Join the Retiree Center for the next iteration of our annual speaker series as we welcome Dr. Robert Emmons.

Talk Title: Gratitude as Mind-Body Medicine: How Gratitude Heals, Energizes, and Changes Lives

Summary of Talk: Gratitude, the affirmation and recognition of benefits received, is both a personal good and a social good, valuable for the person who possesses it and valuable for society at large. Two decades of research has verified that gratitude generates a positive ripple effect through every area of our lives, potentially satisfying some of our deepest yearnings—our desire for happiness, our pursuit of better relationships, our ability to make meaning out of suffering, and our ceaseless quest for inner peace, health, wholeness, and wellness.

Dr. Emmons is Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Davis where he has taught since 1988.  He received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana‑Champaign. He is the author of over 200 original publications in peer‑reviewed journals or chapters and has written or edited eight books. His full bio can be found here: Robert Emmons Bio

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