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Pictured: this is me watching, completely awestruck through tears, as Artemis II blasted off from Cape Canaveral on April 1, 2026. It's also the day that the Good Patient officially died and I launched into a new unknown of freedom.

Pictured: this is me watching, completely awestruck through tears, as Artemis II blasted off from Cape Canaveral on April 1, 2026. It's also the day that the Good Patient officially died and I launched into a new unknown of freedom.

The Good Patient is dead: How the medical system trained me to stop trusting myself — and how I got out

Julie Granger

Apr 2233 min read

They crucify you for following your heart. But they don't get the last word.

They crucify you for following your heart. But they don't get the last word.

They crucify you for following your heart. But they don't get the last word.

Julie Granger

Apr 55 min read

The untold stories of clinicians who chose an unconventional career path

The untold stories of clinicians who chose an unconventional career path

The Healthcare Career Pivots You Don't See on LinkedIn

Julie Granger

Mar 3119 min read

Notes from a Fart Walk: March Edition

Notes from a Fart Walk: March Edition

Notes from a Fart Walk: March Edition

Julie Granger

Mar 1117 min read

Julie standing in a window looking hopefully at the sky

Julie standing in a window looking hopefully at the sky

What I'd tell you about the clinician to coach transition if I wasn’t afraid of hurting your feelings

Julie Granger

Feb 1713 min read

Friendship is hard these days. What gives?

Friendship is hard these days. What gives?

Friendship is hard these days. What gives?

Julie Granger

Feb 219 min read

A Tribute to the Women in Healthcare Who Hold (instead of Fix) the Whole Human

A Tribute to the Women in Healthcare Who Hold (instead of Fix) the Whole Human

A Tribute to the Women in Healthcare Who Hold (instead of Fix) the Whole Human

Julie Granger

Nov 19, 20253 min read

The Unspoken Truth About Entrepreneurship for Athletic Women in Midlife

The Unspoken Truth About Entrepreneurship for Athletic Women in Midlife

The Unspoken Truth About Entrepreneurship for Athletic Women in Midlife

Julie Granger

Oct 30, 202533 min read

When the Life You Built Breaks Your Heart (and Your Body Says Enough)

When the Life You Built Breaks Your Heart (and Your Body Says Enough)

When the Life You Built Breaks Your Heart (and Your Body Says Enough)

Julie Granger

Sep 16, 20258 min read

When Hope Refuses to Sink

When Hope Refuses to Sink

When Hope Refuses to Sink

Julie Granger

Sep 10, 20259 min read

Julie standing in windowsill of old warehouse staring at the sky

Julie standing in windowsill of old warehouse staring at the sky

Too Good at Making It Fit — Until I Finally Outgrew It

Julie Granger

May 6, 20254 min read

Julie in white top and purple skirt leaning against a wall mural in Asheville

Julie in white top and purple skirt leaning against a wall mural in Asheville

She's not too much. She's been carrying too much.

Julie Granger

Apr 29, 20254 min read

Julie atop a mountain on the Monarch Crest in Utah at peak Aspen tree color in the fall - snow on adjacent mountain peaks

Julie atop a mountain on the Monarch Crest in Utah at peak Aspen tree color in the fall - snow on adjacent mountain peaks

I Climbed Every Peak—Then Found Real Power in the Descent

Julie Granger

Apr 21, 20252 min read

Julie in a meadow and blue dress turning back and looking at the camera

Julie in a meadow and blue dress turning back and looking at the camera

Women in Healthcare: You're not losing your edge. You're losing your intuition.

Julie Granger

Apr 14, 20257 min read

Julie in front of a box office window smirking at the camera

Julie in front of a box office window smirking at the camera

What Turns Me On (and Off) About Your Online Brand in 3 Seconds Flat

Julie Granger

Apr 7, 20256 min read

Julie sits in Gothic Reading Room at Duke with laptop, staring into camera

Julie sits in Gothic Reading Room at Duke with laptop, staring into camera

I'm here to sink AND swim

Julie Granger

Apr 5, 20252 min read

Embracing your "grown-up teenage era"

Embracing your "grown-up teenage era"

Embracing your "grown-up teenage era"

Julie Granger

Mar 9, 20257 min read

How I stopped playing small and embraced my light - a 16 year wedding anniversary + International Women's Day reflection

How I stopped playing small and embraced my light - a 16 year wedding anniversary + International Women's Day reflection

How I stopped playing small and embraced my light - a 16 year wedding anniversary + International Women's Day reflection

Julie Granger

Mar 8, 20259 min read

You gotta step into the Daylight, and let it go

You gotta step into the Daylight, and let it go

You gotta step into the Daylight, and let it go

Julie Granger

Feb 26, 20258 min read

9 years in business: Something new is blooming

9 years in business: Something new is blooming

9 years in business: Something new is blooming

Julie Granger

Feb 22, 20256 min read

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