Befriend the Voice In Your Head - Ethan Kross [346]

Have you ever wondered why we have an inner voice? Today, I talk to Ethan Kross, an award-winning psychologist and author of the national bestseller, Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It. In our conversation, we discuss the benefits and pitfalls of having an inner voice. He also shares some tools on how to harness your inner voice to combat anxiety, improve physical and mental health, and deepen your relationships with others.

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3 Takeaways:

1. Why we talk to ourselves
2. Using our inner voice to ease anxiety, improve health, and deepen relationships with others
3. Tools for avoiding the “dark side” of our inner voice

Ethan Kross, author of the National Bestseller Chatter The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It, and Professor of Psychology and Management & Organizations at the University of Michigan, he is the director of the Emotion & Self Control Laboratory.

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