{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/627fa07988e07d0012e688dc/6a401fdea3fa978237d38b09?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Emotional Cost of Waiting","description":"<p>In this week's episode, I'm reflecting on something I don't think we talk about enough: the emotional cost of waiting.</p><p>For me, infertility didn't just take time. It took my confidence, my identity, my joy, and my ability to enjoy the life I was already living. I share how, over three years of trying to conceive, my world became smaller and smaller without me even realising it — from putting career moves, holidays, exercise, friendships and even parts of myself on hold.</p><p>This isn't really an episode about fertility. It's about what happens when we postpone our happiness until a future outcome arrives, and the moment I realised I couldn't keep living that way anymore.</p><p>If you've ever found yourself saying,&nbsp;<em>\"I'll be happy when...\"</em>, this episode is for you. ✨</p>","author_name":"Natalie Tester"}