In this episode of Adversity to Strength, Caron Grossman shares a deeply personal journey shaped by grief, addiction, recovery and survival.

Caron lost her mother suddenly to a heart attack when she was just 13. Decades later, at the age of 58, she experienced a heart attack of her own, forcing her to confront the reality of women’s heart health and the importance of recognising that symptoms can present very differently from those typically associated with men.

What began as an article about women’s heart health eventually became her memoir, Listen to Your Heart Song: Navigating the Unexpected. But Caron’s story reaches far beyond the heart attack itself.

We explore the lasting impact of losing her mother at a young age, food and alcohol addiction, recovery, resilience, self-advocacy and the importance of learning to trust the signals we often ignore — from the body, the gut and our own inner sense that something is wrong.

Caron also reflects on how adversity reshaped her life, why listening to yourself can be lifesaving, and what it means to rebuild with greater awareness, honesty and purpose.

This is an open and powerful conversation about grief, recovery, women’s health, self-trust and finding strength after life changes unexpectedly.