Affective Science

School did not have an Emotions 101 class. Instead, we stumbled our way through anger, heartbreak, anxiety, and stress, trying to figure it out alone while technology, trauma, and cultural confusion only made things harder. Now we’re living in an emotional crisis — suicide rates are rising, families are breaking apart, and social media is shaping how we think and feel more than our parents ever did. Yet the root problem isn’t technology or trauma, it