She What?

In this lively discussion, journalist Meghan Rabbitt, a veteran in women's health reporting, shares how a lunch with Maria Shriver turned into her mission to empower women through her book on health advocacy. She tackles myths surrounding menopause and emphasizes the importance of precise language in anatomy, unveiling enlightening details about the human and cow clitoris. Meghan also reflects on personal health decisions like her hysterectomy, while encouraging men to better support women's health experiences. Laughter and crucial insights abound!

When you find your true passion, sometimes you just have to take the leap. In this episode, Melanie Curtis shares how skydiving has taught her to push past fear, embrace vulnerability, and find power in community. From BLTs to bold moves, her life as a professional sky diver, artist, author and life coach reminds us that bravery isn’t just about skydiving — it’s about daring to show up fully in life. Join Jess and Maureen as they dare to record live for the first. time. ever. at the New Jersey Conference for Women.Check out Mel's website.For more, visit us on Instagram.Brought to you by Capital HealthCredits:Producer and Host: Jess DowneyProducer and Host: Maureen PetroskyProducer and Editor: Leigh IacobucciArtwork: Peter Yates DesignKnow someone with an amazing She WHAT? story?Tell us about her!

Amy Lynn was a struggling ER nurse with five little kids, a stack of bills, and no clear path forward. One tiny act of self-care, a few units of Botox, became the catalyst for an entirely new life. In this episode of She What?, Amy gets raw about loss, resilience, and rebuilding her life from the inside out. From surviving tragedy to building a thriving aesthetic practice, Amy’s journey is a powerful reminder that confidence, like healing, starts within.Follow Amy on Instagram.Check out Glo Derma and the Glo Derma Academy.Want to see this interview or access episode transcripts? Check out our YouTube channel. For more, visit us on Instagram.Brought to you by Capital HealthCredits:Producer and Host: Jess DowneyProducer and Host: Maureen PetroskyProducer and Editor:  Leigh IacobucciArtwork: Peter Yates DesignKnow someone with an amazing She WHAT? story?Tell us about her!

How do you climb both a literal mountain and a metaphorical one? Kara Richardson Whitely, has done both—again and again. Kara is an outdoor adventurer, author of Gorge: My Journey Up Kilimanjaro at 300 Pounds (soon to be a movie), and CEO of The GORGEous Agency, which helps brands connect and grow with the plus-size market. In this episode, she talks about how events in her childhood led to her struggle with binge eating disorder, and how she found connection, healing, and peace in the outdoors (and summited Mount Kilimanjaro THREE TIMES). She also shares her perspective on diet culture, weight-loss drugs, and how brands can better serve people in larger bodies. Her account is an important reminder that you never know the story behind someone’s body, and we all have the power to push back against the stigmas and assumptions that too often surround weight and health.Follow Kara on Instagram.Want to see this interview or access episode transcripts? Check out our YouTube channel. For more, visit us on Instagram.Brought to you by Capital HealthCredits:Producer and Host: Jess DowneyProducer and Host: Maureen PetroskyProducer and Editor: Christine FennessyArtwork: Peter Yates DesignKnow someone with an amazing She WHAT? story?Tell us about her!

Nikki Graziano nearly lost her life to alcohol. Today, she's the founder and owner of Bar Palmina, a zero-proof cocktail bar in Philly's Fishtown neighborhood (and named after her grandmother). In this powerful episode, Nikki tells the story of how she went from liver failure and life support into recovery, acceptance, and reinvention, creating a new space for herself and so many others. It's raw. It's real. And ultimately, it's hopeful.Check out the current menu at Bar Palmina and follow them Instagram. For more on She WHAT?, visit us on Instagram.Brought to you by Capital HealthCredits:Producer and Host: Jess DowneyProducer and Host: Maureen PetroskyProducer and Editor: Christine FennessyArtwork: Peter Yates DesignKnow someone with an amazing She WHAT? story?Tell us about her!

