T E G R A T I V E F E R T I L I T Y
Helping prospective parents to optimize their overall health and fertility using an integrative approach to facilitate a natural and healthy pregnancy
Growing a family is not an easy path for everyone, it can feel uncertain and hopeless.
...BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE.
Whether you’ve been trying to conceive for months or years, you already know that there is a ton of information out there, and you don't know who to listen to. Your doctor just wants to send you to a specialist.
There is a more gentle, balanced, holistic approach - finally!
Let’s just call infertility and sub-fertility what it is: hard.
Eventually rewarding, yes! But, still—hard.
1
You don't know where to start investigating causes, testing, medications, supplements, or more invasive treatment.
You want to make some of the changes you know will help your overall health, but you don't know where or how to start. You want a targeted approach, and don't want to waste time with trial-and-error
2
You want to do this together, as a couple, but every treatment and program seems to be aimed only at the woman. You don't want to lose your relationship during this stressful time.
3
Wouldn't it be nice to have a plan and a method you really trust and feel aligned with?
So what's
the hold up?
You’ve got a mountain of questions… and no one to help you answer them.
- What sort of diet should we have to optimize fertility?
- What testing should we consider?
- What supplements should we be on for our specific issues?
- How do I know if I'm even ovulating?
- Do I really need to see a Reproductive Endocrinologist for IVF?
You could get an honorary medical degree after scouring the internet and social media while trying to diagnose yourself. The posts and articles with affiliate links aren't helpful. Everyone wants you to buy their magic supplement or quick solution.
Month after month, you’re left exactly where you started. Disappointed, staring at pregnancy tests in 6 different shades of light, buying yet another box of ovulation predictors (we'll be throwing those away), wondering if you’ll ever not be stressed out and disappointed at the end of every cycle.
AND SOONER OR LATER...
Your head starts filling up with a few easily believable (but totally untrue) thoughts trying to sabotage your dreams of a growing, healthy family.
(Believe me, I've been there...)
Let's be thoughtful about the doubts holding you back.
Big Doubt #1: Nothing I do will work. I'm broken.
If you don't read past this page and forget you were ever on this site, please remember this:
You are not broken. Your body is not a lemon.
During times of illness and uncertainty, it can easily feel like our bodies have betrayed us. Like it had one job to do and it's failing.
The reality is that reproduction is actually one of the body's lowest priorities. It will use all of it's resources to fuel more "essential" functions first, so if there is stress, imbalance, dysregulation, the reproductive organs are put on the back-burner. By optimizing every other aspect of your health, your body is able to start directing resources towards a baby.
Big Doubt #2: It won't be worth the investment
I get this, and believe me, I know the money pit that is our current healthcare system.
I've spent tens of thousands of dollars on conventional medical care that got me nowhere.
I'm not saying it's worthless, because it has it's place, and there are great doctors and providers out there (I'm married to one!). The system has worked for some, but not all. Is it working for you?
When you make the shift to investing in well care, you decrease or eliminate your need for sick care.
Big Doubt #3: My spouse will not get on board.
This is where fertility care needs a shift. Let's look at the causes of infertility: 1/3 male factor, 1/3 female factor, 1/3 combined factors.
So the responsibility is: 50/50.
Yet the majority of testing, treatment, even marketing is aimed at women.
Begin with the end in mind. You want to make a baby together. You want to raise a family together. You're going to have to take the responsibility and make the effort together.
This is what sets my approach apart from most others out there, and what makes you more successful. Whole family care.
Now, slow your scroll for a sec.
Imagine what it would be like to finally have a plan you believe in, a healthy body, healthy marriage, and healthy spiritual life.
You would be confident in how to eat and feed your family, how to fully understand your cycle and fertility, how to avoid barriers
You would come out on the other side of infertility and subfertility with a healthier mind, body, spirit, and relationship.
You would be able to completely avoid IUI and IVF, or if you truly needed it, would be more successful. You would feel confident in your next steps.
Sound too good to be true?
It's not.
...I know because I’ve done it, and I’ve taught other women and couples to do it.
And I can’t wait to show YOU how to do it too.
But wait, have we officially met?
Hey, I'm Karin Ashley!
