The Emotional Toolkit - Tapa dura

Everyone experiences a range of emotions, from joy, love and exhilaration, to sadness, anger, and anxiety. Though a woman can't always change what happens in her life, she can have an impact on the way she responds emotionally. Darlene Mininni teaches women techniques to identify and change troubling feelings, using emotions as a guide to understanding deeper needs. She covers seven scientifically proven "tools" to decrease the intensity and duration of unpleasant moods: Thought shifting The power of quite (meditative arts) Finding your voice (communication) Putting in on paper (emotional writing) The power of connection (connection to others) Reaching out, reaching in (psychotherapy) Mininni shows women how to personalise their EMOTIONAL TOOLKITS by using the tools that work best for them and the emotions in question.

Darlene Mininni has a Ph.D. in clinical psychology and a master's degree in public health. For fifteen years she was an educator and behavioral health specialist at the UCLA Arthur Ashe Health & Wellness Center. She is an experienced speaker and workshop leader.