Not Sick, Not Fine: Living With a Genetic Mutation

What does it actually feel like to live with a genetic mutation like BRCA, Lynch syndrome, or other hereditary cancer risks?Not the medical side. Not the statistics.In this episode, I’m talking about the space in between — the place where you’re not sick, but you’re not untouched either.Living with a genetic mutation or high cancer risk changes how you think, how you make decisions, and how you move through your life… even when everything looks completely normal on the outside.We talk a lot about prevention and cancer. But we don’t talk enough about what it feels like to live in the middle of it.In this conversation, I’m opening up about:the feeling of not fitting anywhere — not in the cancer world, but not outside of it eitherthe internal “imposter” feeling of questioning whether your experience is validthe quiet, constant “what if” that lives in the backgroundhow this impacts your body, identity, relationships, and everyday lifethe weight of making preventative decisions that permanently change your bodyand why this experience can feel so isolating, even when you’re surrounded by supportIf you’ve ever felt like: “I’m not sick… but I’m not okay either” this episode will put words to that feeling.Whether you are BRCA positive, living with Lynch syndrome, CHEK2, ATM, or navigating any form of hereditary cancer risk — this conversation is for you.BRCAgenetic mutationhereditary cancer riskprevivorBRCA anxietyLynch syndromehigh cancer riskpreventative surgeryliving with BRCAcancer risk anxiety Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.