Am I Ovary Acting with Amber and Annabel: a deep dive into the most euphoric highs and the messiest of lows of being a woman, with everything in between. The girls bring you all of the unfiltered conversations we should all be having. From navigating fertility to the chaos of careers, relationships, social media and self-image, tackled with a perfect mix of humour, vulnerability and unapologetic honesty. Raw stories, belly laughs and the kind of girl talk that feels like a wine-night-in with ...
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Misconception: a Gaia Family podcast is your go-to podcast for all things family building. From the early stages of understanding your fertility, to the hurdles of trying to conceive, Misconception opens the doors to what it really means to build a family. Hosted by Amber Izzo, IVF patient, advocate, and campaigner, each week, we talk to people who have lived it, and the people who make it happen. New episodes released every Tuesday! Thanks for listening. Follow us @gaiafamilyofficial. www.g ...
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Hi. I'm Alice. After my own fertility journey I wanted to support and empower other people facing one too. I needed: powerful tools to cope crucial information must have mindset hacks connection to a community who got it So, on board my podcast the Life Raft this is what you'll find. It's a totally safe space, so you can get cosy and listen to warm, honest, sometimes funny, inspiring and uplifting conversations with leading life coaches; mindset experts, thought leaders, real life patients p ...
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S2E01 - Premature Ovarian Failure & DEIVF: in conversation with Emily Patel
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Emily Patel is the founder of Hopeful Mama Foundation, and she joins us to talk all about her own path to parenthood. Having been diagnosed with Premature Ovarian Failure at just 25 years old, Emily talks us through every part of her journey, including how because of her own experiences, she now devotes her life to supporting other 'hopeful mamas'.…
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Not very demure, not very mindful, incredibly cutesy.
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Oasis are back, Dating Naked has begun and the girls have a type. Plus, an ovary action with a confused sister-in-law, it's not one to be missed! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Why I've Chosen Ozempic - Ruth Corden
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We're joined by Ruth Corden who candidly discusses her decision to go on Ozempic. Discussing weight loss, the hijacking of the body positivity movement, 'before and after' photos, and THAT Harry Styles photo - it's an episode you don't want to miss. @ruth_corden Pod: Finding the Funny Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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It Ends With Us: The Blake Lively Backlash
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TW - DISCUSSES DOMESTIC VIOLENCE / SPOILER ALERTS Grab your florals and join Amber & Annabel as they discuss all the controversy around It Ends With Us. It Ends With Us surpassed $180m this weekend at the international box office, making a huge profit. But, not without its PR controversy. Is the Blake Lively commentary fair, or has it turned into a…
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On this week's show, Amber & Annabel discuss how their inability to complete any task has resulted in a TikTok diagnosis of ADHD, and the problem with the TikTok diagnosis in general. Plus, Amber's visited her childhood home for the first time in 15 years, and this weeks Am I Ovary Acting is a case of the evil stepmother (or not?). Support the Show…
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Recurrent miscarriage and pregnancy after loss with Laura Bradshaw
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This week, Amber and Annabel are joined by Laura Bradshaw, fashion and beauty influencer and founder of Just Bad Luck. Laura joins AIOA to talk about her experience of recurrent loss, from losing her first baby on her hen do, through to the fertility treatment that finally brought her her son in 2022. @imlaurabradshaw www.justbadluck.co.uk Support …
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Send us your ovary actions, your feedback, or topic suggestions! <3 xox In this week's episode, Amber and Annabel are talking vacuum cleaners aka cementing the fact they are adults. Annabel has some big news and this week's ovary action is complex. Support the Show. @amiovaryacting | @amberizzo | @annabelgurnett Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva…
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Send us your ovary actions, your feedback, or topic suggestions! <3 xox Send us your ovary actions, your feedback, or topic suggestions! <3 xox With another week of Am I Ovary Actings, the girls are BACK! You can get in touch at: aioapodcast@gmail.com. Amber's London Marathon Sponsorship (thank you x) Support the Show. Follow us at: @amberizzo | @a…
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Send us your ovary actions, your feedback, or topic suggestions! <3 xox Send us your ovary actions, your feedback, or topic suggestions! <3 xox With another week of Am I Ovary Actings, the girls are BACK! You can get in touch at: aioapodcast@gmail.com. Amber's London Marathon Sponsorship (thank you x) Support the Show. Follow us at: @amberizzo | @a…
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Send us your ovary actions, your feedback, or topic suggestions! <3 xox Send us your ovary actions, your feedback, or topic suggestions! <3 xox With another week of Am I Ovary Actings, the girls are BACK! You can get in touch at: aioapodcast@gmail.com. Amber's London Marathon Sponsorship (thank you x) Support the Show. Follow us at: @amberizzo | @a…
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With another week of Am I Ovary Actings, the girls are BACK! You can get in touch at: aioapodcast@gmail.com. Amber's London Marathon Sponsorship (thank you x) Support the Show. @amiovaryacting | @amberizzo | @annabelgurnett Send us your ovary actions, your feedback, or topic suggestions! <3 xox Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform…
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Send us your ovary actions, your feedback, or topic suggestions! <3 xox With another week of Am I Ovary Actings, the girls are BACK! You can get in touch at: aioapodcast@gmail.com. Amber's London Marathon Sponsorship (thank you x) Support the Show. @amiovaryacting | @amberizzo | @annabelgurnett Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform…
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Talking, or not talking, about trying to conceive
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Send us your ovary actions, your feedback, or topic suggestions! <3 xox With another week of Am I Ovary Actings, the girls are BACK! You can get in touch at: aioapodcast@gmail.com. Support the Show. @amiovaryacting | @amberizzo | @annabelgurnett Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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The clean, fertility safe, toxin free, organic episode.
