Gratitude Week on Gab with the Gurus: Experts Galore July 19 to 23

I'm pleased to announce that I'm presenting a special Gratitude Week on Gab with the Gurus from July 19 to 23.

You'll have a chance to listen to 5 different shows that focus on different benefits you receive from having a thankful state of mind.

For instance, you'll discover why gratitude is the ultimate anti-depressant.

You'll find out how easy it is to make gratitude a daily habit.

In addition, during Gratitude Week on Gab with the Gurus, you'll learn:

• How gratitude can reverse the obesity epidemic.
• How gratitude can help overcome addictions and food issues.
• What’s on the Gratitude Lists of Alicia Keys, Sheryl Crow, Dolly
  Parton, BB King, Kurt Vonnegut, Elmore Leonard, Morgan Freeman, Jeff
  Bridges, Francis Ford Coppola, Kristen Bell, Forest Whitaker, NBA great
  Steve Nash and Deepak Chopra.
• How gratitude can enhance happiness, optimism, self-empowerment and
  connectedness.
• How being grateful helps combat grouchiness, reduce stress and pain,
  trigger creativity, increase spirituality and resolve challenging
  situations by focusing on what’s working instead of what’s not.
• How love and relationships flourish where there’s gratitude and
  forgiveness. 
• How to feel grateful even if you’re having a difficult day, month or
  year
• How gratitude helps people accomplish their goals.
• How gratitude affirms life’s purpose.

Gratitude Week was inspired by my scary July 4 collision into glass.

After my frightening experience, I'm just glad to be alive these days.

In fact, I try to remind myself often that I'm so very fortunate in that I'm suffering only from most-concussive syndrome (post concussion syndrome).

Admittedly, at times, it's a challenge to remind myself how grateful I am, especially when I'm struck by horrific headaches, profound dizziness and some cognitive confusion.

The fact remains: It could have been so, so, so much worse. I could have lost my life or drastically maimed my face.

Since I'm so grateful to be alive, I became inspired to help you get into an attitude of gratitude, too.

So, please join us for Gratitude Week on Gab with the Gurus. All shows air live at 2 pm Eastern (on Blog Talk Radio), but you also can listen later, at your convenience, to archived shows.

Here is the schedule below. Names in bold face have been confirmed.

Monday, July 19: Gratitude Week: On Happiness, Forgiveness, Coping & Resolving Food Issues

• Dr. Philip Watkins, psychology professor at Eastern Washington University in Cheney, Washington. Conducted research on how gratitude contributes to happiness, your ability to cope and be healthy. 
• Dr. Philip Friedman, psychologist and director of the Foundation for Well-Being in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania. Published three clinical research articles on gratitude and forgiveness as they relate to well-being and change over time using empirical measures (GQ6 and GRATS) www.ForgivenessSolution.com
• Dr. Sharon Livingston, a psychologist who helps people with emotional eating problems and uses gratitude as an essential piece of healing this problem. www.EmotionalEatingSecrets.com
• Robert Mack, positive psychology expert and author, “Happiness From the Inside Out: The Art and Science of Fulfillment” and a positive psychology expert. www.happinessfromtheinsideout.com

Tuesday, July 20: Gratitude Week: On Optimism, Love, Empowerment & Getting "Enough"

• Stephen G. Post, Ph.D., director of the Center for Medical
  Humanities, Compassionate Care and Bioethics at Stony Brook University
  and author of Why Good Things Happen to Good People
  http://www.stephengpost.com
• Dr. Diana Kirschner, psychologist and author Love in 90 Days: The Essential Guide to Finding Your Own True Love.
• Elizabeth “Lily” Hills, author of the new book, “A Feminine Manifesta,” which delves into how women have sabotaged themselves by being their own worst critics. It shares how the power of gratitude can transform your life, freeing you up to be the best of who you can be. www.AFeminineManifesta.com
• Sue Lundquist, author of “I’m Thankful” and owner of the I’m Thankful™ Network, which is syndicated syndicated across the country. www.ImThankful.com
• Erika Oliver, a Positive Approach Coach and author of “Three Good Things: Happiness Every Day, No Matter What!” and “Happy Crap: The Power of Positive Assumptions!”
• Corinne Gregory, President and Founder of SocialSmarts, a nationally-recognized program for teaching kids and adults positive social skills, character and values.

Wed., July 21: Gratitude Week: On Celebrities, Gratitude Lists & Grouchiness

• Todd Aaron Jensen, an award-winning entertainment journalist, a Kundalini yoga instructor, youth baseball coach, father of six and author of the upcoming book, “On Gratitude: 50 Celebrities on the Power of Giving Thanks (to be published Sept. 21, World Gratitude Day).
• Ciji Ware, a former KABC radio commentator, who has been keeping a "Gratitude List" for 2666 days (as of July 7). Jotting down 3 things a day for which she is grateful helped her turn her life around. Ciji is also author of the book, "Rightsizing Your Life: Simplifying Your Surroundings While Keeping What Matters Most."
• Sally Marks, author of the ebook, "Erase Negativity and Embrace the Magic Within." She contends that lack of gratitude is probably the number one cause of grouchiness.
• Nora Firestone, journalist and founder of www.ThankingOfYou.com, a Web-based forum for posting (and discovering) stories of gratitude to "recognize, affirm and honor" the people who've made a difference in your life.

Thursday, July 22: Gratitude Week: On Optimism, Managing Stress, Getting in Balance & Being Spiritual

• Dr. Terry Paulson, a psychologist, professional speaker, columnist and author of the new book, “The Optimism Advantage.” www.optimismadvantage.com
• Howard Martin, author of “The Heart Math Solution” and founding member
  of www.HeartMath.com, which researches the heart-brain connection and
  develops science-based solutions to reduce stress and improve
  performance
• Dr. James Geiger, anesthesiologist, wellness expert and author of “The Sweet Smell of Success.” www.OilMD.com
• ? Amy Weintraub, author of “Yoga for Depression”
• Mary Treacy O’Keefe, co-founder and president of Well Within in St. Paul, Minnesota. Uses gratitude for stress reduction and spiritual growth. www.WellWithin.org

Friday, July 23: Gratitude Week: On Goal Setting, Creativity & Moving through Pain

• Cami Walker, author of the New York Times bestseller, 29 Gifts: How a Month of Giving Can Change Your Life and founder of www.29Gifts.org, a site that encourages people to sign up for a free 29-day giving challenges. Became more grateful after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis a month before getting married.
• Dr. Larry Iverson, clinical psychologist and author of “Unleash Your Success.”  www.DrLarryIverson.com
• Rabbi Irwin Kula, author of the award-winning “Yearnings: Embracing the Sacred Messiness of Life” and recipient of the 2008 Walter Cronkite Faith and Freedom Award.

Special thanks to www.untappedpotentials.com/tag/gratitude/  for the photo of the gratitude rock.

Here are the direct URLs for each show:

Day
1 – Monday, July 19 — http://tinyurl.com/GratitudeWeekDay1-GabWithGurus

Day
2 – Tuesday, July 20 — http://tinyurl.com/GratitudeWeekDay2-GabWithGurus

Day
3 – Wednesday, July 21 — http://tinyurl.com/GratitudeWeekDay3-GabWithGurus

Day 4 – Thursday,
July 22 – http://tinyurl.com/GratitudeWeekDay4-GabWithGurus

Day 5 – Friday, July
23 — http://tinyurl.com/GratitudeWeekDay5-GabWithGurus

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