Wife, mom of six through birth and adoption, pediatric nurse, Board-Certified Women's Health Nurse Practitioner, Integrative and Functional Women's Health Training grad, home educator, world-traveller, and amateur gardener.
And as a Women's Health consultant for women and couples who want to maximize their health and fertility, I’m here to simplify how to get those fertile mom and dad bods.
Because, there is nothing else more worthy of my time and knowledge than growing healthy families.
In fact, I struggled with a period of sub-fertility at age 34, after two previous spontaneous pregnancies.
This was before I had done my Integrative and Functional training, but I had already started leaning that way in my philosophy of health care.
I knew what a conventional provider would tell me, because I once was that provider. I was trained to be that provider. I knew what they would say: keep trying, come back in a year. Then, see a specialist.
I would not accept that answer. I knew there had to be an in-between option.
What if I wasn't even ovulating? What if the cause was male-factor and had nothing to do with me? Why waste a year "trying" if we didn't even have the products to make a baby?
I went in search of a provider that would actually help.
I worked with a naturopathic doctor who specialized in women's health, and she gave me a plan.
--> Just having a plan eased my stress.
My doctor listened to me, asked a lot of questions, helped me understand my cycle better, counseled me on diet and supplements, and helped me brainstorm possible barriers.
THIS is what I wanted. Out-of-the-box, but not off-the-wall.
I found my root cause (an unknown mold exposure, of all things?!), I followed my plan, and conceived within 3 months.
I share all of that not to throw you a health and wealth gospel and promise you a baby in the next cycle (…run the other way if anyone does!)
But to show you what’s possible (and why I’m so passionate) with an Integrative approach to fertility.
And to highlight why—after counseling women and couples through their seasons of subfertility—I’m more dedicated than ever to helping YOU be nourished in body, mind and soul, have a plan, and make baby-making fun again :)
I’m dedicated not only to helping you grow your family…
But to helping you have a voice in the management and improvement of your health, and your family's health.
Enter: Integrative Fertility for Hopeful Families
It's the framework + implementation tools + expert support (from yours truly) to take you from hopeless and lost to hopeful, healthy, and confident.
I can't promise you a baby (nobody can), but I can promise you a more peaceful way there.
No more guessing.
No more watching everyone else try this one magic solution or specific supplement.
No more analysis paralysis.
Just a gentle, balanced approach, developed with evidence, that gives you information, encouragement, empowerment, and a clear path to optimal fertility.
If you’re with me, now’s the time to get excited because it’s about to be ALL yours.
Love, Karin
WELCOME TO...
Hopeful Integrative Fertility
JOURNALS, WORKBOOKS + GUIDES
EXPERT
INTERVIEWS
HOPEFUL
INTEGRATIVE
FERTILITY
MESSAGING ACCESS + PRIVATE COMMUNITY
HOW-TO HANDOUTS
STEP-BY-STEP PROGRAM WITH VIDEO LESSONS
A complete, step-by-step program that teaches you how to fuel your body, read your cycle, identify root causes, and remove fertility barriers (like stress and anxiety) so you can improve your chances of gaining and maintaining a healthy pregnancy.
The secret sauce behind Hopeful Integrative Fertility?
It's an Integrative Approach to Fertility, using the N.E.S.T. Plan and baby steps (pun intended) to make small, meaningful, sustainable changes that have a big impact.
NOURISH: Fuel your body for reproductive health, support hormones, improve egg and sperm quality, all through nutritional support (no fad diets involved)
EDIT: Gently detoxify your body and your environment through elimination of hormone disrupting chemicals, and support of your body's natural detoxification system
SEX & INTIMACY: Make Conception Fun Again (MCFA?) Improve communication and connection in your marriage, support and be supported, optimize timing, hear from marriage and mental health experts, and bust a bunch of baby-making myths
TEST & TARGET: Get current research on conventional and functional testing and treatment for your specific diagnosis, explore the mysterious "unexplained infertility," make your individualized fertility plan
WANT A PEEK AT YOUR PATH TO OPTIMAL FERTILITY?
Here's what's waiting for you inside Integrative Fertility for Hopeful Families...
MODULE ONE
Nourishment
I'm all about going after the low hanging fruit first - what is the easiest and fastest way to improve your overall health? Nourishing food!
