Emotional granularity develops when relational safety and mindfulness reduce compression, allowing the brain to tolerate ...

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.

This crazy thing called emotional experience. In 1884 the psychologist and philosopher William James published a theory that an emotional stimulus produces visceral changes (heart rate, respiration, ...

There are times when my emotions really get in my way. When I perform on stage, fear of failure makes my heart race and throat clench. Or when a friend says something hurtful to me, I can’t stop ...

In today’s high-pressure workplaces, emotions are omnipresent—from quiet frustration over a missed deadline to visible tension during a difficult meeting. Often, these emotional undercurrents stem not ...