Julianne Hough froze her eggs to free herself from the "psychological fear" of a ticking biological clock

She explained to PEOPLE: "I have some other health implications that might make [conceiving] challenging, and I got a divorce and now I'm in a different stage of life. For me, it's never been about, 'I'm not ready,' but I know it is for some people. I think the time will be right when it's right.

"I wasn't really showing it to be like, 'I'm going to make a big statement,' but with the response I got, I saw how important it was. I found out I have endometriosis when I was 19 or 20, and I wish back then I would've been told to freeze my eggs, but I wasn't told until later on."

And, she found the procedure easier each time.

She said: "It ain't easy when you're doing the shots, but I will say this time around, I had a much better understanding of what I needed. Also, the first time I did it, I didn't do the shots myself. I went in every day, and they did them for me. Then I was like, 'Wait, I feel really empowered doing them myself.' Along the way I was able to call friends who have gone through it at any moment and be like, 'Hey, I feel really crazy right now. Can you just come over and sit next to me?'"

Julianne wouldn't change anything about her life, despite dealing with heartbreak in the past.

She said: "Every moment that I've gone through, whether it be painful mistakes, self-sabotaging, or being brave and taking a risk and putting yourself out there are just part of the journey. They build character.

"The best part of [my] 30s has been dropping in more to who I am as a woman and as a friend and having just more wisdom of not caring what people think.

"I always cognitively tried to live my life where I wasn't concerned about what others thought, but to truly feel it is a different thing. Now, I see it as, 'This is my one life that I get to live, and I get to design it however I want.' I'm reclaiming my own power. Then, whatever is supposed to come will naturally come."