E160: A Legacy of Love: Living Kidney Donation and the Ripple Effect of Generosity with Lindsay Vigue
The Jamie Sea Show
Jamie Sea
5.0 • 746 Ratings
🗓️ 24 September 2025
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
A simple sign in a diner changed the course of her life and saved the lives of strangers.
In this heartfelt episode, Jamie sits down with her sister Lindsay Vigue to share the story of how she became a living kidney donor, the ripple effect of her choice, and how it led to her role as Executive Director of Donate Life Connecticut. Together, they talk about the power of saying yes to life, the world of organ donation, and the profound healing that comes from leaving a legacy of love.
You’ll hear stories of hope, generosity, and connection — from a teenager whose decision to be a donor saved five lives, to the moment a mother heard her daughter’s heartbeat inside another person. This episode is an invitation to consider the impact one choice can make and the beauty of living in a way that keeps love alive.
💡What We’re Covering in This Episode:
Lindsey’s journey from photographer to living kidney donor
How one donation set off a ripple effect of new life
The healing power of honoring loved ones’ wishes
Stories of families transformed by the gift of donation
Why organ donation is a legacy of love
How to explore becoming a living donor yourself
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💚 Learn more about organ donation through Donate Life Connecticut → https://www.donatelifect.org/
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to The Jamie C Show, a soft place to land for visionaries, the feelers, the heart-led leaders, |
| 0:06.3 | rewriting the rules of business. I'm Jamie C, author, educator, and eight-figure founder, |
| 0:11.6 | whose work blends nervous system science, subconscious rewiring, and story-driven strategy. |
| 0:17.2 | If you know that your work is meant to reach more people, if you crave a business that |
| 0:21.4 | feels as good in your body as it looks on paper, you are in the right place. Here we go way beyond |
| 0:28.6 | formulas and we go into the felt. This is business reimagined through softness, strategy, |
| 0:35.1 | and soul. Let's begin. Today's a very exciting episode. I'm actually introducing |
| 0:40.4 | you to my sister, Lindsay, and a little bit about my sister before we dive in is she's essentially |
| 0:47.0 | what I call, and she doesn't know that I call her this, but I call her the glue of our family. |
| 0:51.2 | She's the number one person who is going to make sure that our family stays together, that we get together. She's always making sure that we have the best time together. She can put on one hell of a party. And she also has a really beautiful story. And I'm so excited for you get to know her. Hi, Lindsay. Hello. First off, I'm really excited to have this conversation with you. I love that you're here. I love that you said yes. I love that you get to share your story because it's so amazing. And I'm really curious, is there a moment that you can kind of think back to that you're like, this is going to probably change my life? I think it's really when I saw this sign in a doorway of a diner that Jess, my wife, and I used to go to all the time. |
| 1:30.6 | Simple piece of paper that someone in my community needed a kidney. |
| 1:34.5 | I looked at it and I was like, huh, something about that really is speaking to me. |
| 1:38.2 | I'm not sure what it is. |
| 1:39.3 | I looked at Jess and I said, no, I think maybe I could do something like this. |
| 1:42.9 | But it was like a pendulum. |
| 1:44.9 | Yes, this seems like something that's interesting, But at the same time, I know nothing about this. And so the |
| 1:50.4 | fear sets in of like, I don't know if I'm brave enough to give an organ away. I've never had surgery. |
| 1:55.7 | I don't know, you know. I kind of just put it out of my mind. And it really wasn't until another sign that kind of led me to saying, yeah, I guess this is the journey I need to be on. |
| 2:07.1 | So what did Jess say when you were like, hey, I actually think I might want to donate an organ? |
| 2:13.4 | I think nothing surprises her anymore. |
| 2:16.4 | True. |
| 2:17.7 | She just was like, okay, all right, you know. |
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