For 28 years, Rhea Hughes has been the co-host of the WIP Morning Show on Sports Talk Radio. She talks to Jess and Maureen about how she broke in, stayed in, and rose to the top of a field long dominated by dudes. (And offers a unique bit of advice on timing big life events along the way.) She gets real about the anxieties of being a working mom, especially in a profession where your replacement is practically standing in your shadow. And she explains why they have such a pull on so many, but you don't need to love sports to love Rhea. She's honest, she's hilarious, and she's 100 percent Philly. Want to see this interview or access episode transcripts? Check out our YouTube channel. For more, visit us on Instagram.Brought to you by Capital HealthCredits:Producer and Host: Jess DowneyProducer and Host: Maureen PetroskyProducer and Editor: Christine FennessyArtwork: Peter Yates DesignKnow someone with an amazing She WHAT? story?Tell us about her!

Tori Foles was a former Division I volleyball player who—like all athletes—knew her own body. But when a mysterious cascade of symptoms hit her at the age of 23, she initially faced a doctor who disregarded and diminished how she was feeling. In this episode, she shares how she fought for a diagnosis, and struggled to regain the life she'd once had. Today, she's a mom of three, a business owner, and wife of Super Bowl MVP Nick Foles. Her conversation with Jess and Maureen is a powerful reminder that chronic illness doesn’t define you—and that self-advocacy is vital.Follow Tori and the sweet lids (for dads AND moms) at Dad SZN.Want to see this interview or access episode transcripts? Check out our YouTube channel. For more, visit us on Instagram.Brought to you by Capital HealthCredits:Producer and Host: Jess DowneyProducer and Host: Maureen PetroskyProducer and Editor: Christine FennessyArtwork: Peter Yates DesignKnow someone with an amazing She WHAT? story?Tell us about her!

Chances are, you've got one very important thing in common with Jessy Kyle: You've spent most of your life wearing bras that don't fit quite right. For Jessy, a three-time cancer survivor (who, side note, has sung the national anthem for the Eagles), the problem was magnified when her doctors refused to do a breast reduction surgery. In this episode, she shares her remarkable story of beating the odds (again and again and again), finding gratitude in the little wins, and how she built a company around boosting confidence in her customers.Follow Jessy on IG, and find your perfect fit at Betterly Bra.For more, visit us on Instagram.Brought to you by Capital HealthCredits:Host and Producer: Jess DowneyHost and Producer: Maureen PetroskyProducer and Editor: Christine FennessyArtwork: Peter Yates DesignKnow someone with an amazing She WHAT? story?Tell us about her!

What if one of your life’s biggest accomplishment started…on a dare? Jess and Maureen talk with Dr. Jannell MacAulay, a combat pilot, special operations consultant, TEDx speaker, mother of two—and, among so many other things, leader of a mission to remove and destroy chemical weapons from Syria (yeah, we know, she what???). Jannell talks about how she ended up in the Air Force, that insane Syria story, being a military mom, and how she's using the mindset that helped her thrive in high-stakes environments, to help others. Want to see this interview or access episode transcripts? Check out our YouTube channel. For more, head to our Instagram.Brought to you by Capital HealthCredits:Host and Producer: Jess DowneyHost and Producer: Maureen PetroskyProducer and Editor: Christine FennessyArtwork: Peter Yates DesignKnow someone with an amazing She WHAT? story?Tell us about her!

Shanta Tailor was living the life of a typical 20-something–hanging with friends, starting up a career, saving for a place of her own–when she felt a lump. What happens next is extraordinary as Shanta faced a series of health and personal crises that could have derailed her life completely. But instead, she found an inner superpower (and nerves of steel because now...skydiver). Today, she's using that power to help others make it through the hardest days of their lives, so they too can get to the amazing moments waiting on the other side.   Want to see this interview or access episode transcripts? Check out our YouTube channel. For more, visit us on Instagram.Brought to you by Capital HealthCredits:Host and Producer: Jess DowneyHost and Producer: Maureen PetroskyProducer and Editor: Christine FennessyArtwork: Peter Yates DesignKnow someone with an amazing She WHAT? story? Tell us about her!