The Science of You: How Gratitude Changes Your Brain 🧠🔬
Wed Feb 04 2026
In this episode we are going to try and answer the following questions: What is gratitude, and how does practicing it actually change your brain? We'll start with what gratitude is and why your brain naturally has a harder time noticing good things than noticing problems. Then, we'll explore what happens inside your brain when you feel grateful -- which parts light up, what chemicals get released, and why it feels the way it does. Finally, we'll look at how practicing gratitude creates new pathways in your brain, and what scientists have learned about how this changes over time.
Grown-ups: we value your feedback. Our email and message link are in the episode notes—please send us your child’s questions and thoughts.
Sleep Tight!,
Sheryl & Clark
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In this episode we are going to try and answer the following questions: What is gratitude, and how does practicing it actually change your brain? We'll start with what gratitude is and why your brain naturally has a harder time noticing good things than noticing problems. Then, we'll explore what happens inside your brain when you feel grateful -- which parts light up, what chemicals get released, and why it feels the way it does. Finally, we'll look at how practicing gratitude creates new pathways in your brain, and what scientists have learned about how this changes over time. Grown-ups: we value your feedback. Our email and message link are in the episode notes—please send us your child’s questions and thoughts. Sleep Tight!, Sheryl & Clark ❤️👂📖 --- ✨ Want more stories and fewer interruptions? Join Sleep Tight Premium for ad-free listening, bonus bedtime stories every week, and personalized shout-outs for your little ones! Start your free trial now on Apple Podcasts or at sleeptightpremium.com. --- Support Us 👉 Join Premium for AD FREE listening and extra bedtime stories! 👉 Sleep Tight Premium is now available in Apple Podcasts! 🎉 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Leave a review wherever you listen to podcasts, or share our podcast with your friends. 📢 Have an interesting science topic you would like to investigate? Send us an email at hello@sleeptightscience.com , and we may feature it in an upcoming show. --- About Sleep Tight Science We’ve got bedtime down to a (Sleep Tight) Science! Sleep Tight Science is an award winning bedtime podcast that makes science accessible and enjoyable for the whole family. Snuggle in and drift off to sleep while learning about science topics submitted by listeners! Designed for curious young minds (but simple enough for grown-ups to understand), Sleep Tight Science uses big words to answer big questions that kids wonder about, like why do we feel icky sometimes and how do our legs help us move? Learn something new about the natural world while drifting off to dreamland. Have an interesting science question or a topic you’re curious about? Email us at hello@sleeptightscience.com, and it might just be the focus of an upcoming episode! Dedicated to enhancing the health and happiness of children, Sleep Tight Media helps families replace bedtime struggles with bedtime snuggles. -- Advertising provided by Starglow Media. Learn more about Starglow Media here