For The Love Of Music With Mad Love Music Festival Founder Kathleen Jodka

Today's guest is Kathleen Jodka; she's an inspiring mother of four and the Mad Love Music Festival founder. When her husband Dave Jodka passed away from cancer in 2014, she created a music festival to support future rockers, bring the community together, and heal her family while honoring her husband. She took a tragic situation and turned it into triumph all for the love of music! In this week's episode, Kathleen will inspire and encourage us to think bigger than we ever imagined while connecting with others more deeply. Kathleen says if you live your life filled with Mad Love, then everything will be ok!

 Kathleen Jodka knows how to deal with a crisis and how to navigate through a tragic loss. Six years ago, this mother and wife abruptly lost her beloved husband, musician, and father of her four young children. But Kathleen didn't let this tremendous loss define her, her children, or her husband's legacy. She certainly didn't lose herself in grief. Instead, Kathleen turned towards her husband's passion for music. She knew it wouldn't be easy, starting a movement and music festival, but she knew it was possible! Kathleen made up her mind that she would bring the Dave Jodka Mad Love Music Festival to the people! Every October, she runs this amazing event that honors her husband, his love of music while raising funds to offer young rockers new opportunities.

 Kerry Brett and Kathleen Jodka cover a lot of ground in this episode, and topics include:

Having the ability to turn a negative into a positive is a superpower.
How to not let tragedy define your life.
The importance of rewriting your script.
How to stand in your power and reclaim your future.
How to choose to move forward in a positive way.
Sometimes as hard as times may be–you just have to keep going.
You can create beautiful things out of love and loss.
How not to lose yourself in grief.
During these dark times, arm yourself with unity, gratitude and remind yourself that you've got this!
Don't miss out on one of the best decisions of your life. Push yourself out of your comfort zone, expand on your interests, maybe join a band or jump on Tinder because what do you have to lose? You never know.
In times of uncertainty, don't forget to spread light and love.
We all have the strength to get back up after we get knocked down.
Instead of saying why me, instead, focus on what's next.
How to live life filled with love and passion.

 To find out more about the Mad Love Music Festival follow on Instagram @madlovemusicfestival or website www.madlovemusicfestival.org