It’s a Source of Personal Joy

When you focus on gratitude, your body releases feel-good hormones that flush out stress chemicals, helping you to keep your smarts.

From a psychotherapy point of view, releasing of emotions is a very good thing, especially when we have allowed emotions to build up inside for too long.

Crying doesn't just feel like a release; it releases toxins (which decreases stress), endorphins (horm...

Find ways to perform small, random acts of kindness during your day. These acts can be incredibly simple, from complimenting a stranger at the grocery store on his or her shirt to making your spouse coffee before work to engaging a co-worker you don't usually talk with in a friendly Zoom chat.