Giving ourselves, our kids, and our society the permission to feel with Marc Brackett
As a researcher for over 20 years, Marc Brackett, Ph. D. has focused on the role of emotions and emotional intelligence in learning, decision making, creativity, relationships, health, and performance. Marc's mission is to educate the world about the value of emotions and the skills associated with using them wisely.
“I want everyone to become an emotion scientist”, he says. “We need to be curious explorers of our own and others’ emotions so they can help us achieve our goals and improve our lives.”
In this episode we discuss Marc's early childhood years, the traumatic experiences that shaped his life and work, what causes people to shut down their emotions, strategies for sustained emotional wellbeing, the instrument of reflection for growth, the best advice for parents, and so much more!
Marc's Bio:
Marc Brackett, Ph.D., is the Founder and Director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and a Professor in the Child Study Center of Yale University. He is the lead developer of RULER, an evidence-based approach to social and emotional learning that has been adopted by nearly 3,000 pre-K through high schools across the United States and in other countries. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL).
Marc is the author of Permission to Feel: Unlocking the Power of Emotions to Help Our Kids, Ourselves, and Our Society Thrive (Celadon/Macmillan)
He is co-founder of Oji Life Lab, a corporate learning firm that develops innovative digital learning systems for emotional intelligence for companies like Facebook, J&J, Kohler, and more.
Conversation Links:
1:31 - Marc's early childhood
5:57 - What causes people to shut feelings down?
9:09 - What strategies work to sustain our emotional well-being
13:26 - How do we begin to really know who we are?
17:34 - What it means to be comfortable with yourself and not engage in self doubt, reflection, and developing our full-feeling selves
20:22 - Reflection is instrumental to growth, but it must be taught
21:53 - What is an emotional scientist?
25:19 - The "I'm not enough" story is learned, and we need to unlearn
29:39 - What parents must do to help children explore their own emotional intelligence
32:21 - Emotions are experiences, they are not "good" or "bad"
36:35 - How people can begin truly understanding the experience of emotions
37:55 - Infusing emotional intelligence into every education
39:17 - What causes real emotional change in people?
42:29 - What does it mean to live a life of intention?
Where to find Marc and his work:
www.marcbrackett.com
Marc's Book - Permission To Feel
Download the Mood Meter App
Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence
Oji Life Lab
Marc on Instagram
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