Join us in celebrating Dr. Marc Brackett, and toast to the release of his new book Dealing with Feeling, which explores the power of emotion regulation to transform lives. Moderated by Dr. Richard Friedman. This evening is generously hosted by Diane Archer. Books will be available for all attendees.
“An insightful read about how to handle the space between stimulus and response. Marc Brackett is a widely respected expert on emotional intelligence, and his book offers a lucid look at practical ways to improve at managing feelings.” —Adam Grant
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.
About Marc Brackett
Marc Brackett, Ph.D. is the founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and a professor in the Child Study Center at Yale University. He is the author of the bestselling book Permission to Feel (now translated into twenty-seven languages), which has transformed how individuals, schools, and organizations approach emotional intelligence. Marc is the lead developer of RULER, an evidence-based framework for cultivating emotional intelligence, currently adopted by more than five thousand schools worldwide. He is an author on more than two hundred scholarly articles, with his research featured in The New York Times, Good Morning America, Today, and the Huberman Lab podcast. A sought-after keynote speaker, he has headlined more than seven hundred conferences and advises Fortune 500 companies on integrating emotional intelligence into workplace culture. Together with Pinterest cofounder Ben Silbermann, Marc co-created the award-winning How We Feel app, a powerful tool helping millions improve their well-being. He is also the producer of the acclaimed documentary America Unfiltered: Portraits and Voices of a Nation. Marc’s latest book, Dealing with Feeling continues his mission to democratize emotional intelligence. He also hosts a YouTube web series and podcast by the same name, featuring conversations with leading scientists, authors, musicians, and cultural influencers.
About Richard Friedman
Dr. Friedman is Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College and Director of the Psychopharmacology Clinic in the Department of Psychiatry. Dr. Friedman has a particular interest and expertise in the psychopharmacology and neurobiology of mood disorders, treatment-resistant depression, and resilience.
He has also done research in depressive disorders, including studies of new medications for depression and a large collaborative study of the genetics and neurobiology of bipolar disorder. At Cornell, he is actively involved in teaching and training psychiatric residents and is director of the biological psychiatry curriculum in the department. He was the director of the Cornell Student Mental Health Program from 1999-2020.
Dr. Friedman writes for several medical journals, including the New England Journal of Medicine, The American Journal of Psychiatry and the Journal of the American Medical Association. He writes for the New York Times, the Washington Post and The Atlantic on mental health, addiction, human behavior, and neuroscience.
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