My Thoughts on How to Show Gratitude

In this week’s episode, I explore the idea of gratitude and the ways this can manifest in our relationships, specifically with our parents. This conversation on gratitude was sparked by a recent coaching session. One of our Apply Yourself members told us about a circumstance happening at home and they felt they needed to be there to mediate the situation. As you’ll hear in this episode, there are healthy and unhealthy ways to show gratitude, and this can dictate our relationships and the ways we navigate them. 

Practising Healthy Gratitude in Our Relationships
During this coaching call, we explored the ways we can show gratitude to our parents and in other relationships in a more healthy, well-rounded way. Different members had different ideas; some were healthy and some were not, and that’s okay! This is the reality of dealing with relationships and circumstances. 

In the end, we came up with this: The way to show gratitude is by continuing to share your life with the people that you are grateful for. Here are some key takeaways: 

• It’s not healthy to suppress any feelings of disagreement between you or anybody else for the sake of showing gratitude. We need to be able to have wholesome, well-rounded conversations on what we agree and disagree on, and why - and we don’t have to convince each other to agree! We can just have a mutual understanding of our different perspectives. 
• Gratitude is also maintaining relationships even when things get hard. It’s about continuing to share your life and your story with the supportive people around you. 
• We need to be mindful of our social circles and who is in them, who is influencing us, and who we are influencing. Remember that relationships change and evolve over time.
• Our community members share very vulnerably with one another and with me, and for that I am so grateful. I am so grateful for everyone because we all show up each week to listen and support one another, all while practising strong confidentiality so everyone feels comfortable and confident in sharing what they need to during our time together. 

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