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The Science of Emotion Regulation: How It Impacts Health, Performance, and Relationships. | Ethan Kross

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Practical strategies for managing our emotional lives.

 

Dr. Ethan Kross, author of the international bestseller Chatter, is one of the world's leading experts on emotion regulation. An award-winning professor in the University of Michigan's top ranked Psychology Department and its Ross School of Business, he is the Director of the Emotion and Self-Control Laboratory.

 

 

In this episode we talk about:

  • What an emotion actually is 
  • The myth that we should only experience positive emotions 
  • Why sometimes avoidance is a smart strategy
  • The six emotional "shifters" we can use to regulate our emotions
  • The role of our senses
  • How to use mental time travel to shift perspective
  • And the role of our surroundings, relationships, and culture 

 

 

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