The Science of Being Thankful With Michelle Palmer Jones and Paula Felps

Live Happy Now

Live Happy LLC

Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Health & Fitness:mental Health

4.7 • 522 Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2025

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

November is National Gratitude Month, and that makes it a great time to talk about what new research says about gratitude. Host Paula Felps welcomes social media manager Michelle Palmer Jones for a heartfelt conversation about the power of gratitude in everyday life: From personal stories of resilience to emerging research on how gratitude supports mental and physical health, this episode explores how intentional practices can transform our well-being. Paula and Michelle also highlight new studies on gratitude’s impact across generations, including college students and older adults, and invite listeners to share their own gratitude stories for a chance to win Live Happy merch. In this episode, you'll learn: How gratitude improves mental health in young adults through tech-based interventions. The link between gratitude and increased longevity in older adults. How to practice “gratitude in disguise” during difficult times and emotional challenges.

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0:00.0	Thank you for joining us for episode 545 of Live Happy Now.
0:08.7	November is National Gratitude Month, and gratitude just happens to be one of our favorite things to talk about.
0:15.2	I'm your host, Paula Phelps, and this week I'm joined by social media manager Michelle Palmer Jones
0:20.1	to talk about some of the emerging research on the benefits of gratitude,
0:23.8	what we're doing at Live Happy to observe National Gratitude Month,
0:27.4	and how you can win some Live Happy merch just by telling us about your gratitude.
0:32.5	Let's have a listen.
0:34.1	Michelle, thank you for coming back on the show.
0:36.7	Hey, Paula, glad to be back. Thanks for having me.
0:39.4	Well, as we know, as now all our listeners know, because they just listen to the intro,
0:44.4	November is Gratitude Month, and that is something we always love to talk about here at Live
0:48.4	Happy. And since our listeners are just getting to know you, we'd love to hear how do you
0:53.5	practice gratitude in your daily life? Yeah, it's not know you. We'd love to hear how do you practice gratitude in your
0:54.8	daily life? Yeah. It's not always easy. We're all just so busy with work and personal life.
1:01.2	There are some days that I find myself in front of my laptop and I'm like hunched over for hours.
1:07.6	And I have to remind myself that there are very important things going on around me and I do not want to miss them. So I have to remind myself that there are very important things going on around me,
1:11.8	and I do not want to miss them. So I have to intentionally get myself up. And I like to grab the
1:17.9	dogs and go for a walk. Oh, I love that. Yeah, it's the best. So, you know, I take deep breaths,
1:24.4	focus on breathing while I'm out, and I take a look around at all the
1:28.3	beautiful landscape around me.
1:30.0	The rolling hills right now, the leaves are changing color, which is fun.
1:34.2	The neighborhood cows.
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