About this episode

Dr. Ethan Kross discusses managing negative and intrusive thoughts and the impact of the inner voice on emotions.

Ethan Kross is an award-winning psychology professor at the University of Michigan, founder of the Emotion & Self-Control Laboratory, and bestselling author of Chatter and Shift. 00:00 Intro 01:45 What is an inner voice 03:44 Intrusive thoughts 07:52 Types of people that have more intrusive thoughts 08:55 Types of chatter and harmful self talk 12:48 How does one develop a harmful inner voice 16:20 How to take control of your inner voice 20:33 How to help someone struggling 23:45 Confident inner voice 27:17 Connection between inner voice and emotions 29:10 The percent of time we experience emotions 31:06 Common myths about emotional regulation 36:50 What are shifters 38:00 How our environment influences our emotions 40:08 The best tool for everyday life

People in this episode

Host: Francesca Tighinean

Guest: Ethan Kross

Topics covered

• negative thoughts
• intrusive thoughts
• self-control
• emotional regulation
• inner voice
• mental health

Keywords

• intrusive thoughts
• inner voice
• emotional regulation
• self-talk
• mental health
• chatter
• self-control

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Michigan

Books & works: Chatter, Shift

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