Episode 8 - Men, Women, and Emotions (Video)

Since fire service is male-heavy and the number of female firefighters continues to grow, it's prudent to look at men, women, and emotions. Today's episode walks you through common misconceptions and unpacks the truth about the differences (and similarities) of how men and women process emotions

References

Bradley, B., & Furrow, J. (2013). Emotionally focused couple therapy for dummies. John Wiley & Sons.

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Johnson, S. M., Burgess Moser, M., Beckes, L., Smith, A., Dalgleish, T., Halchuk, R., Hasselmo, K., Greenman, P. S., Merali, Z., & Coan, J. A. (2013). Soothing the threatened brain: Leveraging contact comfort with emotionally focused therapy. PLoS ONE, 8(11), e79314–e79314. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0079

National Fire Protection Association. (2020). Demographic Profile Study. https://www.nfpa.org/News-and-Research/Data-research-and-tools/Emergency-Responders/US-fire-department-profile

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