Great nutrition is the foundation of overall wellness and optimal fertility. It's easy to start adding foods that serve multiple purposes.
Things like…
- Hormone production and metabolism
- Digestive health, from top to bottom
- Energy, weight, and blood sugar balance
- Natural and safe detoxification
WALK AWAY WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND TOOLS TO FUEL AND NOURISH YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY WELL
MODULE TWO
Environment Edit
Alright, this is where I have a lot of fun because it involves one of my favorite topics - non-toxic living.
No, you don't have to overhaul your house or buy all new stuff. We will talk about natural, safe detoxification by adding support and taking away barriers
- Clean out inflammatory foods from your pantry and fridge - learn how to replace with beneficial foods.
- Clean out your endocrine-disrupting personal care products, learn how to choose safer products
- Support your body's natural detoxification process so it can do the work for you - no crazy coffee enemas required (I prefer my coffee ingested, don't you?)
MODULE THREE
Sex & Intimacy
Maybe you've really been enjoying the baby-making schedule - keep at it! But more often than not, I hear that sex for conception is stressful, strained, lacking in emotional connection.
You'll learn how to change your mindset and attitude towards intimacy in a season of sub-fertility, and get practical advice from expert counseling professionals about:
- Differences in coping, grieving, and connection
- How to support your spouse's specific needs
- Timing, connection in your marriage, making "trying" fun again!
- Weekly prompts to improve communication and expectations
MODULE FOUR
Testing and Targeting
Not the fun kind of Target, but the nerdy kind that I really enjoy - root cause analysis.
This is where we dig deep to get to your root cause, because there always is one if you look hard enough.
- Learn about basic baseline lab tests, what your doctor will order vs functional tests
- Identify your potential root causes
- Make a plan to investigate supplements that may support your specific root cause
- Consider your current medications and how they will affect your chances of pregnancy
- For a VIP option, I hold your hand through this, all testing included!
WALK AWAY WITH A PLAN TO INVESTIGATE ROOT CAUSES, FUTURE TESTING, AND TARGETED SUPPORT
BONUS
The Mind-Body Connection
This is where the Integrative Medicine model really shines. We treat the whole person not as a bunch of different systems, but as one dynamic, communicating, interconnected system.
- Stop the cycles of stress and poor sleep
- Address anxiety and depression, both pre-existing and caused by the infertility itself
- Incorporate a plan for movement that feels energizing, not draining
- Learn to cope with the grief of lost time, lost expectations, or even lost pregnancies.
WALK AWAY WITH PLANS TO IMPROVE SLEEP, MANAGE STRESS, AND IMPLEMENT MOVEMENT
BONUS
Specific Conditions
Already have a diagnosis related to your sub-fertility? Or is it "unexplained?"
You’ll learn the instigators behind the major conditions associated with infertility, and about the conventional vs. integrative approach to testing and treatment.
- Improve your chances of conceiving by managing your conditions well
- Optimize semen parameters, egg quality, ovulation, and thyroid function.
- Learn about Integrative Fertility - adding researched-backed complementary therapies like herbal medicine, supplementation, referrals for pelvic floor PT and acupuncture
- Bonus lessons on unexplained infertility, recurrent miscarriage, & fertility after 40!
And you'll be supported every step of the way with features like...
Messaging Access
$1997 VALUE/YEAR
Ever called the doctor's office with a question?
It goes like this: Leave a message with the nurse, they ask the doctor, you wait by your phone and they call *the second* you get off hold with the insurance company. They leave a message for you...but it doesn't answer your original question. Rinse and repeat.
I'm a special needs mama, so this happens to me on the daily, and I hate it.
That's why I'm available to answer *all* of your questions personally. No middle man. You will have questions, so ask away!
Private Community
$997 VALUE/YEAR
Inside the Hopeful Families Facebook group, you’ll connect with other hopeful moms and dads who get it, share big wins, and stay accountable. Nobody knows what you're going through like other TTC (trying to conceive) couples, and we all have so much to learn from each other.
You’ll have lifetime access to the Hopeful Families community. Consider it your virtual support group!
Supplement Guides
$149 VALUE
I know you want to know about this, because fertility supplements are everywhere.
