Produced by Connecticut Public, 'Where We Live' puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Where We Live is a call-in talk show about who we are in Connecticut and our place in the world.

Where We Live

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Making Connecticut parks, forests and trails accessible to everyone - The 2025 Katherine Schneider Journalism Award for Excellence in Reporting on Disability

Success isn’t just about talent or intelligence – it’s about how we handle our emotions.

Marc Brackett, founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, says emotional regulation is a skill, one that can be taught and practiced like any other.

This hour, he joins us to talk about why our feelings matter, what happens when we ignore them, and how adults can get better at managing them.

We’ll also hear how schools across Connecticut are helping kids build emotional intelligence from a young age.
Marc Brackett: Ph.D., founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, author of “Dealing with Feeling: Use Your Emotions to Create the Life You Want.” 

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This episode originally aired on December 1, 2025.

Success isn&rsquo;t just about talent or intelligence &ndash; it&rsquo;s about how we handle our emotions.
Marc Brackett, founding director of the&nbsp;<a href="https://medicine.yale.edu/childstudy/services/community-and-schools-programs/center-for-emotional-intelligence/">Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence</a>, says emotional regulation is a skill, one that can be taught and practiced like any other.
This hour, he joins us to talk about why our feelings matter, what happens when we ignore them, and how adults can get better at managing them.
We&rsquo;ll also hear how schools across Connecticut are helping kids build emotional intelligence from a young age.
<ul>
<li><a href="https://marcbrackett.com/">Marc Brackett:</a>&nbsp;Ph.D., founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, author of &ldquo;<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/dealing-with-feeling-use-your-emotions-to-create-the-life-you-want-marc-brackett-ph-d/58ac4000dce3fe5d?ean=9781250329592&amp;next=t">Dealing with Feeling: Use Your Emotions to Create the Life You Want.&rdquo;</a>&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
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This episode originally aired on <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/2025-12-01/yales-marc-brackett-on-the-life-changing-skill-of-emotional-regulation">December 1, 2025.</a>

Yale's Marc Brackett on the life-changing skill of emotional regulation

There’s an old saying that goes “you are what you eat.” You might take that phrase with a grain of salt, but doctors agree: what we eat affects our blood pressure, blood sugar, cardiovascular health and more.

It's knowledge that's generations old — food as a source of nourishment and healing. Essentially, food can act as medicine. From Ayurveda and Chinese herbs to modern-day food pharmacies — what we put on our plates impacts our health.

But what can we do about it? Especially with inflation inching upward, seven-in-ten Americans say the cost of healthy food can be out of reach. We explore solutions.

GUESTS:
Dr. Anusha Sehgal: a classically trained Ayurvedic physician based in Boston
Dr. Ulysses Wu: Chief Epidemiologist at Hartford Healthcare
Skip Lewis: resident of Hartford living with polycystic kidney Disease
David Juros: Operations Manager of Food4Health Clinic at Hartford Healthcare
Jessica Soto: a patient at Hartford Healthcare. She was a recipient of the Food for Health Clinic at Hartford Healthcare

There&rsquo;s an old saying that goes &ldquo;you are what you eat.&rdquo; You might take that phrase with a grain of salt, but doctors agree: what we eat affects our blood pressure, blood sugar, cardiovascular health and more.
It's knowledge that's generations old &mdash; food as a source of nourishment and healing. Essentially, food can act as medicine. From Ayurveda and Chinese herbs to modern-day food pharmacies &mdash; what we put on our plates impacts our health.
But what can we do about it? Especially with inflation inching upward, seven-in-ten Americans say the cost of healthy food can be out of reach. We explore solutions.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.bostonayurvedainc.com/about">Dr. Anusha Sehgal:</a>&nbsp;a classically trained Ayurvedic physician based in Boston</li>
<li><a href="https://hartfordhealthcare.org/find-a-doctor/physician-detail?id=003j000000GD2YfAAL">Dr. Ulysses Wu:</a>&nbsp;Chief Epidemiologist at Hartford Healthcare</li>
<li>Skip Lewis:&nbsp;resident of Hartford living with&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/polycystic-kidney-disease/symptoms-causes/syc-20352820">polycystic kidney Disease</a></li>
<li>David Juros:&nbsp;Operations Manager of&nbsp;<a href="https://hartfordhospital.org/services/food4health">Food4Health Clinic at Hartford Healthcare</a></li>
<li>Jessica Soto:&nbsp;a patient at Hartford Healthcare. She was a recipient of the Food for Health Clinic at Hartford Healthcare</li>
</ul>

Food as medicine: How what we eat can nourish, support and even heal our bodies

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It all started with a typo.

Anelise Chen was going through a difficult divorce. Her career and job security was tenuous. She just got into a bike accident leaving her with bruised ribs, and she received a text from her mom: “Clam down! Just clam down.” 

This typo inspired a journey of healing: a journey that included retreating, diving into her family history and learning everything she could about the life of a clam, and other mollusks, some of the most resilient species on our planet.

She joins us for the hour to talk about her new book "Clam Down: A Metamorphosis."

GUESTS:
Anelise Chen: author of "Clam Down: A Metamorphosis" and Associate Professor at Columbia University

Where We Live is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, TuneIn, Listen Notes, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and never miss an episode.

It all started with a typo.
Anelise Chen was going through a difficult divorce. Her career and job security was tenuous. She just got into a bike accident leaving her with bruised ribs, and she received a text from her mom: &ldquo;Clam down! Just clam down.&rdquo;&nbsp;
This typo inspired a journey of healing: a journey that included retreating, diving into her family history and learning everything she could about the life of a clam, and other mollusks, some of the most resilient species on our planet.
She joins us for the hour to talk about her new book "Clam Down: A Metamorphosis."
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Anelise Chen:&nbsp;author of "<a href="https://news.columbia.edu/content/clam-down-metamorphosis">Clam Down: A Metamorphosis</a>" and Associate Professor at Columbia University</li>
</ul>
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