Episode 55 - Menopause and Heart Disease

🔍 Episode Summary:

In this powerful episode, we’re pulling back the curtain on one of the most overlooked — and urgent — health issues affecting women in midlife: heart disease.

Did you know that heart disease is the number one killer of women — and that your risk climbs significantly during perimenopause and menopause? Most of us aren’t warned about this. But with changing hormones, rising stress, and evolving roles in midlife, it’s a conversation we need to be having loudly and often.

We explore:

• 💔 Why declining estrogen impacts your cardiovascular health
• 🧬 How culture, race, and systemic bias affect risk and treatment outcomes
• ⚖️ The emotional weight of being in the sandwich generation, navigating divorce, and "starting over" in midlife
• 💡 Actionable steps you can take to protect your heart and thrive through menopause

I also dive into how cultural narratives — especially for Black, Indigenous, Hispanic, South Asian, and Asian women — shape how we experience care, express symptoms, and prioritize our health.

And if you’re ready for deeper support, I share how the next round of my SBSC Group Accelerator Coaching Program will be focusing on heart health, hormone balance, strength, and sustainable lifestyle shifts — with early access now available to the waitlist. GET ON THE LIST

🎧 Listen now and reclaim your power, protect your heart, and rewrite what midlife looks like — from the inside out.

Thank you for listening and I would like to remind you that I have an amazing event coming up!

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Thank you for listening.