For episode homepage, resources, free download and links, visit: https://kristenmanieri.com/2020/06/30/the-genius-of-anxiety-with-karla-mclaren/. We'll be hosting a special author Q&A with Karla McLaren on Thursday, August 13th 2020. Details here: https://kristenmanieri.com/author-qa-karla-mclaren/.  Description In her new book, Embracing Anxiety: How to Access the Genius of This Vital Emotion, award-winning author, social science researcher and empathy pioneer Karla McLaren, M.Ed. aims to have us see that anxiety is not a problem. In fact, it’s an essential source of foresight, intuition and energy. Emotions are a crucial and vital part of everything we do. And if we do not understand emotions, we are not in the drivers’ seat of our lives.    Guest Bio Karla McLaren, M.Ed. is an award-winning author, social science researcher, and empathy pioneer. Her lifelong work focuses on her grand unified theory of emotions, which revalues even the most “negative” emotions and opens startling new pathways into self-awareness, effective communication, and healthy empathy.   Mentioned in this Episode Guest’s website: https://karlamclaren.com/ Embracing Anxiety: How to Access the Genius of This Vital Emotion: https://www.amazon.com/Karla-McLaren/dp/1683644417/   Connect with the 60 Mindful Minutes podcast   Web: https://kristenmanieri.com  Email: Kristen@kristenmanieri.com    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/60MindfulMinutes Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristenmanieri_/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/kristenmanieri/