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        <h2 class="myuw-heading-page">Gratitude is Healthy</h2>
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        <h3>Feel Good </h3>


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Sarah Kopelovich, UW Medicine faculty member, <a href="https://rightasrain.uwmedicine.org/mind/well-being/5-surprising-health-benefits-gratitude">published a study on gratitude</a> that showed that expressing gratitude improves your health, helps with better sleep, and contributes to an overall positive feeling of well-being. It can also help with stress reduction and make you feel more satisfied with your life! 
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<h3 id="practice-gratitude">Practice Gratitude</h3>


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It does take some effort to be regularly thankful. <a href="https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/ten_ways_to_become_more_grateful1/">Robert Emmons</a>, gratitude researcher, has lots of tips, including: 
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<li><strong>Keep a gratitude journal</strong>. Write down something you are thankful for every day.

<li><strong>Remember the bad</strong>. Sometimes it can be helpful to think about things you have overcome.

<li><strong>Use visual reminders</strong>. Good habits are hard to start but using an item (a gift from a friend or a photo of someone special) to prompt gratitude can help.

<li><strong>Go through the motions</strong>. Acting as if you are grateful (smiling, saying thank you, writing a note of gratitude) can often trigger the emotion of gratitude and a feeling of wellbeing.
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Try gratitude for a week and see how it impacts you. If it works, you can make it a <em>thankful</em> habit.
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            <h3 class="myuw-heading-page">Resources</h3>
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                    <li><a href="https://www.njlifehacks.com/thanks-robert-emmons-book-summary/">Nine Takeaways from the Book “Thanks!”</a></li>
                
                    <li><a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-mental-hygienist/202003/gratitude-in-time-pandemic">Gratitude in a time of pandemic</a></li>
                
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            <h3 class="myuw-heading-page">Related Articles</h3>
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                    <li><a href="/husky_experience_message?article=no-time-be-healthy">No Time to be Healthy?</a></li>
                
                    <li><a href="/husky_experience_message?article=little-stress-good-really">A Little Stress is Good. Really.</a></li>
                
                    <li><a href="/husky_experience_message?article=de-stress-focus-and-perform-better-through-mindful">De-Stress, Focus, and Perform Better through Mindfulness</a></li>
                
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            <h3 class="myuw-article-footer-title">About the Husky Experience Toolkit</h3>
            <p>The <a href="/husky_experience">Husky Experience Toolkit</a> is designed to help you make the most of your time at UW, wherever you are in your university career. The articles address four interconnected dimensions of the Husky Experience: Know Yourself, Know the World, Make Your Way, and Weave it Together.
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