Empathy and Emotional Awareness Ft. Karla McLaren Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita Nowak

Watch this episode to discover how Karla McLaren delves into the power of empathy and emotional understanding, sharing practical tools for emotional regulation and insights from her revised book, The Language of Emotions.  Karla McLaren is an award-winning author, educator, workplace consultant, and social science researcher. She is the author of The Art of Empathy, a guide to understanding and harnessing the power of empathy by offering valuable insights and practical techniques. In this episode, Karla draws from her deep empathy expertise to discuss a wide range of topics including the transformative power of empathy, emotional vocabulary, and "conscious complaining" for better connections across life contexts. 00:00   Preview 00:28   Introduction  00:18   About Karla McLaren 02:31   Karla’s backstory 05:03   Karla's journey of learning from emotions 08:13   Practices to identify emotions 10:56   The importance of self-awareness 12:48   Why mindfulness helps us sense our emotions 15:18   Understanding empathic styles 17:45   What is the “state matching” form of empathy? 21:55   Empathic communication practices 25:18   How can parents read emotions with empathy? 30:22   Six fears of emotions 33:47   Strategies to overcome exam anxiety 37:11   Karla McLaren’s Purposeful Empathy story CONNECT WITH ANITA ✩ Email [email protected]  ✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com ✩ Buy a copy of Purposeful Empathy http://tiny.cc/PurposefulEmpathyCA ✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak/ ✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram ✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast CONNECT WITH KARLA ✩ Email [email protected] ✩ Website https://karlamclaren.com/a-new-community-space/ ✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/karla-mclaren-m-ed-17b947a2/ ✩ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/karlamclaren.m.ed/ SHOW NOTES ✩ The Language of Emotions ✩ Empathy Academy Video edited by David Tsvariani