With the Thanksgiving holiday fast approaching, I thought it appropriate to discuss gratitude. “Gratitude doesn’t come naturally,” says James Autry, Fortune 500 executive turned author and poet. “We ...

Gratitude is more than transient thankfulness or a courteous acknowledgment. When expressed and experienced regularly, gratitude can alter one’s psychological and physical health. Gratitude involves ...

For more than a decade, I have devoted my career to the study of gratitude. My research, and research by my colleagues, has linked gratitude to a host of psychological, physical, and social benefits: ...

As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, its effects on our everyday lives feel never-ending. As parents, we want to provide our children with a sense of consistency and normalcy in the middle of a time ...

This groundbreaking study from Harvard shows that living a life of gratitude actually makes you happier. In this crazy and dynamic world, it’s so easy to dwell on the negative and focus on all of the ...

Your optimism is infectious. You’re like the first domino in the domino effect. You impact my life every class with the theories we learn, and I subsequently pass on this knowledge to my family and ...

Thanksgiving starts a seasonal push for gratitude that seems to extend through the winter holidays and then abruptly enter hibernation until the leaves turn color again. This time of year brings ample ...

This is the second post in a 2-part series. In the first post in this series, Dr. Joel Jin discussed the basics of chronic pain and some key misunderstandings about it. In this blog post, Dr. Joel ...

An Easter weekend fire at an apartment in Baton Rouge left four children and four adults without a place to call home. A weekend filled with events is being planned to raise awareness about autism ...