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Escape Self-Absorption Through Positive Emotions

By Barbara Fredrickson — 2010

Barbara Frederickson speaks on the power of positivity as part of the Religious and Psychological Well-Being Templeton Lecture Series at Boston University's Danielsen Institute. See more...

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Emotional and Mental Health