And that’s a wrap.

For our final day of the Christmas Countdown, we wanted to do something a little different.

This is a heartfelt thank you to every single person who has listened, shared, and been a part of our community this year. We know the festive season can be incredibly tough, and we hope these 25 days have offered some comfort and company.

We hope you have a peaceful Christmas, and we’ll see you for Season 5 on January 7th!

💬 What to Expect in This Episode

•Reflections on the highlights of 2025, including the launch of NeXYs Fertility

•The story behind our first community meetup and the power of in-person connection

•Why community support is a two-way street that helps us too

📲 Connect & Follow

•Join our community: nexysfertility.com

•Subscribe on YouTube: The Male Fertility Podcast

•Follow us on Instagram: @themalefertilitypodcast

•Follow Ciaran: @themalefertilitypt

•Follow Shaun: @knackered_knackers

•Contact us: themalefertilitypodcast@gmail.com

🔍 Navigating Male Fertility

Looking for support and insight on male infertility? This podcast offers you stories, expert advice, and our NeXYs community ready to listen. Subscribe and follow to join the journey and never miss an episode.

⚠️ Disclaimer

This podcast provides information and support but should not replace professional medical advice. Always consult your healthcare provider for personalised care.

Day 24 the final episode before Christmas Day, and we're ending where it all began: with Shaun's story.

From his azoospermia diagnosis in 2017 to navigating varicocele treatment in 2019, and then facing fertility challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, Shaun's journey is one of resilience, pain, and hope. This is the story that sparked the podcast, and it's a reminder that you're never alone in this.

If these 24 episodes have given you even a bit of company or hope this Christmas, that's all we wanted. Reach out if you need to—we're here.

💬 What to Expect in This Episode

•Shaun's initial azoospermia diagnosis in 2017 and what followed

•The discovery and treatment of varicocele in 2019

•Navigating fertility treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic

•How Shaun stayed resilient through adversity and setbacks

•Insights on transforming struggle into strength

•A candid and inspiring account of hope through the journey

📲 Connect & Follow

•Join our community: nexysfertility.com

•Subscribe on YouTube: The Male Fertility Podcast

•Follow us on Instagram: @themalefertilitypodcast

•Follow Ciaran: @themalefertilitypt

•Follow Shaun: @knackered_knackers

•Contact us: themalefertilitypodcast@gmail.com

🔍 Navigating Male Fertility

Looking for support and insight on male infertility? This podcast offers you stories, expert advice, and our NeXYs community ready to listen. Subscribe and follow to join the journey and never miss an episode.

⚠️ Disclaimer

This podcast provides information and support but should not replace professional medical advice. Always consult your healthcare provider for personalised care.

Day 23, and this one is mine.

It’s strange listening back to this, but it’s the reason we started this podcast—to share our stories so no one else has to feel as isolated as we did. I talk about my diagnosis, the emotional aftermath, the setbacks, and how I found hope.

If you’re going through it right now, please reach out. We read every single email, every single message. You are not alone.

💬 What to Expect in This Episode

•My initial fertility diagnosis and the emotional aftermath

•Key setbacks I faced and how I processed them

•Insights into my treatment journey amid changing circumstances

•How resilience and community support played a crucial role

•Reflections on the stigma and mental health around male infertility

•Advice for others going through similar struggles

📲 Connect & Follow

•Join our community: nexysfertility.com

•Subscribe on YouTube: The Male Fertility Podcast

•Follow us on Instagram: @themalefertilitypodcast

•Follow Ciaran: @themalefertilitypt

•Follow Shaun: @knackered_knackers

•Contact us: themalefertilitypodcast@gmail.com

🔍 Navigating Male Fertility

Looking for support and insight on male infertility? This podcast offers you stories, expert advice, and our NeXYs community ready to listen. Subscribe and follow to join the journey and never miss an episode.

