Understanding Emotions & Stress Responses

This course builds on self-awareness by exploring how emotions are created and how stress shapes the way you think, feel, and respond. You'll learn how your brain assigns meaning to situations, how that meaning drives your emotional reactions, and why some responses build gradually over time — often without you noticing until they feel bigger than expected

  • 30 min

    eLearning Duration
    What We Offer

    What's included in this eLearning course?

    What You'll Learn

    Discover how your brain creates emotions by assigning meaning to situations, how stress affects your thinking and behavior, and why reactions often build gradually rather than happening all at once.

    Grounded in Real Research

    Draws on research from psychologists and neuroscientists including Lisa Feldman Barrett, Robert Sapolsky, and James Gross to explain how emotions and stress responses actually work.

    Practice as You Go

    Work through real-life scenarios like an unanswered text message or an offhand comment after a long day to see how thoughts and stress shape your reactions in the moment.

    Dr. LaDonna Stone, LCSW

    Dr. LaDonna Stone, PhD, LCSW, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Industrial/Organizational Psychologist with nearly two decades of experience in leadership development and workplace well-being. She founded LeadWell Training & Development to help people build the emotional and mental skills to thrive in life and at work.
    Patrick Jones - Course author
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