Show Notes
Dr. Oscar Duke welcomes Leanne Quigley—former British Army officer, logistics expert, and triumphant winner of The Traitors season three—to share her extraordinary journey through IVF, premature birth, and neonatal intensive care. Leanne reveals how the most intense battle of her life unfolded not on a gameshow set or the parade ground, but on the front lines of fertility treatment and parenting premature twins.
Leanne opens up about her lifelong dream of starting a family, the challenges of same-sex conception, and the rollercoaster of hope and heartbreak that IVF brought for her and her partner, Sophie.
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