The Thick Thighs Save Lives Podcast

S13 EP2: Thinking This Way Will Change Your Brain


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Gratitude is a real thing. It’s not a mystical practice or reserved for highly functioning people who are killin’ it in life. We are talking about the kind that exists right alongside chaos, exhaustion, grief, and pie. In this episode we unpack why gratitude isn’t a personality trait but a skill you build like a muscle… preferably without punching anyone who tells you to “be thankful!” We reveal the science behind why gratitude rewires your mindset, calms your stress, and shifts your default reaction from doom-spiraling to grounded optimism, even when life is throwing all the plot twists at you. And we had to keep with tradition and tell you to “eat the damn pie” so do it!

(00:01:14) Welcome and why gratitude feels hard

(00: 04:26) What we’re grateful for this year

(00:12:00) What we’re “unsubscribing” from forever

(00: 19:00) Messy gratitude around the holiday

(00:22:48) The science behind gratitude

(00: 28:00) How to practice gratitude when it feels impossible

(00:31:14) Gratitude when it comes to your workouts

(00:33:10) how to make your brain work for you

(00: 38:01) Motivation, resilience and surprising moments

(00: 48:57) Thanksgiving without food morality or shame

(00: 55:03) Gratitude doesn’t mean pretending everything is fine

(00:58:55) Hot takes: turkey, football, stuffing & more

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