Barbara Fredrickson, Ph.D., is the Kenan Distinguished Professor of Psychology and the principal investigator of the Positive Emotions and Psychophysiology Lab at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. She is also the author of Positivity: Discover the Upward Spiral That Will Change Your Life and Love 2.0: Finding Happiness and Health in Moments of Connection.
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