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Season 2 Episode 4 | Why Your Gratitude Practice Isn’t Working — And What’s Possible When It Does.

November 19, 2025 • Deborah Hartnett

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Why Your Gratitude Practice Isn’t Working — And What’s Possible When It Does

Most people think they’re practicing gratitude… but they’re really just thinking grateful thoughts. And that’s exactly why it isn’t changing how you feel, how you lead, or how you show up.

In this episode, I break down the moment I realized I had gratitude completely backwards — and how one small, unexpected moment in my kitchen showed me what embodied gratitude actually is.

Embodied gratitude isn’t a mindset exercise. It’s a biological reset. And it changes everything.

𝗜𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲, 𝗪𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲:

🔹 the science of embodied gratitude

🔹 how it regulates your nervous system

🔹 why lists don’t work

🔹 the link between gratitude and leadership clarity

🔹 how one embodied moment can shift your brain for up to 90 days

🔹 and what becomes possible in your business when you practice gratitude the right way

𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘀 ⏱️

00:00 Introduction: Gratitude in Your Body vs. Your Head

00:45 Welcome Home

01:29 The Gratitude That Changes Your State.

06:30 From Chaos to Clarity: The Gratitude Reset.

09:40 Gratitude as an Act of Remembrance.

12:04 The Power Tool: Gratitude and Acknowledgement.

18:44 Lead with Your Heart: A Call to Grateful Leadership.

21:09 Desclaimer

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗕𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴?

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