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From Passenger to CEO: The Mindset That Can Save Your Life | Kathy Giusti - EP 763
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- May 5, 2026
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Summary
What if beating cancer isn’t just about survival, but about transforming your life in the face of it? In this episode of Passion Struck, I sit down with Kathy Giusti, two-time cancer survivor, healthcare innovator, and founder of the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, to explore what it truly means to turn crisis into calling. After being diagnosed with multiple myeloma at just 37 and given only a few years to live, Kathy did more than fight for her life. She helped transform an entire field of medicine. Drawing from her book From Fatal to Fearless , Kathy challenges one of the most dangerous assumptions patients make: that the healthcare system will naturally work in their favor. Instead, she explains why patients must become the CEO of their own care by advocating, questioning, and acting with urgency in a system that often moves too slowly. We explore how urgency can become both a superpower and a burden, why navigating illness requires more than medical treatment, and how adversity can clarify what truly matters. Kathy also shares hard-earned lessons on survivorship, the fear of relapse, and the often unseen cost of dedicating your life to something bigger than yourself. Passion Struck is the #1 alternative health and personal growth podcast dedicated to human flourishing and the science of mattering. Full Show notes: https://passionstruck.com/beating-cancer-and-finding-purpose-kathy-giusti/ Get the Companion Workbook: https://www.theignitedlife.net/p/become-the-ceo-of-your-cure-kathy-giusti Thank You to Our Sponsors Get Huel today with 15% OFF using code PASSION at huel.com/passion . New customers only. Connect with John Pre-Order The Mattering Effect: https://matteringeffect.com/ Book John to Speak: https://johnrmiles.com/speaking/ Keynotes, books, podcast, an…