Overcoming Addiction Through Gratitude with Jamie Hess

Key Takeaways

• Overcoming addiction and making positive changes in life requires love for a new life and gratitude for everyday blessings.
• Practicing daily gratitude can increase joy, decrease pain, and improve overall well-being.
• Living a purposeful lifestyle involves integrating purpose into daily behaviors, decisions, and actions.
• Finding joy in the present moment is essential for happiness and peace, rather than fixating on future achievements.
• Loneliness can be overcome by seeking help and accountability from others and fostering community and connection.

In This Episode:

• [03:40] Jamie’s transition from an influencer to a thought leader
• [05:09] The journey from drug addiction to recovery
• [08:57] Jamie’s “enough is enough” point
• [10:18] The fear of change and the power of love
• [11:16] The mindset of loving to win
• [14:54] Developing a gratitude practice
• [21:54] The morning routine
• [22:56] Scripting as a manifestation technique
• [28:15] The focus on action and decision-making
• [33:05] Loneliness as an epidemic
• [34:08] Asking for help and accountability
• [37:42] Scripting a future goal

Notable Quotes

• [07:20] “ With addiction, the treatment is really this deep spiritual application that you really have to wrap your head around in order to recover.” - Jamie
• [09:02] " I went through many years of pretty dark loads. And what I found out is that your bottom can always have a trap door. Like, it can get worse.” - Jamie
• [12:39] “I wake up and I'm 20 years sober. The novelty still hasn't worn off. I wake up and I'm like, dude, just happy to be here.” - Jamie
• [14:56] “Having a daily gratitude practice is one of the science-proven effective things you can do to increase joy, decrease physical pain, and actually boost your immunity, improve your self-esteem, and also even do better at work.” - Jamie
• [22:03] “There's a couple of non-negotiables that have to happen in the morning. And for me, intentional movement is one of them.” - Jamie

Our Guest

Jamie Hess, a 20-year corporate PR & marketing executive for McDonald's, W Hotels, GM, and LinkedIn, evolved into a global thought leader specializing in behavior change through accountability. She's a wellness expert, media personality, podcaster, and 1:1 coach, transforming lives on shows like The View, TODAY, & Good Morning America.

Resources and Links

Win Monday Community (join here)

• Win Monday Community

Paul Epstein

• Paul's New Book: Better Decisions Faster
• Paul's Confidence Quiz
• Paul's Website
• Paul's LinkedIn to Connect
• Paul's Instagram to Follow

Jamie Hess

• https://meetjamiehess.com/
• https://www.instagram.com/nycfitfam/
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamiekrauss/
• https://twitter.com/JamieKraus

Mentioned

• Off the Gram Podcast: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/5e1a6774ab5c3f6204bb9707
• The Gratituful Ology Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/grateful-ology-gratitude-is-not-totally-a-real-word/id1278815517?i=1000424182043