There’s a 100% chance you will face challenges in your life and in the world around you. The truth is you already are. But it’s not what happens to us that defines us; it’s how we respond that marks our lives. Becoming Heart Strong explores perspectives, tools, and inspiration to help you live with more courage, rebuild after setbacks, and strengthen yourself from the inside out. Host Jess Lindberg interviews thought leaders, authors, experts, and everyday amazing people who share their stories and outlooks to help you get from where you are today to where you want to be tomorrow. Jess Lindberg is the host of The Becoming Heart Strong Podcast, a keynote speaker, and a social entrepreneur passionate about inspiring people to grow through their challenges and live their full potential. On her show, she dives into transformative conversations and invites listeners to live with courage, overcome setbacks, and create meaningful impact in their world. As a sought-after life leadership expert and strategist, Jess works with purpose-driven individuals and organizations seeking to transform and create impact from unexpected circumstances. Jess has built powerful resilience through personal traumas and aims to help others build their resilience muscle through courageous self-leadership. Her warm, down-to-earth style and inspiring spirit have ignited the hearts and minds of many organizations and individuals. Follow Jess @jessmlindberg on Instagram and Jessica Lindberg on LinkedIn Follow The Heart Strong @theheartstrong on Instagram and The Heart Strong Collective on LinkedIn
Episodes
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
37: Creativity + Entrepreneurship: Making Meaning of Our Stories
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
Kelly is a lifestyle photographer specializing in High School Senior, Professional Branding, and Fine Art Intimate Portrait Photography. Kelly's passion for photography became the strongest when her oldest daughter Livia was diagnosed with a terminal genetic condition. Today Kelly and Jessica are talking about the intersection of grief and creativity. How creativity and entrepreneurship can be a portal through our grief and also a place where we can come to know ourselves.
You can find Kelly on her website, Direction Photography by Kelly, and on Instagram @directionphotographybykelly
You can find Jessica on Instagram @jessmlindberg, on LinkedIn, and her website www.jessicalindberg.com - Sign up for her bi-weekly newsletter, which is really just a letter she writes to her friends taken from a page in her life that’s full of inspiration and encouragement to help you grow through the challenges in your life and live your full potential.
You can follow The Heart Strong Collective on Instagram @theheartstrong or at www.theheartstrong.com
Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
36: Living Original: Mindset, Faith + Leading with Courage with Jen Deweerdt
Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
We can’t talk about growth through challenge on this podcast without addressing questions of faith and belief. In this episode, Jessica shares a bit about her personal journey and shares a conversation with her friend, Pastor Jen Deweerdt.
Jessica and Jen talk about overcoming negative thoughts in our heads so that we can live more fully. They discuss our pandemic of loneliness and how cultivating community is the antidote so many are longing for. Jessica asks Jen about the intersection of faith and culture and the trends Jen sees in her congregation and the needs of the people she serves. They discuss her upcoming Orginal Women’s Conference (April 21-22) and ministry to women. Jen shares how she and her husband, Jeremy, created Champion’s Club, a ministry for the disabled and their families, after the birth of their son.
More than anything, this is a discussion between friends about faith and growth. They set a wide table and invite you, no matter where you are on your spiritual journey, to remember that you are loved and your life has a great purpose.
Jen DeWeerdt serves with her husband, Jeremy, as the Senior Leaders of City First Church, a growing, multi-generational, multi-cultural church with multiple locations in IL and FL. Jen is a pastor, communicator, author, and founder of the Original Women’s Conference.
Jen is mom to three sons, her youngest, Pax has Down Syndrome, and it’s through Pax and Jessica’s son Bodey’s early morning bus rides that Jessica and Jen became friends.
You can find Jen on Instagram @jendeweerdt and @orignalconference
You can learn more about City First Church and Original Conference at www.cityfirst.church
You can find Jessica on Instagram @jessmlindberg, on LinkedIn, and her website www.jessicalindberg.com - Sign up for her bi-weekly newsletter, which is really just a letter she writes to her friends taken from a page in her life that’s full of inspiration and encouragement to help you grow through the challenges in your life and live your full potential.
