Permission to Feel
Doctor Mark discusses the importance of recognizing and accepting a wide range of emotions, especially during challenging times. He emphasizes that granting oneself permission to feel—whether anxious, hopeful, or frustrated—is the first step towards healthy emotional regulation. This compassionate approach can empower both adults and children to navigate their feelings more effectively, fostering resilience in the face of uncertainty.In this clip
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The Fit Mess: A Men's Mental Health Podcast
44. Emotional Intelligence and Giving Yourself Permission to Feel with Dr. Marc Brackett
Related Questions
How do negative experiences, such as being told how we should feel or not being allowed to feel certain emotions, get encoded into our brains, and how does not having permission to feel our real, biological emotions impact our future decisions? This is in relation to the episode Aubrey Marcus - Optimization, Pandemic-Style: Emotions and Fear Show Us What We Are Truly Capable Of, 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, as well as 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 episodes How to Find & Be a Great Romantic Partner | Lori Gottlieb, Emily Nagoski — The Knowledge Project #66, #614: Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life, and the clips Embracing Pain's Gift from the episode Dr. Marc Brackett: How to Increase Your Emotional Intelligence and 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 How to Find & Be a Great Romantic Partner | Lori Gottlieb, the episode Emily Nagoski — The Knowledge Project #66, 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.