Ending IVF without a child (a powerful story and infertility counselling support)
Too Much Information, the women's health podcastShow Notes
When is the right time to end a fertility journey? What can you say to friends to help? How do you begin to navigate the question: now what?
This episode explores the emotional rollercoaster of infertility, involuntary childlessness, and reaching the end of IVF.
It's raw, honest, practical, sometimes heartbreaking, and always hopeful.
🎙️ Too Much Information is the women’s health podcast that doesn't sugar coat the facts. Find us on Instagram at @too.much.info.podcast.
About our guests: Kelly Da Silva is the Head of Patient Support at The Fertility Alliance and founder of The IVF Gap and The Dovecote. Her ten-year journey through infertility has inspired her career and PhD research into the lived experience of ending fertility treatment.
Angela Pericleous-Smith is Chair of the British Infertility Counselling Association (BICA) and a specialist fertility counsellor with over 20 years’ experience. She has has supported countless people through treatment and beyond.
Charities and support organisations: thefertilityalliance.org.uk bica.net fertilitynetworkuk.org
Social media channels:
Instagram: @fertilitycounselloruk | @thedovecote.org_official_ | @theivfgap | @kellydasilvafertilitysupport
Facebook: The Dovecote Childless Support Organisation | The Dovecote Community
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