Surviving Triple-Negative Breast Cancer | Natasha Golinksky

In this Breast Cancer Awareness Month episode, trauma-informed business coach Natasha Golinsky shares her raw, unfiltered story of surviving stage 2 triple-negative breast cancer. Her mammogram came back negative even though she had a lump you could see and feel. Dense breast tissue hid it, so she had to push hard to get the ultrasound and biopsy that found the cancer.

That matters because false-negative mammograms are more common than most women realize, and self-advocacy can be the difference between catching cancer early and missing it. It also matters for women running businesses, because a health crisis changes how you work, who you trust, and what you let go of.

Natasha is the right person to talk to about this. She lived through it while running a web development agency for over a decade. She’s now a somatic business coach who helps female founders feel safe taking up space. Kandas Rodarte, a metastatic breast cancer thriver herself, joins her for a conversation that’s honest about the physical realities of treatment and just as honest about the freedom that comes after.

In this episode

• How false-negative mammograms happen with dense breast tissue (Type C and D), and why pushing for an ultrasound and biopsy can save your life
• The physical realities of chemotherapy, surgical reconstruction, capsular contracture, and medical menopause
• The “eat the cheesecake” mindset, which means letting go of perfectionist health rules and post-cancer guilt in favor of choosing joy
• How a diagnosis pushed Natasha to hire a #2 to run her agency, and how she now helps women feel safe being visible

About Natasha Golinsky

Natasha Golinsky is a trauma-informed somatic business coach, female founder, and host of the Never Launch on a Friday podcast. She spent over a decade running a web development agency. Today she helps female entrepreneurs heal the internal blocks that keep them from showing up, being visible, and taking up space in their businesses.

Connect with Natasha:

• LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/natashagolinsky/
• Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/neverlaunchonafriday/ (@NeverLaunchOnAFriday)

Resources and links mentioned

• “15 Ways My Life Is Better Since Having Cancer,” a LinkedIn post by Natasha Golinsky: https://lnkd.in/p/eEEX89fp
• Creator Co-Lab Mixer, co-hosted by Kandas Rodarte and Amy Stone. Register free at https://kandasrodarte.com/mixer
• Herceptin research funded by Revlon: https://www.curetoday.com/view/web-exclusive-qanda-with-dr-dennis-slamon
• Podcast theme music by Rev Brock and Soul Lily

Chapters:
0:00 – Welcome Natasha Golinsky
3:13 – Natasha’s Diagnosis & Treatment Choices
11:41 – Breast Density, Types & Shared Journeys
20:05 – Life, Relationships & Perspective After Cancer
27:37 – Reconstruction & Recovery Realities
35:29 – Helping Women Take Up Space & Overcome Fear
42:25 – Web Strategy & AI with Natasha Golinsky
46:09 – Moments of Gratitude & Closing Credits

Gratitude Geek is the business education podcast for Gen X women solopreneurs who weave gratitude and appreciation into their business strategy. Hosted by metastatic breast cancer thriver, Kandas Rodarte, who co-creates spaces, opportunities, and conversations for women business owners.

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