Dozens of times a week, we ask people, “How are you?”. Given this fact alone, you’d think our society was very interested in how people feel. But, all of us know that this question generally doesn’t get an honest answer. For many of us, it may feel risky to get in touch with our feelings, let alone to express them to others. If we’re honest with ourselves, we might even feel uncomfortable if we got a more genuine answer. Our guest today argues that this tendency to avoid feelings can be a real disadvantage—particularly to our children—and shares the “emotion skills” that can enable people to thrive and be healthy. Host David B. Feldman interviews Dr. Marc Brackett, psychologist and author of Permission to Feel: Unlocking the Power of Emotions to Help Our Kids, Ourselves, and Our Society Thrive.