The Space Between Two Lines

In this candid and emotional episode of The Space Between Two Lines , Alex sits down with Alison , a 29-year-old living in Heathcote, Victoria. Alison opens up about her four-year journey trying to conceive with her partner, Nick—a path that shifted dramatically when they discovered that Nick's childhood leukemia chemotherapy treatments had resulted in severe male factor infertility (low sperm...

In this deeply moving, resilient, and educational episode of The Space Between Two Lines , Alex speaks with Kel , a 37-year-old educator living in South Australia's Clare Valley. Kel shares her four-year journey from trying to conceive naturally to facing unexpected miscarriages, an emergency rare cancer diagnosis, a 16-hour radical surgery, and the heartbreak of navigating frozen embryo trans...

In this deeply insightful and empowering episode of The Space Between Two Lines , host Alex Saunders sits down with Adelle , a 34-year-old chiropractor from Adelaide, South Australia , who shares her 6-to-7-year fertility journey. Despite living a health-conscious, "pill-free" lifestyle and having regular cycles, Adelle and her husband, Cam, faced years of unexplained delay, complex gene...

In this incredibly raw, moving, and educational episode of The Space Between Two Lines , Alex sits down with Brittany , a 33-year-old Melbourne resident who shares her remarkable 15-year journey from a shocking premature menopause diagnosis to a successful pregnancy using an altruistic egg donor.   At just 18 years old, after a series of regular cycles stopped and were initially masked by the cont...

In this deeply moving and educational episode, Alex sits down with Bec , a Sydney-based tech professional, to uncover the reality of navigating "unexplained" infertility, failed clinical treatments, and the life-changing power of patient self-advocacy. After stopping the pill in 2023 with regular, textbook cycles, Bec naively believed pregnancy would happen quickly. Instead, she and her...

In this incredibly raw and empowering episode of The Space Between Two Lines , Alex sits down with Jess Goode , a 35-year-old who has spent a staggering 12 years navigating the emotional and physical trenches of unexplained infertility . From being dismissed by doctors as a teenager to facing severe medical weight bias , Jess’s journey is a profound testament to the power of a patient’s intuition....

In this deeply moving and educational episode of The Space Between Two Lines , Alex sits down with Abbey , a 36-year-old married mother of two who has spent the last four years navigating the complex and often isolating path of secondary infertility . After easily conceiving her first two daughters just a year apart, Abby was blindsided by the trauma of three consecutive late missed miscarriages ,...

In this deeply personal and resilient episode of The Space Between Two Lines , Alex welcomes Sarah Anderson , a woman whose path to motherhood has spanned nearly two decades of clinical hurdles and life-altering discoveries. Sarah shares her journey from a devastating PCOS diagnosis at age 17 to navigating eight different fertility clinics where she was blamed for infertility, only to uncover a de...

In this deeply moving and educational episode of The Space Between Two Lines , Alex sits down with Claire , a 36-year-old hairdresser from Gippsland, Victoria . Claire’s journey began with a medical mystery—having never experienced a natural period despite being on the pill for 15 years. Her path to parenthood involved navigating a rare pituitary gland issue, the stress of ovulation induction , an...

In this incredibly raw and vital episode of The Space Between Two Lines , Alex sits down with Imogen, a 28-year-old from Western Australia , who shares her intense and rare journey through the world of assisted reproduction . After discovering she and her husband are both carriers for cystic fibrosis (CF) , Imogen’s path shifted from natural conception to the high-stakes world of IVF with PGT-M (P...

In this incredibly powerful episode of The Space Between Two Lines , Alex sits down with Katelyn , a women's family violence refuge worker from Geelong, Victoria , to document her relentless seven-year journey to motherhood. What began as a hopeful plan to announce a pregnancy at her wedding in 2019 transformed into a marathon of unexplained infertility , five intensive egg collections , and a...

In this deeply informative and resilient episode of The Space Between Two Lines , Alex sits down with Carolina , who shares her intense multi-year journey through secondary infertility . After a "streamlined" first pregnancy during the 2020 lockdown, Carolina was blindsided by the complexities of conceiving her second child. Her story traverses the "revolving door" of emergency...

In this inspiring bonus episode of The Space Between Two Lines, host Alex Saunders sits down with Josh, a builder from Brisbane (originally from Canberra), who recently completed a grueling 53km ultramarathon to raise awareness for low-cost IVF treatment. Josh shares a rare and vital male perspective on the emotional toll of being the "passenger" during IVF, the physical "brunt work" carried by hi...

