Managing Feelings

Written and read by Marc Brackett, founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and author of the bestselling book Permission to Feel, comes an essential guide for regulating how we respond to our emotions in order to transform our lives. Success in virtually every aspect of...

Other self-help books claim to reveal the path to happiness, but F*ck Feelings warns that convincing yourself that there is such a path will actually lead you to feel like a true failure. What the Bennetts can promise you is that you can manage any situation life throws at you if you can keep your sense of humor, bend your wishes to fit reality, restrain your feelings, manage bad behavior, and do what you think is right.

Do you find yourself constantly reassuring your partner about your love and commitment? Despite your best efforts, does your romantic relationship seem overwhelmed by anxiety and insecurity? Are you exhausted by your partner's need for constant validation, leaving you worried about the future of your relationship? Our partners' childhood experiences play a huge role in shaping their adult relationships. The bonds they formed as children with their caregivers profoundly affect how they react to intimacy and interact with you in your relationship. Anxious attachment is a pattern of behavior ...

The Psychology of Emotions eBook is your ultimate guide to understanding and managing your emotions for a happier and healthier life. Do you struggle with controlling your emotions, and often wonder why they can control you? With this comprehensive 19-chapter eBook, you'll delve into the fascinating world of human emotions and gain insights into how they influence our daily lives. Chapter 1 starts with the introduction of emotions, what they are, and how they affect our behavior. In Chapter 2, we explore the latest scientific research behind emotions and how they're processed in our brains....

Were you ever told 'you can't have dessert until you eat all your vegetables?' Or to 'be grateful for your meal'? Or perhaps you yourself have said 'Mummy's on a diet so she can't eat that' or 'Daddy is fat, you don't want to be like me'. We may not realise, but we are constantly communicating...

You’re in the middle of a conversation. Nothing is wrong. And suddenly — you’re gone. Your thoughts disappear. Your emotions feel unreachable. Words won’t come. You look calm on the outside, but inside something has shut down. This book is for that moment. Managing Emotional Shutdowns explains why emotional shutdown happens, why it often appears when you least expect it, and what actually helps restore access — without forcing, pushing, or reliving the past. Emotional shutdown is not numbness. It’s not avoidance. And it’s not a personal failure. It’s a nervous system ...

Brought to you by Penguin. From Marc Brackett, director of the Yale Centre for Emotional Intelligence, comes a life-changing guide for regulating how we respond to our emotions in order to transform our lives. ‘Marc Brackett . . . has recently become a favoured expert of the Princess of Wales...

MANAGING ANGER WITHOUT LOSING YOURSELF. What Happens When You Stop Suppressing & Start Regulating. Anger isn’t the problem. Mismanagement is. Most people don’t struggle with anger because they are volatile. They struggle because no one ever taught them what anger is actually for. In this book, Alotta Feelings presents anger management as a practical life skill, not a personality correction. Drawing from real group settings, mixed-gender case studies, and long-term outcomes, this book examines how anger shows up when patience fails, fear takes over, and systems care more about control ...

When Wyatt the tiger gets frustrated, nervous, or mad, he makes sure everyone around him knows about it. Sometimes he whines. Sometimes he cries. And sometimes he even yells. Can his friends show him how to manage his emotions and share his feelings in a better way?

It’s time for your child to get to know their feelings with this beautiful audiobook. Watch feelings come to life with “Big Feelings, Little Feelings”, an engaging audiobook crafted for children aged 5-9. This enchanting audiobook introduces kids to a colourful cast of characters, from...

Do you know a teen who feels overwhelmed by emotions, trapped in overthinking, or unsure how to calm down when life gets stressful? Self-Regulation for Teens: The Ultimate Guide to DBT Skills, Coping Strategies, and Emotional Self-Regulation gives teens real tools to handle big emotions, manage stress, and feel more in control of their reactions—without boring therapy talk or advice they’ll never use. This practical guide helps teens: • Calm down in stressful moments • Stop overthinking, snapping, or shutting down • Learn DBT skills in a simple, relatable way • Build confidence ...

