October 7th, 2014 Guest: Mary Beth Sammons is an award-winning journalist and author who writes not only about health and wellness, but grace, gratitude, and reinvention. She joins us to discuss the secrets and the science of living a fulfilled, recognized life. Her new book, co-authored with Nina Lesowitz, is called The Grateful Life: The Secret to Happiness and the Science of Contentment through Viva Editions Press. Here is an excerpt from their site: The Grateful Life: The Secret to Happiness and the Science of Contentment is a guide to discovering—and realizing—one’s dreams though a positive attitude. Through years of research and practice, authors Nina Lesowitz and Mary Beth Sammons have discovered that grateful living can transform lives. Grateful people are happier people, as shown by neurobiology studies at University of California Berkeley’s Greater Good Center (greatergood.berkeley.edu). This book contains inspiring stories about those who practice gratitude as a spiritual practice to rise out of adversity to new life. It will also show how grateful living is central to the good life and to attracting abundance. Filled with motivational quotes, resources and exercises, The Grateful Life will help people on their journey to create the life they’ve always wanted. Taking the concept of the bestselling Living Life as a Thank You to the next level, The Grateful Life includes absorbing and transformative stories from the frontlines of real people, who unveil the secret to achieving success—big and small—in life.