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Am I Ovary Acting?

Amber Izzo & Annabel Gurnett

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Meet Amber & Annabel, your infertile best friends. They love wine, carbs, their dogs and their sugar daddies (sorry - husbands). With over a decade of infertility and IVF between them, the girls get together every week to talk to you and their incredible guests about the unspoken world of fertility. It's a space to feel seen and a space where discussing the brutal realities of fertility isn't a taboo. From the moments you start trying to conceive, through to IVF, donor conception and all the ...
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Misconception: a Gaia Family podcast is your go-to podcast for all things family building. From the early stages of understanding your fertility, to the hurdles of trying to conceive, Misconception opens the doors to what it really means to build a family. Hosted by Amber Izzo, IVF patient, advocate, and campaigner, each week, we talk to people who have lived it, and the people who make it happen. New episodes released every Tuesday! Thanks for listening. Follow us @gaiafamilyofficial. www.g ...
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Hi. I'm Alice. After my own fertility journey I wanted to support and empower other people facing one too. I needed: powerful tools to cope crucial information must have mindset hacks connection to a community who got it So, on board my podcast the Life Raft this is what you'll find. It's a totally safe space, so you can get cosy and listen to warm, honest, sometimes funny, inspiring and uplifting conversations with leading life coaches; mindset experts, thought leaders, real life patients p ...
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Send us your ovary actions, your feedback, or topic suggestions! <3 xox Send us your ovary actions, your feedback, or topic suggestions! <3 xox With another week of Am I Ovary Actings, the girls are BACK! You can get in touch at: aioapodcast@gmail.com. Amber's London Marathon Sponsorship (thank you x) Support the Show. Follow us at: @amberizzo | @a…
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Send us your ovary actions, your feedback, or topic suggestions! <3 xox Send us your ovary actions, your feedback, or topic suggestions! <3 xox With another week of Am I Ovary Actings, the girls are BACK! You can get in touch at: aioapodcast@gmail.com. Amber's London Marathon Sponsorship (thank you x) Support the Show. Follow us at: @amberizzo | @a…
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Send us your ovary actions, your feedback, or topic suggestions! <3 xox Send us your ovary actions, your feedback, or topic suggestions! <3 xox With another week of Am I Ovary Actings, the girls are BACK! You can get in touch at: aioapodcast@gmail.com. Amber's London Marathon Sponsorship (thank you x) Support the Show. Follow us at: @amberizzo | @a…
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Misconception: a Gaia Family podcast is your go-to podcast for all things family building. From the early stages of understanding your fertility, to the hurdles of trying to conceive, Misconception opens the doors to what it really means to build a family. This week we’re talking to Emma Haslam. After finding out her and her husband, Adam, needed I…
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Misconception: a Gaia Family podcast is your go-to podcast for all things family building. From the early stages of understanding your fertility, to the hurdles of trying to conceive, Misconception opens the doors to what it really means to build a family. This week we’re talking to Kreena Dhiman. After being diagnosed with breast cancer, Kreena we…
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Misconception: a Gaia Family podcast is your go-to podcast for all things family building. From the early stages of understanding your fertility, to the hurdles of trying to conceive, Misconception opens the doors to what it really means to build a family. This week we’re talking to Katie Bouchier (@the_bouchiers) about her IVF journey as a same-se…
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Misconception: a Gaia Family podcast is your go-to podcast for all things family building. From the early stages of understanding your fertility, to the hurdles of trying to conceive, Misconception opens the doors to what it really means to build a family. This week we’re talking to Shaun Greenaway (Knackered Knackers) and Ciaran Hannington (The Ma…
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Misconception: a Gaia Family podcast is your go-to podcast for all things family building. From the early stages of understanding your fertility, to the hurdles of trying to conceive, Misconception opens the doors to what it really means to build a family. This week we’re talking to Kreena Dhiman. After being diagnosed with breast cancer, Kreena we…
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Send us your ovary actions, your feedback, or topic suggestions! <3 xox It's the season finale and this week, it's over to you! Amber and Annabel answer all of your burning questions... and they don't hold back! Join the girls for series 3, out on the 26th April! See you soon! You can get in touch at: aioapodcast@gmail.com. Support the show Support…
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Misconception: a Gaia Family podcast is your go-to podcast for all things family building. From the early stages of understanding your fertility, to the hurdles of trying to conceive, Misconception opens the doors to what it really means to build a family. This week we’re talking to our host's best friend, Beci. Amber was trying to conceive for 7 y…
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Send us your ovary actions, your feedback, or topic suggestions! <3 xox This week Amber & Annabel are joined by embryologist and lab manager Millie Kanani, aka @milliefromthelab. Millie works at The Evewell, and for many years has been the embryologist behind the scenes making the magic happen. She joins the girls to talk about breaking down the ba…
