Karla McLaren, M.Ed. is an award-winning author, social science researcher, and empathy expert. Her 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.

Her groundbreaking Six Essential Aspects of Empathy model highlights all of the processes in healthy empathy and makes them understandable, accessible, and attainable.

Karla is the author of many books, online courses, and audio learning programs, and she is the developer of the online learning site EmpathyAcademy.org. Karla's books include The Language of Emotions, Embracing Anxiety, The Power of Emotions at Work, and The Art of Empathy. Her work has been translated into 12 languages.

She is online at KarlaMcLaren.com and EmpathyAcademy.org.