Rise & Shine with Adrienne Gold Davis

S28E5 - Gratitude Without Toxic Positivity

Published: February 25, 2026

Duration: 25:39

Adrienne welcomes back Jessica Berkowitz to explore a Jewish approach to gratitude that makes room for sadness, struggle, and unanswered questions. This episode pushes back on toxic positivity and offers a gentler, truer practice, one rooted in awareness, intention, and compassion.

 

If gratitude feels hard right now, you’re not doing it wrong. This conversation meets you exactly where you are.

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