Struggles and success often dance hand in hand.

Jamie Hess grew up in New York City as the daughter of GMA Host, Joan Lunden. A tenacious go-getter from a young age, Jamie was gifted, precocious, and ahead of the curve. She grew up fast - and she found herself soaring up the ladder of Corporate PR earlier than most. But she was curbing the growing pains of growing up in the public eye with a drug addiction that she kept secret - until she couldn't any longer.

After the road to recovery from drug and alcohol abuse, Jamie turned her life around and discovered fitness, making it her mission to create community and help others see the beauty in a healthy lifestyle. She amassed thousands of followers with a zest for her new passion, until she found herself with another addiction hidden in sheep's clothing. This time, it was an eating disorder.

Years after recovery from these eras - today, Jamie is a wellness entrepreneur, speaker, mother, wife, and podcaster whose work has been featured on the Dr. Oz Show, The View, and Good Morning America.

On this episode, Jamie shares her story of resilience and accountability, and how her intimate experience with darkness became the groundwork for the woman she is today.

Each battle she overcame wove her life tapestry with the humility and infectious authenticity that allows her to teach the lessons that she had to learn.

She is a woman who channels her past into a beacon for those seeking light.

On this episode, we talk:

(00:00) - Overcoming Addiction, Jamie's Story

(10:38) - Asking for Help, Releasing Shame, Finding Community

(23:15) - Money Wound, Self-Doubt, Fear, Growing Confidence

(26:13) - Perfectionism + Inner Criticism, Pursuing your Dreams

(29:57) - How Vulnerability is a SuperPower

(39:21) - Jealousy as a Signal, Internalized Misogyny, The Company you Keep

(46:05) - How a Warrior Mindset saved Jamie's Mom from Breast Cancer + How Gratitude Saved Jamie from Addiction

(52:21) - Practical, Actionable Advice for those in Deep Confusion, Figuring Sh!t Out

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Gratitudeology Podcast

You cannot run from what you don't want and run towards what you do at the same time.

You do one or the other.

In every moment - we are creating.

Either unconsciously or consciously - we choose the patterns and programs, or - we choose to create new ones.

In trying to avoid pain, we create the environments and situations to see it more clearly.

In a decision and a direction, we head forth into the unknown with a guidance born from our own powerful intentions.

If we search for safety, the best we will find - is safety.

But if we go towards our ideal, with the assumption that we are already safe -- we are able to see the boundlessness of positive momentum take form in our lives.

By understanding that our energy is a resource, one that is finite - but also able to multiply if we take care to nourish it, we can identify what drives and motivates us.

Fear? or Peace?

Survival? or Creation?

You choose.

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This episode was inspired by:

Chloe Dechelle's Video (Chloe.Dechelle on TT)

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41 - The Mind-Body Connection: Emotional Regulation, Physical Well-Being, & Somatic Healing

In the art of living, there's a subtle yet profound practice of flirting with life, embracing its vast possibilities, and allowing ourselves the freedom to dream without restraint.

This episode peels back the layers of self-imposed limitations, bringing into focus the joy and growth that lie on the other side of fear.

There comes a time where your inner work will lead you to outgrowing your outer world and will ask you to make decisions to choose more for yourself without knowing exactly what comes next.

I invite you to imagine a world where you dance with your destiny and where the anticipation of what's to come is as delightful as the arrival itself.

CHAPTERS:

0:00-5:04: Where are you Settling + Playing it Small? Identifying Limitations, Intuition vs Anxiety

5:04-8:11: Trusting in the Universe vs Taking Action

8:11- 15:24: What you're ACTUALLY scared of

15:24-20:02: Breaking out Of Unfulfilling Narratives: My Journey

20:02-23:50: Outgrowing Relationships, Letting Go & Making Room for New to Enter

23:50-26:33: Making room for All Parts of you Along the Way (Fear, Insecurity) as you Build Confidence, Authenticity, + Vibrance

26:33-30:24: FLIRT WITH LIFE

30:24-34:33: Your words MATTER: Shifting & Reprogramming Your Mind to Focus into Abundance over Lack

34:33: What's on the other side? Setting Expectations + Connecting to the Collective Consciousness

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44 - Fear is An Illusion