http://www.patrickwardphd.com Patrick Ward, Marriage and Family Therapist, Enriching Lives and Building Relationship Tue, 24 Aug 2010 23:18:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.patrickwardphd.com/2008/11/05/the-secret-power-of-thanksgiving/ http://www.patrickwardphd.com/2008/11/05/the-secret-power-of-thanksgiving/#comments Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:55:23 +0000 Patrick Ward http://67.15.157.12/~patrickw/?p=8 There is a special field of research in psychology called “positive psychology” that studies the “science of gratitude.”   Positive psychology has been around for a while, but recently it has gained credibility under the scrutiny of science.  Scientists have made important discoveries about thankfulness.  Research has actually shown that practicing thankfulness decreases depression and anxiety!   Its all explained in a book by Robert Emmons called “Thanks!: How the new science of gratitude can make you happier.” Continue

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