S7 E6 | A Year of Infertility and how Kirsten Hopfensperger Processed Loss and PCOS

In this episode of The Worst Girl Gang Ever, hosts Bex Gunn & Laura Buckingham talk to Kirsten Hopfensperger about her experience with miscarriage and infertility.Kirsten shares about losing her first pregnancy at 7 weeks and being diagnosed with PCOS shortly after. She discusses the difficult journey with infertility treatments for over a year before conceiving her daughter. Kirsten also talks about how writing became an outlet for processing her grief and loss, which led her to write two books - a poetry collection called "Rearranged" and a children's book "I Love You From Heaven".In this episode you will hear:Kirsten's story of miscarriage and infertility diagnosisHer experience with various medical treatments over 13 months trying to conceiveThe emotional impact around holidays and family pregnancies during this timeHow writing became an outlet for processing her grief and lossDetails about the children's books she wrote to help others dealing with similar issuesPick up a copy of Kirsten’s books:REARRANGED: https://www.amazon.com/rearranged-Kirsten-Hopfensperger/dp/B09SP5XLXK/I LOVE YOU FROM HEAVEN: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C2S279JL/And check out her website: www.Kirstenhopfensperger.comThe Warriorship is a membership to help you navigate life after baby loss. It covers every stage of the recovery pathway, and provides support, advice, and a range of emotional tools to help you through this difficult time. This is more than a support group. For more information and to join The Warriorship go to: https://theworstgirlgangever.co.uk/warriorship/The Worst Girl Gang Ever is a real, honest emotive podcast that covers the heartbreaking subject of miscarriage, infertility and baby loss, expect honest conversations about unspoken experiences. Hosted by TWGGE founders Bex Gunn and Laura Buckingham, this show is a chance to break the silence and really open up the dialogue around the topic of miscarriage and pregnancy loss. No more shame, no more taboo - let's ditch that for our children; the ones that will come, the ones that are and the ones that never came to be.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesWe are The Worst Girl Gang Ever Foundation. We’re all about bringing people together who are going through the tough stuff — baby loss, infertility, and everything in between — and making sure no one has to face it alone. Our community is full of honesty, compassion, and real talk, offering support, understanding, and hope when it’s needed most. You can find out more and connect with us over at www.theworstgirlgangever.co.uk