What started as a walk through a Denver neighborhood turned into a seven-year journey building a deconstruction company that challenges how we think about waste, leadership, and sustainable growth. In this episode, Anna Perks shares how she built Perks Deconstruction, why entrepreneurship is often romanticized, and what it really takes to grow a business without burning out.

When women face serious health challenges, the hardest part is often not the diagnosis itself but the overwhelm that follows. Appointments are rushed, systems are fragmented, and women are expected to keep caregiving, working, and managing life as if nothing has changed. In this episode, Dr. Laura James ND explains why modern healthcare leaves women carrying too much and what actually helps. This conversation is about clarity, boundaries, resilience, and how women can protect their energy and agency in systems that were never designed to support them.