The Language of Emotions

by McLaren, Karla

• ISBN13: 9781591797692
• ISBN10: 1591797691
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-05-28
• Publisher: Sounds True

Summary

Most of us relate to our emotions by either running from the difficult ones or clinging to the pleasant ones. Karla McLaren suggests a radical new perspective: that all of our emotions are equally important messengers, ready to assist us in acting with full awareness and integrity. With The Language of Emotions, this empathic counselor and researcher gives us a breakthrough guide toward a new and empowering relationship with our feeling states. As a practical lexicon for working with a full spectrum of emotions, The Language of Emotions explores: The latest insights about emotion from psychology and neurology and how to apply them in real life Discovering your "internal compass" to utilize your emotions responsibly--instead of over-reacting to or repressing them Emotions as the gateway to personal healing and fulfillment When we learn to speak their language, every emotion becomes a powerhouse of energy and information that reveals the perfect solution to the situation in which it arose. For anyone seeking a wiser approach to their emotions, here is a muchneeded resource for self-understanding and inner freedom.

Author Biography

Karla McLaren is an award-winning author and pioneering educator whose empathic approach to emotions has taken her through the healing of her own childhood trauma into an empathic-healing career, and now into the study of sociology, neurology, cognitive psychology, and social psychology. She is the author of five books and six audio courses on self-healing.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Restoring Your Native Language
Introduction	p. 3
Creating a Conscious Life
My Empathic Journey	p. 9
The Difficult Beginnings of Empathy
Troubled Waters	p. 25
How We Got So Confused
It Takes A Village	p. 39
Surrounding Your Emotions with Support
Reviving Your Essential Nature	p. 57
Making Room for Your Central Self
Avoidance, Addiction, and Awakening	p. 77
Understanding the Need for Distractions
Unintentional Shamans	p. 91
The Role of Trauma in Soul-Making and Culture-Building
The Role of Emotions in The Resolution of Trauma	p. 113
Water Will Carry You Home
The Steadfast Promise	p. 123
Why Love Is Not an Emotion
Building Your Raft	p. 125
The Five Empathic Skills
Embracing Your Emotions
Wading Into The Water	p. 161
Awakening All of Your Emotions
Anger: Protection and Restoration	p. 167
Includes Rage, Fury, and the Healing of Trauma
Apathy And Boredom: The Mask for Anger	p. 191
Guilt And Shame: Restoring Integrity	p. 197
Hatred: The Profound Mirror	p. 215
Includes Resentment, Contempt, Disgust, and Shadow Work
Fear: Intuition and Action	p. 235
Includes Anxiety, Worry, and the Healing of Trauma
Confusion: The Mask for Fear	p. 257
Jealousy And Envy: Relational Radar	p. 263
Includes Greed
Panic and Terror: Frozen Fire	p. 281
Includes Healing from Trauma
Sadness: Release and Rejuvenation	p. 295
Includes Despair and Despondency
Grief: The Deep River of the Soul	p. 311
Depression: Ingenious Stagnation	p. 327
Focusing on Situational Depression
Suicidal Urges: The Darkness Before Dawn	p. 345
Happiness: Amusement and Anticipation	p. 359
Contentment: Appreciation and Recognition	p. 365
Joy: Affinity and Communion	p. 369
Includes Exhilaration and Honoring Happiness in Others
Stress And Resistance	p. 377
Understanding Emotional Physics
Emotions Are Your Native Language	p. 387
The Fine Art of a Life Well Lived
Acknowledgments	p. 393
Notes	p. 395
Further Resources	p. 399
Index	p. 405
About The Author	p. 415
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