Kate Holland / fertility journey, IVF, international adoption, post-adoption depression

In this episode, I speak with mum-of-one, Kate Holland about her journey to becoming a mother to her daughter, Rylee. She and her husband, Jon had a fertility journey through IVF that spanned over eight years before they pursued adoption, first domestically and then internationally. The process of adoption took four years before they brought Rylee home from Thailand. Today, we discuss the details of their story, including how they coped emotionally going through IVF, their first adoption of a boy from Russia falling through, and eventually being matched with Rylee. We chat through what it was like becoming parents overnight and how they bonded with their daughter. Kate also bravely opens up about her experience with post-adoption depression. Mental health support services: Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Aotearoa depression.org.nz or 0800 111 757 Mental Health Foundation Parent Help - 0800 568 856 Anxiety Phone Line - 0800 269 4389 PlunketLine - 0800 933 922 Follow Kate Holland on Instagram. Follow Skye Ross on Instagram. Follow Motherness on Instagram.

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Kate Holland / fertility journey, IVF, international adoption, post-adoption depression is an episode from Motherness by Skye Ross.

This episode is 76:58 long.

This episode was published on Jan 19, 2021.

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