The Gratitude Podcast

Monique is a Happiness Strategist who teaches students and corporations around the world how to master their lives. She has spent the last 25 years studying the mind and its relationship to happiness and suffering. Over 70 universities and colleges use her program The 10 Minute Mind®. In 2010 Monique received a nomination for the prestigious New Zealander of the Year Award for her philanthropic wo...

Today’s featured celebrity is Deepak Chopra MD and we're going to focus on: 1. How gratitude stops us from feeling separated 2. How gratitude can heal our bodies 3. How gratitude helps us connect to our spirit and to abundance Resources: My abundance course: https://georgianbenta.com/courses/how-to-experience-abundance-through-gratitude/ See the peppers I was referring to and get in touch with...

Genecia Alluora is a former Miss Singapore, Cafe Retail Chain Owner and Southeast Asia Woman of Excellence 2010, International Progressive Women 2019.  Profiled in CNBC, Forbes and China Daily, our guest is a thought leader and leading women’s empowerment expert. She is regularly invited to speak on TV and Radio as well as conferences. She has shared the stage with great minds like Gary Vaynerchuk...

Two words that don't usually match, right? Lauren Blanchard Zalewski is here to change that. She's a Gratitude Seeker, chronic pain thriver, happiness spreader, pursuer of JOY, truth teller, student of the human experience and fearless leader of the Facebook group "Attitude of Gratitude with Chronic Pain”! There's another type of epidemic going on, with 52% rise in suicide rates am...

The Happiness Girl, Ashlee Braxton is an American living in Europe (now Barcelona, formely in Paris). She comes from an incredible background of a family known as “The Braxtons.”  In this unhurried interview, we talk about the peaceful feeling that gratitude gives us and we get to enjoy the present moment with Ashlee and her calm presence.  Connect with her: https://www.ashleebraxton.com/ Thank yo...

Leo Babauta is a father of six kids, a husband, the author of the Amazon Best Seller The Power of Less.    You might also know him from Zen Habits a blog that has over 2 million readers, written by Leo Babauta about implementing zen habits in daily life.   Zen Habits is about finding simplicity and mindfulness in the daily chaos of our lives.    We talked about the 3 types of habits that we can cr...

Thank you so much for listening to The Gratitude Podcast! Make sure to rate us everywhere you listen to podcasts, including Spotify. Stay in touch on social: Insta: https://www.instagram.com/thegratitudepodcast/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/GeorgianBenta Facebook: http://facebook.com/TheGratitudePodcast/ Intro by Cristina Muresan-Toth: https://www.instagram.com/p/CLHlus5Jwj3/ Experience more abunda...

Yemi Penn is an engineer by profession, an entrepreneur by passion, and a transformation mindset coach by mission. She speaks to how we can work to shift humanity, and engineer power people, despite predisposed trauma. Yemi Penn is an author, documentary producer, speaker, engineer, and all-around fearless thought leader on creating your own memo. A tireless advocate for self-empowerment, and guid...

Devin Burke is an international and TEDx speaker, the bestselling author of “The Sleep Advantage,” the founder of Sleep Science Academy, and one of the top health and sleep coaches in the world. His books, keynotes, programs and videos have inspired thousands of people to improve their sleep, energy, and life. Resources: Devin's website: https://www.devinburke.com Thank you so much for listeni...

Dr. Mark Wade is the co-founder of the American Posture Institute with a combined experience of more than 10 years. Dr. Wade has a passion for posture and health that has driven him to become one of the best Postural Practitioners in the world. Dr. Wade Wade is also the founder Hustle and Scale, helping entrepreneurs scale their business. Mark has built multi-million dollar businesses from the gro...

At 19, Jeremy tore three major ligaments in his knee and had what was supposed to be an easy surgery. Turned out not to be so easy and after being out for three days, he received last rites from a priest. This should have been a life-changing event for him, but it wasn’t. He went on to receive his masters degree in ancient history from Seton Hall University, studied literature at Oxford University...

Toni Powell Author, Speaker, Wake Up Artist, Gratitude Maven Toni is a passionate enquirer about what makes people tick, why good relationships work and how to maintain happiness. Her interest and extensive research into these areas form the basis of her online gratitude class called ‘The Great Full Life Class. Toni has just released her second book called ‘What A Feeling’ – a surprising and eye-o...

