Archive for the ‘ Empathy ’ Category

Empaths on the Autism Spectrum, part 2

October 11th, 2011

Continued from part 1 After spending just two weeks as an academic liaison for twenty-two people on the Autism Spectrum (and getting a sense for their inner lives), I started to observe my own behavior more closely. I’m very sensitive to sounds, colors, movement, and social cues — I love patterns, numbers, and being alone,Shiver me timbers →

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Empaths on the Autism Spectrum, part 1

October 9th, 2011

Can I do this job? In early 2006, I got a job working as an academic liaison for a group of 22 college-aged students on the Autism Spectrum. My job was to help the students with all of their academic needs: scheduling, counseling, learning accommodations, tutoring, social services, transportation … I was hired to createShiver me timbers →

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The Language of Emotions wins! Now with more bling!

September 27th, 2011

Wow! Silver and Gold! In May, we found out that The Language of Emotions: What Your Feelings are Trying to Tell You (Sounds True, June 2010) won two national book awards: 2010 Gold Medal from the Independent Publisher Book Awards (in Self Help) The Independent Publisher Book Awards recognizes the thousands of exemplary independent, university,Shiver me timbers →

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We can only talk if you can be emotional!

September 15th, 2011

So I’m leaving the YMCA after my swim yesterday morning, and I overhear an older couple having an argument. I don’t know what preceded this statement, but the man snapped at his wife, “We can’t talk if you’re going to be emotional about it!” “Hah!” I said in my head as I walked past them,Shiver me timbers →

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The Emotion Cards are here!!

August 19th, 2011

Woot! The new 24-card deck of the Language of Emotions Cards arrived this week, and they are awesome! See them live! In color!

The Emotion Cards: Each of the seventeen emotion cards contains a detailed list of the gifts each emotion brings you, questions you can ask yourself when each emotion arises, signs of obstruction or trouble in that emotion, and a focused, hands-on practice for working with that emotion in your daily life. Includes Anger, Fear, Sadness, Happiness, Apathy, Guilt & Shame, Hatred, Grief, Contentment, Jealousy, Envy, The Suicidal Urge, Joy, and more … every emotion is presented as a necessary aspect of your cognitive and social skills.

The Empathic Skills Cards: Each of the seven empathic skills cards were created to help you bring focus and mindfulness to your emotional life. These skills utilize one or more emotions in their “free-flowing” states so that you can begin to articulate between differing levels of emotion and integrate your mindfulness practice and your emotional awareness. These skills will help you maintain your focus, understand appropriate boundaries, address internal tension, and work with your strong emotions with grace, humor, and intelligence. Includes the five Empathic Mindfulness skills from The Language of Emotions, plus Stress & Resistance, and suggestions for using these cards as a part of your daily empathic practice.

The Language of Emotions Cards will help you quickly identify, understand, and respond to your emotions — and they’ll act as reminders of the empathic mindfulness skills that help you integrate your emotive life, your intelligence, your ethics, and your empathy. Thank you for bringing your emotional awareness and your empathy to a waiting world!

Cost: $11 per deck, plus shipping and handling

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