“I took this and got pregnant in the next cycle!” “This pill/tincture/vitamin totally changed my life!” The ads and affiliates have enticing promises and some of them may be accurate, but will they work for you?
You'll learn about brands, quality, and my favorite supplements and herbs to support reproductive health.
BONUS: You can order directly from my own dispensary, at the max discount I am allowed to give. To remain unbiased, *I make $0 from your purchase* I maintain the dispensary as a convenience for you.
Resource Library
$47 VALUE
Inside the Resource Library, we have everything—and I do mean *everything*—you need to read, listen, and dig in further. No need to google anymore!
100+ assets including:
✓ Informational and encouraging books
✓ Relevant podcasts and presentations
✓ Helpful expert articles
✓ Newest and up to date research (always being updated!)
✓ Meal inspiration and recipes
✓ Provider directory
✓ Next-step resources for pregnancy
Fertility Awareness Method Foundations
There are many programs that teach Fertility Awareness, a method of observing and tracking physical signs of fertility to achieve or avoid pregnancy.
This is not the "rhythm method," which only relies on counting days, not taking into consideration your unique cycle pattern.
Learn how to predict and confirm ovulation, how to track your cycle, "read" your physicial signs, and ways to troubleshoot cycle irregularities, so that you can accurately predict the best baby-making window.
Expert Interviews
$497 VALUE
You don't have to take my word for it - professionals in the fields of mental health, nutrition, physical therapy, reproductive technology, and even dentistry will share how they improve their clients' fertility in their unique practices.
I really enjoyed doing these interviews, and even learned a few things myself!
As you watch the interviews, you’ll learn why and how to integrate the content in the course
Nutrition Guides
$597 VALUE
Worried about switching up your diet?
With these handouts, you'll have quick references on how to build your meals, how to incorporate specific nutrients, and how to shop. You'll also have self-assessments to help you discover your own individual nutritional needs.
What you put in your body matters, plain and simple. Let's find out what you need!
Lament & Hope:
A Biblical Approach
$47 VALUE
Yet another area where Integrative Medicine shines - spiritual care. Infertility doesn't just affect your body and your mind - it's a spiritual trial.
Is it ok to complain to God? Has He forgotten me completely? Is He listening? Why would He give me a desire for children then withhold from me? Do I have reason to hope?
A 12-week devotional and study guides you through biblical lament and how to find hope.
Not a Christian? Don't want this? No problem, it's optional! Totally up to you.
WITH THE CURRICULUM, COACHING AND BONUSES, the total value of this program is WELL over $5,000
But right now, you get everything for
Only $997
$397
Payment Options
SPLIT PAY
3 Payments of
- Lifetime access to the Hopeful Family curriculum
- Private Messaging access
- Private online support community
- Expert Interview Series with 5+ Experts
- Supplement guides
- Resource Library
- Nutrition guides
- Relationship Rescue
- Lament & Hope Study
- BONUS: Maximally discounted supplements
- BONUS: Curated welcome box with gifts to encourage you
$147
1 Payment of
$397
- Lifetime access to the Hopeful Family curriculum
- Private Messaging access
- Private online support community
- Expert Interview Series with 5+ Experts
- Supplement guides
- Resource Library
- Nutrition guides
- Relationship Rescue
- Lament & Hope Study
- BONUS: Maximally discounted supplements
- BONUS: Curated welcome box with gifts to encourage you
PAY IN FULL
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discounts
- Lifetime access to the Hopeful Family curriculum
- Private Messaging access
- Private online support community
- Expert Interview Series with 5+ Experts
- Supplement guides
- Resource Library
- Nutrition guides
- Relationship Rescue
- Lament & Hope Study
- BONUS: Maximally discounted supplements
- BONUS: Curated welcome box with gifts to encourage you
Find a friend and sign up together
$297 each
"it's so much more friendly wth two" - AA Milne
Do you already have friends on your fertility journey? Join together and get a group discount!
Bring a buddy and only pay
$297 Each!
email karin@karinashleynp.com for discount code
SO WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
Here's how it works:
As soon as you enroll, you’ll be sent a welcome email with your username and password to access to the Hopeful Integrative Fertility Program. Then, we will all start together!
You’ll be invited to join our private Facebook group where you’ll meet fellow hopeful families who will welcome you into the community with emojis and cheers.
