This one is for the people! Today Chlo and Ell discuss some topics that were sparked by listener questions. Chloe gives us her one hot tip on how to diffuse an argument and Ell tells us of her and Chumpy’s beautiful beginnings.

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Chloe and Ellidy give their honest tips on things to say and do to support a friend who is battling IVF. The girls also go into when friends fall pregnant around you and how best to break that news to someone who's struggling to conceive.

3 useful articles from this episode:

-https://honey.nine.com.au/mums/infertility-and-friends/35809294-3cf7-42ca-99d6-a301e0720db4

-https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8142988/

-https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/23/parenting/the-lasting-trauma-of-infertility.html

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Ellidy and Chloe recorded this episode back in May when Chloe was in the middle of her most recent ‘two week wait’ with IVF. The girls unpack the ever gruelling process of that dreaded period, survival tips on how to pass the time and also…. progesterone - if you know you know!!

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Today marks one whole year since Ell’s love Chumpy passed away, we want to honour his life today and every day. This Thursday, July 8th we urge you to express yourself by doing something that makes you feel liberated, whether it’s doing something creative, artistic, musical or getting out in the ocean or going for a ride on your motorbike. Use the hashtag #ShredForChumpyDay to honour our Sweet King Chumpy today, and live for him! 

You can listen to Chumpy’s music on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3xicMhD

Watch his episodes on Youtube: https://bit.ly/3hfBM3y

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Unfortunately, people die every single day and we would like to spread as much awareness around sperm harvesting as possible

Contacts:

Dr Andrew Davidson - City Fertility Robina QLD

David Riwoe - Aden Lawyers QLD

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Ellidy announces her miracle pregnancy with her late lovers baby.  Alex ‘Chumpy’ Pullin passed away suddenly while spearfishing in July 2020.

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You asked - we answered!

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Today we discuss the realities of IVF.

Trigger warnings, as Chloe shows us a very raw insight into her IVF journey thus far. She also gives us a live update of her current miscarriage and where this leaves her now.

Notes:

• Nuwa Natural Health (Accupuncture)

http://www.nuwanaturalhealth.com.au/

• Tia Miers (Naturopath)

https://www.tiamiers.com.au/

•  Dr Ong (Fertility Physician / IVF)

http://www.goldcoastfertilityspecialist.com.au/

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Chloe and Ellidy welcome you to Darling, Shine! with a brief run-through of their lives up until now. Get to know their family backgrounds, childhood upbringings, love lives and where they’re both at today.

We’re excited to share our journeys with you, in the hopes that you will feel supported, understood and far from alone. 

Don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review. Love Chloe and Ellidy

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