Becoming a parent is often described as the most natural thing in the world. Yet for many of us, it can be one of life’s most personal battles. Testing our resilience, relationships, and identity in ways we never anticipated.

With infertility rates rising, more people are turning to IVF, donor conception, surrogacy, and adoption. Alongside those facing health issues, pregnancy complications, or birth trauma - building a family can feel insurmountable.

Bravely standing behind each of these statistics lie personal stories too often kept private. Stories of fortitude, setbacks, courage, and reinvention.

This is Hard to Conceive - the podcast sharing the realities of building a family against the odds.

When there are countless incredible ways to create and choose our families, it is extremely important we help each other by starting to share and talk about it more.