Finding Space with Dee Kelly

Today on Finding Space, I’m joined by Senator Linda Nelson Murray, who shares her long and deeply personal fertility journey, including multiple miscarriages, the loss of one of her twins during pregnancy, and becoming a mum to two beautiful daughters. Linda speaks openly about the reality of trying to build a family, the grief that follows pregnancy loss, the comments that stay with you, returnin...

Today on Finding Space, I’m joined by Sabrina Fletcher, founder of The TFMR Doula, podcast host and advocate. In 2018, Sabrina and her husband were faced with the heartbreaking decision to end a very wanted pregnancy after receiving a devastating diagnosis during their daughter Clara’s pregnancy. Since then, she has dedicated her work to supporting other parents through diagnosis, decision-making,...

This week's episode is a solo one. Recently,  I shared some experiences sent to me by members of this community around infertility, pregnancy loss, grief and some of the everyday moments that can feel unexpectedly difficult when you’re carrying all of that. I originally shared them on Instagram Stories Afterwards, a lot of people reached out to say they could relate, shared their own experienc...

In today’s episode I’m joined by award-winning journalist and author Jennie Agg, whose writing around miscarriage, fertility and women’s health has helped so many people feel less alone. After experiencing recurrent miscarriage, Jennie began writing openly about what she was going through in an attempt to make sense of it all. That writing later became her award-winning blog, The Uterus Monologues...

Today on Finding Space I’m joined by Charlotte who shares the heartbreak of her premature ovarian insufficiency diagnosis and later discovering she had stage 4endometriosis after 26 years without answers. After years of trying to conceive, navigating multiple hurdles, and travelling abroad for treatment, Charlotte is now mum to a beautiful baby girl. This is a very honest conversation about delaye...

Another little mini episode from me this week. I originally shared some of these thoughts on Instagram stories earlier this week, and the response reminded me just how many people quietly carry these feelings too, so I’ve put them into this episode. These are very personal thoughts and feelings to share and they came after such a lovely and happy moment. I'm sharing because I think we need to talk...

This week’s episode is a little different. It’s a solo mini episode. After my birthday weekend last week, I shared a few thoughts on Instagram stories that seemed to resonate with a lot of people, so I wanted to share them here too. This mini episode a short chat about what it felt like to finally relax and properly enjoy a birthday weekend again after everything we have been through over the past...

In today’s episode I’m joined by Julianne Boutaleb, founder of Parenthood In Mind and an experienced perinatal psychologist who has spent over two decades supporting people through some of life’s most vulnerable and challenging times. Her work includes helping individuals and couples navigating infertility, pregnancy loss, anxiety, depression, birth trauma, tokophobia, and the many emotional compl...

In today’s episode I’m joined by Suzie, mum to Joey, who shares her deeply difficult journey through pregnancy loss, termination for medical reasons and secondary infertility. After deciding to try for a second baby, Suzie experienced a miscarriage at 10 weeks. Shortly after, she became pregnant again but following her 12-week scan, she and her partner Johnny were given devastating news about thei...

Today I’m joined by Becky, whose diagnosis of Premature Ovarian Insufficiency led to a long and difficult fertility journey, one that included multiple IVF cycles and miscarriage, before she and her husband made the decision to grow their family through egg donation. They are now parents to three beautiful girls; Mila, Eska and Lena. From her experience, Becky went on to create DefiningMum, a plat...

Today on Finding Space I’m joined by Jemma, a CORU registered Dietitian who now works in fertility and IVF nutrition through her own practice, Nourish My Fertility, supporting people navigating fertility treatment. In this episode, Jemma shares her own fertility story from trying to conceive, moving into IVF and the emotional and physical rollercoaster that came with it. We talk about the challeng...

In today's episode I’m joined by Brenda Casey, a registered nurse and midwife with over 27 years’ experience, who since 2015 has been working as the Clinical Midwife Specialist in Bereavement & Loss at the National Maternity Hospital in Dublin. Brenda’s work focuses on supporting families through pregnancy loss, perinatal bereavement, and the often-hidden grief that follows. She is also de...

