Have you ever noticed your chest tighten during a difficult conversation or your heart race when you're worried about someone you love? New research reveals the stress-heart connection in women runs deeper than we realized - and your body has been trying to tell you something important.

In this Heart Month episode, we are exploring what a major 2024 study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology discovered: psychosocial stress (that's stress from relationships, caregiving, work demands) is now considered a key modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease, particularly for midlife women. We'll break down why stress affects women's hearts differently than men's, what "broken heart syndrome" teaches us about the brain-body connection, and one simple 60-second practice to help you listen to what your body is telling you.

(And don't forget to check out the bonus content at the very end for a detailed walkthrough of this episode's NEXT, BEST STEP!)

SCRIPTURE HIGHLIGHT: "Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well." 3 John 2

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