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We say "I'm anxious" all the time – but are we really feeling anxiety, or something else? ChicagoNOW speaks with Marc Brackett, author of Dealing with Feeling and founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, about why we often mislabel our emotions and how to tell the difference between stress, fear, worry, pressure, overwhelm, and true anxiety.

Learning how to interpret other people’s facial expressions can help improve your communication and relationships.

Champion for emotional intelligence in school communities receives award from YCEI’s Marc Brackett, PhD, for lifetime achievement at the 2025 RULER Implementation Conference.

School leaders have the power to protect educator well-being. Marc Brackett, PhD, shares how emotionally intelligent leadership can support staff when facing external pressures and help them thrive.

Emotion regulation helps us channel strong feelings into purposeful action. According to Marc Brackett, PhD, using emotions wisely — not suppressing them—fuels change instead of burnout.

Zorana Ivcevic Pringle, PhD, shares insights from her latest book, “The Creativity Choice,” offering strategies to overcome blocks, manage ideas, and foster innovation personally and at work.

An “emotional meltdown” isn’t exactly a medical diagnosis. “It’s used in popular discourse to describe when we are overcome emotionally, when we hit a breaking point,” says Robin Stern, PhD, licensed psychoanalyst and cofounder and director for the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence in New Haven, Connecticut.

Marc Brackett, PhD, explains how understanding, reframing, and expressing emotions can improve relationships, resilience, and overall well-being.

Hear Marc Brackett, PhD, share how understanding emotion regulation can enhance well-being, strengthen relationships, and how parents can use practical strategies to help children navigate challenges.