{"podcast":{"title":"CLOSER with Rachel Lim","slug":"closer-with-rachel-lim-6348501","podcast_index_feed_id":6348501,"rss_url":"https://rss2.flightcast.com/cdzgxanz9eqfjcxk8fpnb69q.xml","website_url":"https://rachreflects.com","image_url":"https://files.flightcast.com/workspaces/izhpu8x38h1htdiizi8fxncu/01M2J0M6N9W4RJDRFQCCKKTD4D/closerwithrachellim_podcast_thumbnail.jpg","author":"Rachel Lim","episode_count":83,"summary":"CLOSER with Rachel Lim is about the conversations beneath the surface. Rachel sits down with people who fascinate her to explore not just what they’ve done, but what has shaped who they are: the experiences, relationships, contradictions, failures, beliefs and questions that have made them who they are today. Alongside long-form conversations are personal reflections from Rachel on what she is learning, unlearning and seeing differently in her own life. There may not always be a clear answer.. but perhaps the point is to come away seeing someone differently, seeing ourselves differently, and feeling a little closer. To ourselves. To each other. To what matters.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-16T10:20:04.562106+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/closer-with-rachel-lim-6348501"},"episode":{"title":"#46: Infertility, Miscarriage & Quiet Grief","slug":"46-infertility-miscarriage-quiet-grief","published_at":"2025-10-08T00:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/closer-with-rachel-lim-6348501/46-infertility-miscarriage-quiet-grief","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/closer-with-rachel-lim-6348501","url":"https://episode.flightcast.com/iivogpyk8lnv8polrw9k1u29.mp3","audio_url":"https://episode.flightcast.com/iivogpyk8lnv8polrw9k1u29.mp3","summary":"Infertility is more common than we think; and it doesn’t just mean struggling to get pregnant. It can also mean waiting for years. Losing a pregnancy. Trying, again and again, with no answers. It’s a kind of grief that lives quietly in the background of so many lives…and often, no one talks about it. In this heartfelt conversation, I sit with Shumin Lin; litigator at Drew & Napier and President of Fertility Support SG. She began IVF at 29 and experienced miscarriage before becoming a mother of two. She shares what it was like to navigate this path before anyone around her was talking about it, and how that pain led her to build a safe space for others. This episode is for anyone who’s walked this road, or loves someone who has. Because this, too, is motherhood. And no one should have to walk it alone. 00:00 Introduction 01:31 Shumin’s Journey: Facing Infertility at 29 04:59 Redefining Infertility: What It Really Means 05:48 Understanding IVF and the Emotional Toll 07:58 Rachel’s Story: Confronting Secondary Infertility 09:03 The Unspoken Grief: Shumin’s Miscarriage Journey 17:00 The Partner’s Role in Navigating Loss 19:08 Letting Go of Control and Unlearning Stigmas 23:27 How to Support a Friend Walking Through Infertility 28:37 The Weight of Expectations and Societal Pressure on Women 32:16 The Heart Behind Fertility Support Singapore 38:15 Launching Singapore’s First Workplace Fertility Guide 43:43 A Message to Her Younger Self: Hold On 46:00 Final Reflections Follow Rachel here: https://www.instagram.com/ms_rach/ Follow Fertility Support Singapore here: https://www.instagram.com/fertilitysupport.sg/ Find out more about Fertility Support Singapore here: https://fertilitysupport.sg/","meta_description":"Infertility is more common than we think; and it doesn’t just mean struggling to get pregnant. It can also mean waiting for years. Losing a pregnancy. Try…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2881,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/closer-with-rachel-lim-6348501/episodes/46-infertility-miscarriage-quiet-grief/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/closer-with-rachel-lim-6348501/46-infertility-miscarriage-quiet-grief.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}