The Rural Well

Episode 5 - Gratitude

Listen Later

In this episode, we reflect on Thanksgiving and focus on the topic of gratitude.


Here are some waypoints in our conversation:

  • Memories can bring gratitude
  • For those that struggle or have had hard backgrounds, it's not your story forever
  • Gratitude is a dopamine producer
  • Practicing gratitude is a great mental health strategy 
  • Gratitude doesn’t naturally come to us. We need to be intentional - then it trains our brain to look for the bright spots in our day
  • You can be influenced by those around you. We change the trajectory for our own lives and others. If you practice an attitude of gratitude, it becomes contagious  
  • There’s opportunity every day to look for a moment of gratitude. It can bring life!
  • Dopamine is a happy hormone and our brain seeks out the positive aspects - when we do that, we find bright spots which carry us forward.
  • Gratitude is one of the most powerful tools to treat depression - it’s one tool, not to the exclusion of other treatment plans like medication and talk therapy - A combination of all of them builds a strategic long term strategy to battle depression
  • Traditions are important in child development- the one that produces the long lasting memory can be the weirdest places and experiences


      • Do you enjoy the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade?


      Then we play Catch a Phrase Quote about Gratitude


      What are you favourite memories?


      National Farmer Mental Health Alliance

      http://www.nfmha.ca/ - National Farmer Mental Health Alliance

      https://www.lilaclanemedia.com/ - Lilac Lane Media

      Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/theruralwell

      Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theruralwell

      Twitter - https://x.com/theruralwell

      TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@theruralwell

      Email: mailto:[email protected]

      ...more
      View all episodesView all episodes
      Download on the App Store
      The Rural WellBy The Rural Well featuring Bridgette Readel and Lauren Van Ewyk