It Started with a Diagnosis

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If you've built a life—a career, a family, physical strength—it can feel like a stable tower. You know where every piece goes.

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Then, a health crisis hits. An injury, a diagnosis, a sudden injury.

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It feels like a crucial block has been yanked from the very bottom. Your entire life, everything that felt so solid, suddenly seems fragile. You find yourself holding your breath, worried that the slightest wrong move could bring it all crashing down.

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If that’s how you feel right now… uncertain, unstable, and just trying to hold it all together… you are in the right place.

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My name is Jan Carter, and I've been in that exact spot.

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The Guide I Couldn't Find

 

My own life was completely derailed by a major, life-threatening health crisis. The recovery was slow, frustrating, and terrifying.

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I learned very quickly that healing isn't just a physical instruction manual. It's a full-body, full-life experience.

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I had medical advice, but I was desperate for a guide to everything else:

• How to handle the emotional rollercoaster and the anxiety that it could all happen again.

• How to rebuild physical strength in a body that didn't respond the way it used to.

• How to navigate the brain fog, the financial stress, and the deep, confusing grief for the 'old self' I had lost.

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I was looking for a playbook for the whole person, not just the patient.

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I couldn't find it. So, I decided to build it.

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What This Podcast Is About

 

The Second Wind Podcast is the resource I wish I had.

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This isn't another podcast about "bouncing back" or chasing the ghost of who you were. This is a practical, compassionate, and honest guide to rebuilding.

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My mission is to explore the blueprint for a holistic recovery. We go far beyond the physical and dive deep into the 8 Building Blocks of Healing—the emotional, intellectual, social, spiritual, financial, and environmental parts of your life that are the true foundation for a strong comeback.

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We'll talk about the science of nutrition for repair, the neuroplasticity to overcome brain fog, and the unspoken rules of navigating a new identity. We'll have conversations that are honest about the struggle and optimistic about the path forward.

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You're in the Right Place If...

 

• You're recovering from a major illness, injury, or diagnosis.

• You feel lost, overwhelmed, or isolated on your healing journey.

• You're tired of being told to "just be positive" and want real strategies.

• You're ready to stop fighting your body and start working with it.

• You're looking for your "second wind" to build a life that is meaningful, resilient, and strong—not in spite of what happened, but because of it.

 

Thank you for being here. You don't have to do this alone.

 

Welcome to the Comeback Club!