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Misconception: a Gaia Family podcast is your go-to podcast for all things family building. From the early stages of understanding your fertility, to the hurdles of trying to conceive, Misconception opens the doors to what it really means to build a family. This week we’re talking to Nixi Body founder, Coni Longden-Jefferson (@conilj). Coni works wi…
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Send us your ovary actions, your feedback, or topic suggestions! <3 xox This week Amber & Annabel are joined by founder of Fertility Mapper, Kayleigh Hartigan. Fertility Mapper is your go-to place for verified, honest clinic reviews, as well as an NHS eligibility calculator. Kayleigh joins the girls to talk about why fertility isn't healthcare, the…
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Misconception: a Gaia Family podcast is your go-to podcast for all things family building. From the early stages of understanding your fertility, to the hurdles of trying to conceive, Misconception opens the doors to what it really means to build a family. This week we’re talking to 'Am I Ovary Acting?' podcast co-host, Annabel Gurnett (@annabelgur…
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Send us your ovary actions, your feedback, or topic suggestions! <3 xox This week Amber & Annabel are joined by 'Your IVF abroad' expert, Emma Haslam. The girls take a deep dive into the logistics of travelling abroad for IVF, the what, the why and the how, and hear of Emma's own journey with double donor conception. With another 'Am I Ovary Acting…
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Misconception: a Gaia Family podcast is your go-to podcast for all things family building. From the early stages of understanding your fertility, to the hurdles of trying to conceive, Misconception opens the doors to what it really means to build a family. This week we’re talking to Nicole Robinson, aka GoodLuckNic about her fertility journey. From…
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Send us your ovary actions, your feedback, or topic suggestions! <3 xox This week marks Mothers Day in the UK, and to mark the occasion, the girls are back to talk about the ins and outs of coping with Mothers Day when you're trying to conceive. From whether even the 'fertility community' on that day contribute to the feeling, or if its something y…
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What a TOTAL honour to bring you this episode on publication day for Jessica Hepburn's third book, "Save Me from the Waves." Jessica's journey from heartbreak- after unsuccessful IVF and the breakdown of her marriage - to triumph is the central theme of our conversation. We delve into her transformation from a self-proclaimed "unlikely athlete" to …
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Send us your ovary actions, your feedback, or topic suggestions! <3 xox In the last couple of weeks, an Alabama ruling has determined that embryos have the same rights as children after embryos were accidentally destroyed in a mobile fertility clinic. Join Amber & Annabel as they discuss this terrifying ruling, the impact its already having, puttin…
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Episode notes: 1 in 10 of women have endometriosis worldwide (Endometriosis UK) Misconception: a Gaia Family podcast is your go-to podcast for all things family building. From the early stages of understanding your fertility, to the hurdles of trying to conceive, Misconception opens the doors to what it really means to build a family. This week we’…
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In this episode of the Fertility Life Raft podcast I speak with Annabel and Amber from Am I Ovary Acting about navigating friendships and what happens when you’re both trying to conceive, then one of you gets pregnant and has a baby while the other one is still trying. We speak about the announcements, baby showers and everything in between. We als…
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Send us your ovary actions, your feedback, or topic suggestions! <3 xox Infertility is hard. So what happens when you're talking to your loved ones about infertility and you're plagued with (well-intentioned) horrific advice and insensitive comments? With another 'Am I Ovary Acting' answered, it's not an episode to miss. You can get in touch at: ai…
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Send us your ovary actions, your feedback, or topic suggestions! <3 xox IVF and trying to conceive is physically and mentally demanding, but what happens when the timed sex starts impacting your relationship, and not getting pregnant starts to affect your self-worth and body image? Join Amber and Annabel as they discuss just that. With another 'Am …
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Kate Moyle is my guest today. She is the Therapist on the BBC Three series Sex On The Couch., host of The Sexual Wellness Sessions Podcast and Director at The Thought House Partnership, Accredited by the College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists, a Registered Psychosexual and Relationship Therapist and a Certified Psycho-Sexologist, I think it’…
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Send us your ovary actions, your feedback, or topic suggestions! <3 xox Amber tried to have her baby for 7 years, and after 3 IVF cycles, she's now looking at starting the process for a frozen embryo transfer to give her son a sibling. But with four embryos in the freezer, and each coming at a cost, when is it time to call it a day? Join Amber and …
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Coni and Mike have been trying to conceive and this is such an open, frank, honest (at times slightly hysterical) chat about what it's like and how it's impacting them as a couple. We talk all things from: getting men thoroughly tested before going down an IVF route how Coni's work in Women's Health and the reproductive wellness space has supported…
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Send us your ovary actions, your feedback, or topic suggestions! <3 xox Join Amber & Annabel as they divulge into the world of trying to conceive and infertility. Having both experienced close family bereavements, the girls talk openly about the impact that's had, their loved ones, and the impact of bereavement and terminal illness whilst trying to…
