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Marc Brackett, Ph.D.
Founding Director, Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence
Marc Brackett, Ph.D., is the founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and a professor in the Child Study Center, Yale School of Medicine at Yale University. As a researcher for over 25 years, Marc has focused on the role of emotions and emotional intelligence in learning, decision making, creativity, relationships, health, and performance. Marc is the author of the bestselling book, Permission To Feel (Celadon/Macmillan), which has been translated into 22 languages. Most recently, with Pinterest co-founder Ben Silbermann, Marc and his team co-created the Apple award-winning app, HowWeFeel, that was designed to teach emotion skills and enhance well-being.
Permission To Feel
“I cannot recommend Permission To Feel enough… practical, tactical, actionable. My favorite kind of book. I just loved it.” – BRENÉ BROWN
Permission to Feel (Celadon/Macmillan) inspires a new mindset around the power of emotions to transform our lives. Using science, passion, and lively storytelling, this book serves as a guide for understanding our own and others’ emotions, as well as provides innovative strategies for developing emotional intelligence in adults and children so that emotions help, rather than hinder, our success and well-being.
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“More than any other book on human feelings, Permission To Feel integrates psychological research, educational practice, and compelling stories, including Marc Brackett’s own life experiences, to make emotional intelligence come alive. This is one book that leaders, educators, parents, students, and researchers will all find valuable… and fun to read.”
PETER SALOVEY
PRESIDENT OF YALE UNIVERSITY AND CHRIS ARGYRIS PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY
Bringing Emotional Intelligence to Our Everyday Lives
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