Why restricting yourself to “acceptable” emotions leads to burnout—and how Stoic awareness widens your emotional range.

Emotional intelligence (EQ) is a key predictor of mental health. Our EQ refers to our ability to be aware of, regulate, and express our emotions and to understand, and respond skillfully, to the ...

Countless parents across the country recently dropped their kids off at college for the first time. This transition can stir a whirlwind of feelings: the heartache of parting, sadness over a ...

When emotions start calling the shots, it doesn’t always look like dramatic outbursts or public meltdowns. Sometimes, it’s more subtle—like feeling exhausted from replaying a single comment in your ...

What did that feel like for him?” Boddice asked. I stared for a few seconds while Boddice smiled encouragingly, as if he’d ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Emotions matter. Emotional intelligence is a critical 21st-century skill, and as such, ...

There are times when my emotions really get in my way. When I perform on stage, fear of failure makes my heart race and throat clench. Or when a friend says something hurtful to me, I can’t stop ...

People have long suspected or known that the health of the body is intimately connected to that of the mind. Sayings like "died of a broken heart" or "pined away from grief" are expressive of this ...

Time flows in a continuous stream — yet our memories are divided into separate episodes, all of which become part of our personal narrative. How emotions shape this memory formation process is a ...

There’s nothing like migration to reveal how things that seem natural may be artifacts of culture. When I left India for college in England, I was surprised to find that pinching my Adam’s apple ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the decision intelligence revolution. We all know that our emotions affect our decisions. In fact, scientists have ...

Americans have long expressed frustration with the federal government — but a new Pew Research Center report shows that those ...