Podcast — #Loss

In this week’s episode, I’m joined by freediver, author, and speaker Claire Walsh for a powerful and vulnerable conversation about fertility, identity, and the emotional toll of IVF. Claire shares her deeply personal experience of going through seven IVF cycles that didn’t lead to pregnancy, opening up about the physical side effects, financial burden, and emotional rollercoaster that so many women silently endure. We explore how infertility can seep into every part of life—from friendships and family dynamics to self-worth and future plans—and why conversations around failed fertility treatments are still so rare. Claire also speaks about how she found...

In this episode, I sit down with Dympna Little, the brilliantly sharp and darkly hilarious voice behind some of social media’s most honest conversations about grief, cancer, and humour as a coping mechanism. Dympna shares her mother’s battle with peritoneal cancer, highlighting the repeated misdiagnoses that delayed treatment and the raw realities of navigating end-of-life care. She also challenges common narratives around loss, discussing why being present for a loved one’s final moments isn’t always the peaceful experience people imagine. We also dive into her fight to reform Ireland’s cancer wig grant system, exposing how some providers overcharge women for...