Emotions and Empathy Are Your Natural Language
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Your emotions are a powerful healing language
The new and updated Language of Emotions is here!
Available now!
We've been told that emotions are mostly problems, but nothing could be further from the truth. Emotions do not create problems; they contain the exact genius you need to solve those problems.
In this newly revised edition of The Language of Emotions: What Your Feelings Are Trying to Tell You, you'll learn how to access the brilliant wisdom in your emotions to create a deeply meaningful, healing, and awakened life.
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Peter Levine, PhD, author of Healing Trauma and Freedom from Pain

Gavin DeBecker, author of The Gift of Fear and Protecting the Gift
Janja Lalich, PhD, author of Take Back Your Life and Bounded Choice
Michael Meade, author of The Water of Life and The Genius Myth
Charlie Gilkey, author of Start Finishing
Mary Lamia, PhD, author of Grief Isn’t Something to Get Over and Understanding Myself
Mark Bertin, MD, author of How Children Thrive
Philip Zimbardo, Professor Emeritus, Stanford University
Benjamin Zablocki, Professor Emeritus, Department of Sociology, Rutgers University
Dr. Samantha Brody, author of Overcoming Overwhelm
New writing and updates from Karla
Free resources from The Language of Emotions!
In celebration of the release of the newly updated Language of Emotions, I’ve created a free resource packet with bonus materials for you! Too good to leave out As I was voicing the audiobook for... Read More
The Rejuvenation practice
Accessing happiness and joy in grounded and healthy ways Sadly, many of us were taught that happiness and joy are the only worthwhile emotions. Happiness and joy are very important emotions, but they’re just 2... Read More
Turning complaining in to a healing practice
When people think of empathy, they tend to see it as a soft skill, full of yielding and niceness. That’s a part of empathy, but there’s a deeper and more full-bodied form of empathy that... Read More
Course: The Emotional Life of Parenting
Learning to Parent with Your Emotions A 4-week course at Empathy Academy Starts Monday, September 25 Parenthood can be one of the most deeply emotional adventures in our lives, but we don’t have a... Read More