<description>&lt;p&gt;"I sold my company. I guess technically we're still in the process, but it's done. The thing I built from scratch. The dream I lay in bed and imagined. Done."&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;That alone would be a whole episode. But there's more.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In this episode, I'm talking about the 120 days that changed me on a molecular level — because that's not an exaggeration. My mom got sick. The burnout was real. The lights were staying on, but barely. And then a news story hit my phone that I was not prepared for.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It involves an IVF clinic we used eight years ago for our youngest daughter.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I'm not ready to share everything, and there are things I legally can't say. But I want you to know where I've been, mentally, with this whole *gestures arms wildly at everything*.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;And I want you to know that sometimes the thing that brings you to your knees has absolutely nothing to do with your business, your calendar, or your capacity — and everything to do with something you didn't see coming.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Different, Not Broken

Lauren "L2" Howard

The IVF clinic scandal nobody prepared me for

MAY 6, 202635 MIN
Different, Not Broken

The IVF clinic scandal nobody prepared me for

MAY 6, 202635 MIN

Description

"I sold my company. I guess technically we're still in the process, but it's done. The thing I built from scratch. The dream I lay in bed and imagined. Done."That alone would be a whole episode. But there's more.In this episode, I'm talking about the 120 days that changed me on a molecular level — because that's not an exaggeration. My mom got sick. The burnout was real. The lights were staying on, but barely. And then a news story hit my phone that I was not prepared for.It involves an IVF clinic we used eight years ago for our youngest daughter.I'm not ready to share everything, and there are things I legally can't say. But I want you to know where I've been, mentally, with this whole *gestures arms wildly at everything*.And I want you to know that sometimes the thing that brings you to your knees has absolutely nothing to do with your business, your calendar, or your capacity — and everything to do with something you didn't see coming.