FREEDOM UNLOCKED

Why do some people seem easy to connect with while others constantly leave us frustrated, confused, or misunderstood?

In this episode of Freedom Unlocked, Freeborn Igie sits down with Sheila Glazov, bestselling author, internationally recognized personality expert, professional speaker, coach, and educator, to explore the powerful connection between personality, communication, relationships, and conflict.

Sheila is the creator of What Color Is Your Brain?®, a simple and memorable framework that helps people understand the different ways we think, communicate, solve problems, and interact with others. Her bestselling book has sold more than 41,000 copies, and her work has been used by businesses, educators, families, students, and community leaders.

Drawing from her background as an educator and her years of working with organizations, Sheila explains why people can see the same situation completely differently, why certain personalities naturally clash, and how understanding those differences can reduce conflict and improve cooperation.

This conversation goes beyond personality labels. Sheila shares practical ways to replace assumptions with curiosity, criticism with communication, and conflict with connection.

Listeners will learn how to better understand themselves, communicate with different personalities, handle disagreements, improve relationships, and recognize the strengths that other people bring to their lives.

About Sheila Glazov

Sheila Glazov is a bestselling author, award winning personality expert, internationally known professional speaker, coach, and passionate educator.

She began her career as an elementary school teacher before teaching English as a Second Language to high school students and creativity to college and university students. Her experiences as an educator eventually led her to create What Color Is Your Brain?®, a personality and communication framework designed to help people understand and appreciate different perspectives.

Her methodology focuses on acceptance rather than simply tolerance. Sheila teaches that understanding someone's personality should never become an excuse for inappropriate behavior. Instead, it should help people appreciate differences, communicate more effectively, and build healthier relationships.

Her work has reached businesses, schools, families, educators, students, and community leaders across the United States and internationally. She has also been featured by television, radio, newspapers, magazines, and online media.

Sheila is also the author of Princess Shayna's Invisible Visible Gift, a children's adaptation of her Brain Color concept designed to help children recognize their strengths while learning to respect different perspectives.

Guest Website and Contact

Website: sheilaglazov.com⁠

Listeners can visit Sheila's website to learn more about her books, personality programs, workshops, speaking engagements, and Brain Color Personality Quizzes.

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