Media & Recognition

Cheryl Dowling

Founder of The IVF Warrior | Patient Experience Advisor | Emmy-Winning Storyteller | Bestselling Author

Cheryl Dowling is a reproductive health leader, patient experience advisor, and founder of The IVF Warrior, one of the largest fertility platforms globally.

Through nearly a decade of patient advocacy, research collaboration, and healthcare innovation, Cheryl helps organizations better understand the patient experience and translate those insights into more effective education, communication, products, and care.

Her work has reached millions worldwide and has been featured by leading media outlets including Forbes, Women's Health, Yahoo, MSN, BuzzFeed, and more. Cheryl is also an Emmy Award-winning storyteller and the bestselling author of Unspoken.

She is available for media interviews, speaking engagements, advisory work, and industry collaboration.

Media & partnership inquiries: cheryl@ivfwarrior.ca

National & International Media

  • Forbes

  • Women's Health (multiple features)

  • Yahoo

  • MSN

  • BuzzFeed

  • CafeMom

  • Thrive Global

  • Authority Magazine

  • Health Insight

  • Femtech World

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Awards & Recognitions

Sharecare Emmy® Award

Winner, Social Impact Storytelling

Ontario Premier's Award

Nominee, STEM Innovation

Social Health Awards

Finalist, Healthcare Collaborator

Fertility Care Award

Highly Commended

Press & Media

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Sharecare Emmy® Winner: Social Storyteller

Thrive Global: Cheryl Dowling On How We Need To Adjust To The Future Of Work

Health Insight: Breaking the Silence on Infertility and IVF

A young woman with long brown hair standing against a light blue background, holding a small black felt letter board. The board displays the text "TO ANYONE WONDERING WHEN IT WILL BE THEIR TURN...". Above her head, there is a block of text that reads, "My dreams. My relationships. My identity. My entire life. No one else could see it. No one else could understand it. It became a silent weight I carried into every moment and every breath."

Unison: The Patient Experience Gap in Fertility Care

Yahoo: IVF stories once stayed private. Now creators are sharing the highs and heartbreaks online.

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Health Insight: How Infertility is Impacting Fertility Patients and Their Mental Health

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Medium: Female Disruptors: Cheryl Dowling Of The IVF Warrior On The Three Things You Need To Shake Up Your Industry

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Women’s Health Magazine: What Not to Say (and What to Say) to Someone Struggling with Infertility.

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Women’s Health Magazine: Infertility Quietly Changes Everything. But It Mostly Changes You.

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Forbes: The Invisible Weight Of IVF—Financial Support And Resources For Men

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CafeMom: What We Should & Shouldn’t Say to Someone Who Has Suffered a Miscarriage

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Women’s Health Magazine: Three Things I’ve Learned On My IVF Journey.

Speaking & Commentary

Topics Cheryl regularly speaks on:

  • Fertility and reproductive health

  • Patient experience

  • Mental health

  • IVF

  • Men's fertility

  • Healthcare innovation

  • Women's health

  • Digital health

  • Patient-centered care

Looking for an expert?

Whether you're covering reproductive health, fertility innovation, patient experience, or the future of healthcare, Cheryl brings the perspective of someone who has spent nearly a decade translating patient experience into meaningful insight.

For interviews, speaking opportunities, advisory work, or collaborations:

cheryl@ivfwarrior.ca