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Tanya Hubbard and her husband live in Vancouver Canada and, like Australia, they have a robust public healthcare system with long waiting periods for elective, non-emergency surgery – and it certainly doesn’t over IVF. Tanya explains that, like so many of us, she didn’t start trying to get pregnant until her mid to late 30s, …
I’ve mentioned it before – I’m an only child. So I reached out to see how many of us childless are also onlies and today’s guest, Alisha Saavedra put up her hand. Alisha lives in Southern California with her husband. She is originally from Mexico, and her husband is from Bolivia, where big families play …
When you think of the term “spinster”, what comes to mind? Old, Sad, Crazy Cat Lady, Lonely, Bitter. “That old-maid myth is garbage.” Diane Keaton has said, and judging by the spinsters that surround us, she’s pretty right. It’s 2021, and the word Spinster should really hold not more negative power as, say, yellow or …
Laura Curtis uses her voice to tell stories through song and sound. She met her husband when she was 22 and he was 36. He’d had a vasectomy in a previous relationship, so when Laura expressed her desire to become a mum, he had a reversal. Easy peasy. After all, Laura was not infertile and, …
I am my own worst enemy and a terrible cheerleader. That’s why I want you to meet Jody O’Brien. Jody is calls herself the “Chief Cheerleader” and she is cheering us all on. After being diagnosed with early menopause in her late 30s, and the only way she would carry a baby would be with …
“What’s my purpose in life if I don’t have kids? Hold my beer while I find out.” That’s a quote by Brigid May of The Fruitless Figtree. Brigid is everything you want from a bestie – she’s angry, vocal, honest, a little bit dark, wants to light things on fire (in her head only!), and …
“I was given a sample jar and a key; the technician then tells me that I’m in the room behind me. “There is only one key so you can feel secure that once locked no-one else will enter”, she said. “There is scotch in the cupboard and magazines in the draw, wash your hands …
Kati Seppi is the supercharged founder of Chasing Creation. In today’s episode we tackle the big topics – Designing a childfree life, strengthening relationships after infertility. Katy grew up Mormon in Utah, and lives in Utah today with her husband, and she calls herself “unexpectedly childfree after infertility”. We speak about her journey to …
Welcome to Season 2 of the unRipe podcast. In season 2, I’m changing up the format a bit, and I’ll be bringing you rich, diverse stories from both women and men, same sex couples, married, single, defacto, psychologists and natural therapists, alternative practitioners, authors, bloggers, travellers, politicians, musicians and the full gamut of childless and …
Recently, Lena Dunham wrote a follow up article for Harpers Magazine about the two years since her hysterectomy after an endometriosis diagnosis. Mina and I discuss about the importance of talking about endo and normalising the conversation. We learn that period pain may be common, but it’s not normal. We also speak to Naturopath and …