Feeling grateful doesn't just boost mood and psychological well-being, it improves overall health and leads to a better quality of life, according to Robert Emmons, PhD, the leading scientific expert on gratitude and a professor of psychology at the University of California, Davis.

This week, my friend Branimir Kvartuc and I discuss the science of gratitude and what thankfulness looks like in our own lives.

Here are a few links to Dr. Emmons' work, if you'd like to learn more:

The Psychology of Gratitude
Gratitude and Well-Being
Why Gratitude is Good

Branimir shares photos from his grateful life on Instagram @Branimir.

I'd love to hear what you are grateful for! I'm on Instagram @YouKnowSandy (and same handle on Twitter).

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Thanks, as always,  to Michael Kobrin for the music.

Have a peaceful week!

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