How Jill Martin Made It Through Breast Cancer And A Divorce In The Same Year

Jill Martin is coming off one of those "what's next" kind of years. And, she says she's kinder and more grateful because of it.

"I mean this year. First it's breast cancer, and you know, through the kitchen sink then a divorce. A new company. But it's it's turning around," says Jill.

For 18 years, lifestyle host Jill Martin has dazzled Today Show fans with her style and energy. Her trademark 'Steals and Deals' segments carved a niche in morning television that's been replicated all over.

But Jill's uncanny ability to tap into trendy products she believes in have set her apart.

Life was going great until it wasn't.

Last year she dealt with breast cancer and a divorce while launching a new company.

"I would go and do Steals and Deals and then go for chemo, and then lay in bed for the rest of the time," says Jill.

A product from that new company was just named to Oprah's Favorite Things. Her health and personal life are back on track.

And Jill is sharing her journey about how kindness and gratitude have helped her emerge stronger than ever with a new purpose.

She's using her platform to encourage women to test for the breast cancer gene.

Jill says, "I am so grateful that I told it because I've saved so many lives, and like that is what I feel. God has put me on this earth to do. I really do feel like that. And I wasn't. I didn't speak like that prior to this, but that's what I believe.

On this Dying to Ask:

• How Jill balanced chemo and her Today Show duties
• Why launching a company *while going through the worst year of her life ended up being a great thing
• The role kindness and gratitude played in her physical and emotional recovery
• And Jill takes us behind the scenes of "Steals and Deals"