Emotional Freedom

How to liberate yourself from negative emotions and create a positive life.

by Judith Orloff, M.D.

Are You a Comparison Junkie?

As a psychiatrist, I realize that comparing is a natural tendency and can be absolutely neutral, as when you merely evaluate similarities and differences. However, it becomes dysfunctional when it stirs envy and jealousy. Learn how to stop being a comparison junkie. Read More

4 Tips to Deal With Frustrating People

How to deal with frustration? You can drive yourself crazy, behave irritably, feel victimized, or you can learn to transform frustration with patience. Learn 4 tips on how you can improve your communication skills. Read More

7 Vows of Compassion for World Leaders

Politicians shouldn't be allowed to act so hatefully anymore. They should get beyond their egos to see there is a greater meaning and purpose to leadership than grandiosity or power. Read why political candidates need to be sent to compassion school. Read More

The Benefits of Generosity

In my book on positive energy I describe how generosity is a key element of emotional health and abundance. Generosity accelerates the free flow everything positive in your life. It is an expansive energy. Stinginess sabotages abundance. Read More

How to Soulfully Give and Receive

One of the Laws of Energetic Attraction is that "Soulful Giving Generates Abundance." In order to manifest positive and caring relationships in your life learn the art of soulful giving. Read More

The Power of an Animal's Unconditional Love

Animals are powerful conduits of unconditional love. Read this story from Dr. Judith Orloff's book, Emotional Freedom about a dog's compassion and sacrifice for his owner. Read More

We Can All Be Emotional Vampires

In all successful relationships, whether with family, friends, or co-workers it's vital that each person honestly examine his or her behavior and be willing to discuss it and change. Take a quiz to learn if you by chance are draining energy from anyone in your life. Read More

How to Attract Positive Relationships

Are you longing for relationships that do your heart good and generate stronger connections? Learn how attracting positive energy can transform your ability to build positive relationships, prevent loneliness and ward off fatigue. Read More

The Power of Forgiveness: Why Revenge Doesn't Work

Forgiveness is the act of compassionately releasing the desire to punish someone or yourself for an offense. It’s a state of grace, nothing you can force or pretend. There are no short cuts. Learn the benefits of forgiveness and how you can experience it. Read More

Lust vs Love: Do You Know the Difference?

Why does Intense sexual attraction obliterate common sense and intuition in the most sensible people? Learn what the difference is between lust and love as well as techniques to enhance sexual wellness. Read More

Intuition & Your Wellbeing: How to Choose the Right Doctor

Many of us have stuck far too long with a health care practitioner when we didn't follow our intuition on whether they were a good fit for our needs. Who you let touch your body, prescribe medications, and counsel you about vital health strategies is one of the most important decisions you'll ever make. Read More

Are Your Emotions Contagious?

Are you an "emotional gusher?" Gushers are experts at knowing their emotions and were born to share them. Sometimes too much! Learn what is healthy venting and how to tap the power within to find inner peace. Read More

Tap the Power of Your Dreams: Remembering and Interpreting Their Life Changing Messages

Dreams provide extraordinary insights into improving your health, relationships, and career. Science magazine reports that sleeping on something can result in smarter decisions than over-thinking--especially with important choices. Learn how you can tap into the power of your dreams. Read More

Are You Addicted to Anxiety? Learn How Not to Be

The world is in a state of high anxiety that results from information overload, smart phones and the panic of feeling disconnected if technology breaks down. Learn how you can break your addiction to feeling stressed out. Read More

Four Strategies to Cope With Anger in a Healthy Way

Anger can be a healthy reaction to injustice such as cultures fighting to free themselves from repressive regimes. On a personal level, anger can be good if it's expressed in a focused, healthy way rather than using it to punish or harm others. Learn how to manifest healthy anger in your life. Read More

What Is Your Emotional Type?

Knowing your type can provide insight into how you interact with others and also will help you master your emotions instead of simply reacting when your buttons get pushed. Learn your strengths and where you are most vulnerable. Read More

Are You In Love With An Emotional Vampire? How to Cope With a Draining Mate

People we love can sometimes drain us the most. Energy drain can be a touchy subject to bring up with your partner. However, it is essential to sensitively discuss the draining behavior so you're not in a romantic relationship that is exhausting you. Read More

Secrets for Sensitive People: Why Emotional Empaths Stay Lonely

Many sensitive, empathic people have problems finding and keeping relationships. For them the traditional paradigm for coupling must be redefined. If you're an emotional empath learn how you can feel at ease in a relationship. Read More

Who's the Emotional Vampire in Your Life?

