3873: Why a Gratitude Practice Will Make You Healthier by Karl Staib of Dig to Fly on Positive Mindset

Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

Optimal Living Daily LLC

Education, Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Self-improvement

4.6 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 January 2026

⏱️ 11 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3873: Karl Staib shares his deeply personal journey from chronic stress and anxiety to improved health and happiness through a daily gratitude practice. His story underscores how simple habits like journaling can lower stress hormones, improve emotional resilience, and even support physical healing, empowering anyone to build a more positive, energized life. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://digtofly.com/why-a-gratitude-practice-will-make-you-healthier/ Quotes to ponder: "When you write your thoughts down it makes it easier to share those thoughts with others." "If I feel the tension in my shoulders, I know I need to slow down and appreciate what I do have in my life." "When I’m focused on what good things I have in my life, then more good things happen to me." Episode references: Robert A. Emmons research on gratitude and cortisol: https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/profile/robert_emmons Evidence from Cancer.gov on stress and cancer: https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/coping/feelings/stress-fact-sheet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Adobe Acrobat Studio so brand new.
0:02.0	Show me all the things that PDFs can do. Do your work with ease of speed. PDF spaces is all you need. Do hours of research in an instant. Key insights from an AI assistant. Pick a template with a click. Now your Prezo looks super slick. Close that deal. Yeah, you won. Do that, doing that, did that done. Now you can do that, do that with Acrobat. Acrobat now you can do that do that doing that did that done now you can do that do that with acrobat now you can do that
0:24.1	do that with the all new acrobat it's time to do your best work with your new adobe acrobat studio
0:29.8	at akado you'll save 25% on your first shop and get free delivery which means if you were to buy a four
0:36.5	cheese pizza you'd basically be
0:38.4	getting one of the cheeses for free. Save and splurge at Accardo, the online supermarket,
0:43.0	geographical and other restrictions. Minimum spend 60 pounds and charges apply. New customers only,
0:47.5	maximum saving 20 pounds terms at Accardo.com.
0:50.8	This is Optimal Living Daily. Why a gratitude practice will make you healthier by Carl Stabe of dig tofly.com,
0:58.8	and I'm Justin Mollock, your personal narrator, usually.
1:02.0	Well, every day, but on Sundays I share an episode from another podcast in the Optimal Living
1:06.6	Daily network, and today's comes from my brother's show Optimal Health Daily.
1:12.3	Fun fact, he does the same thing that I do here reading an article every day of the week to help you optimize your life.
1:17.2	But he also answers listener questions on Fridays, and if you send a relevant one in, you'll get a
1:22.5	copy of our Optimal Living Daily workbook, digital if you're outside of the U.S., or a physical hard copy,
1:29.5	personally shipped to you by me if you're inside the U.S.
1:33.1	You can send a health-related question to health at oldpodcast.com, and then listen in to that
1:39.3	show on Fridays. Again, that's optimal health daily. But with that, let's get right to the
1:44.1	bonus episode as we optimize your life.
1:50.6	Why a gratitude practice will make you healthier by Carl Snape of dig to fly.com.
1:57.5	The tension was getting worse. The throbbing from my upper back was tightening. As I was driving
2:03.6	home, I could feel my right arm going numb. I pulled over. I felt my heartbeat. My chest was pounding.
	...

Transcript will be available on the free plan in 24 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Optimal Living Daily LLC, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Optimal Living Daily LLC and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.