Positive Ninja wasn’t always so happy and optimistic. She used to struggle with negativity until she learned a strategy that would change her forever. Find out what happens in this comedic book about mindfulness.

Willow is a happy, curious child, but sometimes, a small worry cloud follows closely behind. In Willow the Worry Warrior, young readers are gently invited into Willow’s world, where worries can feel big, confusing, and hard to ignore. Instead of fighting fear or making it disappear, Willow learns something far more powerful: worries don’t have to disappear for happiness, play, and courage to grow. Through warm, comforting illustrations and a calm, hopeful story, children see how worry can soften, change, and drift into the background, just like a cloud passing through the sky. With ...

Worry has a way of growing, shifting from not-a-big-deal to a VERY BIG DEAL in the blink of an eye. This big-deal Worry is tricky, luring children into behaviours that keep the anxiety cycle going. Children often find it hard to fight back against Worry, but not anymore. Outsmarting Worry teaches 9-13 year olds and the adults who care about them a specific set of skills that makes it easier to face—and overcome—worries and fears.

Did you know you have the power inside of you, right now, to generate wealth and success? Becoming rich doesn’t have to be something that just happens to other people. Generating wealth and finding success in your career or business isn’t a matter of luck. Inside each of us is the most powerful money-making tool ever discovered. The human mind will lead you to whatever you are looking for. Once you learn to control your thoughts and emotions and focus them on what you most want in life, you will be an unstoppable force.

Untangle the Inner Pressure is a clear, practical guide for women who feel under constant inner tension — even though, on the outside, “everything seems fine.” When the mind cannot settle, thoughts keep circling, and responsibility feels like an invisible weight, this book offers a calm and precise way to bring order back inside — without empty promises. It explains how inner pressure develops: through mental overload, high self-expectations, unspoken demands, and the constant habit of thinking ahead for everything and everyone. Instead of pushing harder, the book shows how to ...

Angry Ninja gets upset a lot. He's like a ticking time bomb. When his sister takes his things without asking, it makes Angry Ninja so frustrated. Until one day, a buddy shows him a simple strategy to control his emotions. Find out what happens in this comedic audiobook about anger. Life is hard! And it's even harder for children who are just trying to figure things out. The new children's audiobook series, Ninja Life Hacks, was developed to help children learn valuable life skills. Fun characters in comedic audiobooks easy enough for young listeners, yet witty enough for adults.

Secret to Transforming Negative Emotions Revealed! Negative emotions are inevitable, and they come either to warn or to teach. Its imperative to quickly learn the lessons and release them. Otherwise, it will rage like a forest wire which does not stop till it turns all that is, to ashes. This book will reveal the secret of transforming these emotions so that they hurt no more. Simple mindset changes and healing of that which directly affects the status of mind is explained in detail. This book will help you deal with the following: -Anger and anxiety. -Sadness and depression. - Stop ...

How do we help our children when they are experiencing hot emotions like frustration? The starting point is to acknowledge and accept that the feelings are there. And then, we can begin to respond to them in a calm manner. Frustrated Ninja gets really hot and bothered by big emotions! Find out how Frustrated Ninja recognizes the flames and cools down before it’s too late! Life is tough. But so are you!

Bravery isn’t about being fearless—it's about flying even when your wings are shaking. Meet Luma. She has sparkling rose-pink scales, a kind heart, and a big secret: she is terrified of flying. While the other dragons zoom through the clouds playing Cloud Tag, Luma prefers to stay on the safe, solid ground, counting her pebble collection. She feels a "Worry Wiggle" in her tummy every time she looks up at the sky. She thinks that because she is scared, she can’t be a real dragon. But when the Mayor announces the annual Festival of High Fliers, Luma’s world turns upside down. To earn ...