Overview

• Speaking on Jay Shetty's On Purpose, Madonna said her late mother appeared to her while she was unconscious and asked if she wanted to come with her, to which she responded, "No."
• She said she was hospitalized in June 2023 with a severe bacterial infection, developed sepsis, was put on a ventilator and remained unconscious for four days.
• Upon waking, she interpreted her refusal as a call to forgive, which led her to make amends with her brother Christopher Ciccone before his death in October 2024.
• She said the experience inspired new, unreleased songs about her brother and forgiveness titled "Fragile" and "Forgive Yourself."
• Madonna credited lessons from her longtime Kabbalah practice, including her teacher Eitan Yardeni's guidance on "radical acceptance," with helping her through recovery, sharing the details in the episode released Sept. 29.