May 23, 2024
Gratitude is one of those words that’s everywhere - particularly if you’re interested in self-improvement & your health. BUT what does the science actually say about introducing a little more gratitude into our lives & the best ways to do it?
Well, Professor Fuschia Sirois is a psychologist from the University of Durham who’s been studying gratitude for much of her career.
Today we’re going to get answers to those questions and take a look at how gratitude can bring us closer to our future selves.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:05 - What is gratitude?
00:03:29 - Why do some people have more gratitude than others?
00:06:27 - When did we start to study gratitude?
00:08:47 - Gratitude’s influence on health
00:10:46 - Impact on gratitude for people with fibromyalgia
00:12:46 - Gratitude & future orientation
00:16:33 - The benefits of being future oriented
00:19:50 - Simple ways to incorporate more gratitude
00:25:06 - How to practice group gratitude
00:29:10 - How gratitude helps us find meaning
00:29:47 - What to focus your gratitude on
00:32:15 - Gratitude pitfalls
00:33:37 - Acknowledging joy in other ways
00:34:51 - Gratitude & society
00:37:45 - The one thing to remember