# How Two Firings Led To Horses, Healing Hands, And A Mission To Save Women From Heart Disease

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Podcast: [If Only](https://stenobird.com/podcast/if-only-6468928)
Published: 2026-01-27T13:00:00+00:00
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A chance firing. A racetrack gate. A hospital monitor that won’t slow down. Our conversation with Linda Pankala traces a remarkable arc from electronics lab to jockey silks to a healing practice and a powerful mission: help women prevent the number one killer they’re too often not told about—cardiovascular disease. We talk about the moment that changed everything: a trainer leaning down at Belmont and inviting Linda to try the path she hadn’t dared to name. From there, she learned pace, cour...

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