ABSTRACT
This chapter argues that social workers need to understand the needs of infertile couples. It identifies the entanglement state experienced by individuals and couples in the context of infertility. The chapter conceptualizes the equanimity with the presence of infertility with reference to Eastern philosophy and Traditional Chinese Medicine beliefs. In the specific case of infertility, acknowledging entanglement, creating new meanings from infertility, reconnecting body, mind and spirituality, inviting compassion from social networks and encouraging interdependence within couples are found to be helpful to the healing process. The chapter explains the components of spirituality bridging between infertility-associated entanglement and equanimity. The state of entanglement with regards to infertility could be considered from four aspects: affective responses, inflexible thoughts, maladaptive behaviours and spiritual struggles. The chapter introduces principles and techniques fostering the transformation from entangled state to equanimous state. Equanimity is a fundamental technique for emotional regulation and self-exploration for the infertile population.
