Controlling the inner critic

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It can speak to us in the middle of a work project, the middle of a date, or the middle of the night. The critical voice in our head telling us we're just not good enough and we're headed for failure. Listener Patricia Branigan wrote in to ask what we can do the quiet down this c ...  Show more

CAUTION ADVISED: Themes of an adult nature. Do you have a voice inside your head? For most of us, the answer is a resounding ‘yes’. And we often turn to this voice for guidance, ideas and wisdom. But sometimes this voice can lead us down a rabbit hole of negative self-talk and e ...  Show more

In today’s episode, we cover our inner voices and chatter with Dr. Ethan Kross. Ethan is an American experimental psychologist, neuroscientist and writer, who specializes in emotion regulation. He is a professor of psychology and management at the University of Michigan and direc ...  Show more

“Negative emotions aren’t something that we should be trying to avoid.”

Today's guest is Dr. Ethan Kross, who is a psychologist, author, and professor at the University of Michigan. Ethan is one of the world’s leading experts on controlling the conscious mind and in his ...