From there, start implementing and hit me up with all of your questions and wins!
I'VE GOT A'S FOR YOUR Q'S
FAQs:
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE CAUSE OF MY SUB-FERTILITY IS YET. SHOULD I STILL JOIN?
Yes! One of the things you’ll do FIRST inside Hopeful Families is some self-assessment, and do what I call "me-search" (with lots of tools to make it easy!) to identify some potential root causes to explore later on.
So don’t worry. The course is designed to help you discover your individual needs AND be able to address them with the following content.
I'M SO BUSY. HOW LONG IS THE TIME COMMITMENT UNTIL I SEE A CHANGE?
OK I get this, big time. I have SIX kids, my health consulting practice, this course to teach, and a few passion projects! So, you can believe me when I say… I understand.
But, if making a baby is your priority right now, your health has to be your priority. I made the lessons short enough to squeeze in whenever you have a few moments. I can't compete with new episodes of whatever show you're hooked on, but I try to keep it fun and engaging. I'm an ESFP (anyone still into Myers-Briggs?), so I refuse to bore you.
You will never regret putting the time and energy into improving your overall health and reproductive health, ever. It has value beyond preconception into pregnancy, postpartum, subsequent pregnanies, and beyond.
So, yes! You are busy. But not too busy to care for yourself and your family in the best possible way.
IS THIS A LIVE OR RECORDED COURSE?
It’s both! The course content itself is recorded so you can learn at your own pace. You’ll get instant access to all the course material, workbooks, tools, and bonuses too!
But true learning doesn’t take place in a vacuum. I show up each week in our private Facebook group and respond to private messages daily. I'm "on-call" for YOU for the entire 12 weeks.
You can also use the group for feedback or to troubleshoot with your fellow hopeful families.
WHAT HAPPENS ONCE I ENROLL?
As soon as you enroll, you’ll be sent a welcome email with your username and password to access Hopeful Family. Then, everything is yours & you can get started right away!
And you’ll be invited to join the Facebook group where you’ll meet all of your fellow hopeful moms and dads who will welcome you into the community with emojis and cheers.
WHAT IF I'M NOT READY TO TALK TO OTHER PEOPLE ABOUT OUR INFERTILITY?
I understand, I know this is a very vulnerable time, and can be a very sensitive, private subject.
SO- if an online community isn't for you? No problem, skip it! You can always join later if it feels right.
Community support is important though, but it doesn't have to be online, and it doesn't have to be with strangers. You may feel more comfortable connecting in-person with friends who are going through the same thing, who you already know and trust, and that's great too!
The key is to find your community somewhere, whether that's with new friends or old, online or in-person. Think about what you feel most comfortable with.
WHY IS THIS COURSE 12 WEEKS? HOW SOON CAN I EXPECT TO BE PREGNANT?
It takes about 3 months (give or take) for eggs and sperm to fully mature. Sure, they are getting cranked out monthly (and daily for men) but you’ve got a bunch in the queue, getting ready for release. The changes we make NOW are optimizing the eggs, sperm, and uterine environment 3 months down the road.
I tell all of my fertility clients to give themselves a year. That may sound like way too much time, considering you wanted to be pregnant last year, or several years ago.
Especially if you have known barriers like hormonal disruption, thyroid disease, and gut issues, it takes time to balance those processes and allow the body to shift from survival and repair to baby-making mode.
.Your body didn’t become unbalanced in a month, and it won’t be “fixed” in a month either. If someone promises you a quick fix, believe me, it’s an empty promise.
We are making small changes with a big, lasting impact on your health. IUI and IVF do not “cure” infertility, they bypass its causes and medically force a pregnancy. Is this sometimes appropriate? Yes. (It was originally developed to bypass blocked fallopian tubes). It’s overused now as a bandaid (the most expensive bandaid ever!) over hormonal and environmental disruptions, which can lead to complicated pregnancies. It doesn’t solve the root cause.
I call pregnancies that happen during the 12-week program “happy accidents” because this time is set apart as a break from “trying” to focus on optimizing your bodies for future conception.
Still here? Oh, good!
I made you a little something...
INTEGRATIVE FERTILITY IS A HOT MATCH FOR YOU, IF...
