S3 9. Fertility (with Ruth Corden & Gill Aldridge)

In this very special episode, accredited sex therapist Cate Campbell and her son Diggory Waite invite not one – but two guests onto the show.They first speak to fertility counsellor Gill Aldridge about, the physical, mental and monetary cost of trying for a child, whether the ability to have a child is a human right and how men’s ‘fertile window’ isn’t always as big as widely thought.Then they speak to Ruth Corden about her journey with her partner in trying to grow their family, the effect that ‘trying’ can have on your personal wellbeing and about how her podcast, Finding the Funny, has allowed her to reclaim her sense of self.There’s no listener questions this week but make sure you keep sending in any sex or relationship questions you want answered by accredited therapist Cate who will be back answering your questions next episode! You can email them to [email protected] or by DMing us on Instagram - @realsexedpodYou can find Gill Aldridge on https://www.carefertility.com/why-care/bios/clinic-bios/gill-aldridge/ & https://www.therelationshipcounsellors.com/gill-aldridgeYou can find Ruth Corden on instagram @ruth_corden and the podcast Finding the Funny wherever you get your podcastsYou can find Cate’s blog, going into more detail on what was discussed in today’s episode, here: https://catecampbell.wordpress.com/The Real Sex Education is a Hat Trick PodcastReading List: Fertility, porn, imagination… it’s time for a new approach to sex education |Eva Wiseman – https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/nov/07/fertility-porn-imagination-it-is-time-for-a-new-approach-to-sex-education?utm_term=618787835117ec64c10f1c395f55ad67&utm_campaign=GuardianTodayUK&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=GTUK_email&fbclid=IwAR04lgPUgC7WElTeWc_6L5GGPMBHpcmQ2wnbRh44YP1A1UoAwKhZPsRVKgI Watching & listening List: The Hormone Diaries | Hannah Witton – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jx6sSpis9g&list=PLg3ISyIIul8f1PYzVzjPu6dZLYPmaAGlE&ab_channel=HannahWittonReasons for Infertility | Demystifying Medicine – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLGrmYgow8I&ab_channel=DemystifyingMedicineMale infertility: The secret shame of having no sperm | BBC News– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrqtpmZlgF8&ab_channel=BBCNews Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.