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1 in 8 women will get breast cancer. Most don't know how to fight for themselves in the system. A lawyer turned advocate spent 27 years fixing that. Here's what she learned.
Rebecca Bloom started in big law paying off student loans. When her mom got breast cancer, she flew home and discovered her legal skills were a secret weapon in the medical system. That changed everything.
She didn't quit law to "follow her passion." She plucked the parts she actually loved, dropped the rest, and built something new. You don't have to bring your whole career with you into your next chapter.
Her mom had a lawyer husband, great insurance, and every advantage. Still got lost in the system. If THAT family struggled, imagine what most families face. Advocacy isn't optional. It's survival.
At 25 years of helping women fight breast and ovarian cancer, she wrote her book "When Women Get Sick." Her reason: reach more people than she ever could one conversation at a time.
Old rule: get genetic testing quietly, off the books. Insurance companies could raise your rates or drop coverage if they found out. That world has changed. Knowing your risk markers now can save your life.
The median age of breast cancer diagnosis is 62. That is peak second act territory. Your health IS your second act strategy. You cannot build the life you want without fighting for your body first.
Rebecca wakes up every morning excited to do her work. That is the goal. Not a job title. Not a salary. A life where your skills, your story, and your purpose all point the same direction. Full episode linked below. 🧵
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Episode Summary
Rebecca Bloom, former workplace and benefits attorney turned women's health advocate, joins host Shannon to discuss her powerful career transition and the personal experiences that shaped it. After her mother and sister were both diagnosed with breast cancer, Rebecca discovered how her legal skills could help women navigate complex health journeys. Her book, "When Women Get Sick," extends that mission to even more women facing health challenges in midlife and beyond.
Key Topics
- Career pivot from big law to women's health advocacy
- Using transferable skills from a first career to build a second act
- Navigating breast cancer diagnoses as a family caregiver and advocate
- The evolution of genetic testing and insurance protections for high-risk women
- Finding fulfillment over professional identity in midlife transitions
- The role of storytelling and writing in amplifying an advocacy mission
- Women's health decline around midlife, including cancer risk statistics
Timestamps (Estimated)
00:02, Breast cancer statistics and introduction to Rebecca Bloom's background
04:15, Rebecca describes her start in employee benefits law and why it felt human-centered
09:30, Her mother's breast cancer diagnosis and the birth of her advocacy work
15:45, Connecting with Bay Area Cancer Connections and building a 27-year partnership
22:10, Writing "When Women Get Sick" and reaching a broader audience after 25 years of advocacy
Notable Quotes
"I lifted out the parts that really worked for me and that matched the rest of my life and the rest of my interests, and I turned it into becoming a women's health advocate."
"I get up in the morning, I can't wait to do what I do. How cool is that?"
"In the old days, if you wanted to get genetic testing, you had to do it on the side because you didn't want your insurance company to know about it."
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Your first career does not have to define your second. Rebecca Bloom took her legal expertise and turned it into 27 years of life-changing women's health advocacy. The skills you have right now may be exactly what someone else desperately needs.
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One in eight U.S. women will develop invasive breast cancer in her lifetime. Rebecca Bloom knows this reality personally, and she turned that pain into purpose. Her story is a powerful reminder that our hardest experiences can become our greatest gifts to others.
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You do not have to bring everything from your first act into your second. Rebecca Bloom says the key is picking the parts that truly light you up and leaving the rest behind. That kind of intentional reinvention is what a fulfilling second act is all about.
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Rebecca Bloom went from billing hours in big law to walking alongside women fighting breast and ovarian cancer, and she says she cannot wait to get up and do it every single day. That kind of joy is what a second act is supposed to feel like. Are you building yours?
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After her mother and sister were both diagnosed with breast cancer, Rebecca Bloom realized her legal skills were exactly what families navigating cancer needed most. She wrote "When Women Get Sick" to reach even more women who deserve a strong advocate in their corner. This episode will inspire you to look at your own skills in a completely new way.
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