What if Emotional Intelligence Was as Essential as Math? Are We Truly Preparing our peers to Lead with Emotional Intelligence?

In this special episode of The Learning Future Podcast, host Louka Parry welcomes back the podcast’s inaugural guest, Professor Marc Brackett, a global authority on emotional intelligence and founder of Yale University’s Center for Emotional Intelligence. They dive deep into the significance of emotional education, reflecting on how far the field has come and the challenges that lie ahead in embedding emotional intelligence into schools, workplaces, and communities.

Marc shares personal stories, research insights, and practical strategies to build emotional intelligence systems, such as the RULER framework. Together, they explore questions like why emotions matter more than ever in today’s world, the importance of implementation in education reform, and how to create environments where people feel truly cared for.

What You’ll Learn:

• The origins and evolution of the RULER emotional intelligence framework.

• Why emotional intelligence is a necessity, not a luxury, for navigating life’s challenges.

• How to create emotionally intelligent schools and workplaces.

• The critical role of adult emotional education in shaping young minds.

• Marc’s reflections on technology’s impact on emotional health and practical strategies to address it.

• Inspiring stories about how emotional intelligence transforms communities.

Key Quotes:

• “Every child deserves one adult who is irrationally crazy about them.” – Uri Bronfenbrenner, shared by Marc.

• “Emotions aren’t gendered—they’re what make us human.”

• “It’s not about fixing people; it’s about creating environments where they feel seen and heard.”

About Marc Brackett:

Marc Brackett is the founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, a professor at Yale University, and author of the bestselling book Permission to Feel. His work focuses on integrating emotional intelligence into education systems and organizations to improve outcomes for children and adults worldwide.

Resources Mentioned:

• RULER Framework for Emotional Intelligence

• Book: Permission to Feel by Marc Brackett

• Studies on social-emotional learning and their impact

Join the Conversation:

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