How to navigate work alongside the emotional load of fertility treatment with Fertility Collective founder Ceci Jeffries

When Ceci Jeffries and her husband received their infertility diagnosis, she hit rock bottom. She resigned from her job, withdrew from her friends and she was living what she describes as a quietly miserable existence. But then she learned how to set boundaries, prio ritise her mental health, and focus on what she could control.

Now through Fertility Collective, she's helping others do just that: as a qualified fertility coach, she helps hundreds of people around the world to restore their emotional well-being as they try to have a baby.

From what employers should understand about fertility treatment, to how to support a loved one in the fertility trenches, here Ceci shares what she's learned both personally and professionally.

In this episode, we cover:

• What employers should understand about fertility treatment and infertility.
• The importance of supporting someone going through fertility treatment.
• How to talk to your employer about fertility treatment.
• The importance of support while navigating fertility treatment and infertility.
• When to share your fertility treatment with your boss or manager.
• How to support a loved one going through infertility and/or fertility treatment.
• How Ceci makes work, work as a founder and mother of three.
• Plus, so much more.

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This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurong people of the Kulin Nation. The land on which I''m lucky enough to raise my son always was and always will be Aboriginal land.

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Find Ceci online: @ceci_fertilitycollective or fertilitycollective.org

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