Ep 21 - When Women Get Sick: Rebecca Bloom on Removing the Shame Around Asking For Help

In this week's episode, we welcome Rebecca Bloom, a Yale and NYU-educated patient and workplace advocate, and author of 'When Women Get Sick'. Rebecca discusses her journey from a legal career specialising in employee benefits to her long-standing role as a patient advocate at Bay Area Cancer Connections. She shares personal experiences that fuelled her advocacy, including her family's battle with breast cancer and her own high-risk health journey. The conversation highlights the importance of building a support team, the challenges women face in healthcare, and the need for proactive planning. Rebecca also touches on her work as a storytelling coach and emphasises the critical nature of mental health and mindfulness in the healing process. 01:16 Meet Rebecca Bloom03:05 Rebecca’s Origin Story05:33 Why She Wrote When Women Get Sick07:56 Karen’s Insurance Battle11:12 Shame and Asking for Help15:13 Mindfulness That Actually Helps19:46 Rebecca’s High Risk Journey22:29 Draft Your Support Team25:25 Plan Before You’re Sick29:17 Hope for Women’s Health31:39 Key Takeaways and Where to Find Her33:42 Remarkable Women Shoutouts REBECCA BLOOM·      Instagram: @WhenWomenGetSick·      Website: WhenWomenGetSick.com GET IN TOUCHJoin the community:@StoriesWithoutShame on InstagramSign up for the Stories Without Shame newsletter to join the movement.