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Our guest today is a seasoned professional with over 25 years in the realm of executive leadership, business and personal coaching, and aiding individuals in overcoming mental and emotional adversity, he is Doug Richens.

Doug shares in this episode of the Sparks Gratitude Podcast, the importance of how our brain is wired for compassion to save us. Kindness and compassion flood our brains with healing chemicals, the function of the medial prefrontal cortex in mindfulness, and how appreciation enhances our memory and helps us deal with difficult situations. Finally, he discusses how finding humor in the most difficult times may improve our well-being and teach us how to face life's obstacles head-on with grace and resiliency.

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Doug Richens website:
https://grayspaceexperts.com/

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Chapter:

00:00 - Intro
02:15 - Doug Richens’ Background
03:48 - Be compassionate with other cultures
05:40 - About Gray Space Experts
07:15 - AI’s emotional impact
10:35 - Our brain is wired for kindness and compassion and it saves us
17:30 - Stanford study: Compassion and kindness heals our brain
23:50 - How gratitude affects your brain
29:25 - Gratitude has a big impact on memory
33:13 - Compassion and gratitude after loss by suicide
39:41 - Ruggedization: Changing habits
43:12 - What gratitude means to Doug Richens
46:00 - How Humor transforms our health and healing

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