Böcker av Marc Brackett

The scientifically-proven method for understanding emotions and using them in a way that will help our children - and ourselves - thrive

The mental well-being of children and adults is shockingly poor. Marc Brackett, author of Permission to Feel, knows why. And he knows what we can do. "We have a crisis on our hands, and its victims are our children."Marc Brackett is a professor in Yale UniversityΓÇÖs Child Study Center and founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. In his 25 years as an emotion scientist, he has developed a remarkably effective plan to improve the lives of children and adults ΓÇô a blueprint for understanding our emotions and using them wisely so that they help, rather than hinder, our success and well-being. The core of his approach is a legacy from his childhood, from an astute uncle who gave him permission to feel. He was the first adult who managed to see Marc, listen to him, and recognize the suffering, bullying, and abuse heΓÇÖd endured. And that was the beginning of MarcΓÇÖs awareness that what he was going through was temporary. He wasnΓÇÖt alone, he wasnΓÇÖt stuck on a timeline, and he wasnΓÇÖt ΓÇ£wrongΓÇ¥ to feel scared, isolated, and angry. Now, best of all, he could do something about it.In the decades since, Marc has led large research teams and raised tens of millions of dollars to investigate the roots of emotional well-being. His prescription for healthy children (and their parents, teachers, and schools) is a system called RULER, a high-impact and fast-effect approach to understanding and mastering emotions that has already transformed the thousands of schools that have adopted it. RULER has been proven to reduce stress and burnout, improve school climate, and enhance academic achievement. This book is the culmination of MarcΓÇÖs development of RULER and his way to share the strategies and skills with readers around the world. It is tested, and it works.This book combines rigor, science, passion and inspiration in equal parts. Too many children and adults are suffering; they are ashamed of their feelings and emotionally unskilled, but they donΓÇÖt have to be. Marc BrackettΓÇÖs life mission is to reverse this course, and this book can show you how.

Virtually everything that has ever happened in your life - good, bad, happy, frustrating, depressing, joyous - was influenced by how you dealt with your feelings. In your most challenging moments, how did you respond? Did you fly off the handle? Were you paralysed by indecision? Or, did you keep calm under pressure and flourish? How you responded likely determined what happened next. But the way we handle our emotions is not, as many believe, a fixed part of ourselves. Rather, it is a skill that can be taught and refined across our lives. Marc Brackett, noted psychologist and founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, provides a set of practical, evidence-based strategies to help readers use their feelings wisely to nurture healthy relationships, achieve career goals, and attain greater wellbeing. At the heart of his message is acceptance; there is no such thing as a bad emotion - only ones you don't understand and don't yet know how to direct in positive, intentional ways.We all have the power to decide how we will respond to what life throws at us. By honing our emotion regulation skills, we can increase our chances of achieving success in all facets of our lives. Dealing With Feeling will help you become the best version of yourself.