You’re a woman, man, or couple that wants to improve your chances of conceiving, and go on to have a healthy pregnancy
You’re looking for a research-based method to take the guesswork out of improving your fertility
You want to grow your family naturally, or improve your chances of a successful IUI/IVF
You are feeling hopeless, frustrated, anxious, and honestly a little lost about this time of waiting
You are willing to show up, do the work, and push yourself a bit outside your comfort zone
This isn't the course for you, if...
You’re looking for a quick fix—this isn't easy, and it isn't going to happen overnight (But it is SO doable if you’re willing to commit to doing the work!)
You don't want to change the way you eat or implement movement and stress reduction into your daily routines.
You’re not willing to make the time to learn, practice, and implement the program material
Expert Interview Series:
Ellen Roufs, Made Whole Nutrition
Field: Nutritionist
Topic: Food for overall health, healthy relationships with food
Molly Hayes, MiBoca Dentistry
Field: Functional Dentist
Topic: Oral Health and Gut health, improving pregnancy outcomes
Kylie Keisling, City Care Counseling
Field: Mental Health Practitioner
Topic: Counseling and communication during infertility
Kayla Ives, the pelvic physio
Field: Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy
Topic: Physical Therapy interventions for gynecologic conditions
Cheaper than 2 doctor visits...
SPLIT PAY
3 Payments of
- Lifetime access to the Hopeful Family curriculum
- Private Messaging access
- Private online support community
- Expert Interview Series with 5+ Experts
- Supplement guides
- Resource Library
- Nutrition guides
- Relationship Rescue
- Lament & Hope Study
- BONUS: Maximally discounted supplements
- BONUS:
$147
1 Payment of
$397
- Lifetime access to the Hopeful Family curriculum
- Private Messaging access
- Private online support community
- Expert Interview Series with 5+ Experts
- Supplement guides
- Resource Library
- Nutrition guides
- Relationship Rescue
- Lament & Hope Study
- BONUS: Maximally discounted supplements
- BONUS:
BEST DEAL!
PAY IN FULL
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Discount
Bring a friend
- Lifetime access to the Hopeful Family curriculum
- Private Messaging access
- Private online support community
- Expert Interview Series with 5+ Experts
- Supplement guides
- Resource Library
- Nutrition guides
- Relationship Rescue
- Lament & Hope Study
- BONUS: Maximally discounted supplements
- BONUS:
BEST DEAL!
$297
Sticker Shock? Don't leave yet...
OH GOOD, YOU'RE STILL HERE!
Time to a little heart to heart.
The number one thing that holds back SO many prospective parents?
It’s fear.
Fear that their diagnoses are their destinies.
Fear to go against the flow.
Fear that they won’t ever get pregnant.
And if right now, you’re reading this wondering if you can *actually* pull this off—if you can actually make lifestyle changes, improve your health, and have a more peaceful path to a growing family…
You aren’t alone.
I know because that used to be me.
If you had told me 10 years ago that I would have six beautiful babes, have adopted internationally, be teaching couples what I learned as I grew my own family, I would have laughed (or cried?) right there.
But here’s the thing: I’m not special. I’m really just your average girl who didn’t want to settle for the conveyer belt/cookie cutter healthcare model.
So I’m going to take this moment to tell you something I know is true:
You CAN do this.
I mean this from the bottom of my heart: I believe in you.
And I created Hopeful Integrative Fertility to help you make sense of all this fertility noise, improve your reproductive health, and have the family you’ve hoped for, in a way you probably didn't expect.
Now, if you’re still with me, it’s time for a little of that tough love to light a fire under your —
Get on in here and let’s get to work!
Love, Karin
See you on the inside!
EXPERT
INTERVIEWS
HOPEFUL
FAMILY
FERTILITY
JOURNALS, WORKBOOKS + GUIDES
STEP-BY-STEP PROGRAM WITH VIDEO LESSONS
NUTRITION
HANDOUTS
PERSONAL MESSAGING + PRIVATE COMMUNITY
Want to chat it through? Get in touch:
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@karinashleynp
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karin@karinashleynp.com
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Having trouble getting on the same page? One of you is all in and the other is like, who is this woman and is this a scam? We can all talk it through over phone or video meeting!
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