In today’s episode, you’ll learn a simple tool you can use to feel happier and more connected to your loved ones.

Mel is teaching you a few simple gratitude practices, ones you can do with your family, your partner, or even in a group text, that are proven to lower stress and make any relationship better.

Mel used to cringe at the word gratitude.

The fake smiles. The toxic positivity. The pressure to be “thankful” while your life is falling apart.

But then she uncovered the real science – and what it does to your brain and body is shocking.

This episode is not about keeping a journal or faking a smile.

This is about rewiring your brain, resetting your nervous system, and reclaiming control of your emotional state using simple, proven tools backed by cutting-edge research.

You’ll learn:

-How gratitude shifts your brain out of survival mode and into clarity and calm

-The surprising link between gratitude and inflammation, heart health, and sleep

-How one group text a day can make gratitude stick (and make it contagious)

Want to be happier?

Want to feel more grounded, more emotionally in control, and less hijacked by your stress?

Start here.

These tools are simple enough to try with your partner.

They’re powerful enough to shift the tone in your home.

And they’re easy enough to send in your favorite group text.

By the end of this episode, you’ll walk away with 3 science-backed practices that change how you think, how you feel, and how you move through your day – starting today.

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If you liked this episode, check out these ones next, with the experts featured in this episode:

Dr. Tara Swart: The #1 Neuroscientist: After Listening to This, Your Brain Will Not Be the Same

Dr. Aditi Nerurkar: #1 Stress Doctor: 5 Tools to Protect Your Brain From Stress & Feel Calmer Now

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In today’s episode, you’re going to learn the root cause of why you feel stuck.

Whether you feel trapped in self-doubt, overwhelmed by anxiety, or find yourself in a dynamic that keeps repeating, this conversation will show you how to break free.

Joining Mel today is Lori Gottlieb: world-renowned therapist, writer of the “Dear Therapist” column for The New York Times, and bestselling author of “Maybe You Should Talk to Someone.”

Lori is here to help you change the most powerful force shaping your life: the story you’re telling yourself.

What she shares today will change the way you see yourself, your relationships, and your past.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

-How to identify the story that’s keeping you stuck

-What emotional trauma has to do with your inner dialogue
-How anxiety is fueled by the way you talk to yourself

-The simple tools to calm anxiety and stop spiraling
-The biggest questions people bring to therapy and what they all have in common

-How to reclaim the author role in your life and stop being defined by your past

If you’ve ever felt like you missed your shot, like you’re too much or not enough, or that it’s too late to feel better, this conversation is for you.

You are not the story you’ve been telling yourself.

You are the author.

And today, with Lori’s help, you’ll learn how to write something new – starting now.

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If you liked the episode, check out this one next: The Truth About Anxiety & ADHD: Life-Changing Tools From a Renowned Psychiatrist

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What if you could meet with your older, wiser self for a few minutes and get all the answers you need to live a life you’re proud of?

A life with more joy and fewer regrets.

A life of purpose and passion.

That’s exactly what this episode feels like.

In this powerful conversation, Mel sits down with Dr. Karl Pillemer, director of Cornell University’s Legacy Project.

Dr. Pillemer has spent years researching the lessons and regrets of thousands of people in their 80s, 90s, and 100s.

His mission? To gather the life lessons they most want you to know, before it’s too late.

What his research reviews is not vague inspiration. It’s sharp, honest truth about what makes a good life and what everyone gets wrong.

This wisdom is a gift, delivered while you still have time to use it.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

-The biggest regrets people carry into their final years, and how to avoid them

-The simple shift that leads to lasting happiness

-What people in their 90s say they would do differently if they were your age

-How to stop waiting for your “real life” to start – and start living it now.

Let this be the conversation that changes you.

Because the people who’ve lived the longest are clear on one thing:

It all goes by so fast.

For more resources related to today’s episode, click here for the podcast episode page.

If you liked the episode, check out this one next: What Matters Most In Life (In Memory of Judge Frank Caprio).

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