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Gratitude as a Unique Emotion

Karen Dobkins helps us better understand how gratitude can be experienced through the mind and body.

Gratitude has very real and unique effects on the mind and body.

Watch this interview with Karen Dobkins, Professor of Psychology at UC San Diego, as she provides insights into how gratitude is unique among emotions and how mindfulness fits in.

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