“After my second IVF failed, I wanted to die in an accident; I felt the baby rejected me”-Stephanie

This was a #WithChude classic, and usually those only happen with veterans. But this one was. In between the most beautiful tears, cool kid and It-girl Stephanie Coker tells me about the heartbreak from her second IVF operation just last year, after spending over $40,000 and travelling to Los Angeles. She said after the IVF failed she called her friend and asked: ‘So where is the baby?’. She felt the baby rejected her because the baby didn’t like her and all she wanted to do after was die. IVF was the only option because of her diagnosis of PCOS - a condition that led to her bleeding so much last year that she fainted and had to be rushed to the hospital, where she was confined to a wheelchair and at one point had to sleep outside in the garden because the ‘internal heat’ was too much. And then in that same year, her husband lost his elections - held in the face of intense public scrutiny. All of this while people think she has had the easiest life, using her British passport and her accent to build a career-to-die-for in Nigeria and having her wedding in an idyllic Greek island. It was in the course of this interview that it occurred to her that, from the intense pain and shame of PCOS she has endured for two decades has finally come some light - her ‘Where the heck is my period? documentary that is rave of the moment. “This feels like a release,” she said during the interview, and then at the end. “This was like therapy for me.” I love our conversation so much, and I am so happy to be able to share this gem with you today. #WithChude #MindHeartSpirit #LetsBeHumanTogether — For full episodes, go to watch.withchude.com or listen to the podcast on listen.withchude.com. OR click on the link in bio. — Have any issues with your subscription? Please call +2348094321111. Also join our Telegram community on +2348094321111 for more exclusive content, personalised messages from me, and to watch interviews live!