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.

Emotions are not weaknesses or problems to suppress but signals to interpret. They are intelligent messengers designed to protect, inform, and guide you. Every emotion carries information about what ...

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 ...

If you’re a parent or guardian, you’ve heard about the importance of respecting your child’s feelings. Teaching our kids can help them work through the negative emotions they experience as they grow ...