DISCLAIMER: this is not intended to be an all-encompassing post on the topic of healthcare and the fertility industry. I am focusing on a few key areas and the areas of language that have made the most impact to me.The Industry’s Linguistic PlaybookWhen Uncertainty Becomes Self-BlameThe Friend Who Cracked the Code: Influencer Language and the Illusion of SecretsThe Language Gap: When Medical Discourse Keeps You SubordinateThe Performance of Normal: Hiding Grief at WorkThe Linguistic ConfessionYou’re not alone. There are some beautiful, wonderful voices out there that don’t make you feel awful so I’m including those voices that have helped quiet the noise around me - voices that don’t claim to know how you’re feeling, what you need or what you’re missing. They’re voices who know the pain and help you keep space for yourself. They’ve been harder to find:🇬🇧 Based in the UK, we have* Hannah Pearn’s podcast, brilliantly named Don’t Tell Me To Relax and Instagram are light, captures a vibe that I always need and has a great community - I’ve sent her podcast to a lot of people. I just wish I was in the UK to go to her acupuncture clinic.* Helen Davenport-Peace on Substack but also has some great words-of-wisdom for Instagram that I’m eternally grateful for. I feel like she’s heard the same things and had the same reactions - I love that she’s always looking at language.🇦🇺 Based in Australia, Katie Dunn’s Afterglow has been refreshing content on Substack. Katie started writing and building a positive community around IVF and plan A not working out. She also felt the silence of this narrative in the broader fertility landscape was/is deafening, looking for others and hardly finding any. My favourite articles of hers below: This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thestrategiclinguist.substack.com/subscribe

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