Missing the Solstice How do people create (and survive) drastic changes? How do they leave unhealthy relationships, groups, belief systems, or entire identities? And how do they leave when these things are essential parts of their lives, their careers, their place in their families … or all three? These questions are crucial in a time when so many of us have been drawn into polarized belief systems … Read More
Emotions and Empathy Are Your Natural Language Hello and welcome! If you’re looking for clear and useful information about emotions and empathy, you’ve come to the right place. See our Start Here page. Author and researcher Karla McLaren. M.Ed. is an emotions and empathy expert, and she’s the developer of the EmpathyAcademy.org learning site, where you can learn robust emotional skills and healthy empathy in a welcoming online community. Her … Read More
Missing the Solstice How do people create (and survive) drastic changes? How do they leave unhealthy relationships, groups, belief systems, or entire identities? And how do they leave when these things are essential parts of their lives, their careers, their place in their families … or all three? These questions are crucial in a time when so many of us have been drawn into polarized belief systems … Read More
The genius of Karla McLaren’s Language of Emotions Workbook can be summed up by three sentences in her introduction: ‘Your emotions don’t create problems. They arise to help you deal with problems. Learn their language, and you can change your life.’ Without a doubt, this is THE workbook for better mental health, relationships that flourish, and overall life success and satisfaction.
The beauty of this Language of Emotions Workbook is how it orients you back to yourself, with questions and exercises designed to help you meet yourself with more understanding and acceptance. Karla McLaren reminds us that emotions exist because we need them, and that if we learn their language, we can revolutionize our emotional intelligence and transform our relationships.
Accessing the wisdom of our emotions is key to understanding ourselves and making better decisions. This brilliant Language of Emotions Workbook offers readers a set of easy-to-follow practices to help them receive the precious gifts and skills in their emotions.
Emotional awareness can be your biggest superpower. In The Language of Emotions Workbook, Karla McLaren offers powerful exercises that will help you understand your emotions and tap into their wisdom. With Karla as your guide, you’ll dig deep and explore your own endlessly fascinating inner world.
Becoming accurate with your empathy The crucial second aspect of empathy, Empathic Accuracy, helps you identify and understand emotions in yourself and others. This skill can make your experience of empathy much more precise and workable! Let’s revisit the six aspects so that we can understand where Empathic Accuracy fits into the larger picture: Emotion Contagion: Before empathy can take place, you need to sense that … Read More
Your emotions are essential aspects of your awareness, your intelligence, your social skills, and your ability to communicate — and each one has a specific purpose. Every emotion has a specific function and a specific action for you to complete so that it can move back and make room for your next emotion, your next thought, and your next idea. As we explore emotions as distinct … Read More
When I talk about The Language of Emotions, one of the central ideas I share is that all emotions are useful. If you can approach them with care and ask them the right questions, there aren’t any “negative” emotions. Every emotion has a specific function, and all of them are important and instructive Some emotions (such as hatred and panic), need to be handled with care, … Read More