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Gratitude to Latitude

by Jodi O'Donnell-Ames

Host Jodi O'Donnell-Ames unravels the secrets of gratitude and resilience from her favorite mentors, the people who lead by example, despite enormous difficulties, and face each day with joy and purpose.

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Episodes

  1. An Educated Guest

    Jodi sits down with Dr. Lawrence Nespoli about the importance and accessibility of education, failing at retirement and winning at positivity. About our guest: Dr. Lawrence A. Nespoli is the former President of the New Jersey Council of County Colleges (NJCCC), the statewide coordinating...

  2. Care for Caregiving Children

    Jodi sits down with Dr. Connie Siskowski, Founder and President of American Association of Caregiving Youth to talk about her childhood caregiving experience, why she started AACY and becoming a CNN Hero. Links: American Associate of Caregiving Youth AACUY News & Videos

  3. The Path Taken

    Jodi sits down with Rob Matthews to talk about healthy eating, fitness and fatherhood.

  4. Making Waves and the Ripple Effect

    Jodi sits down with Tom Prather to talk about dreaming big, meeting his idol Eddie Van Halen and the creative thinking that has fueled his entrepreneurial journey. Website: https://www.thebluewave.net/ Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/making-waves-with-tom-prather/id1291939396

  5. A Care Giving Life

    Jodi sits down with Debra Hallisey to talk about losing her job and finding her passion as an advocate and caregiver. Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debra-hallisey/ https://advocateformomanddad.com/ https://www.facebook.com/advocateformomdad/ IG: debrahallisey Book: Your Caregiver…

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  6. Cancer Climber

    Jodi sits down with Sean to chat about his love for adventure, his enormous determination, and the hardest climb of his life. https://www.seanswarner.com/

  7. Beauty, Grace and Grit

    Jodi sits down with Isabella to discuss adventure, building resilience, nurturing effortless effort and battling stage 4 lung cancer. You can find out more about Isabella at https://bikebreathebelieve.org/about-isabella/

  8. Grounded Illumination - With Felice Nussbaun DiMartino

    Jodi sits down with Felice about the moment that changed her life forever and how she continues to honor her body, mind and spirit. Books: Life With a Traumatic Brain Injury by Amy Zellmer Proof of Heaven--A Neurosurgeon's Journey Into the Afterlife by Eben Alexander, M.D.

  9. An Engineered Vision

    Neil and Jodi sit down and talk about the power of the American dream and how he achieved success.

  10. Standing HER Ground

    Jodi sits down with Maureen Pierce to talk about the unthinkable-her childhood abduction and her recovery through self defense and empowerment.

  11. The Dancing Counselor

    Jodi sits down with Latrese to talk about her journey of loss and pain and her road to healing and a powerful mission. Note: When Jodi asks about makeup ideas for older women, she is referring to tips for herself!

  12. Loss and Found in LA

    Jodi sits down with Aleia Kristine to talk about Life in LA, her book Loss and Found and the time she met Queen Latifah.

  13. The Peace Keepers

    Jodi chats with George Anthony about life as a teacher, mentor and as the Primary United Nations Representative for the NGO, Pathways To Peace. https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-s-anthony-7766848/ https://pathwaystopeace.org/team/george-s-anthony/

  14. Honored! A conversation with Anthony Honoré

    Jodi sits down with LA Musician and producer Honoré about the craft of writing and producing music, along with the values that drive his success.

  15. Proven Results

    Jodi sits down with George Kalantzis to talk about his book Nowhere to Go, released on Sept. 28th and the journey that fueled his mission.

  16. Season 2 Kick-off

    New season, new guests, and tougher questions!

  17. Season 1 Recap

    Jodi summarizes the beauty of her first season as a podcaster. In loving memory of a dear friend, Sara Erin Katherine Cooper.

  18. Heroes, Heartbeats and Hugs

    Jodi sits down with her friend Donna Valente to talk about her podcast Giving Heart Beat, her family and working alongside Christopher and Dana Reeve.

  19. A Conversation with Jon Samnick- Entrepreneur, Executive Coach and Gamechanger

    Jodi sits down with her friend Jon Samnick to talk about the joys of coaching, the power of volunteerism and the night he got serenaded by Paul McCartney. You can find Jon at: linkedin.com/in/jonsamnick pivotcoach.com and https://www.maddyloo.com/

  20. Soul Sisters

    Multitalented Sara Cooper has been a commercial real estate lender, an event planner and a marketing guru in her professional career. The founder of Cooper Creative Group has even mastered the culinary arts. Mary Oliver quote: "Watch now how I start the day: in happiness, in kindness." Icebucket...

  21. Jeremy's Journey and Life With Purpose

    Jodi chats with Dr. Jeremy Jon Van Tress about ALS, his mission work, his non profit, his service to our country in the U.S. Army, as well as his new political aspirations.

  22. Sharing Gratitude with Gudjon

    Gudjon Sigurdsson and Jodi talk about the power of gratitude, Icelandic volcanoes and LIVING with ALS or Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Kzdz2lutxs

  23. Faithful Friends

    Jodi sits down with her friend Dave Howell to talk about parenting, singing, faith and the standard of excellence in all things.

  24. A Caring Conversation

    Jodi sits down with Christopher MacLellan, founder of the Whole Care Network about his journey as a loving caregiver to his late partner, Richard.

  25. She Makes Her Dad Proud!

    Jodi and Hope Loves Company Ambassador Samantha Mongiello sit down to chat about ALS, gratitude, journeys and celebrating the little things in life.

  26. Two Kevins, One Journey of Hope

    Jodi sits down with Laurice Duffy, a new friend with many connections. In this episode, Jodi and Laurice remember their late husbands, who were both named Kevin and who also died of ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease, and checking the widow box for the very first time.

  27. For Pete's Sake

    When Jodi first decided to create a podcast, she immediately knew who her first guest would be. Once a podcast name was in place, she called Peter Hall and confirmed him as her very first guest. Pete is a friend, pilot, survivor and USAF officer with over 200 combat missions in Iraq and...

  28. Kicking-off Her New Podcast—Gratitude to Latitude, Stories of Resilience and Hope

    Jodi talks about the WHY of her new podcast and why you should tune-in! Jodi O'Donnell-Ames is a national speaker, empowerment and wellness coach and tireless advocate for Lou Gehrig's disease, or ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis). She is also the founder of Hope Loves Company, a non-profit...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Host Jodi O'Donnell-Ames unravels the secrets of gratitude and resilience from her favorite mentors, the people who lead by example, despite enormous difficulties, and face each day with joy and purpose.

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Jodi O'Donnell-Ames

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Host Jodi O'Donnell-Ames unravels the secrets of gratitude and resilience from her favorite mentors, the people who lead by example, despite enormous difficulties, and face each day with joy and purpose.

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