Episode #2 | Infertility with Sophie Skipper
For episode two of The Virtual Village we welcome our very first guest, Sophie Skipper who is here to speak about her experience with Infertility. Sophie and her husband were trying for four years before they miraculously fell pregnant with their son Emmet. Sophie now speaks about her journey as someone who also struggles with secondary infertility.
Throughout the episode we discuss not only infertility, but the many other factors and feelings that come with struggling to conceive. Sophie speaks about how her mental health has been affected, her relationships with others and perhaps most importantly, how her journey has encouraged self growth and motivated her to become a voice for others who are struggling with infertility.
Sophie uses her Instagram @soph_skipper to share her journey, spread awareness, and encourage the idea that everyone's story deserves to be heard - 'pain is pain, it's not a competition'. While speaking with us she gives us some tips on what we can do to support someone who is experiencing infertility and how to respectfully start the conversation.
Sophie shares some of the sources she has found helpful including the following Instagram pages:
@ceci_fertilityhand
@infertilemillennial
@twolinesfertility
@fertility.nutrition.australia
@thebubbletasmania
@infertilitygang
@cope.org.au