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Send us your ovary actions, your feedback, or topic suggestions! <3 xox With another week of Am I Ovary Actings, the girls are BACK! You can get in touch at: aioapodcast@gmail.com. Support the Show. @amiovaryacting | @amberizzo | @annabelgurnett Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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The TTC brain dump. Trying to conceive is HARD.
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Send us your ovary actions, your feedback, or topic suggestions! <3 xox With another week of Am I Ovary Actings, the girls are BACK! You can get in touch at: aioapodcast@gmail.com. Support the Show. @amiovaryacting | @amberizzo | @annabelgurnett Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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S1E10 - Double donation IVF: in conversation with Emma Haslam
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This week we’re talking to Emma Haslam. After finding out her and her husband, Adam, needed IVF to conceive, and facing numerous hurdles in both the NHS and private fertility sector, as well as challenges on the route to adoption, Emma and Adam opted to travel abroad and undergo IVF with 'double donation'. Double donation in IVF involves the use of…
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10 things EVERYONE should know about trying to conceive...
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Send us your ovary actions, your feedback, or topic suggestions! <3 xox With another week of Am I Ovary Actings, the girls are BACK! You can get in touch at: aioapodcast@gmail.com. Support the Show. @amiovaryacting | @amberizzo | @annabelgurnett Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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S1E09 - Donor eggs and surrogacy: in conversation with Kreena Dhiman - part 2
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This week we’re talking to Kreena Dhiman. After being diagnosed with breast cancer, Kreena went through IVF to freeze her embryos prior to chemotherapy. But what followed was a journey she never expected to embark on. From heart failure to surrogacy, Kreena's story is both so moving and so inspiring, that we've split it into two parts. In part 2, K…
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Send us your ovary actions, your feedback, or topic suggestions! <3 xox With another week of Am I Ovary Actings, the girls are BACK! You can get in touch at: aioapodcast@gmail.com. Support the Show. @amiovaryacting | @amberizzo | @annabelgurnett Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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S1E08 - IVF as a same-sex couple: in conversation with Katie Bouchier
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This week we’re talking to Katie Bouchier (@the_bouchiers) - parent of the first ever Gaia baby! Katie joins us to talk about her IVF journey as a same-sex couple. Katie and Georgia eventually travelled to Greece for their IVF, having gone through IUI and baby loss. Katie joins us to openly tell her story. Request your free, personalized quote at g…
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S1E07 - Navigating male factor infertility: in conversation with Shaun Greenaway and Ciaran Hannington
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This week we’re talking to Shaun Greenaway (Knackered Knackers) and Ciaran Hannington (The Male Fertility PT). After sharing their own fertility stories of IVF, male factor infertility and sperm donor IVF, Shaun and Ciaran started their own podcast dedicated to just that - The Male Fertility Podcast. We're joined by them as they share their stories…
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S1E06 - Part I | Breast cancer, heart failure and surrogacy: in conversation with Kreena Dhiman
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This week we’re talking to Kreena Dhiman. After being diagnosed with breast cancer, Kreena went through IVF to freeze her embryos prior to chemotherapy. But what followed was a journey she never expected to embark on. From heart failure to surrogacy, Kreena's story is both so moving and so inspiring, that we've split it into two parts. Stay tuned f…
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Does Annabel's opinion matter? IT'S Q&A WEEK!
