Dr. Marc Brackett Brings Insight and Humor to the Kate September 21

Press release

Founding Director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and Author of the Best-selling Book, Permission to Feel and the New Book Dealing with Feeling


OLD SAYBROOK, CT - The Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center (“the Kate”) is pleased to present Dealing with Feeling: A Conversation with Dr. Marc Brackett — a captivating, informative, entertaining, and practical event exploring the power of emotions to transform our personal and professional lives to higher levels of success and satisfaction. The event takes place on Sunday, September 21, 2025 at 1:30 pm.

Dr. Brackett is one of the world’s leading experts in emotional intelligence and emotion regulation. He’s taking the stage to share the groundbreaking science and actionable strategies from his newest book, Dealing with Feeling, out on September 16, 2025.

Brackett’s work, backed by over three decades of research, reveals how understanding and regulating our emotions can help us feel better, work smarter, and strengthen our relationships. With warmth, humor, and relatable stories, he will guide audiences through simple tools anyone can use — at home, at work, at school, and in everyday life — to navigate emotions more effectively.

“Emotions drive everything we do, yet most of us were never taught how to work with them,” says Brackett. “I want to help people realize that feelings aren’t a problem to fix — they’re data we can learn from.”

Attendees can expect an afternoon that’s eye-opening, thought-provoking, and surprisingly fun. You’ll laugh, you’ll learn, and you’ll leave with tools you can start using right away to improve your well-being and help others thrive.

For information and tickets, visit www.thekate.org or call 860-510-0453.

About Marc Brackett

Marc Brackett, Ph.D., author of the new book, Dealing with Feeling, is the founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and a professor in the Child Study Center at Yale University. He also is the author of the bestselling book Permission to Feel (now translated into twenty-seven languages), which has transformed how individuals, schools, and organizations approach emotional intelligence. Marc is the lead developer of RULER, an evidence-based framework for cultivating emotional intelligence, currently adopted by more than five thousand schools worldwide, including hundreds of schools in Connecticut.