Accessing the True Power of Gratitude: Beyond Individualism

11/22/23 • 35 min

Mindset Unlimited: Tips, Tools, and Inspiration for Women in a Time of Change

Accessing the true power of gratitude requires going beyond the individual mindset approach that is typically referenced. Expressions of gratitude have been observed among many communally based species. It supports group functioning. Thus, the true power of gratitude is in collective connection, not individual mindset. Studies show that there are a plethora of benefits to gratitude. The problems of toxic positivity and tolerating unacceptable behavior shows up when gratitude is used as a tool of individualism.
In this episode of Unlimited, I’m exploring accessing the true power of gratitude through shifting out of individualistic thinking and into collective consideration.
Some of what I’ll cover in this episode include:

The biological purpose of gratitude
Guilt vs responsibility
Individualism’s distortion of gratitude
Developing a gratitude practice

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LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE:
The Science of Gratitude white paper
Neuroscience Reveals Gratitude Literally Rewires Your Brain to be Happier
How to Make Stress Your Friend TedTalk
The Book of Joy
Understanding Your Stress Language episode
You’re More Than Your Personality Test episode
Toxic Positivity episode
Helpful vs Harmful Mindset Work episode
Making Holiday Magic Workshop
Private coaching session
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The biological purpose of gratitude
Guilt vs responsibility
Individualism’s distortion of gratitude
Developing a gratitude practice

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How to Create Belonging with Amena Chaudhry

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How to create belonging starts with understanding that most of us don’t know what belonging really is. It’s hard to create something that you haven’t first experienced and there is a difference between intellectually understanding vs experiencing something. What most of us do experience is strong conditioning from a young age around fitting in - to our families, in our school, and, ultimately, in society. This “fitting in” is part of how we are taught to uphold oppressive social systems because creates a faux belonging that activates our need for belonging but only fills it by exclusion. So, no wonder this is a struggle for many organizations and why we need help to understand and create it.
In this episode of Unlimited, I invited Amena Chaudhry to join me in a conversation about how to create belonging in a true way for all.

Some of what we talk about in this episode includes:

What is belonging?
Fitting in vs belonging
Disrupting social norms
Building emotional literacy
Leadership skills for DEI & antiracism work

LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE:
The Myth of Normal by Gabor Maté
The Culture Code by Daniel Coyle
The Wake Up by Michelle Mijung Kim
The Roundtable Talk by Meena Malik
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Aligning with your astrology is a way to explore what works for you. From new year plans to parenting, it’s one thing to recognize that there’s no one size fits all, but it can be hard to step outside the norms without some kind of framework to work from. Not to mention, it’s even harder to think outside the box when you’re already exhausted from trying to function within the normalized systems that aren’t working for you. Astrology is a tool that can help you explore other ways to look at challenges and maximize opportunities both in preparing for the year ahead as well as looking at dynamics in your relationships with kids and parents.
In this episode of Unlimited, I invited Babs Cheung to join me in a conversation about how to align with your astrology as you plan for a new year.
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