CBC Radio Canada: Out In The Open - Inside Infertility

In the CBC London studio

Thank you to CBC Radio Canada for having me on their Out In The Open show, for an episode about infertility - and how it can complicate your sense of self. CBC is the Canadian equivalent of the BBC so I was chuffed to bits when they got in touch!

I chatted with host Piya Chattopadhyay about my experience of infertility, the tension between my identity as a feminist and feeling like a "failure" as a woman, and how why I’m trying to reclaim the word "barren". The show also explores the experiences of male factor infertility and infertility as a woman of colour - they’re really powerful stories and well worth a listen (even if you skip my bit!)

Out In The Open #129 Inside Infertility:

Listen Online: Full episode | My interview segment

Download: CBC.ca | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts

Guardian: I’m a feminist. So why does infertility make me feel like a failure?

I wrote an article for The Guardian published on World Fertility Day, during UK Fertility Week about the impact of infertility on my female identity.

Read the full story here:

I’m a feminist. So why does infertility make me feel like a failure?

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Reactions

Unlike my previous Guardian op-ed about miscarriage, this article did have comments enabled - obviously there were the predictable ‘why don’t you just adopt’ comments, but there were some thoughtful and compassionate comments also, that I thought worth highlighting:

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It was a really challenging, but very rewarding piece to write - if this has struck a chord, I’d be honoured if you’d consider sharing your story