We recently had the chance to connect with Sundi Jo and have shared our conversation below.
Hi Sundi Jo , thank you so much for joining us today. We’re thrilled to learn more about your journey, values and what you are currently working on. Let’s start with an ice breaker: What is a normal day like for you right now?
I’m not sure there is a normal day. I work full-time, lead worship part-time, and I’m also pursuing music, so my life is definitely not a regular 9-5. But my goal is to always start the day off with coffee and Jesus, otherwise you don’t like me much.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
I’m Sundi Jo, a singer-songwriter based between Branson and Nashville. I write and sing people’s truth. I give people permission they didn’t know they needed to feel the hard things, talk about the hard things, and find freedom from the hard things.
My music tells real stories about redemption, family, and faith—the kind that make you laugh, cry, and see a bit of your own story in mine.
I just released a new single from my upcoming album called “Before Whiskey,” and I’m so excited about what God is doing with it. I’m headed back into the studio soon to work on my first full-length album.
Thanks for sharing that. Would love to go back in time and hear about how your past might have impacted who you are today. What was your earliest memory of feeling powerful?
My earliest memory of feeling powerful wasn’t about success or achievement—it was the moment I realized I didn’t have to be a victim anymore. I grew up carrying a lot of pain from sexual abuse, and for years, shame and fear had the loudest voice in the room. But there came a day when something in me shifted. I realized I could say “no.” I could take back what was stolen.
I remember feeling this deep knowing that I didn’t have to keep living trapped by someone else’s sin. I could choose healing. I could stand up for myself. That was the day I stopped being powerless.
That realization has shaped everything I do now: how I write songs, how I share my story, how I connect with others. Power, for me, isn’t about control. It’s about freedom—about knowing who you are in Christ and walking unashamed in that truth.
What have been the defining wounds of your life—and how have you healed them?
The defining wounds of my life came from abuse, abandonment, and believing I wasn’t worth loving. Those moments shaped how I saw myself for a long time. I spent years trying to outrun the pain—performing, achieving, pretending I was fine. But brokenness always has a way of catching up with you.
Healing started when I stopped running and let God into the mess. It wasn’t overnight—it was years of counseling, forgiveness, and letting go of lies I’d believed about myself since I was a kid. Learning to call the pain what it was and then hand it over to Jesus was the hardest and most freeing thing I’ve ever done.
Now, those same wounds have become my platform. I write songs about redemption because I’ve lived it. I talk about healing because I’ve walked through it. My scars tell a story—one that points to grace, not shame.
Sure, so let’s go deeper into your values and how you think. Is the public version of you the real you?
I would say yes. I just don’t have the energy to try and be someone I’m not. I’ll talk about peeing my pants on TikTok and I’m not ashamed of it, because every other woman in her 40s is like, “Oh my gosh… You pee when you laugh, too? I love you!”
I don’t try to be anybody but who I am, because I tried that for a long time and it didn’t work very well.
Okay, we’ve made it essentially to the end. One last question before you go. If you knew you had 10 years left, what would you stop doing immediately?
Scrolling on Facebook.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://sundijo.com
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/sundijo
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sundijo
- Twitter: sundijo
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/sundijo
- Youtube: https://youtube.com/@sundijo
- Other: TikTok – @sundijo
Clapper – @sundijo
