The School of Greatness
The Science of Emotional Intelligence: How to Heal Trauma and Master Your Emotions
29 Oct 2025
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.Marc’s book’s:Dealing with Feeling: Use Your Emotions to Create the Life You WantPermission to Feel: The Power of Emotional Intelligence to Achieve Well-Being and SuccessLearn more about Dr. Marc BrackettIn this episode you will:Discover why 90% of people never received emotional education and how this one gap sabotages relationships, careers, and healthLearn the RULER method, a five-step framework to recognize, understand, label, express, and regulate emotions in real timeBreak free from childhood patterns of gaslighting and narcissistic parenting by becoming an emotion scientist of your own lifeTransform how you show up in relationships through co-regulation, the skill of managing emotions together instead of aloneUnderstand why giving yourself permission to feel all emotions, even the uncomfortable ones, is the first step to genuine freedomFor more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1843For more Greatness text PODCAST to +1 (614) 350-3960More SOG episodes we think you’ll love:Jerry Wise – greatness.lnk.to/1747SCDr. Becky Kennedy – greatness.lnk.to/1586SCDr. Mariel Buqué – greatness.lnk.to/1555SC Get more from Lewis! Get my New York Times Bestselling book, Make Money Easy!Get The Greatness Mindset audiobook on SpotifyText Lewis AIYouTubeInstagramWebsiteTiktokFacebookX Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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