How to Better Regulate Your Emotions | Dr. Marc Brackett
Mark Brackett defines emotion regulation not as suppression, but as using emotions wisely to achieve life goals through a formula of goals, strategies, emotion, person, and context.summaryEmotion Regulation Formula: ER = (Goals + Strategies) = f(Emotion + Person + Context). Regulation is goal-oriented and depends on the specific emotion, the individual's traits, and the current environment.takeawayIdentity Shift: Just as one identifies as a 'person who exercises,' one should identify as a 'well-regulated person.' This identity makes regulation automatic rather than effortful.takeaway














