Making Babies Ain't Easy (Or Cheap): Infertility Support
Sickboy
CBC
4.8 • 524 Ratings
🗓️ 11 December 2024
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
Breaking the silence around infertility isn't easy—but neither is pretending you're fine when Karen from accounting suggests "just relaxing" will help you get pregnant. This week, Dr. Vaneeta Sandhu, founder of the Fertility Wellness Collective, brings her expertise as both a clinical psychologist and someone who's walked the infertility path herself. From navigating the emotional minefield of IVF to dealing with well-meaning but clueless friends, we dive deep into the psychological impact of fertility challenges. Taylor shares his own IVF journey, while Jeremie explores the reality of future family planning with CF. Plus, we tackle the uncomfortable truth about how expensive it is to make a baby when your body needs a little extra help. Whether you're in the thick of it or supporting someone who is, this episode strips away the awkwardness and gets real about what it means to face infertility.
Check out our previous episode about fertility struggles here.
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| 0:30.2 | This is a CBC podcast. Hey folks, man, we got a really, really great one for you this week. |
| 0:46.4 | This week, we are diving into a topic that is often spoken about in hushed tones, but impacts |
| 0:52.8 | quite a lot of people. Infertility. |
| 0:56.0 | Joining Taylor and I today is Dr. Vanita Sandu, founder of the Fertility Wellness Collective. |
| 1:02.9 | As a clinical psychologist for over 15 years, with experience and someone who's personally |
| 1:08.3 | navigated fertility challenges, Vanita brings quite a unique blend of professional expertise and heartfelt personal insight |
| 1:16.4 | to the table. |
| 1:17.8 | In this conversation, we tackle the emotional toll of infertility, the grief, the stigma, |
| 1:24.3 | the strain that it can place on relationships. |
| 1:30.3 | Vinita shares her journey and offers really valuable advice on coping with the medical system, financial challenges of treatments like |
| 1:36.7 | IVF, and the importance of emotional support. So if you've ever wondered how to better support a loved one who's facing fertility |
| 1:45.9 | struggles or you yourself are navigating your way through that right now, well, this episode's for |
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