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Jessie Tu, on miscarriage and doing motherhood her way

2025/6/9
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Jessie Tu: 我经历了流产，这是一种难以言表的悲伤，社会对此缺乏足够的理解和语言。怀孕的喜悦转瞬即逝，留下的空虚让人无所适从。我发现，即使在尝试怀孕的过程中，我也无法像过去追求其他目标一样，通过努力和控制来确保成功。这种失控感让我感到非常沮丧和失败。在我的文化背景下，女性常常被期望为了家庭牺牲个人身份，这让我对成为母亲感到矛盾。但是，我也渴望体验为人母的喜悦，并努力在个人身份和母亲角色之间找到平衡。 Yumi Stynes: 我希望听众能够积极参与反馈，帮助我们更好地了解大家的需求，从而制作出更贴近你们心声的节目。你们的意见对我们至关重要，请抽出宝贵的时间填写调查问卷，让我们共同打造一个更符合你们期望的节目。

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Jessie Tu, a high-achiever, shares her experience of trying to conceive and the unexpected challenges she faced. The emotional toll of infertility and the unexpected joy and then devastating loss of pregnancy are explored. The impact on her relationship with her partner is also discussed.
  • Infertility's emotional impact on a high-achiever
  • The unexpected joy and loss of pregnancy
  • The effect on the relationship with her partner

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A morning phone call from her doctor confirmed Jessie Tu's worst fears. She'd lost the baby she was carrying. Jessie and her partner had tried for months to get pregnant, and the news sparked a specific kind of grief she hadn't encountered before.

The daughter of Taiwanese immigrants, Jessie was raised with the idea that discipline and hard work gets you results. But this was a test she couldn't ace.

Jessie's path to pregnancy and loss made her confront questions about what it means to be a family and the sacrifices that mothers are expected to bear.

She shares her complicated relationship with fertility in this tender conversation with Yumi Stynes.

Jessie Tu is the author of The Honeyeater and A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing.

Helpful links:

Miscarriage Australia)

The )Pink Elephants Support network)

Gidget Foundation)

Red Nose Grief and Loss)

Lifeline)

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This episode contains references to: pregnancy loss, miscarriage, fertility, parenting, relationships, babies, grief, family, motherhood, womanhood, feminism, mental health.