Gratitude is one of those words that’s everywhere - particularly if you’re interested in self-improvement & your health. BUT what does the science actually say about introducing a little more gratitude into our lives & the best ways to do it?

Well, Professor Fuschia Sirois is a psychologist from the University of Durham who’s been studying gratitude for much of her career.

Today we’re going to get answers to those questions and take a look at how gratitude can bring us closer to our future selves.

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TIMESTAMPS 

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:05 - What is gratitude?

00:03:29 - Why do some people have more gratitude than others?

00:06:27 - When did we start to study gratitude?

00:08:47 - Gratitude’s influence on health

00:10:46 - Impact on gratitude for people with fibromyalgia 

00:12:46 - Gratitude & future orientation

00:16:33 - The benefits of being future oriented

00:19:50 - Simple ways to incorporate more gratitude

00:25:06 - How to practice group gratitude

00:29:10 - How gratitude helps us find meaning

00:29:47 - What to focus your gratitude on

00:32:15 - Gratitude pitfalls

00:33:37 - Acknowledging joy in other ways

00:34:51 - Gratitude & society

00:37:45 - The one thing to remember