In this special Thanksgiving episode, Mercy explores the power of gratitude as a healing practice — not the polished, holiday version, but the grounded, soul-level gratitude that rewires your emotional patterns and strengthens your inner stability.

You’ll learn how gratitude calms the nervous system, quiets the inner bully, builds trust with your inner child, and gently leads you toward emotional peace. This episode is a soft, reflective, heart-nourishing conversation for anyone navigating healing, transition, or simply craving a moment of grounding during a busy season.

• What gratitude really is — and what it’s not

• How gratitude supports inner work and emotional regulation

• Why your nervous system responds so powerfully to gratitude

• The connection between gratitude and healing your inner child

• Three gentle gratitude practices to stabilize your emotions

• A short guided reflection to help you feel more grounded, present, and peaceful this Thanksgiving

• Gratitude is not denial or toxic positivity — it’s a soft, steady internal shift toward what strengthens you.

• Practicing gratitude retrains the brain by increasing serotonin and dopamine, helping you regulate emotions more effectively.

• Gratitude helps the adult version of you nurture and reassure your inner child, creating emotional safety from within.

• Small gratitude rituals can create major shifts in how you think, respond, and show up for your healing journey.

• You can be grateful and grieving… grateful and healing… grateful and growing.

You’ll be guided through a calming Thanksgiving reflection focusing on:

• One thing you're grateful for in this season

• One thing within yourself you're grateful for
  This moment helps strengthen internal safety, compassion, and presence.

• None for this episode — just your heart, a quiet moment, and your willingness to practice gentle gratitude.

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“Gratitude isn’t a performance — it’s a practice. Wherever this season finds you, I’m grateful you’re here, doing this work, and creating a gentler relationship with yourself.”