What’s a Gratitude Buddy?
A Gratitude Buddy is someone you share your gratitude practice with — a trusted witness and accountability partner on your journey toward noticing life’s small joys and deepening your sense of contentment.
With a Gratitude Buddy, it’s not just about writing down what you’re thankful for; it’s also about connection, kindness, and growing well together.
The Difference Between a “Gratitude Buddy” and “Gratitude Buddies”
While a Gratitude Buddy is a single person — your partner in gratitude — Gratitude Buddies is the name of our platform and community. Here, we bring together many individuals to create a supportive space where people encourage each other, share reflections, and build meaningful habits.
Think of a Gratitude Buddy as your personal companion, while Gratitude Buddies is the welcoming community where those companions meet, practice, and grow.
Practice Makes Peace: Our Courses and How You Can Join
We believe gratitude grows best with practice — whether you’re new or seasoned in this journey. That’s why we offer:
Our free 7-Day Starter Course and a deeper 30-Day Online Course designed to help you and your gratitude buddy build a daily habit. These guided courses offer prompts, reflections, and shared experiences to deepen your practice.
But you don’t need a course to start!
Many people begin with informal gratitude buddying — simply committing to check in with a friend, family member, or colleague regularly to share what they’re grateful for.
Journaling Together, Growing Together
We also offer Gratitude Journals to support Buddies through specific inflection points and life transitions (such as this one for expats.) These thoughtfully crafted journals can be used alone or with a Buddy. They provide space for reflection through challenging experiences and transitions, and can also be used for mutual support
Gratitude Buddies Beyond the Practice
At Gratitude Buddies, the spirit of gratitude naturally extends beyond journaling and courses. We also use the term Gratitude Buddies informally to describe our Exchange and skill swap partners — people who share their talents, time, and kindness with one another.
This overlap shows how gratitude and generosity go hand in hand. When you give or receive a skill, you’re practicing gratitude in action — witnessing each other’s gifts, supporting growth, and building connection.
Ready to Find Your Gratitude Buddy?
Whether you’re looking for someone to start a daily gratitude habit with, want to join our courses, or swap skills with like-minded people, Gratitude Buddies welcomes you.
Our community is about more than gratitude — it’s a place where connection, generosity, and growth merge together.
Join us, find your buddy, and start growing well — one grateful moment at a time.
Ready to join? Sign up here for a free membership!