In this episode, I sit down with Lori Sepich to talk about what happens when denial finally catches up with you — and how facing hard truths can transform your life. After surviving two heart attacks and battling depression, Lori chose to stop hiding and start leading. Today, she’s a national advocate helping women take their health — and their responsibility to themselves — seriously. This is a conversation about courage, ownership, and the kind of leadership that starts from within.
Sometimes leadership doesn’t start in a boardroom.
Sometimes it starts in a hospital bed.
In this powerful episode of The Sandy Adams Show, I’m joined by Lori Sepich, a heart survivor turned national advocate, who shares how decades of denial nearly cost her life — and how facing the truth transformed her into a leader for women’s health.
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Diagnosed with extreme hypertension at just 17 years old, Lori spent years avoiding her reality. That avoidance led to two major heart attacks, nine stents, and a battle with depression that forced her to confront far more than her physical health.
Everything changed after attending her first Go Red for Women luncheon, where she realized her story wasn’t just hers — it was one millions of women were living silently.
Today, Lori works with the American Heart Association, created the Heart Rocks campaign spreading messages of self-love in communities, and was selected as part of the 2026 National Go Red class of survivors.
In this episode, we cover:
• Living in denial and why it feels easier than change
• Recognizing heart attack symptoms — and still ignoring them
• The mental health impact of major health trauma
• Turning pain into purpose and advocacy
• Why women must take their heart health seriously
• How small acts of leadership can create massive impact
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