Permission to Feel
Marc shares his personal journey through childhood bullying and the impact of toxic masculinity on emotional expression. He emphasizes the importance of recognizing and validating feelings, highlighting how suppressed emotions can lead to unhealthy behaviors. A pivotal moment in his life came when an uncle noticed his struggles and encouraged him to express his feelings, illustrating the profound effect of emotional support.In this clip
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Dr. Marc Brackett: How to Increase Your Emotional Intelligence
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How do negative experiences, such as being told at a young age or into adulthood how we should feel (e.g., feeling ashamed or not being allowed to feel sad), get encoded into our brains, and how does not having permission to feel our real, biological emotions impact our future decisions? This was discussed in the episode #048: Why You Can’t Just “Get Over It” with Hilary Jacobs Hendel, the clip Unlocking Core Emotions, episode #614: Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life, the clip Embracing Pain's Gift from the episode Dr. Marc Brackett: How to Increase Your Emotional Intelligence, and the clip Permission to Feel.
How do negative experiences, such as being told at a young age or into adulthood how we should feel (e.g., feeling ashamed or not being allowed to feel sad), get encoded into our brains, and how does not having permission to feel our real, biological emotions impact our future decisions? This was discussed in episode #614: Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life, the clip Embracing Pain's Gift from the episode Dr. Marc Brackett: How to Increase Your Emotional Intelligence, and the clip Permission to Feel.
How do negative experiences, such as being told at a young age or into adulthood how we should feel (e.g., feeling ashamed or not being allowed to feel sad), get encoded into our brains, and how does not having permission to feel our real, biological emotions impact our future decisions? This was discussed in the episode #614: Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life and the clip Embracing Pain's Gift from the episode Dr. Marc Brackett: How to Increase Your Emotional Intelligence and the clip Permission to Feel.