Dr. Laurie Santos

In fact, couples who express gratitude to one another wind up having much higher, significantly higher marital satisfaction.

In fact, couples who express gratitude to one another wind up having much higher, significantly higher marital satisfaction.

And so just think about thanking your spouse.

And so just think about thanking your spouse.

Thank you for emptying the dishwasher.

Thank you for emptying the dishwasher.

Thank you for being there.

Thank you for being there.

You're a blessing in my life.

You're a blessing in my life.

It sounds cheesy, but those things wind up changing our mindset so our brains can notice the stuff that's really good about our relationships.

It sounds cheesy, but those things wind up changing our mindset so our brains can notice the stuff that's really good about our relationships.

Well, I think there's some ways to break up the fact that we've gotten used to young health and so on, right?

Well, I think there's some ways to break up the fact that we've gotten used to young health and so on, right?

One is this strategy of what's called negative visualization, which is just you quickly imagine the opposite of the good thing that's happening in life.

One is this strategy of what's called negative visualization, which is just you quickly imagine the opposite of the good thing that's happening in life.

You visualize what would happen negatively, like maybe I have pancreatic cancer.

You visualize what would happen negatively, like maybe I have pancreatic cancer.

Eventually, I'm going to get old and gray.

Eventually, I'm going to get old and gray.