Brain Fact Wednesday on ”The Neuroscience of an Effective Gratitude Practice”

<p>Did you know that there is crucial component of mental, psychological, and social health that is often overlooked<a href='#_edn1'>[i]</a> and that “Gratitude is a mindset that activates your prefrontal cortex and sets the context for your experience such that you can derive tremendous health benefits?”<a href='#_edn2'>[ii] </a>Dr. Andrew Huberman</p> <p>On this episode you will learn: ✔︎  Why your gratitude practice might be outdated, like mine, without brain-science in mind.</p> <p>✔︎  The physical, psychological and social benefits of an effective gratitude practice.</p> <p>✔︎  The most effective way to practice gratitude, with your brain in mind.</p> <p>✔︎  5 STEPS for an effective Gratitude Practice that will help you tap into the mental, psychological and social benefits. </p> <p>If you are like me and have a gratitude journal that sits on your desk, and you might have heard of the many health benefits that being grateful can have on you and your life, but you aren’t really sure if your gratitude practice is truly an effective one—then, this Brain Fact Friday is for you.</p> <p>Welcome back to the Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast for EPISODE #181 on “The Ingredients of an Effective Gratitude Practice.”  I'm Andrea Samadi, author, and educator from Toronto, Canada, now in Arizona, and like many of you listening, have been fascinated with learning and understanding the science behind high performance strategies that we can use to improve our own productivity in our schools, our sports, and workplace environments. We can achieve outstanding and predictable outcomes with whatever it is we are working towards, when we act intentionally, with our brain in mind.</p> <p>For those of us in the United States, we are approaching Thanksgiving, where we traditionally think of what we are grateful for. I know our Canadian listeners have had this holiday last month, as I watched friends and family celebrate, but I always wonder why there is just one holiday that puts an empha