Building a Life of Gratitude - From Rehab to a Global Movement - Mark White

<p>For Mark White, gratitude is more than just a word. </p><p>It’s a daily practice that helped him rebuild his life - from rehab for drug addiction to creating a movement that encourages others to live with more intention, connection, and perspective.</p><p>Now celebrating 23 years of sobriety, Mark has built gratitude into his daily life. </p><p>He is the founder of Run Grateful, Your Town CIC, and the Daily Five app - a platform designed to promote wellbeing in simple, five-minute daily practices.</p><p>In this conversation, we explore how gratitude became the one thing that stuck when nothing else did. Mark opens up about not being ready to change, how addiction can feel like a solution rather than a problem, and why gratitude isn’t about ignoring difficult thoughts and feelings. </p><p>We also talk about the reality of showing up when you don’t want to, the importance of building evidence over time, and how small, consistent actions can begin to shift the direction of your life.</p><p><strong>Follow Mark: </strong>https://www.instagram.com/markwhite_120602/</p><p><strong>Support the podcast: </strong></p><p>Get a whopping 65% off your first Gousto box at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://www.gousto.co.uk/raf/?promo_code=TOM42277653⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.gousto.co.uk/raf/?promo_code=TOM42277653⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><strong>Mentioned in the Podcast:</strong></p><p><strong>Run Grateful</strong>: https://www.rungrateful.com/</p><p><strong>The Daily Five App: </strong>https://www.dailyfiveofficial.com/</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Join the mailing list:</strong></p><p><a href="https://substack.com/@tombryanyeah?utm_campaign=profile&amp;utm_medium=profile-page" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠https://substack.com/@tombryanyeah?utm_campaign=profile&amp;utm_medium=profile-page⁠</a></p><p><strong>Get in contact:</strong></p><p><a href="⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/tombryanyeah/⁠⁠⁠" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/tombryanyeah/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/greatbritishadventurespodcast⁠⁠⁠" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/greatbritishadventurespodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="⁠⁠⁠https://www.threads.net/@tombryanyeah" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.threads.net/@tombryanyeah</a></p><p><br /></p><p>CHAPTERS</p><p>00:00 Intro</p><p>02:49: What Mark is grateful for today</p><p>05:20 Why practising gratefulness is important to Mark</p><p>12:15: Taking stock of the here and now</p><p>16:19 Mark's journey into gratefulness</p><p>20:08 Finding acceptance to begin change</p><p>28:17 It starts with a pen and paper</p><p>35:04 Mark's role models</p><p>39:31 The ripple effect of addiction</p><p>44:32 Tom's journey into sobriety</p><p>56:56 Inspiring others into gratefulness</p><p>01:03:56 The Grateful Mile</p><p>01:13:13 Tom's journey to gratefulness</p><p>01:20:16 Spirit before purpose</p><p>01:29:02 Daily Five</p><p>01:35:42 Prison rehabilitation</p><p>01:39:40 It only takes a moment</p><p>01:44:16 Grateful mile at Love Trails</p><p>01:46:55 For those who feel they have nothing to be grateful for</p><p>01:51:05 Mark's tally tattoo</p>