Kind Hearts, Strong Souls

Jodi goes deeper into the role of faith, compassion, and resilience in her journey.

She reminds us that while we may not choose the struggles we carry, we can choose how we carry them — and we don't have to let our struggles rule our lives.

Kind Hearts, Strong Souls - Now you can see the courage behind the stories!

In this deeply honest episode of Kind Hearts, Strong Souls, Jodi takes us beneath the surface and talks about the hidden weights and burdens she has carried throughout her life — the fears, insecurities, emotional pain, physical pain, and the pressure of always being the person who “has it all together.”

But this isn't a story about giving in to those burdens.

Jodi talks about how cancer changed her understanding of strength — that strength isn't about carrying everything alone. Sometimes, strength is having the courage to set something down. Sometimes, it's asking for help and allowing the people who love you to carry a piece of the load.

And through it all, Jodi continues to choose her smile.

Her faith, prayer, journaling, crocheting, family, friends, and her incredible tribe help her keep moving forward.

This episode is a reminder that we never really know what someone is carrying behind the smile — and that sometimes the strongest thing we can do is admit that the backpack is heavy and let someone help us carry it.

Because courage isn't always about carrying the weight. Sometimes, courage is knowing what to put down.

Our Princess Warrior has faced cancer head-on.

Now she's facing another battle—and she's taking us along for the journey.

Sometimes the strongest people are the ones who never asked to be strong.

In this heartfelt episode of Kind Hearts, Strong Souls, Jodi welcomes one of her dearest friends, Bridget, to share a deeply personal story of love, caregiving, grief, and healing. Bridget reflects on the remarkable life she shared with her husband, Andy, their journey through cancer, and the unimaginable day she lost him.

More importantly, she shares what came next.

With honesty, grace, and compassion, Bridget reminds us that while grief changes us forever, it can also reveal a strength we never knew we possessed. Her story is one of enduring love, lifelong friendship, and discovering that surviving the unimaginable makes us stronger than we ever believed possible.

Whether you're a caregiver, a cancer survivor, grieving the loss of a loved one, or simply walking beside someone who is hurting, Bridget's story is a beautiful reminder that hope can still be found after heartbreak.

What does it mean to be both a princess and a warrior?
In this deeply personal conversation, Jodi shares how faith, humor, love, and determination have helped her face Stage 4 cancer with extraordinary courage.

Some people come into your life for a season… and some come back in ways you never could have imagined.

Today’s guest was once Jodi's teacher — and years later became co-author, helping tell her story of her life in the middle of my cancer journey.

He’s an author, journalist, teacher, and storyteller — but more than that, he’s someone who truly listened.

We are so grateful to welcome James DeFilippi.

This episode explores how a high school connection turned into a powerful collaboration, capturing a journey through cancer with honesty, heart, and helping others.

More than writing a book, this conversation is about trust, perspective, inspiration, and what happens when life brings people back together for a greater purpose.

Jamie Lynn's Book on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Jaime-Lynns-Book-Jaime-Lynn-Taylor-Danner/dp/152105309X

James DeFilippi podcast link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJMXD8GdExE&list=PLS_Il32VC9hmQynTyRkmNzEwJwEcxjfTH

In the Season 1 finale of Kind Hearts, Strong Souls, Jodi shares what it really feels like to live life three months at a time.

Four years into her journey to Boston's Dana Faber (4x a year), scans have become a rhythm - and so has the anxiety that comes with them. The sleepless nights, the waiting, the constant "what ifs." Jodi opens up about "scanxiety" and the emotional toll of living between results, where peace can feel just out of reach..

• The waiting is the hardest part..

• Every three months, Jodi holds her breath

• Worry is a thief of life and Jodi still battles it

In Episode 9, Jodi turns the spotlight on the person who walks every step of the cancer journey beside the patient — the caregiver, aka as Steven, her husband!!

• You will hear how he advocates, protects, encourages, and sometimes is the only steady ground in the middle of the storm.

• This episode honors the people who sit in waiting rooms, ask the hard questions, hold the fear, and still show up every day with love.

• Being a caregiver means everything!! Carrying hope when the person you love is too tired to hold it.

• Face the hard stuff, but never stop living. In this Episode, Jodi sits down with Ron — a guest whose outlook on life mirrors her own.
• Ron and Jodi share what it looks like to live fully — not after hardship, but right in the middle of it.
• If you’ve ever wondered how some people stay positive without pretending things are easy, this episode is for you.

• Episode 7 is an honest conversation about staying positive when life keeps taking — your health, your job, your sense of control.
• This episode explores resilience not as constant optimism, but as the decision to keep going through fear, pain, and uncertainty.

• With faith, humor, community, and love, Jodi shows how strength is built on the hardest days — not the easy ones.