in the muck of negativity, you can’t lead a
liberated, happy life. As a physician, I see
that most people don’t have the everyday
tools to transform frustration, depression,
anxiety, worry, and fear into positive
emotions. This book is a how-to guide that
offers you these tools.
I work in a mainstream medical system that
doesn’t generally deal with emotions in an
expanded way. As a UCLA psychiatric
resident I learned to prescribe medications
and use traditional psychotherapy. In this
book, I also bring spirituality, subtle energy,
and intuition into this equation and offer
strategies that go beyond mainstream
medicine.
Another powerful reason I wrote this book is
that I watched my mother, a physician,
literally loose her life to stress and fear. I
loved her more than anything, but I didn’t
want to do the same thing to myself, as I
have similar tendencies.


Barbara: What is emotional freedom, and
Emotional Freedom:
why is it so important for individuals and
our world today?
Liberate Yourself from
Negative Emotions and

Transform Your Life
Judith Orloff MD: Emotional freedom is
your ability to love by cultivating positive
emotions and being able to compassionately
An Interview with Judith Orloff, MD
witness and transform negative ones,
on her new book, Emotional Freedom
whether they’re yours or another’s. This
By Barbara Stahura
skill liberates you from fear and lets you

navigate adversity without attacking
someone, losing your cool, or being derailed
Barbara: Why did you write Emotional
by negativity. With emotional freedom you
Freedom?
can choose to react constructively rather
than relinquishing command of the situation
Judith Orloff M.D. I’m passionate about
when your buttons get pushed (This book is
teaching people to transform negative
emotions into positive ones. If you get mired
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