What Gratitude Really Does to Your Brain

A research-based breakdown of how attention shapes your emotional reality.

It’s Thanksgiving in America today. Enjoy — if you celebrate.

I’m not American, but I did live there for seven years before moving to Portugal, where I currently reside. My husband and my daughter are both American, so for this one day a year, I am Mrs Token USA.

When you put aside the historical realities of this holiday, I actually really like it. After…