Julia Indichova — Founder of Fertile Heart
You were told there’s nothing more you can do.
I was told the same.
At 42, with an FSH of 42, five leading fertility specialists told me I had a 0% chance of conceiving with my own eggs.
Months later, I conceived my daughter naturally.
Not because I found a miracle cure—but because I began to explore what conventional fertility care often leaves out: the connection between the body, the nervous system, emotional health, and reproductive function.
That exploration became the Fertile Heart OVUM practice—a whole-person approach to fertility that has supported women and couples since 1997.
It’s a practice that helps you become your own most informed, grounded, and compassionate ally—whether your path leads to natural conception, IVF, donor eggs, adoption, or a reimagined life.
I’ve written about this journey and the OVUM practice in my books Inconceivable and The Fertile Female.
If you are trying to conceive—naturally or through IVF—and sense there may be more to your story than what your tests reveal…
You’re in the right place.
The OVUM practice draws on three interconnected tools:
- imagery—guided visualization work that addresses the nervous system’s role in reproductive health
- body truth—movement and somatic practices that help the body release patterns held in the tissues
- whole-person nourishment—nutrition, rest, and the emotional work of metabolizing grief, fear, and the particular exhaustion of infertility
These aren’t separate modules. They work together, and the Visionaries Circles are where that integration happens in community.
What Others Say
“Cultures change, evolve, and heal because of the courage of individuals.
Julia Indichova is one of those individuals.
Let her be an inspiration for you for how to trust yourself, heal yourself, and reconnect with the wonder of your body and all of its possibilities.”
Christiane Northrup, M.D.,
NYT bestselling author of Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom
“It’s nice to read a medical story with a happy ending.
It’s even nicer when we learn something useful from it for our own lives. So it is with Julia Indichova’s mindful journey described in Inconceivable.”
Ellen Langer, PhD,
Professor of Psychology Harvard Medical School, Author of Mindfulness.
“A most valuable resource not only for women but also for their partners.
The Fertile Female is a thoughtful, passionate and loving guide to the intangibles that surely contribute to difficulty in conceiving.”
Marc Goldstein M.D., F.A.C.S.
Surgeon-in-Chief M.D. F.A.C.S. Male Reproductive Medicine and Surgery, Cornell Institute for Reproductive Medicine
Julia in the Media
Julia’s work has been featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Good Morning America, and in publications including the New York Times and Newsweek. Her books have been covered in fertility and women’s health media internationally.
Julia’s own journey began with a diagnosis she refused to accept.
Every woman who finds Fertile Heart arrives at a similar crossroads — not because the medicine was wrong, but because there was more road ahead than anyone had mapped.
If you’re at that crossroads now, start here:
→ How to begin the Fertile Heart program
→ Read success stories from the Fertile Heart community
→ Join the next Visionaries Circle
