The System Isn’t Built for When Women Get Sick

Rebecca Bloom’s Three-Part Battle Plan

Most women don’t walk into a serious diagnosis with a blank slate. They walk in already holding up the sky—jobs, kids, aging parents, partners who need managing, and the invisible labor no one lists on a résumé.

Add a serious diagnosis on top of that, and the default response is predictable: minimize your symptoms, apologize for being “high-maintenance,” and hope the system takes care of you.

Rebecca Bloom’s work exists because that hope is not enough.

A former attorney and long-time benefits expert, she’s watched the system disadvantage women in three specific ways: economics, research, and credibility. In our conversation, she lays out a framework that doesn’t pretend those barriers aren’t real—but shows you how to move through them with strategy instead of shame.

Her framework has three pillars designed to help you regain control and become an active CEO of your health journey.

Buy Rebecca’s book and get the support you deserver

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🎯 Pillar 1: Draft Your Team Like an Org Chart, Not a Cry for Help

Rebecca is blunt about how most of us approach support: “Too often people do this catchall cry for help when they hit the wall.” The vague Facebook post. The group text. The “let me know if you need anything” chorus that leaves you holding the logistics bag.