Andrea Byrne: Desperate Rants and Magic Pants through a fertility journey.

Join us in our first ever episode of the new podcast with Andrea Byrne who discusses her new book ‘Desperate Rants and Magic Pants,’ and opens up about her own journey with fertility. Andrea talks about her experiences with fertility treatment, going public and the mental impact of her journey.

If you are struggling and need support, please contact the charity at https://fertilitynetworkuk.org/ or organisations that can support your mental health are below.

Contact Samaritans on 116 123

Contact NHS on 111

DISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or qualified healthcare provider. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast.

Guest details:

Andrea Byrne is one of the faces of ITV News. She anchors the BAFTA award-winning daily

news programme Wales at Six, as well as ITV’s national bulletins.

This has included ITV Weekend News, Lunchtime News, Evening News and

News at Ten. Prince Harry is among the many high-profile names she has interviewed.

Andrea also presents the current affairs programme Wales This Week; presents her own fertility podcast ‘Making Babies’; and is a Tedx speaker. She published her first book this year chronicling her fertility journey.

She is an ambassador for ‘The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme’ and a Non-Executive Director for Hockey Wales.

Andrea is married to Wales and Lions legend Lee Byrne. She is passionate about wellbeing and pioneered the introduction of Mental Health First Aiders in ITV’s newsrooms.

Away from the newsroom, she is a keen yogi, a novice stand-up paddle-boarder and a budding novelist!

Links:

Book: https://www.ylolfa.com/products/9781912631513/desperate-rants-and-magic-pants-our-fertility-story

Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/andrea-byrne

TedX Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZoVeM_9M4I