ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
No Straight Lines is a conversation led by married couple Eleanor and Jacky - founders of aloomah, an online community built for anyone navigating the ups and downs of fertility.
After years of our own fertility journey, we realised how rarely people really talk about it - especially the stuff that hurts, confuses, or leaves you feeling alone.
This space is about breaking that silence. We're sharing our own story, the stuff we wish we’d heard sooner, and chatting with people who’ve helped us along the wa - from friends to experts.
It’s honest, raw, sometimes heavy, sometimes hopeful.
Because not every path is straight. But that doesn’t mean you have to walk it alone.
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Update frequency:
every 17 days
Average audio length:
46 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
19 episodes
since July 29, 2025
episodic
LATEST EPISODE 🔗
This episode was never supposed to be released.
Last year, we sat down together to record a conversation for Jacky's previous podcast, Bare Chat. Shortly afterwards, the podcast came to an end, and this episode was archived with no plans to ever release it.
But we've decided to share it anyway.
Why…
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PREVIOUS EPISODES 🔗
Eleanor and Jacky sit down with registered nutritional therapist Jo Hurley, better known online as @feedyourfanny, for a conversation about an area of fertility that many of us have probably never even considered: our microbiomes.
Jo breaks down the vaginal, uterine and seminal microbiomes, how par…
Eleanor and Jacky sit down with fertility nutritionist Kirsten Mooring to ask a difficult question: what if “unexplained infertility” simply means we haven’t investigated enough?
From reproductive microbiomes and DNA fragmentation to sperm health, lifestyle, nutrition and the tests that can sometim…
Eleanor & Jacky sit down with fertility nutritionist Alison Hall to explore what might be getting missed when couples struggle to conceive or experience recurrent pregnancy loss. From nutrition and sperm health to PMOS, DNA fragmentation and the reproductive microbiome.
Alison also shares her o…
Eleanor and Jacky sit down with fertility coach and author Liberty Mills to discuss being told she had just a 0.7% chance of having a baby with her own eggs at 43, how lifestyle changes transformed her health, and why she believes male fertility is still being overlooked. From reversing lupus sympt…
Jacky sits down with his two best mates for an honest conversation about the male side of infertility and IVF. Together they unpack the strain it put on their friendships, the guilt of one couple falling pregnant while another experienced loss, and why more men need to start talking about fertility…
Jacky sits down with Shaun Greenaway, better known as Knackered Knackers, to discuss his diagnosis of azoospermia, the emotional journey of donor conception, and how infertility completely changed his identity. From devastating diagnoses to finding purpose through advocacy, Shaun shares how he's he…
Jacky sits down with sex educator and 'Dirty Talk' host Tatiana Ashbourne to discuss the pressure of trying to conceive, performance anxiety, intimacy struggles, and why so many couples feel alone when fertility starts affecting their sex life.
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Jacky sits down with Jonathan Kluwagga to discuss his experience with male infertility caused by undescended testicles, the impact it had on his relationship, and the emotional toll that followed. They also explore cultural expectations around masculinity and how Jonathan turned his pain into purpo…
We open up about year 3 of our fertility journey. The hardest one yet. From emotional strain to the impact on our relationship, this is an honest look at how tough things really got.
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