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Financial (and other) Truths About Egg Freezing with Aliza Virani

August 15, 2025 • Barbara Provost & Maggie Nielsen • Episode 105

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Do you feel the pressure of your biological clock ticking and wonder about the expenses of freezing your eggs? This week, we’re discussing a topic that’s rarely talked about, but deeply personal, financially hefty, and emotionally loaded: egg freezing.

Our guest, Aliza Virani, knows this world intimately. After freezing her own eggs in Canada, facing sky-high costs, and a rollercoaster of emotions, she turned her personal experience into something groundbreaking: The Fertility Co-Living Retreat in Mexico City.

Aliza blends her decade-long background in luxury event planning (think Prada, Michael Kors, Harper’s Bazaar) with the real, raw, and often isolating experience of navigating fertility decisions as a woman in her 30s. Now, she creates beautiful, supportive, egg freezing retreats where women don’t just go through a procedure, they go through a transformation.

00:00 Hidden Costs of Egg Freezing

01:30 The Rising Trend and Pressures of Egg Freezing

04:18 Introducing Aliza and Her Egg Freezing Journey

06:14 Aliza's Personal Experience

08:55 The Emotional and Financial Aspects of Egg Freezing

16:25 The Benefits of Egg Freezing Retreats in Mexico

20:58 Building a Supportive Community and Future Plans

30:58 Upcoming Retreats

This conversation is full of insight, heart, and real talk around a life decision many women are quietly navigating. And most importantly? You don’t have to do it alone.

Aliza opens up about the emotional and financial sides of egg freezing, and what she wishes she knew sooner. Continue the conversation in Money Talks on August 28, where we’ll tackle the real cost of reproductive planning and how to financially prepare for your future, your way. Click here to register for FREE and bring your questions!

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