Erin Olivo, PhD, is a psychotherapist and assistant clinical professor of medical psychology at Columbia University\u2019s College of Physicians and Surgeons. With Sounds True, she has recently released the new book Wise Mind Living: Master Your Emotions, Transform Your Life. In this episode, Tami Simon and Erin discuss the evolutionary roots and value of our emotions. They also speak about the cyclical nature of emotions and how they can affect us in seemingly contradictory waves. Finally, Tami and Erin talk about how we approach emotional reactivity as parents\u2014as well as ways to teach our children how to healthily approach their own emotions. (63 minutes)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5485,"template":"","meta":{"_expiration-date-status":"","_expiration-date":0,"_expiration-date-type":"","_expiration-date-categories":[],"_expiration-date-options":[]},"categories":[389,385],"tags":[170],"contributor":[685],"class_list":["post-5169","podcast","type-podcast","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-parenting-and-children","category-psychology","tag-insights-at-the-edge","contributor-dr-erin-olivo"],"yoast_head":"\n