When it comes to fitness, Kirsty Godso is in a league of her own. The New Zealand-born movement coach is the force behind Pyro and Made Of protein, and has trained Olivia Rodrigo, Kaia Gerber, and Hailey Bieber.
If that's not enough, she's the face of Vuori and was a Nike leader for almost 15 years. In the midst of her wildly busy schedule, she made the decision to freeze her eggs at age 37. Below, she walks us through the process, sharing health tips, essential products, and what not to say to your friends going through it.
I had thought about it for years and in 2025, I made the promise to myself that I would. I made it happen in the last cycle possible of the year so I cut it close. But I'm so happy I've done it and for some of the peace of mind it's given me.
For women in our mid-thirties, I think it's not only a lingering thought but also a frequently asked question if you don't already have children. Every time someone would ask me, I'd notice I felt a little triggered or guilty as it was something I was cognizant I should do but I kept pushing it back with the excuse that it wasn't a convenient time with work. But transparently, there were many other layers attached. As someone who really fried their hormones and thyroid in their twenties and early thirties, after spending five years getting my body back to somewhere that felt natural to me, I was nervous at the prospect of injecting myself with all the hormones. Ironically, the process ended up being a healing journey for me emotionally with my body.
I stopped drinking three months prior to my freezing start date and started taking prenatals, going to acupuncture more regularly, and getting way ahead on all my filming and jobs that needed to be done beforehand so that I could remove as much stress as possible.
I felt like I was sprinting, squeezing about five months of work into three months as I always need to be ahead with my fitness platform. But I also felt insanely locked in and energetically protected by this newfound focus. Emotionally, as someone doing this single, I thought it might make me feel lonely but it actually gave me so much agency. The only time I cried during the entire process was on the way to pick up the medication so I can't even blame the hormones for that as I hadn't taken a shot yet. I felt a pang of sadness and disappointment about how many times I had betrayed my body by always burning it out at work. But I pivoted that into feeling positive that I had the opportunity to do this now and was financially in a place to do it and take time off work.
I'm so lucky to have many friends who have gone through this process, some multiple times, and they became my go-to experts—helping me with tips and setting realistic expectations. The best advice I received was simple: Just do it. Stop delaying, because there would never be a perfect or convenient time. I'm so grateful to the friends who held me accountable, not only to book the appointment but to follow through.
The worst advice came from people telling me how much I was going to hate it and how terrible I'd feel. This is such a personal experience, and everyone's body handles it differently. I feel super lucky that my experience was so positive and easy. I did injections for 12 days, then two days of trigger shots, and only experienced bloating at the very end after the first trigger shot. I worked out during the first week, then followed my doctor's advice to stop exercising—but I kept working with my clients and stayed active with walks. Maintaining that low-impact, low-stress movement helped me feel good mentally and kept me busy.
One final piece of advice: DO NOT search "post-retrieval" on TikTok. I stupidly did this the night before my procedure, and it was full of videos that freaked me out—none of which reflected my actual experience anyway.
I'd definitely recommend preparing your body for this moment. It can help improve the outcome and the recovery! Taking good prenatals is really helpful and made me feel amazing in the lead up to this process. I loved the WeNatal products and am actually continuing to take them now as they made me feel so good. I took ubiquinol CoQ10 daily. Try to cut out/reduce alcohol and any CBD use for the three months prior. Honestly, alcohol was super easy not to have and there's so many other benefits to this that your body will thank you for. It might even create a positive long term relationship for you with alcohol. Don't get attached to the number of follicles you see on the ultrasounds in your appointments as it's not a reflection of how many eggs you will necessarily get. Weekly acupuncture pre retrieval and two-times post retrieval to help clear inflammation Post-retrieval lymphatic massage. I waited til four days after my retrieval then did a gentle lymphatic a few days in a row to help clear the hormones and fluid out of my body.
Stay active in the first week of injections if that feels good for you and your doctor approves and then keep walking in up until the retrieval date. I think this is just as much for your mind as it is for your body. Focus on cooking meals at home where possible and prioritizing sleep each night. It was helpful for me to think of the journey as a whole rather than just the freezing process. Mentally and physically preparing my body for it made me feel healthier and more excited about the entire experience and I believe helped me bounce back quickly. I felt like myself physically two weeks after retrieval and emotionally the entire time.
It's not an insurance policy. Until your eggs are made into embryos you don't know the viability of them and then there are still varying chances of success. However, I will say it is a nice feeling of assurance to have eggs frozen and definitely helps to reduce pressure and the feeling you have to rush anything.
My job requires me to be physical and operate at my best. I worked out during the first week of injections but made sure to finish any shoots beforehand so there was no pressure to look or feel a certain way. I know how disruptive stress can be to our health, and I wanted to give this egg freezing process my best shot.
After my retrieval, I took it super easy for a couple of days and then reintroduced light walking. I got my period a week after retrieval, which is when doctors typically say you can start working out again, but I still didn't jump straight back into it. I had landed in New Zealand to be with my family for Christmas, so I was walking, playing golf, and then slowly reintroducing some of my Pyro sculpt workouts and yoga.
I feel really relieved. I also feel really proud of my body which I think any outcome aside was super special. Women's bodies are amazing and it's fascinating watching the follicles grow inside you. Whilst this is nothing on pregnancy, it made me even more in awe of mothers and what their bodies go through during pregnancy. We love you, mums!
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