⚠️ Disclaimer

This podcast provides information and support but should not replace professional medical advice. Always consult your healthcare provider for personalised care.

Day 22, and this is a story about what happens when you refuse to give up.

Biomedical engineer Alasdair Walker joins us to share his extraordinary transformation from seven failed IVF cycles to natural conception success. He talks about spending days reading scientific abstracts when clinics offered no answers, why his concerns were repeatedly dismissed, and the investigation that finally changed everything.

This episode is a powerful reminder that you are your own best advocate. There is always more you can do.

💬 What to Expect in This Episode

•How Alasdair spent three days reading 100-200 scientific abstracts when clinics offered only "eat a balanced diet"

•The remarkable discovery of secret support messages written by men inside clinic sample collection rooms

•Why his evidence-based concerns about DNA fragmentation and varicocele were repeatedly dismissed

•The life-changing investigation with Dr. Jonathan Ramsey and varicocele embolization with Dr. Steven Moser

•How persistence transformed his sperm count from 200,000 to over 40 million, leading to natural conception

🎙️ Guest Details

Alasdair Walker, Green Man Vitality

•Website: www.greenmanvitality.com

•Instagram: @greenmanvitality

📲 Connect & Follow

•Join our community: nexysfertility.com

•Subscribe on YouTube: The Male Fertility Podcast

•Follow us on Instagram: @themalefertilitypodcast

•Follow Ciaran: @themalefertilitypt

•Follow Shaun: @knackered_knackers

•Contact us: themalefertilitypodcast@gmail.com

🔍 Navigating Male Fertility

Looking for support and insight on male infertility? This podcast offers you stories, expert advice, and our NeXYs community ready to listen. Subscribe and follow to join the journey and never miss an episode.

⚠️ Disclaimer

This podcast provides information and support but should not replace professional medical advice. Always consult your healthcare provider for personalised care.

Day 21, and this one is a heavy but vital listen.

We're joined by Kevin Button, one of the original voices in male fertility advocacy, who shares his story of addiction, homelessness, and recovery after a devastating diagnosis. Kevin's journey is a stark reminder of the mental health crisis in the male fertility community and why support is literally a matter of life and death.

If you are struggling, please know that you are not alone. The NeXYs community is here for you, and our DMs are always open.

💬 What to Expect in This Episode

•The brutal reality of diagnosis with no follow-up support

•Dating with infertility and the "dirty little secret"

•Rock bottom and the turning point that saved his life

•The decision to stop treatment and find happiness

•Becoming an advocate and creating The Man Cave

•The mental health crisis and suicidal ideation in the male fertility community

🎙️ Guest Details

Kevin Button, The Man Cave

•Instagram: @themanscave

•Website: them-ancave.co.uk

📲 Connect & Follow

•Join our community: nexysfertility.com

•Subscribe on YouTube: The Male Fertility Podcast

•Follow us on Instagram: @themalefertilitypodcast

•Follow Ciaran: @themalefertilitypt

•Follow Shaun: @knackered_knackers

•Contact us: themalefertilitypodcast@gmail.com

🔍 Navigating Male Fertility

Looking for support and insight on male infertility? This podcast offers you stories, expert advice, and our NeXYs community ready to listen. Subscribe and follow to join the journey and never miss an episode.

⚠️ Disclaimer

This podcast provides information and support but should not replace professional medical advice. Always consult your healthcare provider for personalised care.

Day 20, and this one changed everything for Shaun.

We're joined by Ben Tansley, whose story of acceptance and resilience after a life-changing accident inspired Shaun to finally speak openly about his own fertility journey. Ben's perspective on redefining strength, finding meaning, and the ripple effect of sharing your story is something every man needs to hear.

This episode is proof that inspiration can come from the most unexpected places.

