Dealing With Feeling

“Emotions are running our lives—and too often, running them off course. Marc Brackett, author of Dealing with Feeling, shows us how to take the wheel.”

Available for Pre-Order | Release Date: September 16, 2025

Success in virtually every aspect of life–career, friendship, love, and family—is determined mainly by one thing: how you deal with your feelings.

In your most challenging moments, how did you respond? Did you fly off the handle? Were you frozen with indecision? Did you engage in behaviors that undermined your best intentions? Or did you exhibit grace under pressure and flourish? How you responded likely shaped what happened next. But emotion regulation isn't a fixed trait, as many believe. It is a set of skills and strategies that must be learned, practiced, and refined over a lifetime.

Title: Dealing With Feeling: Use Your Emotions to Create the Life You Want

Author: Marc Brackett

Publisher: Celadon Books

ISBN: 978-1-250-32959-2

On Sale Date: 09/16/2025

Formats: Hardcover, eBook , Audiobook

Meet Marc Brackett

The Expert Behind Dealing with Feeling

Marc Brackett, Ph.D., is the founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and a professor at Yale University. He’s the author of the bestselling books Permission to Feel and Dealing with Feeling, and the creator of RULER, a widely used approach to teaching emotional intelligence.

Marc works with schools, Fortune 500 companies, and global organizations to help people use their emotions wisely—and live better lives.

About Marc

Praise for Marc Brackett

“Marc Brackett's powerful and kaleidoscopic book, Dealing with Feeling, declares with grace and wit and style that emotion regulation is the single most important skill we can develop in today's world. We live in shattered times and Brackett wants to help us put the mosaic back together.”

Colum McCann

Author and Co-founder of Narrative 4

"Dealing with Feeling makes a big promise—and delivers. With warmth, wisdom, and utmost clarity, Marc Brackett explains our emotions, where they come from, and how, specifically, we can manage and learn from them. I truly loved this brilliant book and will recommend it to anyone and everyone! It’s that good."

Angela Duckworth

Author of Grit and Professor of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania

“Life is tough, and now more than ever, we need the skills to navigate our emotions with confidence. In this practical and compelling book, Marc delivers science-backed strategies to help us manage our feelings with clarity, strength, and purpose—even in life’s most challenging moments. This is the essential guide to thriving in an unpredictable world.”

Kenneth Cole

American designer and founder of The Mental Health Coalition

"In Dealing with Feeling, Marc Brackett teaches readers how to master the life-changing skill of managing their reactions to life's inevitable challenges. In this transformative book, Brackett explores the science behind our emotions and offers practical strategies for both understanding and taming them. This comprehensive roadmap for emotional well-being is a must-read guide for anyone looking to thrive in today’s emotionally charged world—which should be everyone!"

Lisa Damour

PhD, Author of Untangled, Under Pressure, and The Emotional Lives of Teenagers