Today was about advocacy. ❤️ 2.20.26

I hear you -

I was deeply honored to be the Passion Speaker for the Go Red for Women luncheon with the American Heart Association of Southern Nevada.

I wasn’t polished.
I cried.
My voice shook.

But I shared my story anyway—because for a long time, I didn’t feel like I had a voice in my own healthcare.

I told the room:
“I wasn’t looking for answers. I was looking to be heard.”

What stayed with me afterward was this: people in positions of leadership—executives and decision-makers—told me they heard me. That matters. That is progress.

Even more meaningful were the personal heart journeys people trusted me with after I stepped off the stage. Those conversations were quiet, honest, and deeply moving.

We do need to be our own advocates. But we also need to show up for one another.

To everyone navigating their own heart journey—I hear you.