Becoming Heart Strong isn’t about what you’ve built or what broke you—it’s about who you’ve become. Hosted by Jess Lindberg, this podcast invites leaders, founders, and everyday changemakers into honest conversations about the challenges that shape us—and the strength we forge through them. These aren’t surface-level interviews. They’re vulnerable, grounded, and real. We talk about the losses, pivots, breakthroughs, and decisions that transformed not just someone’s path, but their character and lives. Because it’s not what happened to you or what you’ve accomplished that defines you—it’s who you choose to become, and what you create from the hard things. Every episode goes beyond the story to offer tools, strategies, and insights—especially from experts—to help you grow stronger in your own life. You’ll leave with not just inspiration, but practical ways to take your next step. If you’re ready to grow through what you go through, lead with heart, and live with deeper courage, this show is for you.
Episodes
Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
Wednesday Nov 15, 2023
Dr. Morgan Cutlip is a psychotherapist and relationship expert. She knows what it feels like to lose yourself in motherhood, and she’s dedicated her career to helping mothers navigate it better. Throughout her career, she has helped people worldwide learn how to form and maintain healthy relationships. She’s particularly experienced in translating psychological theory and research into practical, accessible, and actionable advice. She has her master's degree in human development and family science and her doctorate in counseling psychology. She’s mom to two and wife to her high school sweetheart.
She is on a mission to help women feel empowered in all of their relationships so that they feel whole, light, and deeply connected to those they love and to themselves.
Today, we talk about motherhood, the mental load, and the importance of mothering ourselves the way we mother our kids.
You can follow Dr. Morgan on Instagram @drmorgancutlip - check her FREE and valuable online resources at https://drmorgancutlip.com/
You can follow Jessica @jessmlindberg on Instagram and Linked In. Learn more about Jessica at www.jessicalindberg.com
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
At 41, Carrie Kielty was diagnosed with Stage Four Ovarian Cancer. The five-year survival rate for stage four ovarian cancer is a dismal 31%. After looking honestly at her prognosis, Carrie decided to see what else might be available to her besides traditional chemotherapy treatment. She is over six years post-diagnosis, and today, she shares her journey and practices that have helped her keep her cancer at bay and also ones for anyone who wants to live a healthy life to consider. While Carrie has used treatments like lower dose chemo, IV vitamins, supplements, sauna, juicing, hyperbaric oxygen chamber treatment, and more, she explains that her approach is not solely physical but mental, emotional, and spiritual too.
Kelly Korcek is Carrie’s friend and an oncology nurse, and after witnessing Carrie’s approach, she started thinking differently about her approach to her patients and to her own health. Today, they are teaming up to write a book to help others take their power back and consider other ways to approach cancer. This story is truly inspiring and eye-opening for anyone who wants to live a healthy and full life free from disease.
You can follow Carrie on Instagram @carriedoingcancer
Check out the HEAL Documentary and C Word on Netflix.
Also mentioned is The Cancer Secrets Podcast with Dr. Stegall
You can follow Jessica @jessmlindberg on Instagram and Linked In. Learn more about Jessica at www.jessicalindberg.com
Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
Nicole Walters left her successful corporate career to follow her entrepreneurial calling and created a multi-million dollar business coaching fellow entrepreneurs and dreamers. She’s a podcast host, an in-demand speaker, a mother, and a TV personality. She’s also a new author, and today we are talking about her NEW book Nothing is Missing. Jessica and Nicole discuss motherhood, entrepreneurship, following our dreams, living authentically, and knowing our worth. Nicole’s story will inspire you to follow your dreams with courage and remind you that even when it seems things are taking a detour, nothing is actually missing. It all fits together.
You can find Nicole on Instagram @nicolewalters and
Her Book: Nothing is Missing: A Memoir of Living Boldly
You can follow Jessica @jessmlindberg on Instagram and Linked In. Learn more about Jessica at www.jessicalindberg.com
This podcast is brought to you by The Heart Strong Collective, a non-profit and social movement on a mission to inspire people everywhere to be Heart Strong. To learn more and shop our Heart Strong Brand, visit www.theheartstrong.com
Wednesday Oct 18, 2023
Wednesday Oct 18, 2023
Guest Lori Eickhoff is a business owner and entrepreneur who chose to step away from a successful event and home design business because she sensed it was time for a new season. In this episode, Jessica and Lori discuss the entrepreneurial journey, the lessons they’ve learned, and how Lori made the decision to walk away and into a new season she shares:
- The filters through which she now chooses new projects
- The permission to rest and recalibrate
- The importance of identifying your strengths and focusing on them
- The fear of change and the importance of believing the next thing can be better.
- How our challenges are really our clarifiers.
Towards the end, Jessica shares how she’s learning that personal branding is also an important part of the entrepreneurial journey, whether you are building a business, non-profit, or anything else.
Lori mentions Win The Day by Mark Batterson
Jessica suggests you check out Brand Builders Group in reference to personal branding.
You can find Lori on Instagram @londonavenuehome
You can follow Jessica @jessmlindberg on Instagram and Linked In. Learn more about Jessica at www.jessicalindberg.com
This podcast is brought to you by The Heart Strong Collective, a non-profit and social movement on a mission to inspire people everywhere to be Heart Strong. To learn more and shop our Heart Strong Brand, visit www.theheartstrong.com
Wednesday Oct 11, 2023
Wednesday Oct 11, 2023
Welcome to another season of The Heart Strong Podcast. In this episode, Jess Lindberg gives you permission to change by sharing some changes she's making in her life, in her non-profit work, and how she's thinking about what she puts out into the world. She shares how grief wants us to stay put but that healing invites evolution. These are not easy steps to take, and Jess gets honest about how imposter syndrome has been a passenger to grief and evolution and how she continues to move forward in healing and growth.
