The True Form Podcast

E290 - 14 Rounds of IVF, a Near-Death Experience, and Learning to Let Go With Kelly O'Brien

Published: April 26, 2026

Duration: 1:10:59

Kelly O'Brien spent 15 years climbing the corporate ladder while quietly navigating three years of IVF, 14 rounds of treatment, stage four endometriosis, pregnancy loss, and the emotional weight of holding it all together in a high-pressure, male-dominated industry.

Then, after an IVF procedure, she experienced a life-threatening medical emergency. Internal bleeding. Emergency surgery. Blood transfusions. Six days in ICU.

This is not a story about bouncing back.

It's about what happens when you stop trying to return to who you were and start building something more honest instead.

Kelly and I talk...