In this powerful episode of the Teaching Journeys Podcast, host Dave Roberts sits down with Kari Wells — Bravo TV personality, actress, entrepreneur, and author of From Attitude to Gratitude: 15 Practices for Transforming Pain into Power — for a deeply moving conversation about survival, loss, and the radical power of gratitude.

Kari opens up about the night she was held at gunpoint during a violent armed robbery, the PTSD that followed, and how her sense of safety was shattered. She also shares the heartbreaking loss of her sister Jackie to an accidental overdose — and the 20-year journey of grief that ultimately became her greatest source of empathy and purpose.

Together, Dave and Kari explore:

• Surviving trauma and overcoming PTSD
• The stigma of addiction and how to separate behavior from identity
• Why grief ...