ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Barbara Fredrickson

Barbara Fredrickson is a smart lady who studies emotions and how they make people feel. She looks at how positive emotions, like happiness or joy, can help people be healthier and do things better. She thinks that by having more happy moments in our lives, we can make ourselves even happier and healthier. She also thinks that we can train ourselves to be more positive and happy by practicing things like gratitude and mindfulness.