The F Word at Work Podcast
Welcome to The F Word at Work from Fertility Matters at Work – a conversation for busy HR, D&I and wellbeing leads with the aim to open your minds to the vast topic of fertility at work and why it really matters for employees and businesses too.
We know that more sensitive and taboo topics can instill the fear of getting the conversation wrong, or not knowing where to start, so by sharing a range of diverse conversations from our community about their own family building struggles and how it has affected their everyday working life, we hope you’ll understand what support people need.
You’ll also hear examples of best practice from trail-blazing organisations already doing amazing work to support their people and we’ll be sharing insights from thought-leaders in the workplace wellbeing space about the work already being done, the impact it is having and the possibilities that lie ahead to help make workplaces better, more engaged places to work, attractors and retainers of talent, all within a psychologically safe environment free from stigma and taboo.
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How to support a colleague who is Childless not by Choice
Welcome to the final episode in our current series of The F Word at Work. We've focused on essential conversations to ensure you can support colleagues through the range of family-building challenges that exist. Our aim was to highlight how it isn't a one size fits...
How to support a colleague emotionally with Julianne Boutaleb
Welcome back to our penultimate episode in this series of The F Word at Work. As we continue our mission to make workplaces fertility-friendly we’re bringing you another essential conversation in our 'How to support' series. So far, our aim has been to give you...
How to support a support a colleague needing to use a donor to conceive’
Welcome to our last epsiode of 2024, which is another 'How to support a colleague' episode and this time hears two of our co-founders in conversation. Natalie speaks with Becky about her route to parenthood. Becky, who is also the founder of Paths to Parenthood,...
How to support a colleague with male infertility – Shaun Greenaway
In this episode of The F Word at Work, we welcome Shaun Greenaway, known as @knackered_knackers, a male fertility advocate, coach and podcaster as well as being part of our amazing speaker community at Fertility Matters at Work. Shaun has been doing an incredible job...
How to support a colleague going through Solo Parenthood
Welcome to another episode of The F Word at Work! Today, I’m excited to welcome Mel Johnson, the founder of The Stork and I, to the podcast. Mel has been a regular speaker within our community and spoke at The F Word at Work Live summit and she has is part of our...
How to support a colleague on a surrogacy journey
Welcome back to The F Word at Work! We’re excited to be in our 4th series, focused on how you can support colleagues through their various routes to parenthood.We hope you’ve found our content useful and have either incorporated it into your resources or shared it...
How to support a colleague dealing with Pregnancy or Baby Loss
Welcome to another episode of The F Word at Work! As always, we're so pleased you've given us your earholes and if this is your first time tuning in, do check out our previous episodes. They feature thought-provoking discussions about why fertility and family-building...
How to support a colleague dealing with PCOS
Welcome to another episode of The F Word at Work! This is our How to Support Your Colleague series, designed for managers, senior leaders, and HR professionals to gain insights into the challenges colleagues may face while navigating their journeys to parenthood. This...
How to support a colleague who is childless not by choice
Welcome to another episode of The F Word at Work, as we continue our 'How To' series, which aims to provide insights for HR professionals, managers, and colleagues on how to support those facing specific family-building challenges. This episode coincides with World...
How to support a colleague through IVF
Welcome back to The F Word at Work, we’re now in our 4th series and we really hope you’ve found our content useful and have either included it in your resources on this conversation or have been sharing it with colleagues. If not - please do as this series is a ‘How...
Why supporting employees through life events matters
Welcome to another episode of The F Word at Work where we join Helen Letchfield co-founder of P&P coaching which she set up in 2009 based on her personal experience of the startling transition of moving from being a professional with a senior role, to a...
Mike Johnson Ellis – Surrogacy matters
Welcome to another episode of The F Word at Work where we're sharing one of our original zoom conversations broadcast in 2022. An enlightening conversation with Mike Johnson-Ellis one half of Two Dads UK with his partner Wes and the pair have founded My Surrogacy...