Feelings, historically dismissed or downplayed, seem to be crucial to understanding an omnipresent mental health crisis. He explores how emotional awareness and openness, or as he puts it, "emotional readiness" can profoundly enhance the quality of our relationships – with ourselves and with others. Lukas reveals the critical role that vulnerability plays in leading fully embodied lives and why men, in particular, seem to struggle with this. Lukas Klaschinski has always had an curiosity about people and their psychological wiring. This quest for understanding has turned him into an inquisitive child first and an outspoken psychologist later. Today he engages a wide audience as a bestselling author and podcaster, breaking down psychological insights.A life-changing accident forced Lukas to reevaluate everything, prompting him to ask: What really matters? On his quest for answers he put his life on hold. What he discovered was a great disjuncture between how most of us spend our lives and what scientific evidence tells us leads to happiness and lasting physical and mental well-being.Lukas distills his insights down to one essential element: feelings. Feelings, historically dismissed or downplayed, seem to be crucial to understanding an omnipresent mental health crisis. He explores how emotional awareness and openness, or as he puts it, "emotional readiness" can profoundly enhance the quality of our relationships. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx