Mind · Body · Soul — the framework for the series
Tia and Nicole introduce the limited series, why these conversations are being created, and the Mind · Body · Soul framework guiding it. Tia shares that she is learning alongside you — and they introduce the idea of each guest sharing their own "AHA Moment."
Dr. Thakore opens the series with prevention, awareness, community education, healthy habits, and what we can begin doing before a heart-health event occurs — plus AHA's bystander CPR education and youth health initiatives.
Drawing on Peggy's experience as a clinical exercise physiologist, diabetes specialist, obesity counselor, and longtime wellness educator: nutrition, metabolic health, movement, and sustainable everyday habits — with lessons from Five to Thrive, Diabetes Rescue, and the Wellness Challenge.
A conversation around nourishment, community, Aki's connection to the American Heart Association, and her experience as a 2024 Leaders of Impact winner.
Meredith takes us beyond individual nutrition and into food access. Share the Harvest works with 11 organizations to provide fresh food to food pantries and community partners, creating greater access to locally grown nourishment.
Vanessa shares her experience as a daughter walking alongside her mother after a heart diagnosis — what it means for families to be present, communicate, ask questions, understand their role, and advocate for someone they love.
Taking what we're learning about nutrition into the kitchen. Chef Nick explores ingredients, plant-forward options, sourcing, sustainability, customized meal planning, and how nourishing food can become practical and approachable in everyday life.
A new conversation in the series — title and topic to be announced.
Brooke's advocacy is rooted in her family's experiences with heart health — her father's AFib and ablation, her grandfather's stroke, and her twin brother's open-heart surgery as a premature infant. She turns personal experience into action through hands-only CPR education, youth volunteering, and the Share the Harvest partnership: teens harvest and package vegetables supporting roughly 350 children each week, with heart-health materials in English and Spanish accompanying the food distributed to families.
Fern takes us through her history with the American Heart Association: the red dresses surrounding the Bryant Park fountain, Laura Bush's involvement, the celebrity fashion shows, and how fashion and visibility brought women's heart health into the cultural conversation.
Dr. Thakore returns for a focused conversation around GLP-1 medications and cardiovascular health, including emerging clinical data and the importance of medical supervision, monitoring, blood work, blood pressure, and heart rate.