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Send us your ovary actions, your feedback, or topic suggestions! <3 xox It's the season finale and this week, it's over to you! Amber and Annabel answer all of your burning questions... and they don't hold back! Join the girls for series 3, out on the 26th April! See you soon! You can get in touch at: aioapodcast@gmail.com. Support the show Support…
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S1E05 - Supporting a friend through fertility treatment: in conversation with Beci Piggott
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This week we’re talking to our host's best friend, Beci. Amber was trying to conceive for 7 years, going through 3 cycles of IVF. And by her side the whole way through, was Beci. We often talk about what we don't want to hear when trying to conceive, and so this week we are shining a light on the perspective on the friend supporting you through it.…
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Breaking down the barriers between patients and embryologists with Millie Kanani
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Send us your ovary actions, your feedback, or topic suggestions! <3 xox This week Amber & Annabel are joined by embryologist and lab manager Millie Kanani, aka @milliefromthelab. Millie works at The Evewell, and for many years has been the embryologist behind the scenes making the magic happen. She joins the girls to talk about breaking down the ba…
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S1E04 - Starting your fertility journey: in conversation with Coni Longden-Jefferson
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This week we’re talking to Nixi Body founder, Coni Longden-Jefferson (@conilj). Coni works within the reproductive health space, but starting her own fertility journey felt like a whole new ball game. Join us as we chat to Coni about navigating the first year of trying to conceive, and where to start when you're suspecting an issue. --- Request you…
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Setting a new standard of transparency in fertility care with Kayleigh Hartigan - Fertility Mapper
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Send us your ovary actions, your feedback, or topic suggestions! <3 xox This week Amber & Annabel are joined by founder of Fertility Mapper, Kayleigh Hartigan. Fertility Mapper is your go-to place for verified, honest clinic reviews, as well as an NHS eligibility calculator. Kayleigh joins the girls to talk about why fertility isn't healthcare, the…
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S1E03 - When IVF doesn't work: in conversation with Annabel Gurnett
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This week we’re talking to 'Am I Ovary Acting?' podcast co-host, Annabel Gurnett (@annabelgurnett). Annabel joins us to talk about her trying to conceive journey, from her husband's male factor infertility diagnosis, baby loss, and her recent IVF cycle that sadly resulted in no embryos. An open and honest conversation about the real trials and trib…
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Your guide to IVF Abroad with Emma Haslam
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Send us your ovary actions, your feedback, or topic suggestions! <3 xox This week Amber & Annabel are joined by 'Your IVF abroad' expert, Emma Haslam. The girls take a deep dive into the logistics of travelling abroad for IVF, the what, the why and the how, and hear of Emma's own journey with double donor conception. With another 'Am I Ovary Acting…
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S1E02 - Losing Weight for IVF: in conversation with Nicole Robinson
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This week we’re talking to Nicole Robinson, aka GoodLuckNic about her fertility journey. From finding out she had blocked fallopian tubes and needing to lose weight for IVF, to lockdown clinic closures and trying to conceive a sibling, there's a lot to discuss! You can follow Nic on Instagram @goodlucknic and @fitilityuk. Request your free, persona…
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Coping with Mothers Day when dealing with infertility
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Send us your ovary actions, your feedback, or topic suggestions! <3 xox This week marks Mothers Day in the UK, and to mark the occasion, the girls are back to talk about the ins and outs of coping with Mothers Day when you're trying to conceive. From whether even the 'fertility community' on that day contribute to the feeling, or if its something y…
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When Life Doesn't Go To Plan with Jessica Hepburn
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What a TOTAL honour to bring you this episode on publication day for Jessica Hepburn's third book, "Save Me from the Waves." Jessica's journey from heartbreak- after unsuccessful IVF and the breakdown of her marriage - to triumph is the central theme of our conversation. We delve into her transformation from a self-proclaimed "unlikely athlete" to …
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Send us your ovary actions, your feedback, or topic suggestions! <3 xox In the last couple of weeks, an Alabama ruling has determined that embryos have the same rights as children after embryos were accidentally destroyed in a mobile fertility clinic. Join Amber & Annabel as they discuss this terrifying ruling, the impact its already having, puttin…
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S1E01 - Endometriosis, IVF and loss: in conversation with Miranda Burns
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Episode notes: 1 in 10 of women have endometriosis worldwide (Endometriosis UK) This week we’re talking to Capital South Coast host Miranda Burns, as she candidly shares her journey with endometriosis, IVF and baby loss. You can follow Miranda at miranda.burns on Instagram. Request your free, personalized quote at gaiafamily.com. Follow us on Insta…
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TTC: What it's like for friends with Amber Izzo & Annabel Gurnett
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In this episode of the Fertility Life Raft podcast I speak with Annabel and Amber from Am I Ovary Acting about navigating friendships and what happens when you’re both trying to conceive, then one of you gets pregnant and has a baby while the other one is still trying. We speak about the announcements, baby showers and everything in between. We als…
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How to get pregnant: just relax (and other things people say...)
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Send us your ovary actions, your feedback, or topic suggestions! <3 xox Infertility is hard. So what happens when you're talking to your loved ones about infertility and you're plagued with (well-intentioned) horrific advice and insensitive comments? With another 'Am I Ovary Acting' answered, it's not an episode to miss. You can get in touch at: ai…
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Trying to conceive has made me resent my body.
