{"id":29091,"date":"2025-10-29T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lewishowes.com\/?p=29091"},"modified":"2025-10-28T12:44:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T19:44:20","slug":"the-science-of-emotional-intelligence-how-to-heal-trauma-and-master-your-emotions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lewishowes.com\/podcast\/the-science-of-emotional-intelligence-how-to-heal-trauma-and-master-your-emotions\/","title":{"rendered":"The Science of Emotional Intelligence: How to Heal Trauma and Master Your Emotions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dr. Marc Brackett has spent decades at Yale studying the one skill that determines the quality of your entire life: emotional intelligence. He reveals why even experts struggle to regulate their emotions, especially during crisis. Lewis opens up about his own journey from explosive reactions and ruined relationships to finding emotional mastery at 30, and Marc shares the RULER method that's transforming how millions of people understand their inner world. This isn't theory, it's survival tools for modern life. You'll learn why permission to feel is revolutionary, how to break cycles of emotional trauma, and why your emotions aren't the enemy. They're the roadmap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Marc\u2019s book\u2019s:<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3L89TMo\"><strong>Dealing with Feeling: Use Your Emotions to Create the Life You Want<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4omlo1e\"><strong>Permission to Feel: The Power of Emotional Intelligence to Achieve Well-Being and Success<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/marcbrackett.com\/\"><strong>Learn more about Dr. Marc Brackett<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Marc Brackett has spent decades at Yale studying the one skill that determines the quality of your entire life: emotional intelligence. He reveals why even experts struggle to regulate their emotions, especially during crisis. 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