Let's Talk with Nicole Russell | Surrogacy Lawyer
04/26/22 • 60 min
LTP fam welcome back for another ep! Did you know that 24 - 30 April is National Infertility Awareness Week? NIAW is an important week to raise awareness and spark conversations around infertility.
Today's episode is with Nicole Russell! Nicole is an experienced lawyer and endometriosis sufferer with a passion for surrogacy, which arose out of her own fertility challenges. In 2016, Nicole and her husband experienced the surrogacy process first-hand when Nicole’s best friend offered to be their surrogate in an attempt for them to have a child. Through the wonderful kindness of their friend, they now have a beautiful daughter. Nicole has channeled her own personal experience into a professional passion to assist others.
We chat on:
- Nicole's journey to diagnosis with endometriosis
- The impact of fertility treatments and hormonal therapies had on her
- Navigating embryo loss, and people who don't see it as that
- Her surrogacy story and how she came to have her daughter
- The process for surrogacy and the laws in Australia
- Plus so much more!
Throughout the ep Nicole mentioned a facebook groups! Here is that links
Thank you so much for listening to this episode of Let’s Talk, Period. with Amy Atkins! If you want more from Amy, you can follow her on instagram @amygracelaura. If you want to keep updated with all things Let's Talk, Period. you can follow us on Instagram at @letstalkperiodau. Don't forget we also have our Let's Talk, Period. Community on facebook. It's the place for people with endo, adeno, pcos or chronic illnesses to ask questions, get support and connect with others who get it! You can join here!
Are you going to join me for LTP LIVE 2.0 in Toowoomba!? If so get your ticket ASAP! It's going to be such an amazing evening full of fun, laughs and conversation with the LTP fam and thought leaders in the chronic illness and pelvic health space! Get your ticket here.
Let’s Talk, Period. is an independent podcast, so if you did enjoy this episode and want to support the show, it would be amazing if you could follow on apple podcasts and leave a rating and review, or if you're listening along on spotify, you can follow the show and leave a rating!
If you want to help grow the Let's Talk, Period. community, you could share this episode with a friend or anyone who you think might enjoy our show or even share that you’re listening on your instagram grid or stories! This really helps to find new listeners and build the beautiful LTP podcast community!
Your host is Isabella Gosling (@i_gosling)
LTP fam welcome back for another ep! Did you know that 24 - 30 April is National Infertility Awareness Week? NIAW is an important week to raise awareness and spark conversations around infertility.
Today's episode is with Nicole Russell! Nicole is an experienced lawyer and endometriosis sufferer with a passion for surrogacy, which arose out of her own fertility challenges. In 2016, Nicole and her husband experienced the surrogacy process first-hand when Nicole’s best friend offered to be their surrogate in an attempt for them to have a child. Through the wonderful kindness of their friend, they now have a beautiful daughter. Nicole has channeled her own personal experience into a professional passion to assist others.
We chat on:
- Nicole's journey to diagnosis with endometriosis
- The impact of fertility treatments and hormonal therapies had on her
- Navigating embryo loss, and people who don't see it as that
- Her surrogacy story and how she came to have her daughter
- The process for surrogacy and the laws in Australia
- Plus so much more!
Throughout the ep Nicole mentioned a facebook groups! Here is that links
Thank you so much for listening to this episode of Let’s Talk, Period. with Amy Atkins! If you want more from Amy, you can follow her on instagram @amygracelaura. If you want to keep updated with all things Let's Talk, Period. you can follow us on Instagram at @letstalkperiodau. Don't forget we also have our Let's Talk, Period. Community on facebook. It's the place for people with endo, adeno, pcos or chronic illnesses to ask questions, get support and connect with others who get it! You can join here!
Are you going to join me for LTP LIVE 2.0 in Toowoomba!? If so get your ticket ASAP! It's going to be such an amazing evening full of fun, laughs and conversation with the LTP fam and thought leaders in the chronic illness and pelvic health space! Get your ticket here.