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Send us your ovary actions, your feedback, or topic suggestions! <3 xox IVF and trying to conceive is physically and mentally demanding, but what happens when the timed sex starts impacting your relationship, and not getting pregnant starts to affect your self-worth and body image? Join Amber and Annabel as they discuss just that. With another 'Am …
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Trying to Conceive: Sex and Relationships with Kate Moyle
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Kate Moyle is my guest today. She is the Therapist on the BBC Three series Sex On The Couch., host of The Sexual Wellness Sessions Podcast and Director at The Thought House Partnership, Accredited by the College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists, a Registered Psychosexual and Relationship Therapist and a Certified Psycho-Sexologist, I think it’…
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I want another baby. But when is enough, enough with IVF?
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Send us your ovary actions, your feedback, or topic suggestions! <3 xox Amber tried to have her baby for 7 years, and after 3 IVF cycles, she's now looking at starting the process for a frozen embryo transfer to give her son a sibling. But with four embryos in the freezer, and each coming at a cost, when is it time to call it a day? Join Amber and …
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Trying to Conceive: What it's Like for a Couple with Coni and Mike
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Coni and Mike have been trying to conceive and this is such an open, frank, honest (at times slightly hysterical) chat about what it's like and how it's impacting them as a couple. We talk all things from: getting men thoroughly tested before going down an IVF route how Coni's work in Women's Health and the reproductive wellness space has supported…
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Send us your ovary actions, your feedback, or topic suggestions! <3 xox Join Amber & Annabel as they divulge into the world of trying to conceive and infertility. Having both experienced close family bereavements, the girls talk openly about the impact that's had, their loved ones, and the impact of bereavement and terminal illness whilst trying to…
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Putting Things Right in the Fertility Industry: Jenny Wordsworth
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You are going to LOVE this episode. Jenny Wordsworth is a lawyer, endurance athlete for the North Face and founder of start up company, OVUM. When she started trying to conceive herself she took one look at the fertility industry and realised how much simply felt WRONG. The way we are marketed to; the big brand products which actually do not contai…
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The Conception Plan - Dr. Larisa Corda
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What a thrill to bring this episode to you Dr Larisa Corda is a well-known Fertility doctor. You might have seen her on this morning, and she is also the author of a new book called The Conception Plan, which is smashing records all over the place since it was launched just a couple of weeks ago. I was fortunate enough to meet Larisa several years …
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Hello Life Raft pod peeps. Please meet Gemma. Gemma is a Life Raft member, a personal coaching client of mine and very much still in the middle of her own fertility voyage on board the Raft. She's also a certified yoga teacher, fertility yoga trained and is running a gorgeous 4 week yoga course for the Life Raft which you can join right here: https…
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Ok my friends, I know Christmas can be one of the hardest times - even if you don't celebrate, the Festive Season can feel triggering as F**k. So, here's a wee solo episode from me to give you some hope that you can actually use tools and techniques to: honour where you're at not ignore your sadness but give it the space it needs understand how to …
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Moving Through the Trauma Years; Susannah Tresilian
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This is a very special episode with an amazing woman: Susannah Tresilian, who I know personally through a family connection. Susannah is a theatre director with extensive experience in the UK and international theatre world, as well as a leadership coach with experience coaching and training around the world and a successful audio career in podcast…
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How to choose a clinic with Fertility Mapper
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I LOVED this great episode with Kayleigh from an incredible new platform called Fertility Mapper. It's a verified peer review site for fertility clinics...I know right?! So brilliant and needed. They've also just launched an incredible new service which is an NHS funding eligibility calculator. Please have a listen to find out why this platform is …
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Send us your ovary actions, your feedback, or topic suggestions! <3 xox It's Fertility Week and this week, we hear from you - the listeners. Sharing four stories from people in the TTC community, in the hope you can find comfort and resonate. We will be taking a short break after this episode. Please bear with us - we appreciate you all so much. A&…
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Send us your ovary actions, your feedback, or topic suggestions! <3 xox Join Amber & Annabel as they divulge into the world of trying to conceive and infertility. With the relaunch of Amber's campaign, Fight for IVF, the girls discuss the nuances of NHS funded IVF, and why it isn't as black and white as it might seem. With another 'Am I Ovary Actin…
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Send us your ovary actions, your feedback, or topic suggestions! <3 xox Join Amber & Annabel as they divulge into the world of trying to conceive and infertility, this week discussing the 12 week rule when announcing a pregnancy. With another 'Am I Ovary Acting' answered, it's not an episode to miss. You can get in touch at: aioapodcast@gmail.com. …
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