You didn’t mean it to escalate into an argument. You were just trying to have a nice dinner out with friends. But then, Jennifer brought that topic up again; the one that always hits a nerve, and ...

When an emotion arises, how do you usually respond? For many, suppression and analysis are the default, but truly processing emotions is key to healing and stronger connections. Most of us were never ...

‘Emotion’ is a relatively recent term and there are languages that do not carry an equivalent. Historically, people spoke not of emotions but of passions. The passions encompass, or encompassed, not ...

Emotions are powerful, complex, and necessary. In fact, it's often emotions that keep us alive. That feeling of fear you get when you see a snake is an emotion, and it comes from the part of the brain ...

As the director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, I recently warned that we are facing an overreaction epidemic. The response to my warning has been, perhaps predictably, extreme.