What if gratitude isn't about pretending everything is okay?
Jamie Hess believes we've been sold the wrong idea about gratitude. It isn't toxic positivity. It isn't pretending that pain doesn't hurt. And it definitely isn't just writing down three things you're thankful for every morning.
In this episode of The Visibility Podcast, Lauren Cobello sits down with Jamie Hess, entrepreneur, author, speaker, wellness expert, podcaster, and creator of Brand Ninja, to talk about gratitude, resilience, recovery, personal branding, entrepreneurship, and learning to find meaning in difficult seasons.
Jamie shares how addiction, recovery, fitness, and years of personal growth completely changed the way she sees life. She explains why she doesn't teach optimism, but instead focuses on agency and authorship the idea that life writes the chapter, but you get to decide what that chapter means.
CHAPTERS
0:00 — Why Gratitude Isn't Positive Thinking
5:41 — Learning Resilience Through Discomfort
8:17 — Growing Up With Joan Lunden
12:50 — Addiction And Recovery
15:40 — Turning Pain Into Purpose
19:19 — Becoming An Accidental Influencer
25:32 — How To Make Money With Brands
32:43 — The Real Cause Of Burnout
40:45 — Why She Wrote The Book
45:03 — Failing In Public And Moving Forward
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
💡 Why gratitude isn't the same as positive thinking
🧠 How to interrupt anxiety spirals before they take over
💪 Why resilience is built through small moments of discomfort
❤️ How recovery changed Jamie's relationship with gratitude
🎯 Why you don't have to wait until you're confident to start
📱 How Jamie turned an Instagram account into a multi-six-figure business
💰 How creators can build higher-value brand partnerships
🔥 Why burnout can come from tying your identity to your work
🚀 Why failing in public can accelerate your success
🌱 How to notice life's “whispers” before they become screams
👤 GUEST
Jamie Hess:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamiehess/
Website: https://meetjamiehess.com/
The Gratitude Shift: https://geni.us/GratitudeShift
📸 Follow the Host
Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauren_cobello/
Website: https://leveragewithmedia.com/
🎧 LISTEN TO THE PODCAST
🍏 Apple Podcasts:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/visibility-with-lauren-cobello/id1896846267
🎵 Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/show/033pkSbweTnun0mAfwDemS?si=c183d4f69dec402b
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