The Life-Changing Skill of Emotional Regulation - Dr Marc Brackett

Go see Chris live in America - https://chriswilliamson.live Dr. Marc Brackett is a professor at Yale University, the founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, and author. Why is it so hard to actually feel our emotions? In a world that tells us to “be more vulnerable,” many of us don’t even know what that really means. Are we being unregulated when we express emotion, or are we finally being human? How can we reconnect with what we feel so we can actually understand ourselves better? Expect to learn why only 1 in 5 adults can name more than three emotions they feel regularly, what emotional intelligence actually is, why we were taught such few emotional skills, how we can tell the difference between real regulation and repressed emotion, if it is possible to be too self-aware, how you can learn to reframe uncomfortable emotions—like anxiety or envy—into signals instead of shame and much more… - 0:00 How Can We Recognise What We’re Feeling? 5:02 What Does it Mean to Regulate Emotion? 10:21 Why Were We Never Taught How to Regulate Our Emotions? 18:56 Why Does Emotional Suppression Come So Naturally? 24:40 Are People Truly Anxious? 34:14 How to Build Emotional Regulation 47:54 The Real Advantage of Becoming Emotionally Intelligent 01:01:32 The Difference Between Feeling Emotions and Processing Them 01:05:13 Why Being ‘Too Sensitive’ Is a Myth 01:19:15 Is It Possible to Be Too Self-Aware? 01:24:02 The First Step Toward Mastering Emotional Regulation 01:26:58 Where to Find Marc - Check out Dr Marc Brackett's book here: https://marcbrackett.com/dealing-with-feeling/ Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

Chris WilliamsonhostDr. Marc Brackettguest

Nov 1, 20251h 27mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: November 1, 2025
Duration: 1h 27m
Channel: Modern Wisdom
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Go see Chris live in America - https://chriswilliamson.live Dr. Marc Brackett is a professor at Yale University, the founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, and author. Why is it so hard to actually feel our emotions? In a world that tells us to “be more vulnerable,” many of us don’t even know what that really means. Are we being unregulated when we express emotion, or are we finally being human? How can we reconnect with what we feel so we can actually understand ourselves better? Expect to learn why only 1 in 5 adults can name more than three emotions they feel regularly, what emotional intelligence actually is, why we were taught such few emotional skills, how we can tell the difference between real regulation and repressed emotion, if it is possible to be too self-aware, how you can learn to reframe uncomfortable emotions—like anxiety or envy—into signals instead of shame and much more… - 0:00 How Can We Recognise What We’re Feeling? 5:02 What Does it Mean to Regulate Emotion? 10:21 Why Were We Never Taught How to Regulate Our Emotions? 18:56 Why Does Emotional Suppression Come So Naturally? 24:40 Are People Truly Anxious? 34:14 How to Build Emotional Regulation 47:54 The Real Advantage of Becoming Emotionally Intelligent 01:01:32 The Difference Between Feeling Emotions and Processing Them 01:05:13 Why Being ‘Too Sensitive’ Is a Myth 01:19:15 Is It Possible to Be Too Self-Aware? 01:24:02 The First Step Toward Mastering Emotional Regulation 01:26:58 Where to Find Marc - Check out Dr Marc Brackett's book here: https://marcbrackett.com/dealing-with-feeling/ Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

SPEAKERS

Chris Williamson
host
Dr. Marc Brackett
guest

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring Chris Williamson and Dr. Marc Brackett, The Life-Changing Skill of Emotional Regulation - Dr Marc Brackett explores why Naming And Regulating Emotions Might Be Real Success Itself Dr. Marc Brackett argues that most people lack an 'emotion education' and therefore can’t accurately name or manage what they feel, which undermines performance, relationships and mental health.

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