🙏 The Science of Gratitude: Dr. Debra Gonsher Vinik on why thanking more, not wanting more, builds real resilience.
Gratitude gets dismissed as a soft sentiment, or lumped in with tarot cards and crystals. Dr. Debra Gonsher Vinik makes the harder case: gratitude is a measurable science with real effects on the body and brain, and it holds up even when life breaks your heart. A six-time Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker, Ph.D., and CUNY Professor Emeritus known as the Gratitude Wrangler, Debra returns to The Wellness Driven Life Show to talk about her newest film, "I Thank, Therefore I Am."
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EPISODE CHAPTERS
00:00 A 9% longer life, the study that opens the show
00:24 The hook, and welcome to the show
01:35 Meet Dr. Debra Gonsher Vinik
02:38 From the opioid films to gratitude
05:37 The 2:30 Mincha Moment, a practice since 2010
08:22 Why gratitude gets lumped in with tarot and crystals
09:34 Gratitude for cynics: the 50,000-nurse study
11:22 The brain science: Christina Karns and Joel Wong
12:22 Gratitude as a habit you build
13:55 Sign me up: the case for an easy practice
14:18 Tammy Treadwell, from hardship to Harlem seafood soul
17:10 A quick break
18:16 Love, and gratitude when life is hard
21:35 Jeff Johnston, gratitude through loss
23:30 The little things, and malted milk balls
24:19 Clarence, and the ripple effect of one sentence
27:28 Where to find Debra, and a grateful goodbye
WHAT YOU'LL TAKE AWAY
🧠 How a gratitude practice measurably changes the brain and body
💛 Why gratitude holds up in burnout and grief, not only on good days
⏸️ A simple 2:30 daily pause you can start today
ABOUT DR. DEBRA GONSHER VINIK
Dr. Debra Gonsher Vinik is a six-time Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker, a Ph.D., and CUNY Professor Emeritus, known as the Gratitude Wrangler. Her films have taken on food insecurity, the opioid crisis, and immigration, and her newest, "I Thank, Therefore I Am," grounds gratitude in neuroscience and lived story.
https://www.gratitudewrangler.com
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PRODUCTION CREDITS
Hosted and executive produced by April Chavez.
Video production by Manlee J. Chavez.
Music by Steve Stuntz.
The views and experiences shared by guests are their own. Guest agreements and disclaimer: https://drivenlivin.com/guest-agreements
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