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Understanding emotions doesn’t have to be abstract. The Feelings Field Guide is a science-backed tool developed by Drs. Paul and Eve Ekman to translate over 50 years of behavioral research into everyday skills. Whether you are a parent managing anxiety or a professional navigating high-stakes negotiations, this guide provides a tactile way to identify universal facial expressions and respond cons…

A Lesser-Known Legacy: Paul Ekman’s Contributions to Health Psychology In the wake of Dr. Paul Ekman’s passing, many have reflected on his groundbreaking work in facial expression, emotion, and deception. Yet as Dr. Erika Rosenberg (one of Dr. Ekman’s students, collaborators, and longtime friends) reminds us, there is a powerful chapter of Paul’s scientific legacy that remains less widely known: …

My father, Paul Ekman, was an awesome and loving dad, husband, and friend — with a huge heart, great humor, and an indelible hunger for life. He overcame profound trauma and loss as a child, experiences that shaped his research on human emotion and echoed through his heart for a lifetime. He was committed to becoming the kind of father he never had. He wasn’t perfect, but he poured himself into b…

Dr. Paul Ekman, Pioneer in the Science of Emotion, Passes Away at 91 San Francisco, CA, November 17, 2025 — The Paul Ekman Group and his family are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Dr. Paul Ekman, a pioneering psychologist whose groundbreaking research transformed our understanding of human emotion, facial expression, deception, and compassion. Dr. Ekman passed away peacefully in his ho…

We’re excited to share that Paul Ekman Group’s online micro expression training tools are now available in Italian, French, and German: making our science-based online emotional skills training more accessible than ever before! At Paul Ekman Group, our mission is to help people around the world better understand themselves and others by improving emotional awareness skills. With these new transla…

Embracing Your Full Emotional Spectrum A False Dichotomy We often divide our emotions into two categories: those we find “positive” and want to experience more of and those we experience as “negative” and try to avoid. While it is natural to seek out enjoyable feelings and try to limit challenging emotions, the framing of “good” and “bad” emotions overlooks an important concept: there are no bad …

When a facial expression is seen out of context – isolated from other cues like speech, gestures, posture, and environmental details -the expression still conveys emotional information, but not as much information as when it is viewed within its full social context. When the observer has no ongoing relationship with the person who shows the expression, no past experience, no current knowledge or …

Cultivating Emotional Balance Teacher Training Why Emotional Balance Is Essential In a world increasingly defined by stress, emotional reactivity, and disconnection, the need for inner balance is profound. Cultivating Emotional ... Read More The post Emotional Wisdom Rooted in Science and Contemplative Practice appeared first on Paul Ekman Group .

Physiological Signs of Deception Lying is a mental exercise, but it’s also a physical event. Even for the well-prepared and practiced liar, the body can broadcast subtle signs of emotion ... Read More The post The Body’s Betrayal: What Physiology Reveals About Deception appeared first on Paul Ekman Group .

Authentic and sustainable well-being What is genuine happiness? What does it mean to be happy? Part of why these questions are hard to answer is because the term “happiness” is ... Read More The post Finding Enduring Happiness Through Mindfulness & Wisdom appeared first on Paul Ekman Group .

Excerpts taken from Telling Lies   While most liars pay careful attention to the words they use, liars often accidentally leak deception clues through their vocal tone and speech patterns. ... Read More The post How The Voice Can Betray Lies appeared first on Paul Ekman Group .

Excerpts taken from Telling Lies Detecting lies is both an art and a science, blending insights from psychology of lying, human behavior, and communication skills. Below, we explore how a ... Read More The post How to Spot a Liar’s Words appeared first on Paul Ekman Group .

Steps to becoming more in control of your emotional reactions The top two problems most people have with their emotions are: Becoming emotional about things that they don’t think actually ... Read More The post The Mindful Path to Emotional Understanding appeared first on Paul Ekman Group .

Channels of information for lie detection What to pay attention to when suspecting deception  If you want to catch a liar there are a few channels of information you can ... Read More The post Unmasking Liars: Understanding the Clues of Dishonesty appeared first on Paul Ekman Group .

Naturals at Spotting Lies “Wizards” is the name we gave to the small number of people we identified who were able to consistently and accurately spot lies. In order to ... Read More The post Wizards of Lie Detection appeared first on Paul Ekman Group .

Why Awareness is Key by Eve Ekman Emotion Regulation Emotion regulation is a common term in the field of psychology which I actually have some resistance to. I think using ... Read More The post Emotion Regulation vs. Emotion Awareness appeared first on Paul Ekman Group .

Did Darwin believe in kindness? Explore his views on empathy, altruism, and the surprising origins of compassion. The post Beyond “Survival of the Fittest” appeared first on Paul Ekman Group .

Get ready for some emotional chaos! Join Dr. Paul Ekman as he reflects on Inside Out 2, exploring the new characters like Anxiety and expands on his Parent’s Guide to Inside Out. The post Reflections on Inside Out 2 appeared first on Paul Ekman Group .

Disgust vs. Contempt: Confused by these two emotions? This guide explores their key differences, physical reactions, and how to identify them. The post Disgust and Contempt appeared first on Paul Ekman Group .

I never published a number of interesting findings. Sometimes it was because I just didn't have the time to do so, as it is not a simple matter to put what you discover into the restrained language scientific journals require, and then to deal with the hidden anonymous reviewers. Nearly every article I submitted to scientific journals was initially rejected. The post Paul Ekman’s Unfinished Resea…