It's Expert Wednesday here at Young Happy Minds, so who better to learn from than Barbara Frederickson. Some really interesting stuff here! Positive emotions are important not only because they feel good, but instead of narrowing our focus like negative emotions do, positive emotions affect our brains in ways that increase our awareness, attention, and memory. They help us take in more information, hold several ideas in mind at once, and understand how different ideas relate

Difficult times will always come, but it's your choice whether you let it affect you or not. YES, happiness is a choice! One theory in psychology research suggests that we all have a happiness "set-point"that largely determines our overall well-being. Our general happiness-level is around this set point, and you'll become happier when something positive happens or the opposite, afterwards returning to equilibrium. But this set-point, to a certain extent, can be reset. Althoug

I remember the day I found out that my aunt had cancer. Although she was the most positive person I had ever met, I still worried about how she would handle such an overwhelming diagnosis. Looking back, now that her cancer is in remission, she continues to be the most positive person I know. But even more than that, she is what I call an elegant spirit. Cancer, in my aunt's world, was a small valley hidden amongst the many glorious peaks of her life. While she may have had so