Who Gets to Tell Your Story? Jess Danel on Being Misunderstood

Podcast: Change Happened, Then What? | Real stories about the moments that change our lives—and what happens next. · Heather Holt

Opublikowano: 2026-11-03

What happens when the people around you decide who you are before they take the time to understand you? Growing up, Jess Danel was energetic, outspoken, funny, and frequently misunderstood. As a teenager, when she stopped speaking to her family, her parents assumed she was using drugs and sent her to a rehabilitation facility. The drug test came back negative, but the experience became another chapter in a life where other people seemed determined to tell Jess who she was. Jess eventually left home and began building a life on her own terms. She became...