Courtney Ackerman is a researcher and author.
She focuses on positive psychology. Her first booked was called “My Pocket Positivity” and contains tens of exercises to help people practice positivity. She has two new books in the pipeline – one on bliss and one on gratitude.
We discuss:
- What is positive psychology? Is it misunderstood?
- Bliss and gratitude and how they affect the brain
- Turning dark rumination into something positive
- Realistic pessimism
- Research survey design
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You can find Courtney here: https://positivepsychologyprogram.com/?s=courtney+ackerman and her books in Target, Walmart, and on Amazon.
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