"I'm Starting to Accept I'll Never Carry a Child Myself" : The Part of Surrogacy Nobody Prepared Me For

This week, Louise and Ryan dive into the topic of argument styles and quickly discover they have very different views on how each other handles conflict. What starts as a conversation about communication soon turns into a debate of its own, with the retelling of one of their most recent disagreements... They also discuss a recent BBC Panorama documentary on failures in maternity care that left a lasting impression on them both. The conversation prompts a deeply personal reflection on the trauma they've experienced individually, and the lasting impact those experiences continue to have on their lives and perspectives today. Plus, they unpack the rise of the "tradwife" movement and question whether influencers such as Nara Smith are simply showcasing a lifestyle choice or promoting a narrative that risks undermining decades of progress for women. As the trend continues to gain popularity online, Louise and Ryan explore the messages the younger generation may be absorbing from the content they consume every day. To learn more about surrogacy you can listen to Louise's spotify playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3qgrqRti3zcQUGAplzZ8Hn?si=hes16EoRSZWrw6pmmKjzIQ 🗓 New episodes every Wednesday 📩 We’ve got a NEW email! Want to get involved? Email [email protected] or slide straight into our DMs @hesaid.shesaid.podcast. We want it all. Your dilemmas, questions, voice notes, stories and opinions. If it’s pod-related, we’re listening. 🩵 Follow us everywhere  Instagram | TikTok | Youtube @hesaid.shesaid.podcast And of course… don’t forget to subscribe, follow, rate and review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Louise and Ryan dive into the conversation sparked by a viral Vogue article about a woman becoming a mother at 49 and calling it the most self-aware decision she’s ever made. It opens up a bigger discussion around the pressure to have children “on time”, and the realities of having kids later in life, from the unexpected benefits to the challenges no one really talks about.  Then, with Rivals Season 2 back on our screens, they chat all things dinner parties… which leads Louise to revealing her time on Come Dine With Me alongside the rest of the MIC cast. So we do a live reaction to a clip of her time on there.... Plus, there’s an M&S sweet taste test, reactions to Venezuela Fury’s wedding choices and the wild things we'd choose on our own wedding day if there was zero judgement, and a listener dilemma about what we’d do if Leo covered the bedroom in make-up?! 🗓 New episodes every Wednesday 📩 We’ve got a NEW email! Want to get involved? Email [email protected] or slide straight into our DMs @hesaid.shesaid.podcast. We want it all. Your dilemmas, questions, voice notes, stories and opinions. If it’s pod-related, we’re listening. 🩵 Follow us everywhere  Instagram | TikTok | Youtube @hesaid.shesaid.podcast And of course… don’t forget to subscribe, follow, rate and review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Louise comes straight off the back of the BAFTAs with a very unexpected red carpet moment, bumping into someone from her past she hasn’t seen in over a decade....👀 Louise and Ryan then reflect on their individual moments with Leo over the weekend, and they share what they each learn from him. From the power of being silly, to slowing down and seeing the world through his eyes, they reflect on how much their son continues to teach them. Ryan also shares more on his weekly letters to Leo, and opens up about how a recent failure has shifted his perspective. And finally, we get into a more serious conversation around the rise of the manosphere and voices like Clavicular, unpacking the world of looksmaxxing and the impact it’s having on teenage boys growing up online. We share our honest thoughts on the pressures, the damage, and what it means to raise children in the middle of it all. 🗓 New episodes every Wednesday 📩 We’ve got a NEW email! Want to get involved? Email [email protected] or slide straight into our DMs @hesaid.shesaid.podcast. We want it all. Your dilemmas, questions, voice notes, stories and opinions. If it’s pod-related, we’re listening. 🩵 Follow us everywhere  Instagram | TikTok | Youtube @hesaid.shesaid.podcast And of course… don’t forget to subscribe, follow, rate and review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Louise and Ryan head straight from egg retrieval into the podcast chairs, so there’s no better place to start than a real-time update on their fertility journey. What follows is a raw and incredibly honest conversation about how they’re both actually feeling through the process. Louise opens up about feeling unsupported at times, while Ryan shares how difficult he’s finding it to be the support system she needs while navigating his own emotions too. We then move onto some of the hot topics in the news this week, from the controversies surrounding the Met Gala to the shocking statistic that 1 in 4 children are reportedly not potty trained by the time they start school… which leads to a bigger conversation about where the responsibility really lies. And we end on a very sweet listener question from a dad wondering which public bathroom is most appropriate to take his young daughter into. 🗓 New episodes every Wednesday 📩 We’ve got a NEW email! Want to get involved? Email [email protected] or slide straight into our DMs @hesaid.shesaid.podcast. We want it all. Your dilemmas, questions, voice notes, stories and opinions. If it’s pod-related, we’re listening. 🩵 Follow us everywhere  Instagram | TikTok | Youtube @hesaid.shesaid.podcast And of course… don’t forget to subscribe, follow, rate and review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week’s episode is a deeply personal one for Ryan, as he opens up about the experience of watching his grandma live with dementia, and the impact it’s had on him. He shares why it’s something that truly scares him, and reflects on the complicated ways we process change, including his own feelings about wanting to hold onto someone as they once were. We then get into the topic of sleepovers… when is the “right” age, will Leo be allowed, and what about adult ones? Louise and Ryan have very different views on what happens if Leo brings someone home in the future…. And with Louise deep in her reality TV era thanks to Temptation Island (we get Ryan’s very honest reaction to it), the conversation turns to reality shows more broadly… on whether they have any regrets about their Made in Chelsea days? 🗓 New episodes every Wednesday 📩 We’ve got a NEW email! Want to get involved? Email [email protected] or slide straight into our DMs @hesaid.shesaid.podcast. We want it all. Your dilemmas, questions, voice notes, stories and opinions. If it’s pod-related, we’re listening. 🩵 Follow us everywhere  Instagram | TikTok | Youtube @hesaid.shesaid.podcast And of course… don’t forget to subscribe, follow, rate and review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.