What happens when advocating for your health teaches you how to advocate for your entire life?

In this episode of WE GOT THIS, Elissa Kalver sits down with world-class vocalist, breast cancer survivor, and women’s health advocate Jeslyn Gorman.

Jeslyn has performed in sold-out stadiums around the world alongside artists including Taylor Swift, Jennifer Lopez, Meghan Trainor, Jason Derulo, Nick Jonas, and Rita Ora. But behind the scenes, she was also navigating a breast cancer diagnosis, fertility preservation, chemotherapy, hair loss, and the realities of continuing to perform while undergoing treatment.

Together, Elissa and Jeslyn talk about what happens during—and after—cancer: the realities of survivorship, learning to protect your energy, moving beyond people-pleasing, setting boundaries, and finding the confidence to advocate for yourself both medically and personally.

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How do you keep showing up when life changes completely?

In this episode of WE GOT THIS, Elissa Kalver speaks with former Marine and advocate Jake Messier about living with stage 4 metastatic male breast cancer and using his experience to raise awareness for others.

Jake shares what strength, vulnerability, and resilience look like in real life, especially when navigating uncertainty and advocating for a disease many people overlook.

This is a conversation about courage, community, and continuing forward one day at a time.

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What does it look like to keep showing up for your life while you’re still in treatment?

In this episode of the WE GOT THIS podcast, Elissa sits down with Broadway performer and cancer thriver Kara Lindsay. Since her diagnosis in October 2024, Kara has been navigating treatment while continuing to show up as a mom, a wife, and an artist.

This conversation is about what it actually looks like to live in the middle of it. Holding fear and joy at the same time. Staying connected to who you are while everything feels uncertain. And finding moments of light, even on the hardest days.

At WE GOT THIS, we believe stories like Kara’s help people feel less alone and more understood in their own experience.

About Kara Lindsay:

Kara Lindsay is a Broadway performer known for her roles as Glinda in Wicked, Cynthia Weil in Beautiful, and Katherine Plumber in the original Broadway cast of Newsies. Her work spans Broadway, national tours, television, and film, including appearances on Murphy Brown, ABC’s Schoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singalong, and The Disney Family Singalong: Volume II. She holds a BFA from Carnegie Mellon University.

Kara was diagnosed with cancer in October 2024 and is currently in treatment, continuing to navigate life as a mother, wife, and artist.

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Kara Lindsay & Elissa Kalver are joining forces for We Got This — a benefit concert of song and stories supporting the cancer community. All proceeds benefit WeGotThis.org, the first ever cancer registry founded by Elissa Kalver to support patients through every step of their journey. 🎭🤍 Tickets available here: https://thegreenroom42.venuetix.com/showdetails/PeC32qpJ4XcgHxHZLDgV/Q5daoXFDqqMgXGd2gy9t

In this episode, we talk about:

• Living in treatment, not just after it

• Balancing motherhood, marriage, and a creative career during cancer

• Holding onto identity when everything shifts

• Finding moments of joy in the middle of uncertainty

• The role of community in getting through hard seasons

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