How to Practice Gratitude Even When It’s Hard

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🗓️ 21 November 2022

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Practicing gratitude seems straight forward: think of the good things about your life and be thankful for them. Studies show this simple practice can have major mental, emotional and physical health benefits. But gratitude is complicated in a consumer-driven society that encourages people to want more and more. In this week of giving thanks, we dive into what gratitude is and how to nurture it in a healthy way. Guests: Carvell Wallace, writer, formerly Slate's parenting advice columnist and host of Slate's podcast, Mom and Dad are Fighting - he's working on a book on childhood trauma. Emiliana Simon-Thomas, science director of the Greater Good Science Center, University of California, Berkeley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:32.1	Thank you. from kkudy in san francisco i'm alexis madrigal it's thanksgiving week everyone and if there's one
0:49.9	tradition that seems as popular as turkey it's that thing where you go around the table and say what you're thankful for. Well, we're here to help you out with that little ritual. Today's show
0:58.7	is on the psychology of gratitude. There's plenty of research in social science that says gratitude
1:03.8	is good for you. But is there a dark side to the pressure to always feel grateful for what you have?
1:09.4	And when things look dark politically or the continuing injustices of the world are loud in your mind,
1:14.3	what use is gratitude then?
1:16.3	We'll talk about the practice and complexities surrounding gratitude.
1:20.0	That's all coming up next after this news. Welcome to Forum. I'm Alexis Madrigal.
1:37.9	So here's a short list of things I'm grateful for in the Bay Area.
1:42.5	Fulieu-Persimmons, this golden fall light, the ferry system, Mount Diablo, Mount Tam, La Palma
1:48.5	Mexicatesin, La Donia, the staff at Games of Berkeley, serpentine, Sutro Tower, the Islands
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