Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 13 hours ago

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Imagine you and your teenager are sitting down for a nice meal and she/he asks, “What do you know about depression?” and you’re stumped for an answer.

Faced with that question, D. (Doug) Earl Johnston set out to find the answer and, along the way, identified 271 additional and distinct emotional states that formed the basis of his latest book, Choosing Emotions: Thinking with Your Head and Acting with Your Heart ( amzn.to/4sNL4VZ ).

Doug shares what he learned about the amazing array of emotions all of us feel and how they protect us this week on Spirit Gym.

Learn more about Doug and his work at his website at choosingemotions.com and on social media via Instagram at instagram.com/dearlj2026 .

Listen to Paul's conversation with D. Earl Johnston and check out the show notes page on our Spirit Gym website at paulchek.com/blog/podcast-episodes/399-272-emotions-and-you-probably-only-know-28-of-them-with-d-earl-johnston or watch the entire episode on YouTube at youtu.be/vSiM2h-XcuI?si=J4t9Kyq8BDaYQjOX

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