Involuntarily Childless After IVF – a man’s point of view

Podcast Episode #: 22 
We have deep empathy for women in this situation…but do we consider how it is for the men?

Interview with: François de Neuville

A former commando-paratrooper, husband, adventurer, entrepreneur, and tsunami survivor. As a High-Performance Coach, speaker, and writer, he helps you master your time and master yourself to create an epic life.

In this episode we are discussing:

• François’ personal journey with IVF.
• How difficult was it to share this journey with other people ?
• At the start, what did you know about IVF?
• The impact of constant travelling – time, expense, inconsistency of treatment, emotions, etc.
• His perspective on how the IVF process is for Women: injections, egg collection, embryo transfers, etc.
• His experience of the IVF process for Men: sperm collection at the clinic; supportive role.
• Support for men?
• Coping mechanisms, struggles.
• Finding meaning when your identity is re-written.
• Navigating relationships in challenging time.

How to connect with François:

https://www.francoisdeneuville.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/françois-de-neuville/

A few resources to continue exploring this topic:

Books:

• • “The 5 Love Languages” by Gary Chapman
  • “Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus” by John Gray

Interview:

• Rianna Hijlkema and Purpose Pioneers: https://youtu.be/LrB7OyNJ7_s

Blogs:

• https://www.riannahijlkema.com/the-7-habits-of-infertility/
• https://www.riannahijlkema.com/nothing-could-have-prepared-me/
• https://www.francoisdeneuville.com/2021/09/14/the-secret-to-dealing-with-pain-and-suffering/

Instagram: https://instagram.com/riannahijlkema?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=