As a physician, I've found that the biggest energy drain on my patients is relationships. Some relationships are positive and mood elevating. Others can suck optimism and serenity right out of you. I call these draining people "emotional vampires." Learn how you can deal with these type of people. Read More

The Power of Releasing Resentments: A Holiday and New Year’s Gift to Yourself and Others

The main person resentment hurts is you. To free yourself from negativity learn how to release your resentments no matter how mistreated you feel. Instead forgiveness penetrates the impenetrable--the obstinacy that stifles love, the tenacious pain that dams our energy reserves. Read More

The Energy of Food: A Missing Piece to Overeating

There is more to overeating and obesity that meets the eye. One big reason that many diets fail is that traditional weight loss programs don't factor in how we process energy. Sensitive people who I call emotional empaths unknowingly overeat in response to being overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, or negativity. Read More

Outraged at Airport Security Searches? Tips to Cope with Personal Space Intruders (VIDEO)

If you want to see people flip their lids fast, try invading their personal space. These intrusions cause our stress hormones to skyrocket and can affect our physical and mental health. Blood pressure, heart rate, and muscle tension are all affected. Thus, the public outrage at new intrusive security pat downs of passengers in airports. Read More

How To Deal With A Control Freak

As a psychiatrist, I have observed that relationships are one of the major sources of exhaustion for many of my patients. One type of personality that is very draining is a controller. These people obsessively try to dictate how you’re supposed to be and feel. Read More

How To Deal With A Narcissist

As a psychiatrist, I strongly believe that it is important to know about the narcissistic personality so you can have realistic expectations when dealing with coworkers, friends, or family members who may have some of these qualities. Protect yourself by learning how to recognize and deal with these types of personalities. Read More

The Health Benefits of Tears

Tears are your body’s release valve for stress, sadness, grief, anxiety, and frustration. Also, you can have tears of joy, say when a child is born or tears of relief when a difficulty has passed. To stay healthy and release stress, I encourage my patients to cry. Learn more on the benefits of tears and how they can improve your health. Read More

Five Intuitions About Love and Sex You Shouldn’t Ignore

When we're looking for love, we often miss seeing extraordinary signs and messages that pop up in our daily life to give us clues as to whether we're on the right track. However, if you can slow down enough to recognize and listen to your intuitive intelligence, it can help you understand people and relationship situations in new ways. Read More

Coffee as an Antidepressant: Its Pros and Cons

In America, we consume over 400 million cups of coffee every day. Ever wonder why so many of us make such a lustful beeline for our caffeine? Yes, there are documented benefits to coffee but are you also using it to self-medicate depression? Learn the risks and signs of the cons to coffee. Read More

THE MEANING OF DEJA VU

"Déjà Vu" is a common intuitive experience that has happened to many of us. When it occurs, it seems to spark our memory of a place we have already been, a person we have already seen, or an act we have already done. In my new book I describe many theories to explain déjà vu. Read More

The Magic of Synchronicities

Have you ever experienced perfect timing, a moment when everything just seems to fall into place? For a moment, we step out of the random chaos and find that all forces are aligned with nothing pre-planned and yet, all is in order. Events come together with such exactitude, it feels as if we have been launched onto a pre-ordained course. Read More

Do We Really Need A Brain?

How much of our intelligence even comes from our brain? Despite many new studies that are being conducted using state-of-the-art technology & imaging, scientists still know very little about consciousness & where intelligence comes from. I believe that consciousness & intuition involve a kind of wisdom that goes beyond the rational mind. Read More

Judith Orloff, M.D., is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UCLA and the author of Emotional Freedom.

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About Emotional Freedom

National bestselling author Judith Orloff MD presents new solutions for dealing with emotions in our hyper-tense world. She invites you to take a remarkable journey, one that leads to happiness, serenity, and a mastery over negativity that pervades daily life. You possess the ability to liberate yourself from worry, anger, and fear. True emotional freedom is closer than you think.