Stacey June (The Stacey June Show/Ex The Thinkergirls) and her main man Ben Jenkins (Huband/Woke Blokes/Creative Director) join as regularly as they can agree on to chat all things baby making, relationships and family life. The story of their fertility journey has helped couples across Australia and beyond as they so openly continue to share how they navigate the hardships in starting a family after Ben's prostate cancer diagnosis. The 1st season sees the couple honestly and rawly share the ...
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New name. New time in the world. The Pandemic has hit so many people so very hard. And for Stace and Ben their journey to conceive their second child has not been immune. They've talked about the hurdles of interstate travel and hospital restrictions. But now they are navigating bans on IVF and a system that's overloaded. Trying to conceive the quo…
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Sit right alongside as Ben and Stace continue to work through their desire to grow their family. Last episode they talked about how complicated it is for them in this time. But Ben is still trying to reconcile being grateful for the family they are with the desire to grow bigger. How will they maintain their equilibrium? How will they continue to f…
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Stace and Ben get raw and real in this episode, talking about their experience trying to conceive as the pandemic hits a new gear. The border crossings, the under stimulation, the over stimulation, and what they've realised they need to do from here. It gets real. It gets emotional. Because even trying for a baby in an ideal setting is an emotional…
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In this episode Ben & Stace strap on the armour as they prepare to saddle up and take the journey to call in baby number 2. What they didn't realise was how much emotion this would hash back up, as well as a whole new set of questions and concerns that are being posed to them. Endless gratitude for their little baby Bryn. But a deep yearning to cal…
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Stace & Ben are back! In this episode the new parents enter the world of sleep obsession. The hottest topic in new parent land ... your sleep. The baby's sleep. How little they're getting. How much it's affecting them, and how having a baby has changed their relationship and impacted intimacy. Watch Stace's Vlogs here Follow Stacey on Instagram her…
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Parenting (or learning to newborn) in a Pandemic
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Stace & Ben are back! In this episode the new parents describe what life has been like having a newborn - now a baby - in a Pandemic. Ben calls it Parenting. Stacey calls it newborning. Together they track back to where they were in their parenting/newborning stage when isolation hit and how that brought intense challenges, but also wonderful gifts…
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Home birth (part two): Born in the kitchen
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Stace & Ben are back! Following on from their popular first season tracking their fertility journey - this season welcomes you into their new life in baby land. They welcomed a new room mate into their pad early 2020! Bryn Maverick was born pre ISO (just) and this is Part 2 of a 2 part episode sharing his birth story. Watch Stace's Vlogs here Follo…
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Stace & Ben are back! Following on from their popular first season tracking their fertility journey - this season welcomes you into their new life in baby land. They welcomed a new room mate into their pad early 2020! Bryn Maverick was born pre ISO (just) and this is Part 1 of a 2 part episode sharing his birth story. Watch Stace's Vlogs here Follo…
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Yes! The guys are back for a brand new season, and things could get a little loose. With baby Bryn in tow sleep deprivation is the name of the game. Who knows what’s going to happen as these two attempt to navigate a style of parenting and relationships unique to them! Stace and Ben are learning this new life on the run with all its ups, downs and …
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What would life look like without kids? Stace and Ben have an open, honest and raw conversation about the potential reality of not being able to start a family. Please help someone who may need to feel less alone by sharing this podcast or leave a rating or review. We would love this to get into the ear's of couples around the world TTC and going t…
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When do you take breaks? How do you know you need a break? And how do you know what your partner needs in this time? It's like being on HIGH ALERT all the time. Stace and Ben open up about the ways they have supported each other through the rollercoaster that is their journey to start a family. ABC Life Video story here Ben's article here Prostate …
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Stace and Ben work through all of the crazy decisions that is fertility treatment. What month do we start? Stop? Do we do the injections? Do we do IUI? IVF? Which alternative therapies do we cover? How much money do we spend? SO MANY CALLS. Please help someone who may need to feel less alone by sharing this podcast or leave a rating or review. We w…
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Stace and Ben talk about the heartbreaking experience of miscarriage. They detail their personal experience, discussing the pressure it put on their relationship and how they navigated their way through it. Please help someone who may need to feel less alone by sharing this podcast or leave a rating or review. We would love this to get into the ear…
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On this episode of #Couplegoals? Stace and Ben talk about anger. Where it comes from. What to look out for. How to manage it. How to minise its impact. And how to be there for each other. Please help someone who may need to feel less alone by sharing this podcast or leave a rating or review. We would love this to get into the ear's of couples aroun…
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On this episode of #Couplegoals? Stace and Ben talk about what they have done to baby prep. They share the work they have done on themselves, the work they have down as a couple, the ideas they have around parenting and the spiritual side to calling in your baby. Please help someone who may need to feel less alone by sharing this podcast or leave a…
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This week Stace and Ben share an update on where they are at currently with their IUI process. They break down the difference between IUI and IVF and the path to this point using this treatment option. Stace also learns something heartbreaking right on the show about their first pregnancy and miscarriage. The episode showcases miscarriage, graphic …
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Cancer and Fertility don't always get along.
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On this episode of #couplegoals? Ben opens up about his cancer diagnosis and the reality and repercussions of the procedure that saved his life. One big one being - he could no longer have children naturally. Stace vulnerably shares how at times this has been hard but found herself hiding it because when your partner has cancer...well, it kinda stu…
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Welcome to our first episode. Sit back and get to know a little about Stace & Ben. LINKS - Join our #couplesgoals? FB group here Watch Stace's Vlogs here Follow Stacey on Instagram here Follow Ben on Instagram here Stacey June (The Thinkergirls/The Stacey June Show) and her main man Ben Jenkins (Huband/Creative Director) join as regularly as they c…
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