TCT Season 1, Ep 3 - Tania Khojasteh on fleeing war as a child, the trials of emigration and why she became an emotional intelligence coach
Description
Tania Khojasteh is a UK-based Iranian-Canadian entrepreneur, educator and professional coach specialising in emotional intelligence. Tania founded Uber Tutors, a tailored and online private tutoring company, in 2012 and ten years later launched her second company, Fearless Knowledge, an academy and consultancy that provides intersectional emotional and social intelligence training to individuals and businesses. She also hosts a podcast called Fearless Knowledge which explores themes related to emotional, social and political intelligence, with a focus on fear and fearlessness.
Tania’s passion for emotional well-being grew from her own personal experiences as an immigrant who left Iran as a young child during the war with Iraq. The emotional and mental impact that conflict and migration took on her were rarely addressed within her social, familial or education systems which eventually led Tania to look for the answers and comfort she needed in the study of human emotions.
In this episode, Tania talks about her journey through chaos, why immigrants are often cloaked in fear, and why the education system needs to be more empathetic to children. She also tells us what the main pillars of emotional intelligence are, how it can improve the world and why company minds are asking to learn it.
Uber Tutors ubertutors.co.uk
Fearless Knowledge www.fearlessknowledge.com
Tania’s podcast, Fearless Knowledge, is on Spotify and Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/fearless-knowledge/id1561978603
Tania's book recommendations on emotional intelligence, leadership, and skills in love:
Emotional Intelligence - Dr. Daniel Goleman
Permission to Feel - Dr. Marc Brackett
All About Love - bell hooks
Finding Your Element - Sir Ken Robinson
The Body Keeps The Score - Bessel va der Kolk
Leaders Eat Last - Simon Sinek
Modern Man in Search of a Soul - Carl Gustav Jung
Fear: Essential Wisdom for Getting Through the Storm - Thich Nhat Hanh
Attachment Theory: A Guide to Strengthening the Relationships in Your Life - Thais Gibson
Dare to Lead: Brave Work, Tough Conversations, Whole Hearts - Brene Brown
Other learning sources:
The Personal Development School - Thais Gibson's training academy on attachment theory
How's Work - podcast on relational intelligence by Esther Perel
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