Karla McLaren

Karla McLaren is an empathy educator, researcher, and author specializing in emotional sociology and trauma recovery. Drawing on her own overcoming of severe adversity, she developed a revolutionary approach to understanding and welcoming human emotions.

She is widely recognized as the author of The Language of Emotions: What Your Feelings Are Trying to Tell You and The Art of Empathy. Her work reinterprets ‘negative’ emotions like anger, fear, and grief as vital messengers and allies.

McLaren’s groundbreaking educational programs and publications have transformed how therapists, educators, and individuals approach emotional regulation. Her empathetic framework offers powerful tools for psychological healing.