{"title":"Karla McLaren","description":"\u003cp\u003eKarla McLaren’s works explore the intricate landscape of human emotions, offering insightful guidance on understanding and embracing feelings like anxiety and empathy. Her books blend emotional intelligence with practical tools, making them essential for readers seeking personal growth and emotional balance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBalancing psychological insight with actionable strategies, McLaren’s titles extend into the realm of professional development, addressing the role of emotions in the workplace. Her writing is both compassionate and empowering, suited for anyone interested in health, wellness, and enhancing emotional awareness in everyday life and business.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-language-of-emotions-by-karla-mclaren-9781649630421","title":"The Language of Emotions","description":"What if every feeling-even shame and anxiety-brought you vital information and wisdom? Emotions-especially the unwanted and dishonored ones-hold a tremendous amount of energy. We've all seen what happens when we repress or recklessly express them. In this new edition of The Language of Emotions, researcher and educator Karla McLaren takes readers much deeper than naming or managing our feelings-she teaches us to honor them, reflect on their questions, and incorporate their wisdom into our lives.\n \nEnhanced through more than ten years of research and teaching, this edition offers a time-tested emotional guidebook. The first part teaches readers how to safely feel and identify emotions; practices for working with feelings, including setting boundaries, grounding, and conscious complaining; and four keys to emotional genius-new to this edition. The second part of the book features a chapter on each emotion-sharing its unique messages, its questions, and practices for understanding its insights. This edition features a new chapter on anxiety, a new exploration of loneliness, and much more.\n \nLearning the language of our emotions can deepen our self-understanding, improve our intuition, and enhance our relationships. As the book makes clear, \"emotions don't cause problems-they arise to help us deal with our problems. Learn their language and you can change your life.\"","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47288935252204,"sku":"9781649630421","price":42.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9036963482775.jpg?v=1770581259"},{"product_id":"embracing-anxiety-by-karla-mclaren-9781683644415","title":"Embracing Anxiety","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you're facing anxiety, you've probably got one thing on your mind—how to make it go away. But what if this challenging emotion were actually trying to help?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"When we ignore or repress our anxiety,\"\u003c\/em\u003e teaches Karla McLaren, \u003cem\u003e\"it can overwhelm us. But when we learn to welcome it with skill, we can access its remarkable gifts.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEngaged with wisely, anxiety is your task completion ally—it helps you to focus, plan, take action, and fulfill your goals. With \u003cem\u003eEmbracing Anxiety\u003c\/em\u003e, you'll join this acclaimed educator and researcher to explore:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003ePrinciples and practices to befriend your anxiety at every level of intensity (before it overwhelms you)\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eStrategies to engage with anxiety as a resource for foresight, conscientiousness, and motivation\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eWhy fear, panic, worry, and anxiety are not the same, and tools to work with each effectively\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eHow anxiety blends with anger, sadness, and other emotions, and how to clarify these compounded states\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eUsing McLaren's Conscious Questioning practice to engage with anxiety and garner its insights\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eHow to embrace procrastination and still get things done\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"When you identify, listen to, and act on anxiety skillfully, you support its purpose,\"\u003c\/em\u003e teaches McLaren, \u003cem\u003e\"and allow it to recede naturally until it is needed again.\"\u003c\/em\u003e With \u003cem\u003eEmbracing Anxiety\u003c\/em\u003e, you'll learn how to get this powerful emotion on your side.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48241164484844,"sku":"9781683644415","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781683644415-embracing-anxiety-1.jpg?v=1787935366"},{"product_id":"the-language-of-emotions-workbook-by-karla-mclaren-9781649633330","title":"The Language of Emotions Workbook","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Language of Emotions Workbook\u003c\/em\u003e is the only official workbook from beloved teacher Karla McLaren.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePractical exercises to learn the messages in every feeling, deepen emotional intelligence, and live with self-compassion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUnderstanding our emotions can be hard! Many of us have never been taught how to work with our emotions, other than trying to avoid them when they're unpleasant for us or others. Empathy researcher Karla McLaren teaches us a better way than repression. \"All of your emotions are essential to your well-being. Each one brings you a specific kind of intelligence to guide your thoughts and actions,\" she writes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith \u003cem\u003eThe Language of Emotions Workbook\u003c\/em\u003e, this innovative teacher offers practical tools and exercises to help you understand the wisdom in your emotions—so you can live with more ease. This engaging workbook distills the key points of McLaren's beloved book \u003cem\u003eThe Language of Emotions\u003c\/em\u003e (translated into 11 languages worldwide) into short, accessible exercises. 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Research shows 85 percent of us avoid communicating crucial workplace problems upward, and many of us who are employed are actively looking for a different job. What's going on?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The foundational problem is that we threw emotions out of the workplace, when in fact, emotions contain the information we need to make our workplaces work,\"\u003c\/em\u003e says Karla McLaren. Now this renowned researcher shares her insights on the skills we most need—and are most often absent in the business world—for healthy, functional, and sustainable workplaces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith \u003cem\u003eThe Power of Emotions at Work\u003c\/em\u003e, McLaren teaches communication and empathy skills to workers at all levels, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eHow to co-create a healthy and well-balanced social environment that benefits all workers in any type of organization\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eHow to recognize your primary emotional role—and the roles of others\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eHow to support people in your organization who perform the most \"emotional labor\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eWhere to find authentic motivation and engagement in your job\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eHow to go from an \"unintentional community\" to a place of genuine belonging, and much more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe all yearn to be our authentic selves at work, where we feel supported and can communicate our feelings and frustrations in a constructive way. 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