In today’s episode you will hear from an incredible woman named Tara Benoit. Tara is a former fitness competitor who was in the greatest shape of her life when she suffered the unexpected, a SCAD heart attack. SCAD stands for Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection and has also been dubbed the healthy woman’s heart attack. I previously interviewed another SCAD survivor in April of 2024 named Marcie Westwater so if you’d like to hear another story on SCAD please go back and listen to that one as well.
In this conversation you will hear what it was like for Tara to have to advocate and fight for help when doctors initially brushed off her symptoms. This is an all too common theme and reoccurrence for women with heart attack and heart failure symptoms. And this is exactly why Tara is sharing her story.
Tara’s experience and survival sparked a new mission. She’s now a speaker, author, and advocate, using her voice to raise awareness about women’s heart health and to empower others who’ve faced a similar life-changing diagnosis.
In our conversation today, Tara opens up about what it was like to experience a SCAD heart attack, the road to recovery — both physically and emotionally — and how she’s turned her pain into purpose.
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