Episode 482: Gratitude as a form of Self-care with Gina Hamadey

Make Some Noise with Andrea Owen

Andrea Owen

Education, How To, Self-improvement

4.8 • 516 Ratings

🗓️ 19 October 2022

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Is there somebody in your life who has really made an impact and you have not expressed that to them? If so, Gina Hamadey joins me to discuss her interesting take on expressing gratitude in a meaningful, yet easy way-- by writing thank you notes! Writing thank you notes to others can be an aspect of taking care of yourself as well as your relationships. Gina is the author of the book I Want to Thank You which depicts her year writing 365 thank-you notes to friends, neighbors, family members, mentors, and more (much more!) Gratitude isn’t a new topic or conversation, but the way Gina talks about it, is unique and one I really wanted to share with you. Some other topics we explore: What sparked Gina to write thank you cards every day of the year (9:12) Some small ways you can begin to write thank you notes or go on a gratitude journey of your own (20:48) There are mental blocks and excuses when you attempt to express gratitude, Gina shares ways she overcomes some of them (25:25) It’s never too late to express gratitude (25:52) We are built for connection and expressing gratitude is so important in today's world (35:01) http://andreaowen.com/482 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.9	There's a thank you note and there's a gratitude note, right? And a thank you note is like,
0:33.9	thank you for the sweater you gave me. And I didn't write any of those or rarely
0:38.5	did I write those. It was really about let me in this very specific way go through my life,
0:45.6	like topic by topic and think about who has shown up for me, who has taught me something.
0:52.3	Let me say it all. Let me just be brave and say all the things that I want to say to them.
0:59.7	You're listening to Make Some Noise podcast episode number 482 with guest, Gina Hammaddy.
1:09.0	Welcome to Make Some Noise podcast, your guide for strategies, tools, and insight to empower yourself.
1:20.7	I'm your host, Andrea Owen, global speaker, entrepreneur, life coach since 2007,
1:25.7	an author of three books that have been translated into
1:29.0	18 languages and are available in 22 countries. Each week, I'll bring you a guest or a lesson
1:35.2	that will help you maximize unshakable confidence, master resilience, and make some noise
1:40.8	in your life. You ready? Let's go. Hey, everybody, welcome to another episode of the show.
1:51.5	I'm so glad that you're here. I have so many things to tell you. I feel like we've reached the level
1:55.4	in our relationship, you and I, where I can tell you that I finally started my period after 78 days of not having
2:02.8	one for the first time. Did I already tell you that? I have told so many of my friends. It's just
2:11.0	like this topic, common topic of conversation, I guess, when you reached this age. And I forget if I've talked about it on the
2:19.1	podcast or not. But for the first time, since I've been pregnant, I skipped officially two periods.
2:25.5	And then it started this morning. And I don't know. I just was like, finally, I also started
2:33.1	ADHD medication for the first time. Stay tuned. I'm only on day
2:37.5	five. So I'm not sure, I'm not sure if I'm just having like a really, you know, like
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