Video: Fredricson on Positive Emotions.

Barbara Fredrickson’s book, using the best scientific methods, establishes the benefits of Positivity for our mental, physical and relational health.

Positivity fits into a broader interest of mine, Positive Psychology, very well promoted by Martin Seligman and others. I refer especially to Seligman’s book “Flourish”. Fredrickson worked closely with Seligman

Her book is a self-help book of an unusual kind, in that the principles and applications she uses are all solidly evidence based and carefully tested. I have no interest in books that are not evidence based, while not denying the appeal or usefulness of untested methods.

I wouldn’t call this a miracle cure for our ills, but it certainly is an important part of the new integrative medicine.
I like to think of an inner core or Spirit, our life energy, that is responsible for our health and wellbeing. Positivity gives us a connection to our inner core and also to our health. Our emotions play a big part in our wellbeing and hence our health.

My interest in Positivity is, at it’s simplest, to alert people to the power of positivity. I want them to appreciate its efficacy through their own experience. Beyond that basis, I want to train people to use it for their own good, to make it available to as many people as I can. and to incorporate positivity as part of my coaching and therapy.