Pregnancy Loss, Anxiety, IVF and Finding Your Village - With Melissa Hemsley

In this episode of Up the Duff, we speak to Melissa Hemsley about her fertility journey and the challenges she faced along the way. Melissa opens up about her surprise diagnosis of generalised anxiety disorder and ADHD, and how it impacted her path to parenthood. She also discusses her struggles with anxiety during early pregnancy and the support she received following her miscarriages. Melissa's strength, resilience and bubbly personality shines through as she shares both the highs and lows of her journey. Tune in to hear her story and gain insights on mindset and resilience in the face of fertility struggles. In this episode you'll discover: [00:01:32] Melissa's fertility journey. [00:05:03] Weird pregnancy aversions [00:09:10] The loss of the babies. [00:12:23] Miscarriage and surgery. [00:17:13] Coming home to yourself. [00:21:17] Sacred rituals after childbirth. [00:26:49] The village and support. [00:31:07] ADHD and fertility. [00:33:13] Research and self-care tips. [00:37:10] Involving partner in fertility journey. [00:40:26] Facebook group and community. Thank you to our sponsors  Eius Fertility https://eiusfertility.com/ Items mentioned in this episode include: Pink Elephant Melissa’s substack Melissa’s instagram The first 40 days Nine Golden Months   Join our Facebook Community - ⁠Up the Duff Podcast  Be sure you are subscribed to this podcast to automatically receive your episodes.