"Help me feel more gratitude"

Thankfulness doesn't just lift your spirits—it boosts resilience, bolsters bonds and even makes you healthier. Here, easy ways to spark true gratitude

- KRISTINA MASTROCOLA

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Take the pressure off

If you're not exactly feeling grateful this holiday, that's okay, assures emotional fitness expert Nataly Kogan. “There’s a lot of ‘gratitude police’ telling us we must feel a certain way, but that’s like telling someone to go to sleep. I have a daughter—she’s now 21—but when she was little, that had the opposite effect,” she recalls with a laugh. In other words, try not to force it. “If you don’t feel grateful on Thanksgiving, try a gratitude practice the day before or after. Just removing that pressure gets you 90% of the way there.”

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