A Seasoned Herbalist Learns How to Repair Her Own Infertility
The Practice Q&A: Finally understand what's preventing you from becoming pregnant
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Liane Moccia is a registered herbalist specializing in fertility and preconception planning. She is the author of The Herbal Fertility Handbook: Holistic Strategies to Improve Your Chances of Getting Pregnant, published in 2025. She combines herbs, nutrition, and lifestyle changes with a clear plan to help optimize fertility. Liane’s own infertility diagnosis led her to the healing power of plants and ultimately a career change to help others on similar journeys. She lives north of Boston with her husband and their twin daughters
“I know what it feels like to desperately want a baby and to feel like your life is on hold while trying to conceive.” — Liane Moccia
Q. What first called you to your healing path, and what made staying on it undeniable?
A. My own struggle with infertility is what started me down the path toward becoming an herbalist. I was searching for answers and ways to support my body during a really difficult time. Discovering herbal medicine gave me a sense of empowerment, and the shift I felt in my own health was remarkable. I cannot imagine my life today without herbs.
Q. Was there a single moment or person that redefined healing for you?
A. I worked with a client who had been trying to conceive for almost two years while also dealing with debilitating periods every month. After six months of working together, she still wasn’t pregnant but said, “I have never been happier. My periods are finally pain-free.”
That moment changed how I think about healing. Pregnancy may be our goal, but healing is also about helping someone feel better in their body and improving their quality of life along the way.
Q. What did you have to surrender or unlearn to fully step into this work?
A. I’ve learned that the most powerful changes often come from small, foundational shifts that move someone closer to optimal health over time. Each step builds on the previous, and we do not have to do everything at once.
Q. How has your own healing shaped the way you serve others?
A. I know what it feels like to desperately want a baby and to feel like your life is on hold while trying to conceive. That’s why I don’t believe mental health, stress, sleep, and overall well-being should be put off until “later.” They are foundational to both fertility and quality of life, and I believe they deserve attention from the very beginning. This is what led me to write the book I wish I had when I was going fertility challenges.
Q. What does a true “practice” of healing look like in your daily life?
A. For me, healing is found in the everyday things: a cup of herbal tea, a walk outside, a good night’s sleep, time with family, and moments of quiet in a busy day. I’ve learned that health is rarely transformed by one dramatic change. More often, it’s the small things we do consistently that have the biggest impact over time.
What professionals are saying about Liane’s book:
“Well-researched, practical information on how to improve your health and enhance your fertility and hopefully have the family your heart desires.”
-DAVID WINSTON, RH (AHG), best-selling author of Adaptogens: Herbs for Strength, Stamina, and Stress Relief
Contact:
Liane Moccia, RH (AHG) Registered Herbalist
M: +1 617 953 6121 W: lianemoccia.com E: liane@lianemoccia.com Preconception Planning & Fertility Support
📚 Book, The Herbal Fertility Handbook: Natural Strategies to Increase Your Chances of Getting Pregnant by Liane Moccia, is available wherever books are sold.
The Herbal Fertility Handbook excerpt:
Fertility today
Liane’s philosophy of healing is the one this newsletter is built on: health is made in the small things we do every day, not the heroic ones. The quiet acts compound.
If you or someone you love is struggling to conceive, her book is a genuine resource — recipes, personal stories, and practical guides for supporting egg and sperm health. Fertility is an overwhelming topic to navigate alone, and it’s hard to know what’s accurate and what’s hype in the online health world. Liane’s book is extensively researched. There is real science and clinical practice behind what she writes.
Which brings me to something I watched recently with my daughters: The Plastic Detox (2026), now streaming on Netflix. Informative and disturbing. The film follows six couples with unexplained infertility through a 90-day plastic detox guided by epidemiologist Dr. Shanna Swan. The mechanism is the story: endocrine-disrupting chemicals in everyday plastics — BPA, phthalates — mimic our hormones. It’s one reason global sperm counts keep falling.
The chemical load in our environment is working against us. But that’s exactly Liane’s point, and Dr. Swan’s: exposure builds from small daily choices — which means it can be unbuilt the same way.
Thank you, Liane, for taking the time to answer my questions and share your insider's perspective on the practice of healing infertility naturally with my readers.
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