Civic Leader and Former Oprah Winfrey Network/HARPO Executives Launch gthx, Creating a First of its Kind Approach to Gratitude

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Building on the increasing worldwide focus on health and wellness, gthx - a first-of-its-kind mobile application that inspires the social practice of gratitude - debuted in the App Store on November 21st in time for Thanksgiving. gthx was founded by civic leader and entrepreneur Omar Brownson and artist Glenn Kaino, with former leaders from the Oprah Winfrey Network / HARPO / Oprah Leadership Academy for Girls including Robyn Miller and Mpumi Nobiva. They are joined by recognized ambassadors actor and activist George Takei and UCLA MARC's Director of Mindfulness Education, Diana Winston.

Inspired by centuries-old methods of expressing gratitude, gthx digitizes traditional practices using an easy-to-access mobile platform. With gthx, users will have access to over 100 Gratitude Guides, designed and curated by world-renowned gratitude gurus, wellness experts, and spiritual leaders. Whether they are gratitude ‘novices’ or experienced practitioners, users will have the tools to not only learn gratitude, but to express their gratitude towards others in a simple, fun, and fulfilling way, right from their phones. The app is currently available for iPhone users in the US and Canada, with an Android version to be released soon.

“I spent my career in real estate and public infrastructure trying to build the world I want to live in. Seeking to become a better dad, husband and human being, I fell into the practice of gratitude,” says Omar Brownson, co-founder and CEO of gthx.  “Gratitude, the practice of noticing good, transformed my life - so much so that last year, I left the world of bricks and sticks to transform hearts and minds through the practice of gratitude.”

“Creativity and art have the ability to make meaning, and to focus a lens onto our daily lives, making previously unseen ideas, issues and people visible. When I connected with Omar and began a conversation about gratitude four years ago, we realized together that gratitude makes good visible,” says Glenn Kaino, co-founder and artistic director of gthx.  “It was a natural step for us to build something together, furthering our commitment to service, to our communities, and to our world.  gthx was the platform that we envisioned to try and make a difference.” 

Gratitude rewires the brain, starting with your heart. Gratitude is a social emotion, and emotions are mental shortcuts. With the practice of gratitude, you can create faster paths to joy and happiness. 

gthx’s features include: 

  • Quick Thanks - Users can tap into their thankfulness in the moment and make visible their gratitude growing, as represented by a fun, animated flower.

  • Personalized Guide - The custom home screen reminds users to get in the routine of looking at life with gratitude.

  • Gratitude Journal - The gthx journal captures private moments of thanks and reflection with photos, videos, GIFs, stickers and voice transcriptions. Users can also contribute to shared journals by sharing moments that lasts a lifetime.

  • Gratitude Candle - By pressing and holding the gratitude candle, a photo from the user’s phone is revealed allowing the user to reframe their memories through the lens of gratitude.

  • Learnings and Notifications - This feature, which helps users increase their daily performance by learning to track their feelings of gratitude, can be synced to Apple Health, Apple Watch.

  • Gratitude Stickers - Exclusive gthx stickers can be shared with loved ones, both within and outside of the app.

gthx is free to download and offers a 3-day free trial subscription. The subscription is $9.99/month or $69.99/year for an annual subscription, but there is a limited time 50 percent discount on the annual subscription for only $34.99.  The subscription unlocks the entire gthx library of 100+ Gratitude Guides and Courses, designed and curated by handpicked gratitude gurus, teachers and wellness experts, including co-founding spiritual leaders Robyn Miller (the former editor-in-chief at Oprah.com) and international speaker Mpumi Nobiva (a graduate and board member of the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls). Each guide covers practical advice on how to replace negative emotions with positive experiences and tackle real-world topics like stress, FOMO, and intention-setting.

In the journey of gratitude and mindfulness, the most important step is the first one. Give thanks today.

To download gthx in the app store, please visit https://apps.apple.com/us/app/gthx-gratitude/id1304741675

For more information on gthx, please visit https://gthx.co/

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