The Positivity Edge
Positive emotions don't just feel good. They literally rewire your brain and body toward flourishing.
Barbara Fredrickson
Psychologist and originator of broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions.
All moments: Barbara Fredrickson
- From Survival to Thriving — Barbara Fredrickson
Positive emotions expand your capacity for learning, connection, and building resilience.
- Your Choice — Barbara Fredrickson
You can choose positivity. It's not just an inborn trait. It's a choice you make every day.
- Building With Feeling — Barbara Fredrickson
Each positive emotion has its function. Joy prompts play, gratitude prompts connection, serenity prompts safety.
- Positivity Radiates — Barbara Fredrickson
Your positivity is contagious. It affects other people and creates a chain reaction of well-being.
- Love Connects — Barbara Fredrickson
Love isn't just romantic relationships. It's micro-moments of synchrony between people that reshape us at a cellular level.
- Opening the Mind — Barbara Fredrickson
When you feel joy, your brain becomes broader, more flexible, more creative. Sadness narrows it.
Related moments
- Childhood - Where It All Starts — Michael Jackson
Childhood is where it all starts. If we lose childhood, we lose everything.
- Heal the World — Michael Jackson
All I wanna do is heal the world. Make it better for our children.
- Faith Moves Mountains — John Legend
Faith, hope and love are the three pillars of my life
- Healing Through Expression — John Lennon
Music is my way to avoid going mad. Through it, I speak to the world.
- My Life Has Been Happiness — Louis Armstrong
All my life has been happiness because I did what I loved.
- Give Peace a Chance — John Lennon
People ask why I talk about peace and love. It's the only way I see forward.