Permission to Feel
Unlocking the Power of Emotions to Help Our Kids, Ourselves, and Our Society Thrive
About the book
Yale emotion scientist Marc Brackett, who founded and directs Yale's Center for Emotional Intelligence and is a professor in the university's Child Study Center, argues that many children and adults are suffering, ashamed of their feelings and lacking emotional skills. His approach traces back to an uncle who saw the bullying and abuse Brackett endured as a boy and gave him permission to feel. The book centers on RULER, his system for understanding and managing emotions, which thousands of schools have adopted and which has been linked to lower stress and burnout and better academic results. Brackett draws on 25 years of research and on large research teams he has led.
Andrew Huberman said he highly recommends it in an episode featuring Brackett. Angela Duckworth praised it for showing that emotional intelligence is a skill anyone can learn rather than a gift.
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This book has 4 recommendations
Carol S. Dweck (Author)
We often create a false dichotomy between thinking and feeling. In this dichotomy, thinking is important, strong, and adaptive, but feeling is not. Marc Brackett shows us how emotions and our ability to feel, understand, and use them are key to fulfilling our potential.
Peter Salovey (President/Yale University)
More than any other book on human feelings, Permission to Feel integrates psychological research, educational practice, and compelling stories, including Marc Brackett’s own life experiences, to make emotional intelligence come alive. This is one book that leaders, educators, parents, students, and researchers will all find valuable . . . and fun to read.
Angela Duckworth (Author, CEO/Character Lab)
A compelling and complete journey that delivers on its promise of giving us permission to feel. Marc Brackett shows us that emotional intelligence is not a gift but a skill―one that we can all learn, and benefit from immensely.
To learn more about his work and to find links to his book, "Permission to Feel," which by the way, I highly recommend, as well as other links to his laboratory and other resources, please see the links in the show note captions.
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