Loss 3/101: Loss of fertility: Chris & Claire Sandys (Part 1)

#003. Part 1. This episode is a bit different, because for 44 wonderful minutes you just hear from us, the hosts. Chris Sandys: Radio producer, craft beer lover and full-time extrovert. Claire Sandys: Writer, baker (...not yet a candlestick maker), marzipan lover and full-time introvert. This is The Silent Why, a podcast on a mission to open up conversations around loss and grief and to see if hope can be found in 101 different types of loss. Loss #3 of 101: Loss of fertility In this episode, we share our personal journey over the last 11 years with infertility and childlessness, discussing the choices facing couples like us, why we turned down medical intervention, how we do/don't fit into our wider families, whether we are enough for each other as a two, and what our pivotal 'Line in the Sand' moment looked like. We also asked some of our friends to anonymously submit questions they’d ask a childless couple if they were feeling brave, and they did not hold back! In fact, the questions were so good we ended up multiplying the episode into two parts. So check out Part 2 after this for that info: https://www.thesilentwhy.com/podcast/episode/4b52504f/loss-of-fertility-chris-and-claire-sandys-part-2. Can hope be found when you’re grieving the loss of something you never actually had in the first place (namely, children)? Find out. For more about our Line in the Sand moment, including photos, visit the blog post on our website: thesilentwhy.com/post/alineinthesandys Send us Fan Mail Support the show ----- thesilentwhy.com | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn What's a Herman? / Buy a Herman - thehermancompany.com Support the show: buymeacoffee.com/thesilentwhy Sign-up to my mailing list (only used for sharing news occasionally!): thesilentwhy.com/newsletter How to talk to the grieving: thesilentwhy.com/post/howtotalktothegrieving Review the show: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Goodpods Episode transcripts: thesilentwhy.buzzsprout.com Thank you for listening.