The women sit in a circle in a silent room.
One claims she suffers from panic disorder; another says she feels worthless, and divorce and distancing herself from her husband's family are the only ways to relieve her pain.
Keiko Akagi, a counselor who runs this workshop for infertile women, also suffered depression from the high social expectations on women to conceive.
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