How Two Firings Led To Horses, Healing Hands, And A Mission To Save Women From Heart Disease

About this episode

Linda Pankala shares her transformative journey from being fired to advocating for women's heart health.

A chance firing. A racetrack gate. A hospital monitor that won’t slow down. Our conversation with Linda Pankala traces a remarkable arc from electronics lab to jockey silks to a healing practice and a powerful mission: help women prevent the number one killer they’re too often not told about—cardiovascular disease. We talk about the moment that changed everything: a trainer leaning down at Belmont and inviting Linda to try the path she hadn’t dared to name. From there, she learned pace, cour...

People in this episode

Host: Brenda McGregor

Guest: Linda Pankala

Topics covered

• career change
• women's health
• heart disease
• healing practices
• personal journey

Keywords

• firing
• heart disease
• women's health
• healing
• career change
• Belmont
• personal growth

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Belmont, cardiovascular disease

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