Bad Mom City USA: Dr. Jackie Roelofs on Finding Yourself in Motherhood
Pelvic floor PT and mom-of-two Dr. Jackie Roelofs (aka @drjuicyjackie) joins Julie to tell the truth about motherhood when the dream life and the day-to-day don’t match. Jackie traces her origin story from PT student with debilitating cycle-linked back pain and an “I-know-it’s-endo” hunch, through COVID-era diagnosis and surgery, to rebuilding trust in her body and becoming the mirror she once needed for other moms. Together they unpack identity loss after birth, nervous-system spirals, and why the goal isn’t perfect regulation—it’s surrendering to the mess and finding safety again. Jackie introduces her “unprogrammed program” for real postpartum strength (two minutes counts!), gives permission to care about aesthetics and grieve what’s changed, and coins the now-iconic Bad Mom City USA. The episode closes with a Swiftie lightning round and Jackie’s story of dragging herself to the Eras Tour in the thick of postpartum anxiety—how scream-singing became medicine—and the two whispers she’d give any mom in the spiral: trust yourself and you’re not alone.01:00 — A Love Letter to Moms + Meet Dr. Jackie09:58 — From a Knowing Nod to an Endo Hunch: Jackie’s Origin Story23:02 — COVID Pause, Diagnosis & the Pivot to Pelvic PT44:21 — Motherhood Identity Shift: Strategy vs. Surrender56:23 — The Unprogrammed Program: Grief, Body Image & Permission1:03:28 — Bad Mom City USA + Eras Tour: Joy, Tears & RepairLove what you hear and want to connect with Jackie? Follow her on Instagram @drjuicyjackie If this episode speaks to you, hit subscribe, leave a review, and share it with a friend Looking for more of where this came from? Subscribe and watch full video episodes on Youtube Follow Julie on Instagram @drjuliegranger for clips, bonus content, and updates throughout the week. You can also shoot her a DM to connect! Get a deeper dive on Sink and Swim topics by joining the email club Find out more about Julie's coaching programs at her website
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Best Believe I’m Still Bejeweled: What Cancer Taught Me About Belonging, Pedestals, and Being Fully Alive
The hardest part wasn’t cancer. It was what happened when I got better.This episode is part two of my 10-year Diagnosiversary reflection series — but instead of revisiting the drama of diagnosis and treatment, we’re diving into what came after.I’m talking about the identity shifts, relationship reckonings, and cultural patterns I began to notice when the casseroles stopped coming and the celebration faded. We’ll explore why people rally when you’re suffering but sometimes disappear when you’re thriving, how childhood bullying for “shining too bright” shaped my adult relationships, and what I learned from both being on pedestals and putting others there.I’ll share why I threw myself a shimmering Taylor Swift–inspired anniversary party, the hard truth about sickness as currency for belonging, and the rebellious act of staying fully alive in a world that often only claps for your comeback — not your continued glow.Whether you’ve navigated illness, career shifts, or just the lonely truth of outgrowing old dynamics, this conversation is your permission slip to celebrate yourself in every season — no pedestal required.00:00 — A Decade Later: Picking Up Where Part One Left Off 04:49 — When Pain Gets Applause but Joy Gets Silence 05:54 — The “Bejeweled” Party and What It Really Celebrates 10:12 — The Old Bind: Belonging vs. Being Fully Myself 14:20 — The Pedestal Problem: Gurus, Gatekeepers, and Growing Pains 26:16 — Sickness as Worthiness and the Disappearing Act After Healing 32:12 — The Price — and Freedom — of Living Fully AliveIf this episode speaks to you, hit subscribe, leave a review, and share it with a friend Looking for more of where this came from? Subscribe and watch full video episodes on Youtube Follow Julie on Instagram @drjuliegranger for clips, bonus content, and updates throughout the week. You can also shoot her a DM to connect! Get a deeper dive on Sink and Swim topics by joining the email club Find out more about Julie's coaching programs at her website
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Awakening Your Inner Mystic: Megan Broadhead on Shedding the Boxes and Illuminating the Freedom to Be Fully You
Episode Summary:In this deeply reflective and heart-opening episode, Julie connects with Megan Broadhead--a therapist, coach, and spiritual midwife who has undergone an extraordinary journey of personal and professional evolution. They explore themes of spiritual initiation, stepping into one's fullest expression, and the beauty of embracing both the human and divine within us.The conversation is a testament to the transformative power of trusting the process, embracing the liminal space, and leaning into joy. This episode is for anyone feeling the call to evolve beyond their current container, step into their power, and embrace the messiness of life as sacred.Chapters:00:00 – You’re Braver Than You Think (And Already Becoming Who You Are): Megan shares her experience of navigating infertility struggls and life transitions, including her deep connection with her community and the growth she’s witnessed in herself.04:31 – When a Gong Breaks You Open (Spiritual Initiation in a Room Full of Women): Megan takes us through a pivotal identity moment during a women's gathering in 2023, forcing her to question everything she thought she knew about herself.13:04 – Becoming Your Own Safety: Dismantling Transactional Containers: As Megan navigates this awakening, she reflects on how she shifted from external safety to becoming her own source of safety and support, and leaving behind transactional relationships for deeper, more authentic connections.22:44 – Mystic in the Making: When the Clinical Container Starts to Crack: Megan shares her evolution from clinical therapy practice to embracing a more mystical