Dawn Chan: How Adoption Can Be a Very Positive Experience for the Family

Dawn Chan, Founder and CEO of Sow Fertility, shared a post on LinkedIn from the How Would You Like Your Eggs? Podcast, adding:

I learned so much from Ray Chin on this one – can’t wait for you all to listen to his story and how adoption can be a very positive experience for the family and community involved.”

Quoting How Would You Like Your Eggs? Podcast’s post:

“Family building journeys rarely follow a straight line-and they don’t always look the way we first imagined.

In this episode of How Would You Like Your Eggs?, host Dawn Chan speaks with Ray Chin, a senior business leader in a global technology company based in Hong Kong.

Ray shares his and his wife Jen’s deeply personal journey through fertility treatments, adoption, and raising a mixed family-offering thoughtful insights into resilience, relationships, workplace support, and what it means to build a family with openness and intention.

Some highlights from the episode:

Fertility journeys can be emotionally and physically demanding.

Ray reflects on the pressure of repeated IUI and IVF attempts, the comparison with family members who conceived easily, and the strain that fertility challenges placed on their relationship and wellbeing.

Adoption can be part of family building-not merely a backup plan.

Adoption had a personal and historical connection to Ray’s family.

He shares how the adoption process changed his understanding of parenting, marriage, privilege, and the importance of creating a loving home for a child.

Building attachment takes intention, patience, and preparation.

Ray describes the counselling and practical guidance they received before welcoming their adopted son, including learning how to support a child who had experienced separation and loss.

Fertility support belongs in the workplace, too.

As a senior leader, Ray encourages managers to approach fertility and family-building challenges with empathy, curiosity, and flexibility-while recognising that employees still need to communicate their needs and remain engaged with their responsibilities.”