The Sneaky Way You're Doing Gratitude Wrong And How To Fix It Instead

An episode of the The Purpose Filter podcast, hosted by Dr. Kathy Zhang, titled "The Sneaky Way You're Doing Gratitude Wrong And How To Fix It Instead" was published on November 29, 2023 and runs 16 minutes.

November 29, 2023 ·16m · The Purpose Filter

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We know being grateful has positive effects on our body, mind and spirit But some of you are practicing gratitude as a way to deny or dismiss your emotions when you have legitimate reasons to be stressed, frustrated or upset The more you force yourself to be grateful, the more you feel suffocated by the weight of your unacknowledged emotions. Join me this week as I uncover the subtle way you might be using your own gratitude practice against yourself, and how to change it It...

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We know being grateful has positive effects on our body, mind and spirit But some of you are practicing gratitude as a way to deny or dismiss your emotions when you have legitimate reasons to be stressed, frustrated or upset The more you force yourself to be grateful, the more you feel suffocated by the weight of your unacknowledged emotions. Join me this week as I uncover the subtle way you might be using your own gratitude practice against yourself, and how to change it It...

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