and spiritual approach in her work. She talks about how this shift reflects her growing awareness of the need for spiritual guidance in healing and how she’s blending the two worlds.29:30 – Pedestals, Power Loss, and the Cost of Being Seen: The conversation moves into the impact of pedestal dynamics and how stepping into authenticity often means shedding old identities and relationships that no longer serve. Megan opens up about the grief and the power that comes from letting go of old versions of herself and the people who couldn’t hold space for her growth.40:10 – From Fundamentalism to Full-Spectrum Freedom: Reflecting on her upbringing, Megan describes how she broke free from fundamentalism to embrace a more expansive view of spirituality. She shares how this shaped her understanding of Divine power and personal authenticity.57:41 – The Birthday Party as Portal: Reclaiming Pleasure, Joy & Your People: Megan celebrates how she created a space for women to gather, celebrate, and exchange energy without the constraints of societal expectations. This was a clear embodiment of what it means to live fully and authentically.Listen now and find the courage to release what's no longer serving you and lean into the fullness of who you are becoming.Follow Megan on Instagram If this episode speaks to you, hit subscribe, leave a review, and share it with a friend Looking for more of where this came from? Subscribe and watch full video episodes on Youtube Follow Julie on Instagram @drjuliegranger for clips, bonus content, and updates throughout the week. You can also shoot her a DM to connect! Get a deeper dive on Sink and Swim topics by joining the email club Find out more about Julie's coaching programs at her website
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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? Subscribe and watch full video episodes on Youtube Follow Julie on Instagram @drjuliegranger for clips, bonus content, and updates throughout the week. You can also shoot her a DM to connect! Get a deeper dive on Sink and Swim topics by joining the email club Find out more about Julie's coaching programs at her website
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When Women in Healthcare Listen to Their Bodies Instead of Their Bosses: Dr Jess on the Wild Leap into Something Real
In this powerful conversation, Dr. Jessica DeJarnette — physician, startup co-founder, nervous system nerd, and wildly untamed human — shares her story of dismantling the life that looked perfect on paper: white coat, paycheck, purpose. But behind the scenes? Dissociation. Identity unraveling. A body screaming no more.We talk about the trauma behind burnout (yes, we name it), the grief of letting go of status and stability, and the radical trust it takes to follow your body’s wisdom — even when the path ahead is foggy.If you’ve ever found yourself resenting the very life you worked so hard to build — the business, the job, the family, the good girl persona — this one will crack something open.Because the truth is, healing doesn’t always look graceful. Sometimes it looks like walking away from everything you thought would save you. And realizing the only map forward is the one your soul’s been holding all along.00:00 – A Life That Looks Good, But Doesn’t Feel Right We open with what so many high-achieving women feel but rarely say: “I built this... and I’m still not okay.”06:49 – Emergency Medicine, Adrenaline, and the Breaking Point Dr. Jess reflects on her early career in the ER and when the pace of saving lives started costing her own.15:11 – “I Dissociated Through My 30s” She names what many women in medicine feel but can’t admit: the survival state that became her baseline.23:26 – From Inner Collapse to Inner Compass A slow, terrifying unraveling — and how her intuition (plus a stranger in Alaska) helped her walk away.33:28 – Nomad Life, Nervous Systems, and Building from Blank Page Leaving behind the house, the job, the plan. How she rebuilt safety and identity without a blueprint.44:01 – Why She Co-Founded a Trauma Healing Startup A deep dive into why our systems can’t heal trauma — and what she’s doing instead.59:13 – “I Want to Be a Forest Witch” On redefining success, reclaiming wildness, and why she’s finally letting herself want what she wants.Love what you hear? Itching to discover more from Dr. Jess?Make sure you're following her on Instagram at @jessicadejarnette_mdIf this episode speaks to you, hit subscribe, leave a review, and share it with a friend Looking for more of where this came from? Subscribe and watch full video episodes on Youtube Follow Julie on Instagram @drjuliegranger for clips, bonus content, and updates throughout the week. You can also shoot her a DM to connect! Get a deeper dive on Sink and Swim topics by joining the email club Find out more about Julie's coaching programs at her website
Sink into your truth, rewrite the story you were born to live, swim in your Soul’s purpose.Sink AND Swim is a podcast for high-achieving Luminaires ready to break free from the “sink or swim” societal narratives that dictate the “right” ways to live, work, parent, and be. By paddling furiously to stay afloat and conform to the corset of "sink or swim" narratives, we are pulled away from our deepest and most authentic stories.This show illuminates the stories of Luminaires - gifted, talented, multidimensional, soul-led, and neurospicy people who have gone on the deep alchemical journey from telling a story of sink OR swim to sink AND swim. Listeners are invited to “sink” into your raw, unfiltered stories, uncovering the gifts embedded in the parts of you that you were conditioned to hide and conform.There, you'll find the buoyancy to “swim” - fully embracing the freedom to be who you are, live out your soul's purpose, and attract people and opportunities that honor you in your full expansiveness.
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