In today’s episode, we share a powerful community birth story shaped by resilience, intuition, and hope. It’s a journey through infertility that ultimately leads to the arrival of a miracle baby. This conversation explores trusting your inner voice, learning to advocate for yourself, building the right support team, and surrendering to the process when the path forward feels uncertain.
On this episode of Yoga | Birth | Babies I am joined by Elizabeth Sullivan. Elizabeth is a Wealth Management Advisor and partner in The Mann Sullivan Group at Merrill Lynch where she focuses on helping individuals and families build, preserve, and transfer their wealth by taking a holistic approach to their financial lives. She particularly focuses on working with women in transition through other major life events.
In this episode you will learn about:
- About Elizabeth and about her pregnancy journey
- Her fears around breaking things” by continuing her regular yoga practice, and what helped shift her mindset
- How she went about choosing who to include in her care team
- Her birth story
- How the preparation and mindset work she did beforehand influenced her experience that day
- What pelvic openers and other tools felt most supportive for Elizabeth during her labor
- The moment when Elizabeth realized, “I’m really doing this my way.”
- What it felt like for her to finally be in control of her body and choices after years of infertility
- Advice for someone currently navigating infertility, or early pregnancy, who is struggling to trust their body again
- How this journey – from IVF to birth – shaped the way Elizabeth sees herself as a parent and a person
- One final tip or piece of advice she would like to offer new and expectant parents
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About Elizabeth:
Elizabeth A. Sullivan is a Wealth Management Advisor and partner in The Mann Sullivan Group at Merrill Lynch where she focuses on helping individuals and families build, preserve, and transfer their wealth by taking a holistic approach to their financial lives. She particularly focuses on working with women in transition whether due to divorce, the illness or death of a spouse, or other major life event such as retirement or inheritance. She is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® certificant, a designation awarded by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. as well as a CERTIFIED PRIVATE WEALTH ADVISOR® professional, a designation awarded by Investments & Wealth Institute™ and a CERTIFIED DIVORCE FINANCIAL ANALYST® professional, a designation awarded by The Institute for Divorce Financial Analysts™. Elizabeth was named to the 2025, 2024, and 2023 Forbes “Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-in-State” list.
Originally from Long Island, Elizabeth has lived on the Upper West Side of Manhattan for over twenty years. An enthusiastic oenophile, Elizabeth is involved in several wine organizations throughout the Tri-State area and holds the WSET® Level 3 Award in Wines and Spirits.
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Check out similar Yoga| Birth| Babies episodes:
- How to Prepare for IVF with Dr. Aimee Eyvazzadeh
- The History, Science and Technology Behind IVF with Dr. Donna Drucker
- PCOS and How it Affects Your Fertility and Pregnancy with Doreen Block and Dr. Aumatma Simmons
- Don’t forget to grab your FREE guide, 5 Simple Solutions to the Most Common Pregnancy Pains HERE
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