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S9E5. When Egg Freezing and Community Come Together with Aliza Virani of The Fertility Co-Living
Episode 529th April 2026 • The Single Greatest Choice: For Single Women Exploring Solo Motherhood by Choice (SMBC), Fertility, and Having a Baby on Their Own Through Donor Conception or Adoption • Katie Bryan
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When I first connected with today's guest, Aliza, I felt such a spark of resonance. She has created exactly what she wished had existed on her own fertility journey. It’s an international, holistic, community-based egg freezing retreat designed to transform what can be an isolating, clinical, and overwhelming experience into something deeply supportive, connected, and even joyful.

In this episode, Aliza shares her powerful story of navigating egg freezing in Vancouver, feeling the weight of soaring costs and emotional isolation, and realizing there had to be a better way. We dive into how her own medical and fertility path led to the founding of Fertility Co-Living. This is where women come together in Mexico City for a holistic egg freezing journey: acupuncture, red light therapy, nutrition guidance, nurse support, yoga, city excursions, and true companionship.

We also open up about reclaiming the magic and meaning of becoming a mother on your own terms, and how stepping off the beaten path can create a life richer than you imagined. If you’ve thought about freezing eggs, are considering solo motherhood, or simply want to hear how one woman took her pain and turned it into collective healing, you’ll feel seen and supported in this conversation.

In this episode, we talk about:

  • Aliza's journey through egg freezing, disappointment, and the high financial and emotional costs in Canada
  • Why fertility options abroad can offer both lower costs and richer support
  • How Fertility Co-Living turns egg freezing into a restorative, communal, and even beautiful experience
  • The importance of addressing mind, body, and spirit throughout the fertility journey
  • Navigating timelines, urgency, regret, and learning to trust your own intuition, not just the numbers or the pressure
  • Who joins these retreats, and why the community you build is as transformative as the medical process itself

Connect with Aliza:

👩‍👧‍👦The Single Greatest Choice is the single mother by choice support you’ve been craving for every stage of your journey. You can find 1:1 Coaching for every stage of solo motherhood by choice, Community Groups for thinkers, triers, and pregnant SMBCs, The SGC Village Membership Community, Retreats for early stage SMBCs and Family Trips for moms & kids.

💌Become part of the SGC community and stay up to date by joining our newsletter. You can sign up >>here<< at the bottom of the page.

Reach out to Katie over at katie@singlegreatestchoice.com.

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