Practicing Gratitude Pays Off

Chasing Life

CNN

Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.5 • 8K Ratings

🗓️ 17 May 2022

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

It turns out a simple “thank you” really can go a long way. In fact, giving thanks doesn’t just make others feel good – it can also boost your own mental and physical well-being. On today’s show, we’ll hear how gratitude helped one woman navigate a life-changing medical diagnosis. Plus, how you can implement a gratitude practice into your daily life. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Something's weird, something's off, but I never thought of what it could be, right?
0:10.3	Like you never think that would happen to you.
0:13.5	In the fall of 2019, Christina Costa knew something was off with her body.
0:19.0	She just wasn't sure what.
0:21.1	I started getting migraines.
0:24.0	And my dad has migraines.
0:25.3	He got them since he was a kid.
0:26.8	My sister has migraines, so I know there's a genetic link to migraines, so I sort of just
0:31.6	didn't really think much of it.
0:33.7	Christina was a 27-year-old graduate student at the University of Michigan.
0:38.5	She kept going to class and living life as usual.
0:42.0	But the pain in her head persisted.
0:44.3	I was walking out of the classroom and it was just like, everything is blurry right now.
0:47.9	This is weird.
0:48.9	This feels more than just a migraine.
0:51.9	When Christina visited her campus clinic, they suggested she take some Tylenol.
0:56.6	To try that, but it didn't help.
0:58.6	So I would get left side numbness in my hand.
1:02.8	Very, very strong aura, sometimes nausea.
1:05.9	Christina went to see a neurologist and got an MRI of her brain.
1:10.2	Then I get home.
1:12.4	I watched Netflix as all of us do, and I get a call.
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