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You are going to LOVE this episode. Jenny Wordsworth is a lawyer, endurance athlete for the North Face and founder of start up company, OVUM. When she started trying to conceive herself she took one look at the fertility industry and realised how much simply felt WRONG. The way we are marketed to; the big brand products which actually do not contai…
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What a thrill to bring this episode to you Dr Larisa Corda is a well-known Fertility doctor. You might have seen her on this morning, and she is also the author of a new book called The Conception Plan, which is smashing records all over the place since it was launched just a couple of weeks ago. I was fortunate enough to meet Larisa several years …
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Hello Life Raft pod peeps. Please meet Gemma. Gemma is a Life Raft member, a personal coaching client of mine and very much still in the middle of her own fertility voyage on board the Raft. She's also a certified yoga teacher, fertility yoga trained and is running a gorgeous 4 week yoga course for the Life Raft which you can join right here: https…
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Ok my friends, I know Christmas can be one of the hardest times - even if you don't celebrate, the Festive Season can feel triggering as F**k. So, here's a wee solo episode from me to give you some hope that you can actually use tools and techniques to: honour where you're at not ignore your sadness but give it the space it needs understand how to …
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This is a very special episode with an amazing woman: Susannah Tresilian, who I know personally through a family connection. Susannah is a theatre director with extensive experience in the UK and international theatre world, as well as a leadership coach with experience coaching and training around the world and a successful audio career in podcast…
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I LOVED this great episode with Kayleigh from an incredible new platform called Fertility Mapper. It's a verified peer review site for fertility clinics...I know right?! So brilliant and needed. They've also just launched an incredible new service which is an NHS funding eligibility calculator. Please have a listen to find out why this platform is …
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Send us your ovary actions, your feedback, or topic suggestions! <3 xox It's Fertility Week and this week, we hear from you - the listeners. Sharing four stories from people in the TTC community, in the hope you can find comfort and resonate. We will be taking a short break after this episode. Please bear with us - we appreciate you all so much. A&…
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Send us your ovary actions, your feedback, or topic suggestions! <3 xox Join Amber & Annabel as they divulge into the world of trying to conceive and infertility. With the relaunch of Amber's campaign, Fight for IVF, the girls discuss the nuances of NHS funded IVF, and why it isn't as black and white as it might seem. With another 'Am I Ovary Actin…
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Send us your ovary actions, your feedback, or topic suggestions! <3 xox Join Amber & Annabel as they divulge into the world of trying to conceive and infertility, this week discussing the 12 week rule when announcing a pregnancy. With another 'Am I Ovary Acting' answered, it's not an episode to miss. You can get in touch at: aioapodcast@gmail.com. …
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Send us your ovary actions, your feedback, or topic suggestions! <3 xox Join Amber & Annabel as they divulge into the world of trying to conceive and infertility, this week discussing the prospect of cancelled IVF cycles. From not making it to egg collection, to failed fertilisation and not reaching the transfer stage, the girls discuss their perso…
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I remember feeling totally marooned on a rock while everyone else moved on and my life felt completely on hold. It’s really one of the foundational problems most people feel when experiencing fertility issues or any kind of difficult path to bringing home a baby. So you’re definitely not alone. It’s really why I created my course Reclaim why I run …
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Send us your ovary actions, your feedback, or topic suggestions! <3 xox Join Amber & Annabel as they divulge into the world of trying to conceive and infertility, this week discussing the complexities of pregnancy after IVF. From finding out your treatment has been successful, to the endless pregnancy tests, scanxiety and wondering if knowing too m…
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This week I'm chatting to Alicia Burnett, founder of Black Baby Loss Awareness Week and Tommy's midwife. Alicia only started speaking publicly about her own experience when her little boy Micaiah died after a complicated diagnosis at six months old. This is a really beautiful and moving episode which is full of hope - if you are affected by baby lo…
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Send us your ovary actions, your feedback, or topic suggestions! <3 xox Join Amber & Annabel as they divulge into the world of trying to conceive and infertility, this week discussing the ways in which friendships change when trying to conceive. From pregnancy announcements to feeling left behind, and where the onus lies, the girls have covered it …
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NOTE: Please be aware that this episode covers stillbirth, donor conception and unexpected conception without assisted reproduction. It was a total joy to chat to Shema on this episode about her story and why she’s so passionate about her work as a Trustee for Tommy’s. Shema tells me about how she got through losing her little boy, Altair; how she …
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Send us your ovary actions, your feedback, or topic suggestions! <3 xox The one where Amber's going at it alone... but she's joined by the first guest in a while, the incredible Sophie Martin, aka The Infertile Midwife. Join Amber as she talks to Sophie with a very poignant conversation about her 11 cycles of IVF, including the fear from deviating …
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