Holiday Tips for Emotional Health

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by Sherry J. Olander, licensed DEI Trainer & Consultant This time of year is chock full of holidays from various cultures and religions. In America, the holiday season usually begins at Thanksgiving and continues until New Year’s Day. During this time there is a lot going on and most people will say that it is … Read more

A card deck to support your emotions

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Newly updated! The newly revised Language of Emotions is now available, and Karla McLaren also updated her wonderful Language of Emotions Card Deck! These 25 cards help you work directly with the wisdom in your emotions, and they give you detailed insights into the 18 distinct emotions and the unique Empathic Mindfulness practices that help you … Read more

A Small Shrine and Ritual for My Happiness

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by Sue Barclay, licensed Dynamic Emotional Integration® Professional I never used to think I had a problem with happiness, or that my relationship with happiness needed to heal or change. However, reading about happiness from a Dynamic Emotional Integration®(also known as DEI) perspective has helped me realise how often I have asked my happiness to … Read more

Updates to the Fear Family

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What’s new in the Fear Family? The work in the Dynamic Emotional Integration® model is certainly dynamic, because Karla McLaren and our DEI community are continually updating our knowledge through practice, research, and deep community conversations. The Fear family has seen the largest number of changes since Karla’s classic book, The Language of Emotions, came … Read more

Hatred and the Middle Path

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by Bobbi McIntyre, licensed DEI Trainer & Consultant I saw this meme about love and hate going around Facebook, and I thought about the fact that people have never been taught how to work with emotions in an intentional and healthy way. Most of us have learned how to work with emotions by watching others, … Read more

Updates to the Anger Family!

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What’s new in the Anger Family? In Karla McLaren’s newly updated and revised Language of Emotions, there have been many changes! Karla talks here about the changes she’s made to the Anger Family: Anger, Shame, Apathy, and Hatred. This essential family of emotions helps you understand and work with boundaries, rules, and behavioral guidelines. See … Read more