Why Venting Backfires and the Two-Step Conversation

Why does that voice in your head wake you up at 3:00 AM telling you that everything’s terrible? Why do we get stuck overthinking and feel anxious, angry, guilty, shameful, or even envious? There actually is a productive reason. I dug into the research and that voice and negative emotion might actually be good for us, if we use them correctly.

I invited the world’s leading expert on controlling your thoughts and emotions, Dr. Ethan Kross, to give us tools we can use today to feel better.

🎧 What you’ll learn:

• Why your inner critic exists

• How to know whether you’re having a healthy negative emotion or destructive thoughts

• A tool Navy SEALs use to approach a problem 

• The #1 most effective tool for managing anxiety during COVID

• Why venting can backfire & the two-step conversation to do instead

• A quick trick to shift your emotional state when you’re spiraling

• Why completely eliminating negative emotions would be dangerous

• What to do when your brain wakes you at 3 AM catastrophizing

If you liked this episode, check out this one:

The Seven-Minute Secret To Happiness That No One Is Talking About With Dr. Dacher Keltner

For more from Dr. Ethan Kross:

• Books: https://www.ethankross.com/books 

• Instagram: @ethankross

• Website: www.ethankross.com

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