This episode is for anyone facing something so heavy it feels impossible to carry, and wondering how to keep showing up anyway. Jonathan Brandt joins host Sana on The Mindful Journey to share his and his late wife Christy's story: back-to-back cancer diagnoses, and the philosophy they built together called Go Out Living.

Jonathan reflects on the attitude that carried them through years of treatment, what he wishes he'd understood sooner about caring for the mind and spirit alongside the body, and how he's turning their story into a community for others walking a similar road.

About the Guest:

Jonathan Brandt is a cancer survivor, widower, and host of the Go Out Living podcast and community. He and his late wife Christy faced back-to-back cancer diagnoses together, going back to school during treatment to earn certifications in holistic health, and built Go Out Living as a philosophy and platform to help others navigate serious illness with education, humor, and hope.

Key Takeaways:

• "Go Out Living" means choosing to keep showing up for the people you love, even mid-treatment, rather than waiting on the sidelines for things to get easier.
• Healing works best when mind, body, and spirit are all addressed together; skipping the emotional or spiritual side leaves gaps physical treatment alone can't fill.
• Humor and lightness don't diminish a serious situation, they can be part of what carries you through it.
• Slowing down to fully understand a diagnosis and treatment plan, rather than rushing straight into it, is worth the extra time.
• Turning pain into purpose can take shape gradually, one certification, one conversation, one community at a time.

Connect With the Guest

Website: gooutliving.com

Instagram: instagram.com/gooutliving

YouTube: youtube.com/@GoOutLiving

X (Twitter): x.com/gooutliving

Community: search "Go Out Living" on Skool.com

Episode Chapters:

[00:00] The Strength That Doesn't Announce Itself — Sana opens on quiet resilience (approx.)

[04:00] Remembering Christy — her devotion as a mother (approx.)

[06:00] Two Diagnoses, One Family — choosing education over despair (approx.)

[10:00] Where "Go Out Living" Came From — the moment that named their philosophy (approx.)

[18:00] Mind, Body, Spirit — what Jonathan wishes he'd understood sooner (approx.)

[21:00] Laughing Through Chemo — why humor became part of healing (approx.)

[25:00] Building a Community for Others — what's next for Go Out Living (approx.)

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