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Standing in a Different Gap: Advocating for Our Daughters and Breaking Barriers in Black Healthcare
Most people know me for heart valve advocacy. That is the space I’ve lived in for years; I know the systems, I know the language, and I know exactly how to fight within them. But I’ve learned that nothing truly prepares you for the moment the fight shifts to your child. Recently, I stepped into a new kind of caregiving role with my daughter, Azure. In June of 2025, Azure learned she carries the BRCA genetic mutation, which increases her risk for certain cancers by limiting th
Feb 175 min read
Systemic Silence: Why Black Women Are Still Dying of Heart Disease
Our Most-Listened Episode of 2025 🌟 This episode showed up big on Spotify Wrapped — with 63% more listens than any other episode this year. And honestly, that doesn’t surprise me. Because this conversation needed to happen. ❤️ Why This Episode Matters In this roundtable episode of Heart to Heart Talk, I sat down with Azure Burrell and Katherine Waddell to talk about an issue that still doesn’t get the attention it deserves: Black women’s heart health . 🫀 Heart diseas
Dec 25, 20252 min read
When the System Doesn’t See You
The Overlooked Reality of How Heart Disease Shows Up in Black Women—and Why It’s Costing Lives I can’t speak for Black women—but I won’t...
Apr 28, 20251 min read
"If no one else was telling their story, then maybe I needed to tell mine. And maybe, just maybe, that would give others permission to share theirs too."
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