I have loved and followed the journey of YCL for years now, but only recently discovered the founder and creative director, Fabienne, on social media. I quickly learned she is a fellow Taurus, I can just pick them! But I also learned that Fabienne’s journey to motherhood was a complicated one.


I got in touch right away, and I couldn’t be happier to be sharing her story with you today. 


From not wanting to be a mother, to discovering her nurturing side and knowing motherhood would be part of her path, then discovering that conception would be a little different for her and her partner. Fabienne shares with openness and vulnerability, and I know that her story will bring validation to those on their conception path.

Fabienne is the creative director and founder of YCL Jewels. She began working in aged care as a nurse when she was 15 and went on to study a Bachelor of Nursing at ACU in Brisbane after Highschool. In 2013 she left her stable career & university degree (just two subjects short of graduating) to pursue her love for jewellery making full time. Fabienne is entirely self-taught in jewellery design and has no formal training in jewellery making or business. 

Fabienne has dedicated herself to building a beautiful and intentional brand with YCL now exporting to over 100 countries globally, with main international export countries including the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, & Germany. 

At the time of recording, Fab is 36 weeks pregnant. 

In this episode we talk about… 

• How Fab didn’t want to be a mother, and what changed that
• How her pregnancy has been, and why the night be we recorded she was thrown off
• How Fab’s plans for birth have changed at this point, and how she is working through that
• Her journey with IVF, including egg collection, hormones, embryo’s, failed transfers and eventually pregnancy - and everything in between
• How she plans to spend her postpartum period 

And so much more. 

I know you’re going to love Fabienne and her story! Be sure to let us know what you think by leaving a 5star review in apple podcasts.

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