Kate-Lyn and her partner Jack have been working towards building their family together for the last three years. Kate-Lyn a health twenty-three-year-old reach out to me late last year with her story that she felt she needed to share. As I opened her email, while sipping my tea, and sat with my mouth open (catching flies as farmer Chris would say) for what must have been an eternity, until he finally inquired; “what now?” I read out loud Kate-Lyn and Jack’s account of their medical journey towards a baby. Their struggle. Their trauma.  He two now was catching flies, gobsmacked by what two people could go through in such a short period of time and remarked “good luck fitting that into one episode” – thanks Hun….   Kate-Lyn and I could have talked for days about education of sex, pregnancy, endometriosis, pain, and trauma, and how your age really is just a number when it comes to fertility health. How endometriosis has played such a huge role in her journey and fertility, how to speak up, and how to process trauma. Katelyn’s journey touches on  Endometriosis Ectopic pregnancy Hyper stimulation Ovarian cysts  Miscarriage Medical trauma – just to name a few…   But there is joy, and there is hope. Kate-Lyn speaks beyond her years about hindsight, what she has learnt and silver linings (and trust me she is able to find many). This is a testament to the person she is.    What I loved most about this chat was probably the last ten minutes when Kate-Lyn pondered what life would be like if they don’t have children, her insight, her reflection, her wisdom is incredible. Thank you Kate-Lynn so much for sharing your story – it wasn’t easy.   ** Kate-Lynn coughed throughout this interview when speaking about her trauma and what she had been through. She remarked being frustrated because “she wasn’t even sick”. This is a special little sound grab we have held back and will be releasing later to talk about how trauma can manifest. Keep a look out. x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.