Permission to Feel: The Power of Emotional Intelligence to Achieve Well-Being and Success

WE DO NOT ALLOW OURSELVES—AND OTHERS—TO EXPERIENCE AND EXPRESS EMOTIONS.

We avoid a difficult conversation with a colleague, and then we snap at the person we love. We absentmindedly eat an entire packet of cookies and mindlessly scroll social media for hours.

Mark Brackett, the founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, developed the RULER system for understanding, expressing, and regulating emotions. It has been successfully used in schools and universities to reduce stress levels and improve academic performance. Brackett’s approach will help both adults and children become full owners of their emotions.

THANKS TO THIS BOOK, YOU WILL LEARN TO:

• understand your own and other people’s emotions;

• express feelings in a healthy way;

• identify the true causes of your experiences;

• regulate mood and emotional state;

• use the power of emotional intelligence in all areas of life.