Not everyone gets the Disney ending — and if you’ve found yourself here, you probably already know that.

In this first episode of The Fertility Framework, Fiona shares the story behind the work: the years of IVF, the medical appointments that changed everything, the quiet grief, the rage, the resilience — and the way fertility experiences can reshape your identity, relationships, career, and sense of self.

This is not a neat success story. It’s an honest account of what it costs to keep going when the system doesn’t hold you, when timelines fall apart, and when the life you imagined starts to look very different to the one you’re living.

Fiona speaks from over 15 years of lived IVF experience, reflecting on the emotional toll of infertility, the moments no one prepares you for, and the invisible weight so many people carry while trying to function at work, in relationships, and in the world.

This episode sets the foundation for The Fertility Framework: a space for trauma-informed, compassionate conversations about fertility, loss, work, mental health, and the long aftershocks of reproductive experiences — told without platitudes, toxic positivity, or pressure to “find the silver lining.”

There is honesty here. There is anger. There is grief. And there is humour — because sometimes a bad joke is the only way to breathe.

This podcast is for the people in the weeds.
For anyone who didn’t get the ending they were promised.
For anyone still standing anyway.

You’re not alone here.

Listener discretion advised: this episode discusses infertility, IVF, pregnancy loss, and the emotional impact of fertility treatment. Please listen in a way that feels supportive for you.