Becoming Heart Strong

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...

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 compl...

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 share...

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. ...

Welcome to Season Four of The Heart Strong Podcast

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 purp...

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 a...

J.A. Happ has spent the last 13 years as a pitcher in Major League Baseball. From his midwest roots to the World Series, we discuss his journey and what he’s learned along the way. J.A. has so much wisdom to offer from thoughts on mindset, what it takes to operate at a high level, how the best advice he’s gotten from his mom.   We discuss youth sports and how important sports are for the game of l...

Jessica explores near-death experiences with author and speaker Jeff Olsen. Twenty-five years ago Jeff was in a car accident with his family that took the life of his 14-month-old son, Griffin, and his wife, Tamara. Jeff and his seven-year-old son, Spencer survived. Jeff went on to have 18 surgeries and lose a limb over the course of a six-month hospital stay. After the accident and during his hos...

Today’s guest, Scott Leezer, is a single ventricle/complex congenital heart disease patient and a seasoned strategic public affairs professional with over ten years of bipartisan government relations consulting experience. Grappling with the idea he is living on borrowed time, Scott shares his story and his thoughts on living a life of purpose amidst the unknown.    Scott is not only a successful...

How do we hold the tension of dreams and a life we did not expect? Morgan shares her story of entrepreneurship and motherhood, including caring for her daughter with a rare disease. Jessica and Morgan talk about how to pursue dreams, start businesses and find their way to create alongside motherhood and caregiving.   Morgan Motsinger is a social entrepreneur, speaker, and interior designer of Anni...

Today Jessica is sharing time with Dr. Christian VanderPluym, a pediatric cardiologist at Boston Children’s Hospital who has dedicated herself to improving the lives of patients with complex heart disease.  She currently serves as the Medical Director for the Ventricular Assist Device Program, Director of Cardiac Antithrombosis Management program, and acts as Co-Director of the Stroke and Cerebrov...

Today’s podcast is a special edition in anticipation of the 125th Boston Marathon on Monday, April 18th. Jessica sits down with marathoner and coach, Rick Muhr to talk about testing your limits and running your race.    Rick has been a runner for 45 years and a coach for 26 years, coaching more than 10,000 runners for the Boston Marathon. He is the founder of The Marathon Coalition whose runners h...

Today Jessica talks with Liz Pumala, founder of Matthias Academy , a nonprofit adult day program in southeast Wisconsin. Matthias Academy serves adults with mild to severe disabilities, specialized medical needs, behaviors and mild to severe autism from Illinois and Wisconsin. Liz and Jessica talk about seeing a need and stepping forward to make a change. They also discuss the beautiful lessons we...

Today Jessica sits down with New York Times Best Selling Author, Bruce Feiler     https://www.brucefeiler.com/   Jessica and Bruce discuss Bruce’s book, Life is in The Transitions about how we can master change at any age. Jessica and Bruce tackle the idea that our lives are actually not supposed to be linear. They talk about where we got this idea and how transitions are a hallmark to our life as...

Today Jessica sits down with the founder of Let Grace In, Gabby Gouveia. Gabby shares how the death of her son, Grayson from cancer, called her to found Let Grace In and to create a community for bereaved families. Gabby integrates her beautiful Hawaiian Culture of healing as she and her team minister to the minds, bodies, and spirits of grieving families. Drawing on her expertise as a nurse and G...

Today Jessica sits down with Ryan Manion, Author, Resilient Life Podcast Host, Speaker, and President of Travis Manion Foundation. Travis Manion Foundation is one of the nation’s leading veteran service organizations. Ryan shares how her family founded the organization in honor of her brother Travis and the incredible work she and her team do to serve the veteran community families of the fallen a...

The Heart Strong Podcast explores perspectives on growing through the challenges in our lives and our times. Host Jessica Lindberg interviews thought leaders, authors, experts, and amazing everyday people who have something to teach us all about living fully amidst our struggles. Listeners will leave the conversations encouraged and challenged with a fresh perspective and tangible ideas they can a...

Bridgett Piacenti is a yoga teacher and a dear friend of mine. Today we're discussing to bring healthy choices and mindfulness home with you to enrich a healthier lifestyle at home. We also give you tactics to apply mindfulness and authenticity to your daily life. Bridgett is very insightful on cultivating practices that shift our life, putting blinders on to what everyone else is doing and going...

Simplify. Improve. Transform. Michael has found that year after year, that he kept coming back to this mantra.  That's why today he is joining me on The Heart Strong Podcast special summer series to discuss how to approach the challenges that we are facing in work and life, with greater intention. We can't wait to share this special conversation with you. Check it out!  Listeners can learn more or...

Today I'm joined by my dear friend Stefanie Boyce, Stefanie is a national speaker, teacher, yoga instructor, and author of two Bible studies designed to help participants create space to be with God and have deep conversations about what they are learning. She is best known for her perspective when it comes to finding beauty in difficult circumstances. She is joining me for an honest conversation...

For more than a year, our country has been mired by a pandemic that rocked all of our worlds. Dealing with this crisis has dominated much of our energy, attention, and for many people, even our emotions. But Summer is here, and we are, by and large, moving past the worst moments as a nation — which makes it an excellent time to take a beat and assess the changes that have occurred. While no one wo...

This season I’m excited to bring to you people that I know in real life who all have something important and unique to teach you. Today I’m talking with business leader Erica Schultz to talk about her knew book “Not Today” the nine habits of extreme productivity, Erica is the chief marketing officer of the RAIN Group, and a wildly talented women with a heart for others, she is on a mission to help...

Show Notes:  This season I’m excited to bring to you people that I know in real life who all have something important and unique to teach you.   Today I’m talking with Jen Conger . Jen is a coach working with mission driven female entrepreneurs to use their intuition to grow their businesses. She is also a mom to two boys and just an all amazing woman. I’ve had the privilege of working with her in...

Jessica sits down with her childhood friend Megan Halstead, but there's a twist! In this special episode, Megan turns the tables and puts the spotlight on Jessica. Megan has been a television and radio host, so she is an expert interviewer, and she digs deep into the life and mind of your host, Jessica Lindberg. Visit Jessica at jessicalindberg.com , on Instagram at @jmlindberg , and head over to...