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How to Upgrade Your Gratitude Practice
According to a new study, your gratitude journal could be more powerful if you also…
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The Evolution of Gratitude
How did gratitude evolve? Researchers are starting to trace this common human emotion all the…
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All You Need is Love, Gratitude, and Oxytocin
(February, 2014) A new study finds a biological mechanism behind “thank you"—and reveals one way…
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How to Help Kids Learn to Love Giving
Five science-based strategies for the holidays (and the rest of the year).
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Brené Brown on Empathy
(December, 2013) What is the best way to ease someone's pain and suffering? In this…
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The Science of Gratitude
Research shows that an “attitude of gratitude” can measurably improve our overall well-being. This clever…
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Can Helping Others Help You Find Meaning in Life?
New research is finding that being kind and giving to others can make our lives…
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How Awe Makes Us Generous
Awe stops us in our tracks and opens us up to gratitude, and then to…
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How Expressing Gratitude Might Change Your Brain
A lot of so-called “positive psychology” can seem a bit flaky, especially if you’re the…
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USC Neuroscientists Use Testimony in Groundbreaking Study of Gratitude
“To know better what regions [in the brain might be responsible for gratitude] is a…
