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STUDY SHOWS GRATITUDE CAN IMPROVE LIVES
CRUSHED BY TRAGEDIES LIKE KATRINA, 9/11:
“Positive Psychologist” Dr. Robert Emmons Explains How
The Practice of Gratitude Leads to Healing and Happiness
 
BIO
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"Eye-Opening New Book Scientifically Proves
Gratitude Benefits Mind, Body and Soul"
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WHAT:
When unexpected tragedy strikes, people feel devastated and hopeless. Now, the first-of-its-kind scientific study on the benefits of gratitude shows that viewing life as a gift is the key to getting through hard times. In the new book “Thanks! How the New Science of Gratitude Can Make You Happier,” author Robert Emmons, Ph.D., reveals that when it comes to disasters, gratitude can buffer a person from debilitating emotions and pathological psychological conditions. He believes gratitude is one of the few things that can measurably change peoples’ lives – physically, spiritually, mentally and emotionally.
 
WHO: Dr. Robert Emmons is a leading scholar in the “positive psychology” movement and a teaching professor and research scientist at the University of California at Davis. He is an expert on the scientifically-measured benefits of gratitude and the author of “Words of Gratitude for Mind, Body and Soul” with Joanna Hill, “The Psychology of Gratitude” with Michael McCullough, and “The Psychology of Ultimate Concerns: Motivation and Spirituality in Personality.” His work has been featured in The Washington Post, The New Republic, Newsweek, and on The Dennis Prager Show and other mainstream media. He also has received multiple grants from the National Institute of Mental Health and the John Templeton Foundation.
 
WHEN:

Available upon request
 
WHERE: Via telephone or in-studio
 
DETAILS:

Backed by eight years of extensive research on gratitude, Dr. Emmons of “Thanks! How the New Science of Gratitude Can Make You Happier” can prove that taking steps to practice gratitude can improve several areas of life, including relationships, academics, energy level, and even dealing with tragedy and crisis.

Published by Houghton Mifflin, “Thanks!” is hardback and 256-pages. It retails for $25.00 U.S./$33.95 CAN and can be found Aug. 6 anywhere books are sold.
 
conTACT:

To schedule an interview with Dr. Emmons, contact:
     Alicia Perry
     o. (972) 267-1111, ext. 225
     e. [email protected]

For more information visit: www.thanksbook.com. 

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