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Emotional Labor Is a Store Clerk Confronting a Maskless Customer

By Gary Stix — 2020

The preeminent sociologist Arlie Russell Hochschild discusses the control over one’s feelings needed to go to work every day during a pandemic.

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4 Big Emotions to Talk About With Little Kids

The different ways your child behaves actually stems from a list of four complex emotions. Here’s how explain them to your child in a way they’ll understand so they can learn to manage them.

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Jenna Autuori Dedic
2020
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The Author of 'White Fragility' Takes on 'Nice Racism'

"Nice Racism" is built around a startling claim: White progressives can cause the most daily harm to people of color.

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John Blake
2021
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White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard to Talk to White People About Racism

The antidote to white fragility is on-going and life-long, and includes sustained engagement, humility, and education.

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Robin DiAngelo
2015
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Mental Health Effects of Racism on Indigenous Communities

Racism is increasingly recognized as a factor that plays a role in mental health as well as disparities in mental health care. This can be particularly true among many of the most marginalized groups, including Indigenous communities.

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Kendra Cherry
2021
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The “Do It All Myself” Mentality that’s Born from Trauma and Feeling Unworthy.

The “do it all myself” mentality is praised by society as a strong work ethic and tenacious independence. But it’s actually a habit born from trauma and feeling unworthy.

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Jennifer Bauer
2020
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How Can I Say This So We Can Stay in This Car Together?

The poet, essayist, and playwright Claudia Rankine says every conversation about race doesn’t need to be about racism. But she says all of us — and especially white people — need to find a way to talk about it, even when it gets uncomfortable.

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Krista Tippett
2019
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What Stories About Racial Trauma Leave Out

In Minor Feelings, her first book of nonfiction prose, Cathy Park Hong reflects on learning to write about race. Throughout, she describes herself as working against an unfortunate archetype: the narrative that presents racial trauma as a kind of catalyst for personal growth.

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Joe Fassler
2020
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Managing Your Own Emotions: The Key to Positive, Effective Parenting

Wander any playground or mall, and at some point you are likely to observe a parent coaching her child to take deep breaths in and out to calm herself, or directing her to “use her words” versus hitting, kicking or grabbing.

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Claire Lerner
2016
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Emotion Coaching: Helping Kids Cope with Negative Feelings

Emotion coaching is the practice of talking with children about their feelings, and offering kids strategies for coping with emotionally difficult situations. The goal is to empathize, reassure, and teach. Does it make a difference? Yes.

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Gwen Dewar
2018
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The Most Common PTSD Triggers—and How to Manage Them

Loud noises, large crowds, and other PTSD triggers can make you feel like you’re reliving your trauma.

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Heather Mayer Irvine
2018
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