Q&A: Is Gratitude the Key to a Happier Pregnancy?

Pregnancy Podcast

Vanessa Merten

Newborn, Parent, Homebirth, Vbac, Kids & Family, Doula, Firsttimemom, Midwife, Pregnancy, Doctor, Parenting, Pregnant, Vanessamerten, Physician, Csection, Prenatalcare, Breastfeeding, Naturalbirth, Nursing, Birthcenter, Family, Baby, Hospitalbirth, Health, Obgyn, Research, Trimester, Expecting, Labor, Mom, Diet, Dad, Birth

4.5 • 948 Ratings

🗓️ 27 November 2024

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Pregnancy is a time of significant emotional and physical changes. You may be coping with challenging symptoms like morning sickness or feeling anxious about giving birth and stepping into motherhood. Amid these challenges, there is also so much to be grateful for. Taking a moment to focus on the positive aspects can help provide balance and perspective and make your journey a little easier to navigate. This episode explores what gratitude is, the scientific evidence on its effects, and practical advice to help you cultivate more gratitude during pregnancy and beyond.

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0:00.0	You are listening to the pregnancy podcast with Vanessa Merton.
0:10.6	Hello, and thank you for tuning into the pregnancy podcast. In today's episode, we're asking the
0:18.3	question is gratitude the key to a happier pregnancy?
0:22.4	Pregnancy is a time of significant emotional and physical changes. You may be coping with
0:28.5	challenging symptoms like morning sickness. You may be feeling anxious about giving birth and
0:34.1	stepping into motherhood. Amid all of these challenges, there's also so much to be
0:40.0	grateful for. Taking a moment to focus on the positive aspects of your pregnancy and the adventures
0:46.5	ahead can help provide balance and perspective. And it may make your journey a little bit easier
0:53.0	to navigate.
1:00.1	This episode will explore what gratitude is, the scientific evidence on its effects,
1:04.8	and practical advice to help you cultivate more gratitude during pregnancy.
1:14.8	You can find the complete article and all of the resources for this episode at pregnancy podcast.com slash gratitude. You are currently listening to the public feed of the podcast, which gives you
1:20.9	access to the last year of episodes. Become a pregnancy podcast premium member.
1:29.5	Unlock all of the content.
1:31.0	Everything is ad-free.
1:36.9	And you're going to get access to hundreds of episodes that are exclusive to pregnancy podcast premium members.
1:39.4	Become a pregnancy podcast premium member at pregnancy podcast.com slash premium.
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2:03.6	everything I need. It's my first win for the day because I know I'm prioritizing my health. And as a mom,
2:11.0	ensuring that I'm at my best is so important to making sure that I can show up for my kids.
2:16.9	You know that I love evidence, and in a
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