How Gratitude Makes Us Happy

What are the benefits of practicing gratitude, and how can we make it a daily habit? In honor of Thanksgiving, Cathy shares the studies on why it’s so important to seek reasons to be thankful, including the effects it has on your physical, social, and emotional wellbeing. She also celebrates your wins and helps a listener break through the insecurities of “fake it ’til you make it” and instead, step into the role she is meant to be.

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• Listen to Fly Away Home

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• 7 Scientifically Proven Benefits of Gratitude (Psychology Today)

• Robert A. Emmons, PhD. 

  • Article: Why Gratitude is Good by Robert Emmons

• Rick Hanson, PhD.

• TEDTalk “Want to be happy? Be grateful” from David Steindl-Rast

• 8 Ways to Have More Gratitude Every Day (Forbes)

• Dr. Brene Brown on Joy: It’s Terrifying

• Listener wins!

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