You can follow The Heart Strong Collective on Instagram @theheartstrong or at www.theheartstrong.com
Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
35: How Curiosity Shapes a Life with Dr. Ram Emani
Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
Dr. Ram Emani is a Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon at Boston Children’s Hospital. In this conversation, Jessica and Ram discuss how curiosity has shaped his career, his research, and ultimately his relationship with his patients. Raised by parents who always encouraged his curiosity, Ram started college intending to be an engineer focusing on the automotive industry, but a class that allowed him to interact with patients changed everything.
Jessica’s oldest son, Ethan, was born with a rare heart defect, and he died at age 7 in Boston, needing a heart transplant. Since 2015 Ram has served as a board member of the Ethan Lindberg Foundation. In this rare, insightful, and intimate conversation, Jessica asks Ram about his practices to prepare for surgery, how he handles successes and failures, and how he keeps himself mentally and physically healthy so he can operate at such a high level.
This is an episode for anyone aspiring to be a doctor, for parents raising children with complex illnesses, for medical professionals who want to commit to practicing at a high level while maintaining their own health, and for anyone who wants to be inspired and reminded that following your heart and following your curiosity can change lives, yours and others.
To learn more about Ram Emani:
https://www.childrenshospital.org/directory/sitaram-emani
You can find Jessica on Instagram @jessmlindberg, on LinkedIn, and her website www.jessicalindberg.com - Sign up for her bi-weekly newsletter to receive updates on her events and projects and for regular inspiration and encouragement to help you grow through the challenges in your life and live your full potential.
You can follow The Heart Strong Collective on Instagram @theheartstrong or at www.theheartstrong.com
Wednesday Mar 15, 2023
34: A Career Masterclass with Mary Rose Tichar
Wednesday Mar 15, 2023
Wednesday Mar 15, 2023
Have you ever wanted to change careers?
Do you feel like your work doesn’t align with who you are?
Do you feel stuck in your job?
How do you manage your career in this ever-changing marketplace?
Are you a person who has been out of the workforce to raise children, and you need some direction to begin again in your career?
Today Jessica interviews her Mom, Mary Rose Tichar. Mary Rose is a Career Strategist, Coach, and Licensed Counselor. This interview is truly a masterclass in navigating your career. Mary Rose offers an overview of trends she is seeing in her clients and walks you through tangible exercises and ideas you can use in your own career journey.
Mary Rose reminds you that your journey to finding meaningful work is really a process of self-discovery, and she inspires you to continue the work of getting to know yourself. She also addresses resources for leaders and managers who want to lead and serve well.
As Mary Rose says, “I had to work extra hard to find my way, but that experience helps me guide others like you who are willing to be courageous and break out of painful situations for a better life.”
Check out these resources mentioned during the podcast:
For Managers and Leaders:
Podcast: Good Leaders Do This
https://www.goodleadersdothis.com
Podcast: Gallup Coaching for Leaders with Dave Stachowiak
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coaching-for-leaders/id458827716
Gallup Leadership and Management Development
https://www.gallup.com/home.aspx
Case Western Reserve University Executive Education
https://weatherhead.case.edu/executive-education/
For Individuals and Leaders:
TypeCoach
https://www.typecoach.com/about
InsideOut Career Direction LLC
https://insideoutcareer.com
You can find Mary Rose Tichar
email: mrtichar@insideoutcareer.com
www.linkedin.com/in/insideoutcareer
https://www.facebook.com/mrtichar
You can find Jessica on Instagram @jessmlindberg and her website www.jessicalindberg.com - Sign up for her regular newsletter to receive updates on her events, projects, and offerings and for regular inspiration about how to grow through the challenges in your life so you can live your full potential.
