S2, E17: Gratitude

Welcome to “Live Well and Thrive,” a podcast recognizing the hard work, dedication, and diversity of our team at Kaiser Permanente Northern California. I’m your host Carrie Owen Plietz. Happiness is such a loaded word. We all say we want to achieve it; we all have different definitions of what it means and, so often, happiness can seem elusive and fleeting. Today we’re going to talk about happiness – and the fundamental role gratitude plays in helping each of us find daily contentment. I’m personally grateful to be continuing the conversation around gratitude from previous episodes – such an important topic. Today I’d like to welcome Emiliana Simon-Thomas, Science Director of UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center to help me introduce our listeners to research on how developing a gratitude practice can help to not only bring us more --- but an enduring sense of happiness. As always, I invite you to share what’s on your mind, ask a question or suggest a topic or guest. Send it to LiveWell&[email protected]. And whether you’re listening on your commute or during a down moment, keep those comments coming. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.