In this empowering and deeply resonant episode of The Space Between Two Lines , Alex welcomes Reema Kiran , a Single Mom by Choice (SMC) , fertility coach, and author, to share her remarkable path to parenthood. After a long-term relationship ended in her late 20s, Reema faced the reality of her biological clock at age 35 and made the courageous decision to prioritize motherhood over waiting for t...

In this deeply moving episode of The Space Between Two Lines , Alex speaks with Jade , a 35-year-old from Sydney , who shares her raw and resilient 3.5-year path to motherhood. Jade’s journey highlights the complexities of navigating male factor infertility following a ten-year vasectomy , the physical toll of high-dose IVF protocols , and the heartbreaking reality of a late-term medical diagnosis...

In this deeply relatable episode of The Space Between Two Lines , Alex sits down with Tamara , a 39-year-old hairdresser from Brisbane, Queensland , who shares the stark contrast between her first pregnancy and her current 2.5-year battle with secondary infertility . Tamara offers a raw look at being blindsided by a large uterine fibroid , navigating the "numbing" reality of low ovarian...

In this incredibly powerful and wide-ranging episode of The Space Between Two Lines , Alex sits down with Jess Jones (known online as Jessica Lucie), a psychic medium and HR professional from Perth, Western Australia . Jess shares her complex six-year fertility journey, which includes three rounds of IVF, six transfers, and the devastating discovery of Stage 4 silent endometriosis . From navigatin...

In this heart-opening episode of The Space Between Two Lines , Alex welcomes Alex Brown , a 33-year-old business owner from Wollongong, New South Wales , to share her decade-long journey to motherhood. From navigating a PCOS diagnosis at just 17 to enduring five years of "unexplained" waiting after a heartbreaking early miscarriage, Alex’s story is a powerful testament to the "one d...

In this remarkable episode of The Space Between Two Lines , Alex sits down with Sarah , a mother of five from Geelong , Victoria , whose journey to parenthood spans over a decade of scientific intervention and one life-changing surprise. Sarah opens up about starting her fertility journey at just 26 years old, facing the dual challenges of PCOS and male factor infertility , and enduring 10 embryo...

Trigger Warning: This episode contains detailed discussions of second trimester pregnancy loss and medical trauma which may be distressing for some listeners.   In this profoundly moving episode of The Space Between Two Lines , Alex sits down with Alyce , a teacher and mother from the Gold Coast, Queensland , who shares her extraordinary journey through the highs and lows of building a family. Fro...

In this intimate and deeply reflective episode of The Space Between Two Lines , Alex sits down with Rosie to explore the emotional and physical complexities of navigating pregnancy after infertility . Following a journey marked by significant challenges, Alex provides a heartfelt update on how her current pregnancy has progressed and shares her thoughts on her upcoming birth . She also takes a poi...

In this compelling episode of The Space Between Two Lines , host Alex Saunders sits down with Esther , a 37-year-old from Victoria, Australia , who shares her intense two-year journey through the "trenches" of infertility. Despite a healthy lifestyle, Esther was blindsided by a PCOS diagnosis at age 36 , followed by the discovery of Stage 3 silent endometriosis and a frightening brush wi...

In this deeply moving and courageous episode of The Space Between Two Lines , Alex sits down with Vivien , an Irish expat living in Sydney, Australia , to discuss her heart-wrenching journey through Termination for Medical Reasons (TFMR) . After a "storybook" first cycle conception, Vivien’s pregnancy took a devastating turn following a routine 14-week scan that revealed ventriculomegaly...

In this extraordinary episode of The Space Between Two Lines , Alex is joined by Gemma , an owner-builder and former restaurant owner from regional Victoria , who shares her incredible journey through nearly four years of trying to conceive and 10 grueling rounds of IVF . After being told she and her partner were "incompatible for natural conception," Gemma navigated multiple losses, the...

In this heart-opening episode of The Space Between Two Lines , Alex sits down with Stephanie , a 33-year-old mother and author who shares her three-year battle with unexplained secondary infertility . After a seamless first pregnancy that resulted in her daughter, Amalia, Steph was blindsided by the challenges of conceiving her second child. She offers a raw and vulnerable account of navigating mu...