Rewind: Jamie Hess & TV icon Joan Lunden; "I Didn't Wake Up Until I Almost Died..."

In celebration of being on the air for six months, we're going back... way back to the beginning. To the episode that started it all...Today... buckle your seatbelts, because we’re taking you back to the first episode of the pod... the story that launched it all... MINE.I sat down with my mother, legendary TV journalist, Joan Lunden, to walk through dark years of addiction... and all the darkness I overcame that prepared me to see the light.My mom may have felt unprepared to confront it when I was a teenager, but on this episode... we GO THERE. And then some.Tune in... you don't want to miss this very special episode of The Gratitudeology Podcast.************Make sure to follow @jamiehess on Instagram for news & updates, and visit our companion Instagram account @gratitudeology for a sneak peek into the personal moments discussed on the show.************Thank you to Joan Lunden for helping kick off the show in such a special way. Follow Joan on Instagram @therealjoanlunden and check out joanlunden.com.************The Gratitudeology Podcast theme music is by HYLLS, performed by Nadia Ali.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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When Jamie Hess almost died, she woke up. As the daughter of legendary broadcast journalist Joan Lunden, it seemed from the outside that Jamie had everything… so why did she feel so empty inside? She pondered that question as she fell into a life of drug addiction, and when she hit her bottom, it hit her: *nothing feels good until we get grateful* … but we often don’t feel grateful until we have a wake-up call. Each week, we tell stories of turning pain to purpose... shared by some of the most inspirational people on the planet. Because an attitude of gratitude is the heartbeat of happiness... let's get there together.