Hopefully, many of us will be spending this week giving thanks for our families, friends, and enjoying heaping turkey dinners. But once this week has passed, don’t put all that gratitude behind you just yet. According to Dr. Robert Emmons, who studies the emotion of gratitude, cultivating this feeling can promote healthy relationships and psychological, or…
Read MoreThe Science of Gratitude
Thanksgiving is next week but expressing gratitude year round may be beneficial to your mental and emotional well-being. Research shows that having an “attitude of gratitude” can happiness, reduce depression and give you strengthened resiliency. Watch the video below from Tremendousness to learn more! For past blogs on gratitude, see these past blogs: The Science…
Read MoreCultivating Gratitude Can Promote Healthy Relationships
Why do we feel gratitude anyway? Gratitude seems like an incredibly central emotion in our interactions with other humans, and there is good reason for that! In past blogs, we have written about how critical cultivating gratitude can be in promoting healthy relationships and even in ensuring good physical health. Building on this research, a…
Read MoreGreed or Gratitude?
In the midst of holiday season, it is easy to get caught up in the festivities and ignore something fundamental: your emotions. As Dr. Catherine Franssen writes in the Huffington Post, the anticipation and receipt of gifts are both deeply tied with neural pathways that make us feel pleasure. This can be great, making us…
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