Episode 17: Gratitude

Thanks for being here today! I’m excited about today’s topic – gratitude and the impact it can have on anxiety.

We are going to discuss how gratitude can physically and mentally impact our bodies and how it helps us feel less anxious in our daily lives.

We will also talk about how an attitude of gratitude can impact others in a positive way.

Elder Dieter H. Uchtdorf “A Higher Joy,” April 2024, General Conference.

⁠https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2024/04/35uchtdorf?lang=eng⁠

• “Expressing gratitude can positively change your brain. It boosts dopamine and serotonin, the neurotransmitters in the brain that improve your mood immediately, giving you those positive feelings of pleasure, happiness, and well-being.”  End Quote
• Kristin Francis, MD, a psychiatrist at Huntsman Mental Health Institute. 

⁠https://healthcare.utah.edu/healthfeed/2021/11/practicing-gratitude-better-health-and-well-being#:~:text=%22Expressing%20gratitude%20can%20positively%20change%20your%20brain%2C%22%20says,those%20positive%20feelings%20of%20pleasure%2C%20happiness%2C%20and%20well-being.%22⁠

⁠https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/feel-good-hormones-how-they-affect-your-mind-mood-and-body⁠

Elder David A. Bednar, “Pray Always,” October 2008, General Conference.

⁠https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2008/10/pray-always?lang=eng⁠

President Russel M. Nelson, The Healing Power of Gratitude, November 20, 2020

⁠https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/video/inspirational-messages/2020-11-1101-president-russell-m-nelson-on-the-healing-power-of-gratitude-subtitled-1080p?lang=eng⁠