Fertility Finesse? smart, honest conversations on fertility, trying to conceive, IVF, miscarriage and mindset, because you deserve more than vague advice and outdated myths.
Iām your host Helena Tubridy, fertility coach, trauma therapist, former gynae nurse and midwife, bringing a rare mix of science, mindset, and lived experience to the mic.
We're talking expert voices from reproductive healthcare, real stories and practical strategies to move the dial on your fertility.
We get into the mindset shifts that make a difference, the emotional load nobody talks about, and the questions youāve been too afraid to ask.
From the latest fertility research to the everyday stress of treatment, this straight-talking reality checks and care.
So whether youāre just starting out, doing, IVF, facing failed cycles or finding your way after loss, Fertility Finesse empowers you medically-accurate insights, and confidence.
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Fertility Finesse? smart, honest conversations on fertility, trying to conceive, IVF, miscarriage and mindset, because you deserve more than vague advice and outdated myths.
Iām your host Helena Tubridy, fertility coach, trauma therapist, former gynae nurse and midwife, bringing a rare mix of science, mindset, and lived experience to the mic.
We're talking expert voices from reproductive healthcare, real stories and practical strategies to move the dial on your fertility.
We get into the mindset shifts that make a difference, the emotional load nobody talks about, and the questions youāve been too afraid to ask.
From the latest fertility research to the everyday stress of treatment, this straight-talking reality checks and care.
So whether youāre just starting out, doing, IVF, facing failed cycles or finding your way after loss, Fertility Finesse empowers you medically-accurate insights, and confidence.
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šļø Fertility Finesse Episode: Claire Walsh ā Holding Her Breath Through IVF
What happens when a world-record free diver, author, and mindset coach finds herself facing one of the greatest challenges of all, not 60 metres below the surface,
but within the world of fertility treatment?
In this unflinchingly honest episode, Claire Walsh joins me (our first time to meet in person) to reflect on her deeply personal experience of IVF:āIt was unlike anything Iād ever experienced.ā
From holding her breath in freediving to holding it in the clinic waiting room, Claire brings her signature depth, humour, and poetic insight to a subject so many still whisper about. She opens up about the emotional whiplash of hormone swings, the disorienting blur of appointments, the loneliness of hope and lossāand why she knew, āIf ever I get through this, Iām going to talk about it.ā The floodgates opened on Instagram when Claire shared what she had gone through. A brave decision to help others. Claire is a joy to speak with and we've had a few conversations lasting hours...
š§ In this episode, we explore:
ā¢ How fertility treatment rattles even a seasoned resilience expert
ā¢ Why being a āstrong womanā doesnāt protect you from the heartbreak of IVF
ā¢ The pressure to ājust be gratefulā and stay silent
ā¢ What helped Claire re-anchor herself during her toughest moments
ā¢ Surviving in a medicalised system
ā¢ Coming to terms with facing life without a child
Claire doesnāt sugar-coat the experience. Instead, she tells it as it with her signature raw honesty, tenderness, and a refusal to hide her vulnerability.
This is a conversation for anyone who wonders, āWhy is this happening to me? Is it just meāāand for those supporting someone they love through it.
š About Claire:
Claire is an 8-time national freediving record-holder, Buteyko breathwork coach, TEDx speaker, and bestselling author of Under Water: How Holding My Breath Taught Me to Live. I adored this book and highly recommend you read it!
She brings the full force of her creative, physical, and emotional intelligence into every conversation and this one is no exception.
š Trigger Warning: This episode contains references to IVF and fertility challenges. Please listen with care.
šļø If youāre navigating fertility yourself, know that you are not aloneāand that finding your voice is part of finding your power.
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š² Subscribe, share, and tag me on Instagram @helenatubridy with your thoughts and experiences.
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