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EPISODE · Feb 13, 2026 · 1H 31M

Marc Brackett - Yale Emotional Intelligence Expert | How to Effortlessly Master Emotions

from Success Story with Scott Clary

➡️ Join 321,000 people who read my free weekly newsletter: https://newsletter.scottdclary.com ➡️ Like The Podcast? Leave A Rating: https://ratethispodcast.com/successstory Marc Brackett is a research psychologist and the founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, where he focuses on the science of emotions and their impact on learning, decision-making, relationships, and mental health. He is a Professor in the Child Study Center at Yale University and has dedicated his career to developing evidence-based approaches for teaching emotional intelligence in schools and organizations. Brackett is the creator of RULER, a systemic approach to social and emotional learning that has been adopted by thousands of schools worldwide, and is the author of the book "Permission to Feel: Unlocking the Power of Emotions to Help Our Kids, Ourselves, and Our Society Thrive." His work emphasizes the importance of recognizing, understanding, labeling, expressing, and regulating emotions as essential skills for well-being and success. ➡️ Show Links https://www.instagram.com/marc.brackett/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRA3Ffn23Cl8W4xyev6EGIw https://www.linkedin.com/in/drmarcbrackett/ ➡️ Podcast Sponsors Hubspot - https://hubspot.com/ Huel - https://huel.com/scott (Code: scott) The Demand Decoded Podcast - https://www.blendb2b.com/demand-decoded NetSuite - https://netsuite.com/scottclary/ Indeed - https://indeed.com/clary Framer - https://framer.com/design (Code: SuccessStory) LinkedIn - https://linkedin.com/success Wix - https://wix.com/ NorthWest Registered Agent - https://www.northwestregisteredagent.com/paidsuccess BELAY - https://belaysolutions.com (Text ‘scott’ at 55123) Gusto - https://gusto.com/successstory Lennar - https://www.lennar.com/ ➡️ Talking Points 00:00 – Intro 01:29 – What Emotional Intelligence Really Means 11:31 – Where Emotional Learning Begins 16:06 – Training Better Emotional Responses 19:51 – Emotions vs Being Emotional 23:37 – Why We Mislabel Our Emotions 33:51 – The Ideal Emotional Education System 37:14 – Sponsor Break 39:56 – How Adults Can Build Emotional Intelligence 51:10 – The Most Powerful Emotional Skill 53:23 – Why Emotions Confuse Us 58:12 – The Emotional Regulation Budget 1:03:46 – Sponsor Break 1:05:36 – Life With an Empty Emotional Tank 1:13:39 – Why We Suppress How We Feel 1:20:51 – Why Emotional Education Matters Now 1:28:26 – Marc’s Most Surprising Discovery 1:30:56 – One Lesson for His Younger Self

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