Greg Wise says IVF strain tested marriage to Emma Thompson, while therapy helped heal it

Greg Wise says a difficult IVF journey left his relationship with Emma Thompson strained, and that therapy helped them rebuild their marriage. He described the experience as bringing feelings of failure and grief, even as they welcomed their daughter Gaia.

The couple pursued IVF after learning they could not conceive naturally; Thompson became pregnant around her 40th birthday, and their daughter is now 26. Wise said they also tried unsuccessfully for another child and struggled with expectations shaped by their own families. They adopted their son Tindy in 2003, the year they married.