Sarah Bross, wife of Zack Bross, who finished his last season in the Del3, joins me on Breaking the Ice Today!

In this episode, we chat about:

• Long Distance in college and what she would go back and tell her younger self
• What made them take the leap to Europe
• The importance of getting things in writing + doing your due diligence
• Culture Shock
• Recognizing the positives of this lifestyle while you're in it
• Instagram v. Reality and the biggest misconceptions
• Tips for traveling in Europe on a budget and her favorite place she's ever traveled in Europe
• What she doesn't recommend bringing to Europe and how she packed lightly for the season

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Emmeli Rakell, wife of Rickard Rakell, who plays for the Pittsburgh Penguins, joins me this week on Breaking the Ice! Emmeli and her husband are Swedish and have spent a portion of their lives living in the US, while Rickard plays in the NHL.

In this episode we talk about:

• What it was like for Emmeli moving to the US, while hardly speaking English

• How isolating it can be to not have other people around who speak the same language as you

• What it has been like for her experiencing a new culture + new friends

• How she has changed her mindset in regards to this lifestyle

• Having a baby in the USA, as a Swede, and how things changed for her once she had kids in this lifestyle

• Driving differences between USA + Europe and other hilarious culture differences between Europeans and Americans

and so much more!

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Haley Palve, wife of Oula Palve, who plays hockey in Tampere Finland, joins me on BTI and shares her personal journey with infertility and IVF with me. Throughout this episode, we dive into:

• What it was like experiencing infertility + how it affected her mental health
• What led her to choose the IVF route and the steps that she took to get there
• What she wishes she knew about IVF before she started the process
• Advice on how to support someone through IVF and what NOT to say to someone experiencing infertility
• Finding success with IVF + how she told her partner (via long distance!)
• Her pregnancy + how the healthcare has been in Finland!

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Other BTI episodes on IVF:

Her Journey with IVF with Sandra Szczechura

Our Fertility Journey: Miscarriages, IVF and Surrogacy with Terra O'Reilly

Never Give Up, a journey to motherhood with Jamie Machacek

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