How to Better Regulate Your Emotions | Dr. Marc Brackett

Best Moments from How to Better Regulate Your Emotions | Dr. Marc Brackett

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April 20, 2026
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Marc Brackett @marc.brackett

Professor of Psychology at Yale University and Director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence.

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Redefining Emotion Regulation: It's Not What You Think

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The 'Wading Into Water' Strategy for Social Anxiety

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Why Anxiety is Actually a 'Good' Thing

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What Emotion Regulation Actually Means

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The False Link Between Happiness and Intelligence

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Breaking the Habit of Being Uncomfortable with Happiness

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The Trap of Striving for Constant Happiness

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The David Goggins Permission: Vulnerability as Strength

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Why Men Fear Being 'Emotional'

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Breaking the 'Toughen Up' Cycle: Teaching Boys Emotional Regulation

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Nurture vs. Nature: How We Teach Boys to Hide Feelings

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Muscle Building for Emotions: A Framework for Conflict

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Why Emotional Co-Regulation is the Ultimate Workplace Predictor

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The Danger of Emotions Becoming a Nuisance

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The Concept of Emotional Calibration

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The Strategy of Vulnerability: Why Sharing Fears Isn't Enough

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The 'Meta Moment': How to Stop Emotional Projection

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Anxiety vs. Stress vs. Pressure: Defining the Difference

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Internal vs. External Emotional Processors

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The 'Idiot Bird' Experiment: Uncovering Hidden Assumptions

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How Parental Anxiety Erodes Child Confidence

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The Danger of Projecting Parental Fears onto Children

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Why Emotional Vocabulary is a Superpower

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Why You Can't Just 'Throw Away' Your Anxiety

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The Scientist Approach to Your Own Thoughts

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Why Telling Kids to Take the Day Off for Feelings is Bad Advice

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Teaching Emotions to 500 Armed Police Officers

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Why Emotional Intelligence Requires a Systemic Approach

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The 30-Second Emotional Check-In Technique

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Does Teaching Feelings Make Kids Fragile?

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Be a Channel, Not a Dam: Handling Over-Excitement

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Be a Channel, Not a Dam: Managing High Emotions

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The Danger of AI as a Therapist

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The Chronic Disconnection of the Digital Age

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Are Your Emotions Helping or Hurting Your Goals?

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Why a Disregulated Society Can't Solve Its Problems

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Overcoming 'Professor Dumpy Syndrome'

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The Meta Moment: Mastering the Space Between Stimulus and Response

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Transforming Your Life Through Fitness Identity

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Why Anger is About Perceived Injustice

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The Core Pillars of Emotional Intelligence

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Why Knowing Someone's Story Changes Your Judgment

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The Three Phases of Personal Transformation

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The Three Phases of Behavioral Change

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The Non-Destructive Weekly Reset

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The Hero of Steady Support

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