Calling Off Her Wedding Changed Everything: Choosing Herself & Building Allara Health with Rachel Blank

#391: Rachel Blank is the Founder and CEO of Allara, a virtual care platform built for the millions of women living with complex, chronic conditions. Allara makes expert healthcare accessible by connecting patients with specially trained, and highly empathetic doctors and Registered Dietitians who treat patients from a whole health perspective. Rachel founded Allara following her own experience struggling to get a diagnosis and trusted treatment for PCOS. Prior to founding Allara, Rachel was the Director of Strategy at Ro and is a graduate of Harvard Business School.

This episode was originally released in June 2025.

What you'll learn:

Importance of not rushing into marriage, especially when you know it doesn't feel rightWhy Allara Health would not have started if she stayed in her previous relationship and did not call off the weddingHow to re-frame being intimidated by men, especially in work and businessThe difference between feeling unsafe and emotionally understood in a relationshipPersonal experiences with navigating PCOS and different women's health conditions

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