Let’s Talk, Period. is an independent podcast, so if you did enjoy this episode and want to support the show, it would be amazing if you could follow on apple podcasts and leave a rating and review, or if you're listening along on spotify, you can follow the show and leave a rating!
If you want to help grow the Let's Talk, Period. community, you could share this episode with a friend or anyone who you think might enjoy our show or even share that you’re listening on your instagram grid or stories! This really helps to find new listeners and build the beautiful LTP podcast community!
Your host is Isabella Gosling (@i_gosling)
Previous Episode
Let's Talk with Amy Atkins | Artist, Actor + PERIOD. Creator
Happy Wednesday beautiful souls and get keen for a banging interview ep!
Today’s episode is with Amy Atkins! Amy is a creative artist, actor, and event manager based in Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand. She is an alumna of the John Bolton Theatre School in Narrm Melbourne. Amy has a passion for puppetry, live art, and theatre. She finds ways to combine these into interactive works for the community to inspire social change. It was her passion for social change which led her to create her solo performance PERIOD. centering around Karla, who gets her first period and is navigating everything that goes along with that for the first time! PERIOD. has received many accolades since its initial season, having won and been nominated for a range of awards!
We chat on:
- Amy's experience getting her first period
- The education she received growing up around periods, puberty and sex education
- What sparked Amy's interest in creating theatre around periods and her show PERIOD.
- All about the show PERIOD. and why it was important to include multiple perspectives
- How the show has evolved since its first iteration in 2017
- Plus so much more!
Throughout the ep Amy mentioned a couple of books! Here are those links
- The Red Waters - A Celebration of Womanhood
- Menstrupedia Comic - a guide for 6-13 year olds
Thank you so much for listening to this episode of Let’s Talk, Period. with Amy Atkins! If you want more from Amy, you can follow her on instagram @amygracelaura. If you want to keep updated with all things Let's Talk, Period. you can follow us on Instagram at @letstalkperiodau. Don't forget we also have our Let's Talk, Period. Community on facebook. It's the place for people with endo, adeno, pcos or chronic illnesses to ask questions, get support and connect with others who get it! You can join here!
Are you going to join me for LTP LIVE 2.0 in Toowoomba!? If so get your ticket ASAP! It's going to be such an amazing evening full of fun, laughs and conversation with the LTP fam and thought leaders in the chronic illness and pelvic health space! Get your ticket here.
Let’s Talk, Period. is an independent podcast, so if you did enjoy this episode and want to support the show, it would be amazing if you could follow on apple podcasts and leave a rating and review, or if you're listening along on spotify, you can follow the show and leave a rating!
If you want to help grow the Let's Talk, Period. community, you could share this episode with a friend or anyone who you think might enjoy our show or even share that you’re listening on your instagram grid or stories! This really helps to find new listeners and build the beautiful LTP podcast community!
Your host is Isabella Gosling (@i_gosling)
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Let's Talk Catching Up | Let's Talk, Period. is BACK!
Happy Monday gorgeous people and welcome to a brand new LTP ep! I'm back after what feels like FOREVER and I'm so excited!!
Today's solo episode is a general chit chat catch up about what I've been up to, where I've been and how I'm feeling, as well as what I'm planning for the rest of the year for LTP!
If you want to keep updated with all things Let's Talk, Period. you can follow us on Instagram at @letstalkperiodau. Don't forget we also have our Let's Talk, Period. Community on facebook. It's the place for people with endo, adeno, pcos or chronic illnesses to ask questions, get support and connect with others who get it! You can join here!
Let’s Talk, Period. is an independent podcast, so if you did enjoy this episode and want to support the show, it would be amazing if you could follow on apple podcasts and leave a rating and review, or if you're listening along on spotify, you can follow the show and leave a rating!
If you want to help grow the Let's Talk, Period. community, you could share this episode with a friend or anyone who you think might enjoy our show or even share that you’re listening on your instagram grid or stories! This really helps to find new listeners and build the beautiful LTP podcast community!
Your host is Isabella Gosling (@i_gosling)
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