For anyone who has been told you should be grateful at exactly the wrong time, this episode is for you! For anyone tired of living a fear-driven life, this is the place! Could gratitude be the secret to lasting happiness, a gateway drug to growth? While Jordan and J.T. aren't making any promises, they are more than willing to flesh out the magnitude of gratitude. Join the conversation to discover:

- Gratitude is not about ignoring challenges but reorganizing the good

- Does gratitude come from the brain or the heart? Or both?

- Acknowledgment, respect, and a desire to understand: the foundation of giving a damn

- How do you practice gratitude without gaslighting your pain?

- The healing power of giving a hoot

- How a gratitude practice can enhance perspective

- Appreciating the specific, no gratitude is small

- Gratitude is emotional: notice and name what you feel

- Performative gratitude, toxic politeness, and gratitude as an act of rebellion

SHOW NOTE to make you go WOW: After he led the massive 2014 Venezuelan protests that swept the nation, opposition leader Leopoldo López was sentenced to more than a decade of solitary confinement in a military prison. His story is one of astonishing mental resilience, the strength of the human spirit, and the power of gratitude.

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