15: How gratitude shapes our lives with Veronica Brejan

Bright Living - A podcast by Ema Barba

Happy special Christmas episode! As we are approaching Holiday times, we might experience a combination of challenges and opportunities to be grateful. How do we integrate the two? How can gratitude change our lives for the better? How to practice it in an authentic way? Veronica Brejan has a story of burnout. Coming from a corporate environment, she has a history of working so hard that her whole body was in pain. When you are in that state, she says, it can feel impossible to start a meditation practice. What did she do instead? She practiced gratitude for 1 minute/say. That led to a journey that shifted her life completely. Now she is coaching entrepreneurs and business people to integrate mindfulness and leadership. Listen to the whole episode and leave a comment for me know that you were here! πŸŽ„ Veronica has a Christmas gift: a FREE mindfulness practice for everyone! If you are taking some time for yourself make sure you take some time off and slow down. You can find here 3 meditations and 5 breathing practices - thank you, Vero, that is so generous! πŸŽ„ https://neuromindfulness.thinkific.com/courses/neuromindfulness-mindfulnesspractices Follow Veronica on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/veronica-brejan-emba-209b401/ NeuroMindfulness Website: https://neuromindfulnessinstitute.com/ 100 Days of Gratitude Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/807650029594853 ⌚ Timestamps: 00:00 – Intro. Getting to know Veronica 05:40 – Is gratitude possible when we are in pain? 08:15 - Why is family so triggering? 09:23 – Veronica’s story of divorce and burnout 12:35 – Burnout story 15:30 – How Vero shifted her life with gratitude 22:12 – NeuroMindfulness Institute - A journey of business and family 24:35 – Myths about gratitude 28:55 – What happens in our brain when we practice gratitude? 39:39 – How to handle negativity bias 48:19 – Motherhood and gratitude 55:44 – Challenges in the business world 1:02:50 – Expressing and receiving gratitude 1:07:31 – How you can connect with Vero