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How to Reframe Negative Patterns

Imagine if your emotions weren’t hardwired into you. Lisa Feldman Barrett’s research reveals something astonishing: emotions are not reflexes but stories your brain constructs. They’re predictions based on what it knows, not what’s actually happening. Your anger or sadness might just be the result of bad guesses. When you change the narrative, you change the emotion.

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Emotion Science Pioneer

Lisa Feldman Barrett, a distinguished neuroscientist and psychologist, is renowned for her groundbreaking work on the science of emotions. As the author of How Emotions Are Made, she has revolutionized our understanding of how the brain constructs emotional experiences, challenging conventional wisdom and inspiring new approaches to emotional well-being.

Based on Lisa Feldman Barrett: How Emotions Are Made, summarised and reframed by Insights.

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