Phillip Andrew Emmy Nominated TV Producer, a world-traveled DJ and MC, a media and life coach, an author, and speaker. Through entertainment and speaking, Phillip Andrew has worked with individuals from many groups including, CBS, A&E, Netflix, YouTube Red, E! Entertainment, Facebook Watch AMC, FOX. Resources: Phillip's website: https://www.phillipandrew.co Stay in touch on social: Insta:...

Brother David, from Gratefulness.org, best known for his famous TedTalk on How Gratitude Makes Us Happy, he was also a guest on Oprah where he talked about how to be fully alive, now, on The Gratitude Podcast.   DAVID STEINDL-RAST was born Franz Kuno Steindl-Rast on July 12, 1926, in Vienna, Austria, and spent his early years there and in a small village in the Alps. He spent all of his teen years...

Dave Sanderson is an entrepreneur and a survivor of the most famous plane landing in history. He even had a small role in Sully (the movie about the event). Dave is an inspirational survivor, author and former head of security for Tony Robbins. His thoughts on leadership, business & survival have made him an internationally sought-out speaker.  When US Airways Flight 1549, or “The Miracle on t...

Connor has an inspiring story to share, one that led to him making a positive impact reminding people to create meaningful moments and appreciate the people they have in their lives.  We all had difficult situations happen in our life, but the questions that Connor James shares with us in the podcast are so brilliant, empowering and strong in directing our focus, you have to hear them and use them...

Jay Armstrong is a writer and a former award-winning high school English teacher. Despite being diagnosed with a rare neurological disease, that impairs his movement, balance, eyesight, and speech--Jay presses on. He lives in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with his wife, their three kids, and their dog Maggie May. Resources: Jay's new book: http://writeonfighton.org/coming-soon-bedt...

Nancy Stevens is Mom to 4 sons age 14, 16, 23 and 24.  She is married to a Grammy award winning music producer.  Becoming a more grateful and an everyday grateful person began when she took her first yoga class and the practice of being grateful through mindfulness was introduced.      She often felt a covering of negativity and frustration and realized that this was not how she wanted to be and l...

Amanda Elder is a teacher turned stay-at-home mom, proficient in sword fighting and diaper changing. Amanda has a background in education and child development, but now stays home with her children and writes about them during nap times.  She blogs at stayathomepanda.com and she contributes to numerous online publications like The Huffington’s Post, where I read an inspiring story that led to this...

Leslie Turnbull is a Harvard-educated anthropologist with over 20 years' experience as a development officer and consultant. She cares for three children, two dogs, and one husband. Leslie skeptically tried practicing gratitude and it completely changed her life. Her article about this, that has appeared in THE WEEK was shared more than 36,000 times. In our interview we talked about another ex...

Dr Kerry Howells is an author, award-winning educator and experienced researcher. Kerry has spent over 25 years researching, teaching and practising gratitude. She has published several academic papers that report on her findings regarding the important role of gratitude in school leadership and teaching, pre-service teacher education, indigenous education, early childhood education, elite athlete...

Michelle Chalfant MS LPC CHC, helps people relieve their emotional pain, such as anxiety, depression, codependency and relationship issues.  She created and teaches a transformational process called The Adult Chair Model that helps people uncover and correct limiting beliefs and false stories that keep them stuck.    As a therapist and a coach Michelle has spent the last 25 years working with clie...

At the age of 17, Claude AnShin enlisted in the US Army and served in the Vietnam War as a helicopter crew chief. He was honorably discharged at the age of 20 and was awarded numerous medals, including a Purple Heart. After battling severe post-traumatic stress, isolation, and addiction, he discovered Buddhist practice and began intensive training and study. In 1995 he was fully ordained as a Zen...

Paul Cope used to be a corporate lawyer but found himself depressed and suicidal, despite having achieved everything society tells us we need to be happy. He took the brave decision to start again, and began work to discover the root cause of his feelings of unfulfillment and dissatisfaction. Paul has done extensive research into those root feelings and part of that includes how we work in relatio...

Kushal Choksi is an investment analyst-turned-entrepreneur, 9/11 survivor, and author. His new book ON A WING AND A PRAYER [Penguin, September 7, 2021], chronicles his narrow escape from the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, and the emotional journey towards redemption that followed. His thriving career as an analyst at Goldman Sachs was forever changed on September 11, 2001 as he made a s...