EP #60 - Infertility & Chinese New Year: Navigating Family, Face & Fertility
What if Chinese New Year didn’t have to feel like something you had to endure — but something you could move through with more care and protection for your heart?
In this episode, we gently explore how festive seasons like Chinese New Year can intensify pressure, expectations, and quiet grief for those navigating infertility — and why you are not alone in feeling this way.
Together, we talk about the emotional weight that family gatherings can carry, and how preparation can make a real difference. You’ll hear practical ways to set boundaries without guilt, from pre-agreeing on responses to intrusive questions with your partner, to choosing a trusted family member who can help redirect conversations when things feel overwhelming.
We also explore the power of lowering expectations, shortening visits, or even opting out altogether when needed — not as avoidance, but as self-respect. This episode is a reminder that protecting your mental health is not selfish, and that your fertility journey deserves privacy, compassion, and choice.
And when the celebrations are over, we make space for what comes after — the emotional comedown, the need to rest, and the permission to feel whatever surfaces.
This isn’t about “being strong” through the festivities.
It’s about moving gently, honoring your limits, and remembering: you get to decide what feels safe for you.
You don’t have to carry this season alone.
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