Marc Brackett: Why Understanding Your Feelings Will Change Your Life
Self-Conscious with Chrissy TeigenShow Notes
What if the biggest barrier between you and the life you want isn’t discipline or willpower, but how well you understand your own feelings? Dr. Marc Brackett, the director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, joins Chrissy to explain why emotions are data—not drama—and how learning to recognize, name, and regulate them can completely change your life. In this conversation, he shares tools like the Mood Meter, the Meta-Moment, and the RULER framework to help you respond as your best self, raise emotionally healthy kids, and build relationships rooted in safety, clarity, and compassion.
KEY TAKEAWAYS • How learning to accurately name your emotions can shift your decisions, relationships, and daily life. • Why treating emotions as information—not problems—gives you more clarity and control. • How the Mood Meter and Meta-Moment help you pause, regulate, and respond as your best self. • Why most adults never learned emotional skills—and how you can build them at any age. • How offering non-judgment, empathy, and calm to others (and yourself) creates real emotional safety and connection. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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