This week, the hosts explore the power of gratitude practices and how cultivating a grateful mindset can enhance mental health, resilience, and overall well-being. Listeners learn the importance of expressing gratitude consistently and how daily gratitude habits can enhance happiness and personal growth. The episode offers practical strategies for building gratitude into everyday life, including teaching children appreciation, creating intentional reflection moments, and practicing manifestation. Drawing from positive psychology research, including Sean Achor’s work, the hosts explain how small, consistent acts of gratitude strengthen relationships and increase life satisfaction.

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After listening to the episode, participants will be able to:

• Explain the concept of the positivity ratio and its relationship to emotional well-being and resilience.
• Describe how gratitude can be conceptualized as a learnable and trainable behavior that enhances daily positive experiences.
• Implement practical strategies to cultivate gratitude in personal and professional settings
• Identify research-supported outcomes of daily gratitude practices on physical, mental, and social health.

References:

• Achor, S. (2010). The Happiness Advantage: The seven principles of positive psychology that fuel success and performance at work. Crown Business.
• Algoe, S. B., Gable, S. L., & Maisel, N. C. (2010). It’s the little things: Everyday gratitude as a booster shot for romantic relationships. Personal Relationships, 17(2), 217–233.
• Fredrickson, B. L., & Losada, M. F. (2005). Positive affect and the complex dynamics of human flourishing. The American psychologist, 60(7), 678–686.
• Emmons, R. A., & McCullough, M. E. (2003). Counting blessings versus burdens: An experimental investigation of gratitude and subjective well-being in daily life. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84(2), 377–389.
  
• Emmons, R. A., & Stern, R. (2013). Gratitude as a psychotherapeutic intervention. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 69(8), 846–855.
  
• Froh, J. J., Sefick, W. J., & Emmons, R. A. (2008). Counting blessings in early adolescents: An experimental study of gratitude and subjective well-being. Journal of School Psychology, 46(2), 213–233.
  
• Wood, A. M., Froh, J. J., & Geraghty, A. W. (2010). Gratitude and well-being: A review and theoretical integration. Clinical Psychology Review, 30(7), 890–905.