Marc Brackett (on emotional intelligence)
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
- Published
- August 12, 2026
- Duration
- 2h 10m
- Summary source
- description
- Last updated
- Aug 12, 2026
Discusses Marc Brackett (Dealing with Feeling, Permission to Feel, RULER) is a psychologist, professor, and fo…
Summary
Marc Brackett (Dealing with Feeling, Permission to Feel, RULER) is a psychologist, professor, and founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. Marc joins Armchair Expert to discuss the childhood trauma that shaped his life's work, the fallout from disclosing it on national television at 12, and the inspiring uncle whose simple compassi…
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Marc Brackett (Dealing with Feeling, Permission to Feel, RULER) is a psychologist, professor, and founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. Marc joins Armchair Expert to discuss the childhood trauma that shaped his life's work, the fallout from disclosing it on national television at 12, and the inspiring uncle whose simple compassion finally made him feel safe. Marc and Dax talk about turning ideas into a program reaching 10 million children, being called out by his mothe