Learn more about Jess at www.jessicalindberg.com
Learn more about The Heart Strong Collective at www.theheartstrong.com
Instagram: @jessmlindberg and @theheartstrong
Wednesday Oct 11, 2023
Wednesday Oct 11, 2023
The Heart Strong Podcast explores navigating the challenges in our lives so we can live fully and purposefully. Host Jess Lindberg brings guests into her story as she interviews thought leaders, authors, experts, and amazing people who have something to teach us about living fully amidst our struggles.
Jess Lindberg is living a life she did not expect. She is a speaker, coach, and social entrepreneur passionate about the divinity of every human heart. She’s built powerful resilience through personal traumas. Jess loves authentic conversation and learning from others’ journeys. She encourages her listeners to take their life challenges and create an impact that transforms themselves, their families, and the world around them for good.
You can find Jess on Instagram @jessmlindberg and @theheartstrong
Wednesday Jul 12, 2023
Wednesday Jul 12, 2023
In this final episode of Season Four, Jessica explores comparison, this age-old human reflex. She explores what it is, how it can help and hurt us, and how we might use it to inspire us to accomplish our goals and live more fully. Jessica shares her struggle with comparison and how she’s re-framed it in her life. Finally, she shares what she believes is an antidote to comparison - Create a Vision for YOUR Life.
The five sections of the conversation are:
- What is comparison?
- What are the different types, and how do they impact us?
- What is the link between comparison and jealousy?
- What perpetuates comparison, and how can we be aware of them?
- What does Jessica suggest we focus on to deal with this human reflex we all have?
You can find Jessica on Instagram @jessmlindberg, Facebook, 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 learn more about The Heart Strong by visiting our website: www.theheartstrong.com
Wednesday Jun 28, 2023
Wednesday Jun 28, 2023
Behind every remarkable story and outcome, is the story of someone who stood in the gap. Kelley Scoble’s son Ryan (your can hear from Ryan in episode 43: New Heart, New Perspective) and her husband Steve both received transplants within a year of each other. In this episode, Kelley shares what it was like to be in the role of wife, mother and breadwinner as she supported her husband and son through a very challenging time in their family.
This episode is not just about Kelley’s story, but moreso about who she has become and the perspective she has gained. She shares beautiful life wisdom and practices she’s adopted that allowed her to weather this season of her life and come out the other side. The way she articulates her story will encourage anyone in a caregiving role or facing the health challenges of a loved one. Her wisdom is timeless and perspective a great teacher.
You can find Jessica on Instagram @jessmlindberg, Facebook, 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 learn more about The Heart Strong by visiting our website: www.theheartstrong.com
Wednesday Jun 21, 2023
Wednesday Jun 21, 2023
This is the second episode of a two-part series where Jessica and guest Bridgett Piacenti have a discussion about challenging social norms through the lens of motherhood, friendship, marriage/partnership, and career.
Jessica and Bridgett address these three social norms:
- Making people comfortable while we are uncomfortable.
- Canceling ourselves in this cancel culture.
- Letting go of a victim mentality and the idea we can have it all
Bridgett Piacenti has been part of every season of The Heart Strong Podcast. She’s a wife, mother to two, international Ashtanga Yoga Practicioner + Teacher and business owner. Bridgett and Jessica have been friends for over 20 years. They share a deep friendship and a curiosity about life. Together, they have led retreats and seminars inspiring and teaching women to grow through their life challenges, live peacefully, and realize their full potential.
They come to this episode with a combined 33 years of motherhood, nearly 40 years of marriage, and over 40 years of career experience.
You can follow Bridgett on Instagram @bpiacenti
You can find Jessica on Instagram @jessmlindberg, Facebook, 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 learn more about The Heart Strong by visiting our website: www.theheartstrong.com
- Allow Your Life Challenges To Shape Your Perspective with Kelley Scoble
Behind every remarkable story and outcome, is the story of someone who stood in the gap. Kelley Scoble’s son Ryan (your can hear from Ryan in episode 43: New Heart, New Perspective) and her husband Steve both received transplants within a year of each other. In this episode, Kelley shares what it was like to be in the role of wife, mother and breadwinner as she supported her husband and son through a very challenging time in their family.
This episode is not just about Kelley’s story, but moreso about who she has become and the perspective she has gained. She shares beautiful life wisdom and practices she’s adopted that allowed her to weather this season of her life and come out the other side. The way she articulates her story will encourage anyone in a caregiving role or facing the health challenges of a loved one. Her wisdom is timeless and perspective a great teacher.
You can find Jessica on Instagram @jessmlindberg, Facebook, 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 learn more about The Heart Strong by visiting our website: www.theheartstrong.com
Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
This episode is the first in a two-part series where Jessica and guest Bridgett Piacenti have a discussion about challenging social norms through the lens of motherhood, friendship, marriage/partnership, and career.
Over the next two episodes, Jessica and Bridgett address these three social norms:
- Making people comfortable while we are uncomfortable.
- Canceling ourselves in this cancel culture.
- Letting go of a victim mentality and the idea we can have it all
Bridgett Piacenti has been part of every season of The Heart Strong Podcast. She’s a wife, mother to two, international Ashtanga Yoga Practicioner + Teacher and business owner. Bridgett and Jessica have been friends for over 20 years. They share a deep friendship and a curiosity about life. Together, they have led retreats and seminars inspiring and teaching women to grow through their life challenges, live peacefully, and realize their full potential.
They come to this episode with a combined 33 years of motherhood, nearly 40 years of marriage, and over 40 years of career experience.
You can follow Bridgett on Instagram @bpiacenti
You can find Jessica on Instagram @jessmlindberg, Facebook, 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 learn more about The Heart Strong by visiting our website: www.theheartstrong.com