Episode 6

Kellie Johnson on the Realities of Navigating Recurrent Pregnancy Loss, while your Friend’s Baby Dreams are Finally Coming True

Published on: 5th March, 2026

This episode centres on Kellie Johnson’s experience of recurrent miscarriage and the emotional complexity of navigating friendship when journeys unfold differently.

Kellie speaks candidly about the mental load of ongoing loss, the exhaustion of constant triggers, and the quiet grief that follows you even when you’re parenting, working, and “functioning.”

She reflects on what it’s like to support a pregnant friend while carrying her own heartbreak, the guilt and shame women often feel for emotions they didn’t choose, and the strength it takes to stay connected rather than withdraw.

This episode offers language for feelings many people are scared to admit — and reassurance that love, grief, and hope can exist at the same time.

Guess Bio: Kellie Johnson is the co-host of Her Kind of Brave, founder of women’s wellness brand Kosi, and a powerful advocate for honest conversations around miscarriage, mental health, and motherhood.

After experiencing multiple pregnancy losses both before and after the birth of her daughter, Kellie speaks with rare clarity about the realities of recurrent miscarriage — including the grief that continues alongside parenting, partnership, and work. Her work is grounded in lived experience, deep empathy, and a commitment to helping women feel less alone in seasons that are often carried in silence.

Through her advocacy, business, and voice, Kellie creates space for women to talk about what hurts — without needing to minimise it, fix it, or rush through it.

You can find Kellie on Instagram @kelliejohnson_ or TikTok @kellie_johnson_

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About the Podcast

Her Kind of Brave
Messy. Real. Braver than she thinks.
Her Kind of Brave is a podcast for women who know that the hardest parts of life rarely make it to the highlight reel — and that bravery often lives in the quiet, unseen moments.

Hosted by Chloe Davidson and Kellie Johnson, this show goes behind the glossy endings and into the real stories. The backstories. The messy middles. The chapters we live through before things make sense.

Each episode features raw, thoughtful conversations with women who have faced loss, illness, identity shifts, motherhood, ambition, grief, rebuilding, and becoming — and kept going anyway. These are stories of building businesses while breaking inside, navigating bodies that don’t cooperate, grieving what was hoped for, and creating meaningful lives alongside uncertainty.

Chloe and Kellie don’t show up as experts with all the answers. They show up as women in it — walking their own hard roads while holding space for others to tell the truth about theirs. Together, they create a warm, honest space where nothing needs to be wrapped in a bow and listeners are invited to simply be human.

This is a podcast for anyone who has ever wondered if they’re the only one struggling behind the scenes. For anyone navigating the space between who they were and who they’re becoming. For anyone who wants to feel less alone in the hard stuff — and more connected to the strength it takes to keep showing up.

Her Kind of Brave isn’t about perfect endings.
It’s about courage in real time.
And the power of sharing the story while you’re still living it.

If you’re craving honesty, depth, and conversations that feel like a hand on your back saying me too — this is your place.

About your host

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Chloe & Kellie

Chloe Davidson and Kellie Johnson are the voices behind Her Kind of Brave — a podcast built on honesty, depth, and the courage to tell the stories that usually stay hidden.

Chloe is a writer, podcaster, and business owner, and the co-owner of Mr Consistent. She is also the curator of the anthology In Her Own Words: IVF, Loss & Miracles. Through her work, Chloe explores womanhood, identity, grief, fertility, ambition, and the emotional load women carry — especially in the spaces between who they were and who they’re becoming.

Kellie is a mum, entrepreneur, and the founder of Kosi, a 360° wearable heat pack created from her lived experience with stage four endometriosis. A passionate advocate for women’s health, Kellie brings strength, warmth, and lived credibility shaped by miscarriage, birth trauma, chronic pain, and rebuilding life alongside illness.

Together, Chloe and Kellie create a space where women feel seen, understood, and less alone. Her Kind of Brave is rooted in real conversations — honouring the hard seasons, celebrating resilience, and reminding women that bravery doesn’t require a polished ending, only the courage to keep showing up.