, I want to create a safe space where we can openly talk about the sometimes scary side of being a woman by sharing my own personal health journey. As we enter our 40s, paying close attention to our health becomes so critical because our bodies begin to change in ways we might not expect.

I share how I ignored minor skin rashes for over a year—mistakenly blaming them on bed bugs—only to find out they were hives triggered by a severe, alarmingly low iron deficiency. I walk you through my experience with iron infusions, seeing specialists like rheumatologists and hematologists, and a fascinating conversation about how our background and environment impact our baseline blood counts. My biggest takeaway for you all is simple: stop procrastinating, stop trying to self-diagnose on Google, and book that yearly health checkup!