Welcome to the very first Notes from a Fart Walk—a monthly digest episode inside Sink & Swim where nothing has to be polished, optimized, or resolved to be worth sharing. This episode is an invitation to metabolize life in real time. Not with hot takes, diagnoses, or “here’s what you should do”—but with honesty, humor, and a body-led pace that lets things stay half-formed. Julie shares why “fart walking” (moving, processing, and sometimes being a little messy with a witness) is her response to urgency culture, performative wisdom, and the pressure to always be the expert—especially for high-achieving women in healthcare, law, corporate, and entrepreneurial spaces. You’ll hear Julie sink into her own inner world—naming recovering good-girl conditioning, the fear of making waves, and what it feels like to reclaim her voice without needing agreement. She explores the shift from being the internal “wellness manager” to actually experiencing her life, especially in winter, when the body is wired to slow down, not optimize. This isn’t a teaching episode. It’s not a manifesto. It’s a walk. 00:58 — Orientation: how to listen with your body (without fixing, analyzing, or optimizing) 09:08 — What a “Fart Walk” actually is: creating space for unpolished, in-process life on the internet 13:54 — Why digestion matters more than consumption in a loud, urgent, certainty-obsessed world 27:47 — Sink Into the Deep End: Recovering Good Girl conditioning, palatability, and the fear of making waves 35:59 — Sink Into the Deep End: What feels stinky right now—letting go of urgency, optimization, and inherited narratives 42:48 — Sink Into the Deep End: Listening to your body in winter (slowing down, seasonal rhythms, and the “speed of love”) 47:14 — It’s a Team Effort: Friendship starvation, transactional connection, and why millennial women feel lonely despite success 52:31 — Swim Practice → Swim Meet: Turning inner truth into real life—values, nourishment, identity, and contribution 57:53 — Nourishment in perimenopause: carbs, energy, and unsubscribing from wellness culture fear 01:07:34 — Delight without purpose: maps, geology, and why unexpected connection matters 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? Sink deeper with coaching support from Julie and Book a Soul Story Mapping Session Keep up with what's going on by joining the Notes from a Fart Walk Newsletter and don't miss an episode or update Watch full video episodes and clips on Youtube Social Media: Follow Julie for clips, bonus content, and updates throughout the week. You can also shoot her a DM to connect! Instagram @drjuliegranger, Substack @drjuliegranger LinkedIn juliegrangerdpt
