Ep. 4: Tricking Nature

10/24/22 • 46 min

After tallying up the cost of IVF, Jen and Neil are ready to take the plunge. They start the process (more needles!) at home in St. John’s, until the clinic in Calgary calls. Book the next flight across the country, the doctor says. It's go time. But for same-sex couple Kelsey Puddister and Julia Collins, their ongoing wait for fertility treatments feels detrimental — a genetic condition is turning Kelsey’s biological clock into a ticking time bomb.

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An extended interview with psychologist Dr. Sarah MacAulay about the complex feelings that surround fertility issues, why it’s such a difficult topic to talk about, and why you should take the time to look at photos of baby otters.

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BONUS: Love With Nowhere To Go

More from Jen’s chat with Kelsey Puddister and Julia Collins. They further explain what it’s like to deal with infertility as a queer couple, how grief after losing loved ones mirrors the pain they feel with the difficulty for Kelsey to get pregnant, and how they use dark humour to get through the darkest of days.