Gratitude Beats anxiety: The Science of Filling Your Cup with Dr. Karma Hill

Positive psychologist and PhD candidate Karma joins Malcolm-Jamal Warner and Candace Kelley to unpack real-world tools for resilience in 2025—gratitude practice, “three good things,” mindfulness, and how to build self-care that actually refills your cup (not just “self-maintenance”). Karma shares an intimate story of surviving a post-partum heart attack and bypass surgery, the often different symptoms women—especially Black women—experience, and how to advocate for yourself in medical settings that too often dismiss our pain. The trio digs into boundaries as a meeting place of love, the brain chemistry behind being “addicted” to anxiety, why stillness feels hard (60–70k thoughts/day), and micro-habits you can do in five minutes—from car meditations to unsent-letter releases. They also tackle the political stress of 2025, community action, and “replace judgment with curiosity” (shout to Pearl Cleage). If you need a grounded reset plus science-backed tactics you can use today, this one’s for you. Timestamps: gratitude routines, nervous-system resets, caregiver dynamics, advocacy scripts, and how to stay whole while serving others.

Not All Hood (NAH) with Malcolm-Jamal Warner & Candace Kelley · Karma Hill, Malcolm -Jamal Warner, Troy Harris, Company X Media Group, Candace Kelley, Layne Fontes