Monthly Archives: June 2009

Positive Emotional Psychology – Barbara Fredrickson

Barbara Fredrickson, a pioneer in the field of positive emotional psychology, is a Professor of Psychology and principal investigator of the Positive Emotions and Psychophysiology Laboratory (a.k.a. PEP Lab) at the University of North Carolina. In her new book (published in January), Positivity: Groundbreaking Research Reveals How to Embrace the Hidden Strength of Positive Emotions,… Read More: Positive Emotional Psychology – Barbara Fredrickson »

Emotional Healing – Barbara Miller Fishman

Barbara Miller Fishman, Ph.D. is an author, psychotherapist, and meditation teacher who has extensive experience working with people on a psychological and spiritual path toward healing and wholeness. After years of working with women as a psychotherapist, she developed the discipline of Mindfulness Psychotherapy, a combination of mindfulness meditation and psychotherapy. Fishman’s book, Emotional Healing through Mindfulness… Read More: Emotional Healing – Barbara Miller Fishman »

Emotional Maturity

At a birthday celebration some years ago, a friend of ours raised a glass and said, “I never grew up and I never stopped growing.” What is emotional maturity? DJ Chuang writes, “Emotional maturity isn’t something that necessarily grows with chronological age… Emotional maturity is being responsible for one’s behaviors. Emotional maturity recognizes it’s okay… Read More: Emotional Maturity »

Emotional Intelligence – Daniel Goleman

In one of our first blog posts (October 2008), we shared news from Jamaica about a training manual, Raising Emotionally Smart Children. We explained at the time that “Emotional intelligence involves Self-awareness, Emotional management, Empathy, and Managing Relationships.” Daniel Goleman, Ph.D., is a psychologist, author, and lecturer whose 1995 book (updated in 2005), Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ… Read More: Emotional Intelligence – Daniel Goleman »

Mood & Perception – Feel Good See More, Feel Bad See Less

“Good and bad moods literally change the way our visual cortex operates and how we see,” says Adam Anderson, a University of Toronto professor of psychology, based on a study appearing in the current issue of the Journal of Neuroscience, as reported by Science Daily. . Researchers used functional magnetic resonance imaging to examine how our visual… Read More: Mood & Perception – Feel Good See More, Feel Bad… »