💬 What to Expect in This Episode

•The moment everything changed: Ben's motorcycle accident and paralysis diagnosis

•The power of immediate acceptance and forgiveness

•Redefining strength and identity after a life-changing event

•The ripple effect of sharing your story and how it inspired Shaun

•Ben's philosophy that "everything happens for a reason"

🎙️ Guest Details

Ben Tansley

•Instagram: @BenTansley

📲 Connect & Follow

•Join our community: nexysfertility.com

•Subscribe on YouTube: The Male Fertility Podcast

•Follow us on Instagram: @themalefertilitypodcast

•Follow Ciaran: @themalefertilitypt

•Follow Shaun: @knackered_knackers

•Contact us: themalefertilitypodcast@gmail.com

🔍 Navigating Male Fertility

Looking for support and insight on male infertility? This podcast offers you stories, expert advice, and our NeXYs community ready to listen. Subscribe and follow to join the journey and never miss an episode.

⚠️ Disclaimer

This podcast provides information and support but should not replace professional medical advice. Always consult your healthcare provider for personalised care.

Day 19 and we are returning to Strength and Hope with Marc Bear

Marc shares his personal fertility journey marked by resilience and hope. Marc offers candid reflections on the emotional and practical challenges of male infertility while inspiring listeners with his story of strength and determination.

💬 What to Expect:

Marc Bear’s personal experience navigating male infertility

Discussion of emotional struggles and coping mechanisms

Insights into treatment options and lifestyle changes

The importance of community and support networks in the fertility journey

Encouragement to men facing similar challenges to stay hopeful

Reflection on the transformative power of sharing personal stories

🎙️ Guest Details

Marc Bear, Male Fertility Journey Advocate

Contact us: themalefertilitypodcast@gmail.com

📲 Connect & Follow

• Join our community: nexysfertility.com
• Subscribe on YouTube: The Male Fertility Podcast
• Follow us on Instagram: @themalefertilitypodcast
• Follow Ciaran: @themalefertilitypt
• Follow Shaun: @knackered_knackers
• Contact us: themalefertilitypodcast@gmail.com

🔍 Navigating Male Fertility

Looking for support and insight on male fertility? This podcast offers you stories, expert advice, and our NeXYs community ready to listen. Subscribe and follow to join the journey and never miss an episode.

⚠️ Disclaimer

This podcast provides information and support but should not replace professional medical advice. Always consult your healthcare provider for personalised care.

Day 18, and this one's all about something you can control (but is really hard at Christmas) what you eat.

We're joined by nutritionist Mel Brown, who specialises in male fertility nutrition. Mel breaks down how diet directly affects sperm health, why organic matters, and the practical changes you can make without losing your mind or your wallet.

If you're looking to take control through nutrition, this episode gives you the knowledge to start. That's exactly why we're running our 24-day exercise challenge—to help you build habits that support your health. The details are in the show notes.

💬 What to Expect in This Episode

•How Mel fell into specialising in male fertility nutrition

•Why sperm is uniquely vulnerable to damage and needs antioxidants

•The impact of diet on sperm quality and offspring health

•Practical advice on organic vs non-organic foods (the Dirty Dozen and Clean 15)

•How pesticides and xenoestrogens affect male hormones

•Why you don't need to stress about perfection—just do your best

🎙️ Guest Details

Melanie Brown, Nutritionist

•Specialist in male fertility nutrition

•Expert in diet and lifestyle advice for improving fertility

📲 Connect & Follow

•Join our community: nexysfertility.com

•Subscribe on YouTube: The Male Fertility Podcast

•Follow us on Instagram: @themalefertilitypodcast

•Follow Ciaran: @themalefertilitypt

•Follow Shaun: @knackered_knackers

•Contact us: themalefertilitypodcast@gmail.com

🔍 Navigating Male Fertility

Looking for support and insight on male infertility? This podcast offers you stories, expert advice, and our NeXYs community ready to listen. Subscribe and follow to join the journey and never miss an episode.

⚠️ Disclaimer

This podcast provides information and support but should not replace professional medical advice. Always consult your healthcare provider for personalised care.