In today’s episode, I’m joined by Mairéad Vaughan, celebrant, podcast host, and someone who has lived through a long and deeply personal journey with infertility and loss. After years of fertility treatment, heartbreak, and feeling like an outsider in a world that so often equated womanhood with motherhood, Mairéad reached a point where she knew she had to let go. In this conversation, we talk abo...

In today’s episode, I’m joined by Nicola McGlinchey, who many of you may know from her page Finding Glimmers in Grief. Nicola is a mum to three beautiful children.  Brógan herfirst love, Lorcán her forever baby in the stars, and Éabha, her little glimmer of light in the dark. Nicola is here today to share Lorcán with us and she does so with such honesty and openness. She talks about the amazing ca...

In today's episode, I’m joined by Tara Farrell and Aislinn Gannon, two women who bring both lived experience and deep professional insight to this conversation. Tara is the CEO of Longford Women’s Link, an organisation doing powerful work supporting women across so many areas of life. With over 20 years’ experience across community, education, and human rights, Tara brings a strong understandi...

In Episode 23, I’m joined by Vicki Spillane, COO of Crohn’s & Colitis Ireland, an IBD and stoma warrior, and someone who has faced more than her share of heartbreak and resilience. Vicki was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease at just 13, and later underwent stoma surgery at 25, when she was told her fertility might be affected. Over the years, she experienced multiple miscarriages, and then the pa...

This is part two of my conversation with Megan from 412 fertility.   In this episode, we continue talking about Megan’s journey, the testing she went through, her endometriosis diagnosis, and looking back on the symptoms she experienced along the way. Megan also explains what POTS is, and shares what recovery has been like after endo surgery. We also talk about boundaries, relationships, the suppo...

This episode is broken into two parts. In part one, I’m joined by Megan, a fertility nurse and founder of 412 Fertility , who shares a little of herself with us, her work supporting others while trying to conceive, setting up her own business during that time, and the support she now offers through it. Megan also opens up about her own journey with IVF, and learning along the way that she has Hash...

In this special episode, I’m joined by Nina, who shares the story of her twins, Liam and Grace; her two beautiful babies who she carries in her heart every single day. We talk about the moments she had with them, the incredible care she received, and the small gestures of compassion that meant everything. Because of the time of year, we also talk openly about how incredibly hard Christmas can be f...

A short thank you to close Season One. I honestly had no idea where this podcast would go when I started it, and the support has meant more than I can say. Thank you so much for being here, for listening, and for finding space with me. Season Two is coming soon. 💛 Support links and resources are included in the show notes. Connect with Me: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Findingspace_dk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Resources &...

In this episode, I share the next chapter of our story. I talk through the weeks after our first miscarriage, getting pregnant again, and then finding ourselves heartbroken allover again just a few months later. I go into the fear, the medical trauma, the loneliness of going through all of this during COVID, and the months of trying to conceive that followed; months that felt relentless, confusing...

In this episode, I’m joined by Laura Doyle, teacher, mother, and soon-to-be author of a deeply honest book titled Undelivered: Fertility, Miscarriage and My Journey to Self -Compassion . Laura shares her experience of trying to conceive, the obsession that can take over, the heartbreak of loss, and the lack of support that so often follows. We talk about the gaps in care, the silence that still su...

In this week’s episode of Finding Space, I had the pleasure of chatting with Niamh Burke from Happy Hormone Clinic,a Nutritional Therapist specialising in female hormones and fertility. Niamh shares her own experience of PCOS, miscarriage and how she went on to conceive naturally after making key changes. We talk about secondary infertility, the role of sperm health, the microbiome, and endometrio...

In this episode, I’m joined by Laura from Ectopic Pregnancy Ireland. Laura shares her own experience of ectopic pregnancy, a journey that involved emergency surgery, heartbreaking loss, and the struggle with grief and mental health that followed, made even harder by the lack of information and support available to help her cope with the aftermath. She also speaks about the miscarriage she went thr...

In this week’s episode, I’m joined by Dr. Natalie Crawford, fertility physician, educator, podcast host, author, and mum of two. Natalie shares her own story of miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy, and together we talk about understanding our cycles, subchorionic hematomas, and how doctors can better support patients through the emotional side of TTC and loss. We also talk about navigating recurrent...