In this Healing Heroines episode, Chandler sits down with award-winning health journalist and author Meghan Rabbitt to explore what it means to truly listen to your body in her new book, The New Rules of Women's Health: Your Guide to Thriving at Every Age.

Meghan shares her experience navigating severe fibroids, anemia, and ultimately a hysterectomy. She reflects on the physical, emotional, and identity shifts that followed. Drawing from Meghan’s reporting and lived experience, this conversation offers a clear-eyed look at healing that integrates medicine, self-trust, and the courage to slow down.

What You Will Learn

[00:07:30] How years of “powering through” symptoms can delay necessary medical intervention

[00:10:00] What led Meghan to pursue multiple medical opinions before choosing surgery

[00:12:30] Why hysterectomy decisions are highly individualized and not one-size-fits-all

[00:16:30] How preparing emotionally and physically before surgery supported recovery

[00:19:00] The role of community and shared experience in normalizing women’s health challenges

[00:26:00] Why deep rest and slowing down were critical parts of post-surgical healing

[00:28:30] How somatic and energetic work helped process emotional healing after surgery

[00:46:00] Why trusting intuition is essential when navigating women’s health concerns

Resources Mentioned

• The New Rules of Women’s Health by Meghan Rabbitt
• The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk
• Tyrer-Cuzick Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool

Let’s Connect!

Meghan Rabbitt

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Chandler Stroud

Website: https://healingheroespodcast.com/

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