From "It's Nothing" to "It's Cancer" - My 10 Year Celebration of Sinking, Swimming, and Fully Living

In this deeply personal solo episode, I’m sharing the 10-year anniversary story of my cancer diagnosis—what I now call my diagnosiversary—and how it shaped the entire ethos behind Sink & Swim.Before cancer, I was the poster child for Western medicine and performance-based success: top of my PT class, working with elite athletes, constantly striving to optimize, fix, and keep swimming. But my body had other plans.This episode unpacks the full descent—from panic attacks to mystery illnesses, orthorexia masked as wellness, and years of doctors telling me “it’s nothing” about a mass in my lung that turned out to be cancer. But more than that, it’s a story of intuition, identity unraveling, and finally learning to listen—not just to symptoms, but to the soul story underneath.For anyone who’s ever been gaslit by medical providers, questioned their identity as a healthcare professional, or chased health info like it’s a job—this episode is a reckoning, a reclamation, and a love letter to your inner knowing.0:00:00 – The Real Reason I Started Sink & Swim 0:10:59 – When Science Was My Scripture 0:24:12 – Candida, Panic, & the Descent 0:38:34 – “It’s Not Cancer”… Until It Was 0:52:47 – Trusting the Whisper Over the Protocol 1:10:26 – The 10-Year Mark & Redefining Aliveness 1:24:01 – From Fixing to Listening — In My Coaching Work, TooIf this episode speaks to you, hit subscribe, leave a review, and share it with a friend👉Looking for more of where this came from? Sink deeper with coaching support from Julie and Book a Soul Story Mapping SessionKeep up with what's going on by joining the Notes from a Fart Walk Newsletter and don't miss an episode or updateWatch full video episodes and clips on YoutubeSocial Media: Follow Julie for clips, bonus content, and updates throughout the week. You can also shoot her a DM to connect!Instagram @drjuliegranger, Substack @drjuliegrangerLinkedIn  juliegrangerdpt