In 2014, Rodriguez was diagnosed with breast cancer just after her 30th birthday. She chronicled her journey on her website, ChemoCouture, where she shared tips for living well while battling the disease. Since then, she's been an advocate for related causes, such as cancer screenings and awareness of risk factors in younger women.
"The reason no one noticed it was because they just weren't looking for it," she told Playbill in 2015. "No one really looks that hard when you're my age. That's sort of why I wanted to come out publically — to raise awareness for early detection at younger ages because it's very difficult."