Dr. Marc Brackett
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first heard Jul 2026
last heard 16 Jul
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I suppressed it, denied it until I was 48 years old.
I did not share it publicly.
And then something magical happened.
I had an uncle named Uncle Marvin.
He was my mother's brother.
He was a band leader by night in the Catskill Mountains and a sixth grade teacher by day who by some wave of a magic wand was developing a curriculum to teach kids about feelings.
Who by another wave of a magic wand lived with us when I was 11 years old for a summer because he was going to graduate school near my hometown.
Who ended up rehearsing and practicing his curriculum with me in the backyard when I was 11.
And he was the first adult who said to me, hey, Mark, how are you feeling?
No one had ever asked me how I was feeling, ever.
It was always like, go to your room, wait till your father gets home, you know, like toughen up.
No one actually sat with me and literally had presence.
Now, fast forward, you know, that's, so I was 11, I'm 56, that's 45 years ago.
I mean, my whole career is based on that moment in my life, to be frank.
So I dedicate my work to this remarkable human who gave me permission to feel.
And I became very curious as a scientist.
What percentage of people have an Uncle Marvin or an Aunt Maria?
And so for people who are listening, just take a moment and think about that.
Was there an adult while you were growing up that created the conditions for you to be your true, full, feeling self?
And again, my research shows that only one-third of us say yes and two-thirds of us say no.
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