You can follow The Heart Strong Collective on Instagram @theheartstrong
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
33: Cultivating Marriage and Family with Matt + Sarah Hammitt
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
Jessica interviews Matt and Sarah Hammitt about marriage, parenthood, and living into our callings. Matt Hammitt is a Grammy Nominated Musician, formerly with Christian Music Band Sanctus Real. Matt is a singer, songwriter, author, and speaker. Together, Sarah and Matt are creators and entrepreneurs pursuing their creative callings while raising four children. Their son Bowen was born with a complex and rare congenital heart defect which has colored their whole family’s story in the most beautiful and challenging ways. To share their story, The Hammitts created the documentary Bowen’s Heart to share their family’s story vulnerably and to help other families going through a similar journey to feel less alone.
Matt and Sarah authentically share their story, their faith, and how they’ve grown in their marriage through the seasons of life.
You can follow the Hammitts @BowensHeart @MattHammitt @SarahHammitt on Instagram and find more information about the documentary at https://bowensheart.com
Wednesday Mar 01, 2023
32: Soul Shift with Rachel Macy Stafford
Wednesday Mar 01, 2023
Wednesday Mar 01, 2023
Jessica interviews New York Times Bestselling Author Rachel Macy Stafford about her new book, Soul Shift: The Weary Human’s Guide to Getting Unstuck and Reclaiming Your Path to Joy. Rachel’s new book launches March 28, 2023 and today you get a peek into this timely book that includes eight practices you can pursue to shift your soul and life. Rachel weaves her personal stories and vulnerably shares her life as she offers practical tools and practices that her readers can incorporate into their daily lives.
You can order Soul Shift wherever you buy your books or at the link here:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1683649524?psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp
You can follow Rachel on Instagram @handsfreerevolution or on, Facebook at The Handsfree Revolution, or online at www.handsfreemama.com
You can find Jessica on Instagram @jessmlindberg and her website www.jessicalindberg.com - Sign up for her regular newsletter to receive updates on her events, projects, and offerings and for regular inspiration about how to grow through the challenges in your life so you can live your full potential.
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
31: Beginning Again
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
Jessica opens Season Four with an episode on Beginning Again. She shares some details from her life over the last six months and translates what she’s learned into five actions she has taken to begin again. These five steps can be applied to your life, your business, and really any endeavor you feel called to pursue. The five are:
- Take action.
- Release the outcome
- You have permission to evolve.
- Focus on consistency.
- Trust a bigger story.
You can find Jessica on Instagram @jessmlindberg and her website www.jessicalindberg.com - Sign up for her regular newsletter to receive updates on her events, projects, and offerings and for regular inspiration about how to grow through the challenges in your life so you can live your full potential.
You can follow The Heart Strong Collective on Instagram @theheartstrong
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
Season Four Trailer
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
Welcome to Season Four of The Heart Strong Podcast
Thursday Jun 09, 2022
30: Five Lessons and Ten Years
Thursday Jun 09, 2022
Thursday Jun 09, 2022
Jessica is joined by her husband, Erik Lindberg and they discuss five lessons they’ve learned in the 10 years since their son Ethan died. Reflecting on their journey of grief and growth, they offer hope, insight and wisdom for others on a similar path.
The five lessons they discuss:
- The only way is through
- Invest in your relationship
- We would do it again
- The relationship continues
- Life a purposeful life
This is the final episode of Season Three of The Heart Strong Podcast. We’ll be back in early fall for another season. Thank you for listening and for being part of this Heart Strong Community!
Thursday Jun 02, 2022
29: Self-Advocacy and The Permission to Evolve w/ Bridgett Piacenti
Thursday Jun 02, 2022
Thursday Jun 02, 2022
Today's returning guest, Bridgett Piacenti turns the table on host, Jessica Lindberg and interviews her about what she’s been up to this season. They discuss the newly formed Heart Strong Collective, the importance of self-advocacy, Jessica’s coaching training and spend a good bit of the conversation around the permission to evolve and change. Jessica shares some ways that she cares for herself and what she’s learning about living and working in an aligned way.
Jessica and Bridgett mention Michael Singer’s Book: The Untethered Soul
You can follow Bridgett Piacenti on Instagram @bpiacenti
You can follow Jessica on Instagram @jessmlindberg and
The Heart Strong Collective @theheartstrong
Jessica Lindberg www.jessicalindberg.com
The Heart Strong Collective www.theheartstrong.com