# S2 E68 She Nearly Lost Everything, Special Guest Tia Montgomery

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Podcast: [You'd Be Surprised Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/you-d-be-surprised-podcast-7062445)
Published: 2026-06-24T11:03:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 5410

## Resource

In this powerful and emotional episode of You’d Be Surprised , Tia Montgomery shares her remarkable journey through infertility, pregnancy loss, motherhood, and survival. Tia opens up about growing up in Tremonton, Utah, meeting and marrying her husband, and building a successful career as a makeup artist. She then candidly discusses her years-long battle with infertility, her diagnosis with PCOS and amenorrhea, the emotional and financial challenges of IVF, and the joy of finally becoming a mother. Tia also shares the heartbreaking loss of two pregnancies, a traumatic medical emergency that nearly cost her life, and the resilience that carried her through unimaginable grief. Her story is one of faith, perseverance, gratitude, and the incredible strength found in motherhood and family.

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