# Raise | Of the 272 Emotions, Most Parents Only Know 12 (w/ D. Earl Johnston)

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Podcast: [Chasing Excellence](https://stenobird.com/podcast/chasing-excellence-927578)
Published: 2026-04-20T10:30:00+00:00
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## Resource

What if most of what your kids are learning about emotions isn't coming from what you say — it's coming from what they watch you do? In this first episode of our new Raise series, we explore Doug Earl Johnston's groundbreaking book  Choosing Emotions  — now the single most comprehensive reference on human emotions in the English language — and what it means to parent as someone who chooses their responses rather than defaulting to them. Doug walks us through why the average adult operates with a vocabulary of 8-12 emotions when hundreds exist, and how precision with language is the key to naming — and taming — the feelings that derail us. The key takeaway: the vocabulary we give our kids now is the vocabulary they'll reach for when life gets hard. 👉🏼 Get the full Listener's Guide here ❤️‍🔥 Free Newsletter & the Chase Club 👋 New to Chasing Excellence? Start here See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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