Maria Walsh

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588 appearances 2 recordings 2 series first heard May 2026 last heard 9 May

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Brendan O'Connor · Maria Walsh MEP: “It takes a village – that’s the image I’m leaning on, as a gay, single mum-to-be" · 9 May 2026 podcast

I did it on my own for various reasons, out of fear and really out of control.

And I don't know if other women feel this, be it in a partnership or like me as a single a single woman doing this.

You know, there's so many things that are uncontrolled about fertility.

Now I have an absolute admiration for my body now that I didn't have before.

The fact that I can't control that my lining wasn't thickening or I can't control that I produce too many eggs.

And then the disappointment that leads to.

And sadly, Google doctor is sometimes a great thing, but also a really damaging thing.

And I'm up at two o'clock in the morning.

down a rabbit hole of Dr. Google trying to figure out like, well, what do I need to do in order to feel healthier, in order to carry faster and create a healthy baby?

And all of that was really hard, particularly when you're doing it on your own.

No, for the longest time I didn't.

So you were kind of on your own.

Yeah, I share their names because that for me is part of my journey and it would feel ignorant to their work and their kindness if I didn't.

But I didn't.

Yeah, now I leaned into, I'm a big fan of talk therapy and I leaned into a talk therapist that I work with just to really...

go through, is this selfish?

Is this responsible?

Can I do it on my own or can I not?

Because I'm a single woman in a very demanding job and I love my job.

My job means that I'm in the airport twice a week travelling to the likes of Brussels or Strasbourg.

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