In this episode, Ms. Angie, Ms. Alisha, and Ms. Laura discuss gratitude and how practicing gratitude can increase resilience. Ms. Angie introduces a gratitude exercise that can rewire our brains to decrease our innate negativity bias and train ourselves to scan for positives and appreciate the beauty in life.

Book recommendations: El Deafo by Cece Bell, Wonder by R.J. Palacio, Man’s Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl, An Awesome Book of Thanks by Dallas Clayton, The Thank You Book by Mo Willems, The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff & Jonathan Haidt