<p><em>The Human Climate</em> starts with this idea: We are divided on the inside and on the outside&mdash;where we live, love, hate, or are frozen in fear. Unless we come to know our emotions better than we do, they will continue to control us.<br />
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In this small yet provocative book, psychotherapist Carol Smaldino connects the personal with the political, the past with the present, and the individual with the global.</p><p><br />
She explores the human climate, a term she refers to as encompassing culture, assumptions, rules, mood, and the atmosphere of a given time and place. She sees addressing these elements as indispensable if we are to effectively resolve divisions related to social and global issues, and, our most intimate relationships.</p><p><br />
Smaldino shares clinical experiences, her own stories, and provides insightful reflections.&nbsp;<em>The Human Climate</em> offers us a way to face our shadows &ndash; places where we hide and try to bury (unconsciously) the parts of ourselves that we dislike. If we don&rsquo;t face and integrate our difficult emotions, we continue to demonize other nations, other people &ndash; even those we love and marry. In working through our resistance to change, we have the chance to access compassion and empathy.</p>