Karla McLaren on the language of emotions, and why shame is beautiful. 💫 Cultural Fluency 💫 Ep. 7

In this episode we discuss the purpose of fear, anxiety, and shame, emotions as our universal native language, the emotional violence created by the gender binary, and how emotions are handled in different cultures.

Karla McLaren, M.Ed. is an award-winning author, educator, social science researcher, empathy expert, and workplace consultant. Her applied work, Dynamic Emotional Integration®, is a groundbreaking process that reveals the genius and healing power within the emotional realm.

She is the author of many books, including The Power of Emotions at Work, The Art of Empathy, and The Language of Emotions, and she’s the developer of the online learning site EmpathyAcademy.org.

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Karla McLaren on the language of emotions, and why shame is beautiful. 💫 Cultural Fluency 💫 Ep. 7

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