Dr. Annise Mabry

The Myth of Grateful

Stop Thanking Them for Scraps When You Carry the Feast

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Dr. Annise Mabry
Sep 24, 2025
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People love to tell me I should be grateful.

Grateful for the job.
Grateful for the opportunity.
Grateful for the scraps dressed up as blessings.

Listen, here’s the truth. Gratitude has been used as a gag order. Gratitude has been twisted into a muzzle to keep me quiet when I should have been speaking, to keep me small when I should have been rising, and to…

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