Wow in the World An Attitude of Gratitude
Dec 15, 2025
Grandma G-Force faces a gratitude intervention led by Mindy and Guy. They enlist the Coalition of Grandmas for Gratitude, featuring the enthusiastic Gratitudey Judy. The conversation uncovers surprising examples of Grandma's indifference and delves into the fascinating science linking gratitude with longevity. A notable study reveals that grateful nurses had better survival rates. Mindy and Guy emphasize the importance of daily gratitude practices while kids chime in with their own scientific wow messages!
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The Gratitude Intervention Skit
- The show stages a funny intervention where Mindy and Guy try to get Grandma G-Force to say "thank you."
- Judy, president of the International Coalition of Grandmas for Gratitude, appears to encourage gratitude and humorously persuades G-Force.
Gratitude Linked To Longer Lives
- Researchers found a link between feeling grateful and higher likelihood of living longer in a decades-long study of nurses.
- The study shows correlation, not proof that gratitude directly increases lifespan.
Fifty Thousand Nurses Over Decades
- Mindy and Guy describe a long-term study that followed almost 50,000 nurses starting in 1976 and surveyed gratitude in 2016.
- Three years after the gratitude survey, nurses who reported more gratitude were more likely to still be alive.